2012 5th Anniversary CEF ANNUAL MEETING – June 24-26, 2012
“Breaking Barriers and Forging New Ground”
The Ritz-Carlton Battery Park, Two West Street, New York, NY 10004

Green

The CEF Annual Meeting—named by Catchpole as one of the Top 10 Sustainability Forums Worldwide—is an invitation-only event designed for VP and C-level executives from CEF member companies. Each member company sends a delegation of 3 senior executives nominated by the company’s CEF sponsor.

CEF Members drive the meeting’s agenda through an iterative process each spring, so the topics can vary significantly from year to year (see 2011 Annual Meeting agenda). Most of the meeting is conducted in small, not-for-attribution working sessions to foster candid peer-to-peer exchanges and practical outcomes. A variety of formats are used, including problem-solving or best-practice exchange roundtables led by a facilitator, case study presentations followed by questions, pre-arranged side meetings, and more. CEF bars traditional slide presentations to foster an atmosphere of free-flowing dialogue. Tailored research provides a foundation for fast, efficient exchange of best-practice insights and tools at the meeting.

Registration/Hotel Information for Invitees

REGISTRATION: Click here to be sent registration details via email if you have received an invitation.

HOTEL: After registering, please book your discounted hotel room ASAP ($319/night plus tax):

  • Online: Click here and enter the Group Code “CEFCEFB”
  • Phone: Call 800-241-3333 and identify yourself as a Corporate Eco Forum participant

WHEN TO ARRIVE/DEPART: Invitees are kindly requested to arrive by 5pm on Sunday June 24 and stay until the meeting adjourns 4:00pm on Tuesday June 26.

DRESS CODE: Business casual for all proceedings except the Monday night gala CK Prahalad gala dinner (business attire).

AGENDA/PROGRAM INQUIRIES: Executives from CEF Member companies may email CEF Chair
P.J. Simmons to request the draft agenda and inquire about speaking opportunities.

Attendee

UNIQUE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Execution, Not Rhetoric. CEF members will not sit through lengthy keynote speeches that extol the importance of going green or predict the future. Instead, they will participate actively in peer-to-peer working sessions that focus on actionable, ROI-driven execution plans and practices.
  • VP and C-level Only Participants are almost exclusively VP and C-level executives from a wide variety of functions – top sustainability officers plus CEOs, COOs, CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, VPs of Supply Chain – with some exceptions for director-level executives who are influencers within their organizations.
  • Small Working Sessions and Roundtables. The heart of the meeting is small, off-the-record working sessions that foster full participation from all members. A small number of plenary sessions feature senior executives and thought leaders from around the world.
  • Cross-Functional Learning. Recognizing that corporate eco-success usually involves cooperation among multiple business departments and top management, CEF draws practitioners from a variety of functional areas by inviting a team of three senior executives of member organizations to participate.
  • Participant-led Agenda. The agenda and format for the CEF Annual Meeting is driven by the Leadership Council, Advisory Board and CEF members. The result is a timely, execution-oriented, "By Business, For Business" meeting for experts ready to roll up their sleeves and discuss real-world issues that matter to their success today.
  • Cross Industry Leverage. CEF members benefit from the cross-pollination of ideas and experience from diverse industries, which produces new ideas for problem solving and innovation.

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