First-Ever FORTUNE Brainstorm: GREEN Conference to Convene Top Business Leaders in California.-- Top Executives From PG&E, DuPont, Duke Energy, and Sam's Club Sam's Club is a membership-only warehouse club owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. History The first Sam's Club opened in April 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma in the United States.[1] Sam's Club is named after Sam Walton. to Participate -- -- First in New Series of FORTUNE Brainstorm Conferences -- NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Top environmentally-minded business leaders and the green movement's brightest thinkers will convene in Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 133,936 and the 160th largest city in the United States. The California Finance Department estimates the Pasadena population to be 146,166 in 2005. on April 21 & 22, 2008 for FORTUNE's first-ever Brainstorm:GREEN Conference. The invitation-only event will bring together an influential mix of businesspeople, academics, politicians and NGOs to discuss the impact of the green movement and explore the opportunities and challenges facing FORTUNE 500 companies, entrepreneurs, government, and the financial world in FORTUNE magazine's first-ever conference of this kind. FORTUNE Brainstorm:GREEN will be comprised of a mix of plenary sessions Plenary session is a term often used in s to define the part of the conference when all members of all parties are in attendance. These sessions may contain a broad range of content from Keynotes to Panel Discussions and are not necessarily related to a specific style of delivery. , including on-stage interviews with FORTUNE editors, panel discussions and concurrent roundtable discussions. In addition, there will be an "exhibit" area where entrepreneurs will be able to share their progress developing new solutions to universal environmental problems. Confirmed speakers include: Peter Darbee, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , PG&E Chad Holliday, Chairman and CEO, DuPont; James Rogers For the mathematician see Leonard James Rogers. For the United States Representative, see James Rogers (congressman). James Rogers VC (June 2, 1875 - October 28,1961) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry , Chairman and CEO, Duke Energy, and Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Sam's Club. Several environmental organizations will serve as program partners with FORTUNE, including Environmental Defense and Conservation International. Other environmental leaders are expected to confirm their participation soon. FORTUNE Brainstorm:GREEN will also include sessions featuring NGOs on the same stage with CEOs of FORTUNE 500 companies that have had both challenging and collaborative relationships with the environmental advocates. Brainstorm:GREEN will be the first in a rebirth re·birth n. 1. A second or new birth; reincarnation. 2. A renaissance; a revival: a rebirth of classicism in architecture. of the FORTUNE: Brainstorm conferences, to be followed by the upcoming Brainstorm:TECH Conference scheduled for summer of 2008, which will bring together leaders and influencers of the digital world to look at the future of the tech business. For information on attending, speaking or corporate sponsorships, contact: conferences@fortune.com. |
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