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Meet Experts at World's First-Ever Online Event on Energy and Sustainability: The Virtual Energy Forum - LIVE on the Web, June 10-11, 2008
Newt Gingrich joins speakers from Dell, HP, Marriott, Microsoft, Volvo, and experts from academia, government, associations, utilities to lead interactive Web-enabled dialogue on Energy “Best Practices”
(CSRwire) Boston and The World Wide Web – May 12, 2008 – The Virtual Energy Forum, the
world’s first-ever online-only event focused on energy and
sustainability, today announced details on participating speakers and
presentation topics at this two-day, virtual event upcoming on June
10-11, 2008. This conference/exhibition will connect thousands of
executives over the Web with energy experts and innovators, and providers
of products and services –through a LIVE, interactive online
environment.
"Through its use of the Web as the means to connect thousands of
attendees with exhibitors, sponsors and other participants, the Virtual
Energy Forum is a wonderful example of an energy conscious event that
practices what it preaches," said Newt Gingrich, Chairman of American
Solutions and keynote speaker at The Forum.
Beyond an impressive offering of keynote addresses—additional
presentations at the Virtual Energy Forum will fit into five thematic
tracks in order provide highly relevant subject-matter content to
participants of the event. The five tracks are: Corporate Sustainability,
Investing in Green Energy, Energy Management Best Practices, Green IT, and
Putting Renewable Energies to Work.
"While there are literally thousands of offline energy-related
events-we've designed The Virtual Energy Forum to stand out through its
unique and convenient online format, through our gathering of an
unprecedented worldwide group of first-rate experts, and through
compelling content," said Christopher Charron, VP of PlatformQ, organizer
of the Virtual Energy Forum.
Keynote Speakers
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives will
deliver the conference keynote address entitled "A Contract with the
Earth", in which he'll share his perspectives on bi-partisan cooperation
and an imperative for government, business and the public to work together
to protect and renew the planet.
Other Keynote Speakers and their topics at the Virtual Energy Forum
include:
Mark Ginsberg, Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy: "Practices and Efforts of the Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy Office"
David Manning, EVP and Chief Environmental Officer -- KeySpan/
National Grid: "A Green Future for Energy"
Dick Munson, SVP, Recycled Energy Development, and Author of "From
Edison to Enron: The Business of Power and What it Means for the Future of
Electricity" speaks on "The Opportunity To Capture Waste Energy"
Pat Tiernan, VP, Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility --
Hewlett Packard: "Using Renewable Energies in a Global Corporation"
Corporate Sustainability
Speakers in the “Corporate Sustainability” Track of The Virtual Energy
Forum include:
Professor Harvey Bryan, School of Architecture & Landscape
Architecture School of Sustainability--Arizona State University:
"Purchasing Solar Power"
Kai Abelkis, Environmental Coordinator -- Boulder Community Hospital:
"Creating a Sustainable Hospital"
Leith Sharp, Director, Harvard Green Campus Initiative -- Harvard
University: "Sustainability-The Challenge of Changing our Institutions"
Marc Gordon, VP Operations and Facilities -- Macy's, Inc.: "The
Eco-Friendly Department Store"
Dennis Moran, Director of Energy, Eastern Region -- Marriott
Corporation: “Sustainable Practices in Hospitality”
David Chamberlain, Principal Energy Engineer -- Raytheon Company:
"Energy & Sustainability at Raytheon"
Jim Pease, Former Energy and Environmental Manager -- Unilever HPC:
"Energy Awareness - Real Savings without Capital"
Peter Prout, Director of Government Relations -- Volvo Group North
America: "Manufacturing Efficiency from a Societal Perspective"
Gale R. Horst, Lead Engineer, Advanced Electronic Technology –
Whirlpool: "Designing Grid Friendly Appliances"
Investing in Green Energy
Speakers in the “Investing in Green Energy” Track of The Virtual
Energy Forum include:
Ed Holt, CEO/President-- Ed Holt & Associates: "Role of REC's in
Meeting Your Environmental Goals"
Ben Smith, CEO/President-- First Enercast Financial: "The National
Fuels Forecast"
Michael Ware, Managing Director--Good Energies Inc.: "Private
Investment in Renewable Energy"
Jack Rivkin, EVP, Chief Investment Officer -- Neuberger Berman, LLC:
"Sustainability: Economic Force or Investment Trend"
Christopher Russell, Director, Market Outreach -- Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC): "The Business Case for Energy
Management"
Energy Management Best Practices
Speakers in the "Energy Management Best Practices" Track include:
Gabe Petlin, Director, Regulatory Affairs and Carbon Markets --
3Degrees, Inc.: "Carbon Accounting and Carbon Offsets"
Richard Costello, Partner -- Acela Energy Group: "How to use an Energy
Audit"
Peter Kelly-Detweiler, SVP of Energy Technology Services --
Constellation New Energy: "Meeting Future Energy Infrastructure Needs"
Brian Dutt, VP of Sales & Marketing-- Delta Controls: "The Effect of
Building Controls on Energy Consumption"
Green IT
Speakers in the "Green IT" Track include:
Alexander D. Wissner-Gross, CEO -- CO2 Stats: "How green is your web
site?"
Rebecca Thorburn, Director of Marketing – Dell: "The Path to Green
Computing"
Christian Belady: Principal Power and Cooling Architect – Microsoft:
"Leading the Technology Industry into Green IT"
Paul Scheihing, Technology Manager -- US Department of Energy: "The
Energy Efficient Data Center"
Putting Renewable Energies to Work
Speakers in the “Putting Renewable Energies to Work” Track include:
American Wind Energy Association: "Succeeding with Commercial Wind
Power"
Mary Jensen, Coordinator of Campus Sustainability and Recycling
Programs -- Keene State University: "Retro-Fitting for Renewable
Energy"
Larry Leetzow, President -- Magnaray International: "Products That
Save Energy"
To watch an informative video of The Virtual Energy Forum or to read
speakers’ bios, visit the event’s homepage at http://www.virtualenergyforum.com
or go to: http://www.virtualenergyforum.com/agenda.php
to see full details of the Agenda.
About Virtual Energy Forum
The Virtual Energy Forum is a unique virtual event designed to allow
people interested and involved with sustainable energy management
operations to connect and successfully interact with one another in ways
that are impossible at physical events, through powerful Web-based
software and services. PlatformQ, the producer of the Virtual Energy
Forum, is a company whose mission is to leverage the accessibility of
online events to connect individuals, companies and organizations, across
North America and internationally-- who might otherwise not be able to
travel to physical events or communicate with leading experts or thought
leaders. http://www.virtualenergyforum.com
Virtual Energy Forum and PlatformQ are trademarks of PlatformQ, LLC. All
other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective
owners.
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