Program
Presentation slides are available below.
| Thursday, August 30, 2007 |
| 8:30am-9:00am |
Registration, Coffee Rolls
Sponsorship Opportunity Available
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| 9:00am -9:15am |
Announcements and Introductions |
| 9:15am – 10:00am |
Keynote Presentation
Michael Polcari, CEO
SEMATECH
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| 10:00am – 10:15am |
Break |
| 10:15am – 11:30am |
Panel Discussion: "Profiting from Sustainability"
Panelists:
Paul Ballentine, Freescale
Lucian Turk, Dell
Paul Westbrook, Texas Instruments
- Awareness of Sustainable Issues.
- Customer relations, expectations and responsibilities.
- Product design for recycling.
- Conservation and the bottom line.
- The corporate culture and organization and their effects.
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| 11:30am – 12:45pm |
Networking Lunch
Sponsorship provided by BP
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| 12:45pm – 2:00pm |
Panel Discussion: "Future Drivers for Sustainability".
Panelists:
Fritz Steiner, University of Texas at Austin, Dean of the School of Architecture
John Baker, Austin Energy
Jason Rubin, Active Power
Catherine Greener, VP, Act Now Productions
- Trends in cost/availability of energy, water and minerals.
- Changes in Technology.
- Effects of Globalization, legislation, competition, and the business climate
- Changes affecting the supply chain
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| 2:00pm – 2:15pm |
Break
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| 2:15pm-3:30pm |
Panel Discussion: "Resources & Tools for Implementing Sustainability"
Panelists:
Richard Lebovitz, Factory DNA
Paul Packebush, National Instruments
Bill Nichols, Applied Materials
- Tools and methodologies.
- LEED design and others for Green Building.
- Business climate changes.
- Where can I go for more help.
- Influencing legislation and public perception/changing behavior
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| 3:45pm-4:45pm |
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Presenters: Steve Nichols, Richard McCormack
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| 4:45pm-5:00pm |
Evaluation and Feedback
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| 5:00pm-6:00pm |
Networking event
Sponsored by the Advanced Manufacturing Center and the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education –
Cockrell School of Engineering –
The University of Texas at Austin
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