2019 Symposium | Real World Applications in Sustainability
from Friday, March 29, 2019 12:00PM to Friday, March 29, 2019 4:00PM
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The annual Sustainable Perspectives Symposium is the Sustainability Management Student Association's (SUMASA) flagship event. The symposium serves as a forum to help sustainability practitioners share best practices and next practices and explore a new theme each year. It is also an opportunity to connect current experts with Columbia’s emerging sustainability leaders. This year's theme is Real World Applications in Sustainability where we will explore how sustainability takes different shapes depending on the industry and the meaning that different stakeholders assign to the word. A reception will follow afterwards. Visit https://sumasa.org/2019-symposium/ for more information. AGENDA 1:00 – 1:20 PM Welcome / Check-In1:20 – 1:30 PM Opening Remarks1:30 – 2:10 PM Fireside Chat | Hospitality as a Platform for Change2:10 – 3:30 PM Speakers | Implementing Sustainability Strategies3:30 – 3:45 PM Coffee Break3:45 – 4:25 PM Fireside Chat | Breaking into Sustainability – Career Development4:25 – 5:00 PM Keynote Speaker – David Steingard5:00 – 6:00 PM Reception SPEAKERS Ross Bergman – Sustainability Engineer, Humanscale Steve Cohen – Director of the M.S. in Sustainability Management, Columbia University Faith LeGendre – Sr. Circular Economy Strategist, Cisco Derek Noah – Account Manager, TerraCycle Alex Rudnicki – Senior Project Manager, AeroFarms Melisa Simic – V.P. Sustainable Finance, ING Capital LLC Hans Schaepman – General Manager, 1Hotels Brooklyn Bridge Edmund John Skowronek III – Vice President, Sloane & Company David Steingard – CEO & Co-founder, Laughing Man Coffee
Faculty Room, Low Memorial Library
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