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| Power of Green Conference 2009 |
| 7:30-8:30 a.m |
Registration opens, exhibits open, networking, breakfast featuring local and organic foods |
| 8:30-9:00 a.m |
Opening Remarks - The Honourable Darrell Dexter, Premier of Nova Scotia |
| 9:00-9:30 a.m |
"Achievements and What ’s Ahead " - Deputy Ministers’ panel
Ian Thompson, Deputy Minister, Department of Economic and Rural Development
Nancy Vanstone, Deputy Minister, Nova Scotia Environment |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Introduction and remarks - Honourable Sterling Belliveau, Minister of Environment and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| 9:40-10:15 a.m |
Keynote - "Our Environment, Our Economy - How Both Can Prosper" - Toby Heaps, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Corporate Knights Magazine |
| 10:15-10:30 a.m |
Networking break |
| 10:30-11:30 a.m |
Morning Panel Sessions
Panel #1 – "How Eco-Efficiency Benefits the Bottom Line"
Jenna L. Boon, Director, Joggins Fossil Institute
Kevin Pelley, President, Kohltech International Limited
Gary Schmeisser, Director of Facilities, Saint Mary’s University
Moderator: Bill Turpin, Executive Director, Sustainable Prosperity Partnerships, Nova Scotia Environment
Panel #2 – "Policy Alternatives in Sustainable Prosperity"
Raymond Côté, Professor Emeritus in Environmental Studies and Senior Fellow, Eco-Efficiency Centre, Dalhousie University
Darrell Hiltz, CAO, Municipality of Chester/Kaizer Meadows
Moderator: Bruce Hennebury, Executive Director, Economic Strategies and Initiatives, Department of Economic and Rural Development |
| 11:45-12:30 p.m |
Lunch featuring local and organic food |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Introduction and Remarks - Honourable Percy Paris, Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Minister of Tourism, Culture and Heritage |
| 12:40-1:30 p.m |
Keynote - "Confessions of a Radical Industrialist," Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman, Interface, Inc. |
| 1:45-2:45 p.m |
Afternoon Panel Sessions
Panel #3 –"Business Opportunities in the 'Green' Economy"
Patricia Bishop, Owner, Taproot Farms
Tom Heintzman, Founder and President, Bullfrog Power Inc.
Guido Kerpel, Regional Vice President - Canada, New Castle Hotels & Resorts
Moderator: Nadine Gudz, Manager of Sustainable Strategy, InterfaceFLOR
Panel #4 –"The Valuable Link Between Innovation and Sustainability"
Peter Allen, President, Thermo Dynamics
Rob Niven, President, Carbon Sense Solutions
Jean-Paul Deveau, President, Acadian Seaplants
Moderator: Dan MacDonald, President and CEO, InNOVAcorp
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| 2:45-3:00 p.m |
Networking Break |
| 3:00-3:45 p.m |
Keynote - "Cleantech 3.0: Imagining the Future Possible" - Nicholas Parker, Executive Chairman, Cleantech Group LLC
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| 3:50-4:20 p.m |
"Looking Ahead to our Sustainable Future" - Wrap-up Panel
Hear insights from all of our keynote speakers in a moderated panel discussion. Don't miss this engaging and dynamic dialogue.
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| 4:20-4:30 p.m |
Closing remarks, conference concludes. |
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