
Post Copenhagen 2009, the world’s business leaders will turn their attention onto the burgeoning importance of water availability.
Empirical data now shows that climate change and population growth is already impacting water availability in regions as diverse as Western United States, South America, China and Eastern Europe. Recently, for example, the Mexican Federal Government warned that Mexico City may suffer an acute shortage of water by February 2010.
As a multi-national, with a global supply chain, you need to understand business risks like these.
Key Learning Benefits Include:
- Review The Levels Of Available Water And Predictions For Future Water Stress
- Examine The Business Case For Measuring Water Footprints & Addressing High Risk Water Stress Hotspots And Understand What Is At Risk If You Do Not Take Action
- Understand Why Water Risk Along The Supply Chain Is The Next Big Issue Facing Operations
- Hear Best Practice Case Studies On Developing Measurement Methodologies And Participate In Focused Discussions On Standards, Including Input From The Water Footprint Network, ISO, European Union And California State And The Mexican Water Regulator
- Benefit From Regional Analyses Of Water Availability – Africa, China, North America, South America Risks Of Water Scarcity And Developing Better Water Management In Africa, Europe, The Middle East, North And South America
- Develop Your Understanding Of Water Risks In Agriculture And How To Work With Growers To Minimize Water Usage, Via Tightening Up Operations Or Developing Technology
- Develop Your Strategies For Working With Multiple Partners On Complex Supply Chains And On Watersheds Supplies
The summit brings together multi-national corporations, with complex international supply chains, to share insights on measuring water use in volume and investigating new and innovative strategies to secure your business in regions of increasing water scarcity.
With plenary sessions on water risk strategy and specific streams divided into specific solutions for managing risks in (1) Agriculture and (2) Manufacturing, mining and industrial operations, this event will help you plan future strategy as well as implement practical steps on managing your water footprint
Researched With & Produced For The Following Sectors:
- Food and drink (managing agricultural and manufacturing supply chain operations)
- Clothing (managing agricultural and manufacturing supply chain operations)
- Consumer products including electronics (managing manufacturing supply chain operations)
- Steel, heavy industrial manufacturing, aerospace, automotive (managing heavy industrial supply chain operations)
- Oil and gas, petrochemicals (managing mining and heavy industrial supply chain operations)
- Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences (agriculture and heavy industrial supply chain operations)
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Willie K. Johnson
Associate Director – Global Product Supply Sustainability
Procter & Gamble |
Elaine Dorward-King
Global Head Of Health Safety Environment
Rio Tinto |
Roland Schroeder
Head Of Sustainability And Product Safety
Henkel |
John Frazier
Director Of Considered Chemistry
Nike |
Chris Williams
Director Of Freshwater Conservation
WWF |
Bruce Lauerman
Natural Resources Manager
Nestle Waters North America |
Gregory S. Reub
Principal, Natural Resource Valuation Practice Leader
ENVIRON |
Tom Cooper
Corporate Water Programs Manager
Intel |
Lisa Quezada
Sustainable Development Manager
MillerCoors |
Jeff Seabright
VP, Environment and Water Resources
The Coca-Cola Company |
Zack Mansdorf
Former Sr VP Safety Health And Environment
L’Oreal |
Estrellita Fuentes Nava
TBC
Conagua |
Jason Morrison
Economic Globalization and the Environment Program Director
Pacific Institute |
Dave Shenton
National Energy Manager
Lafarge Cement |
Dave Spitzley
Product Sustainability Manager
KCC |
Jonathan Kaplan
Senior Policy Specialist
Natural Resources Defence Council |
P Joseph Grindstaff
Director
CALFED |
John Bohn
Secretary for Water
CPUC |
Troy Elliott
Director of Agronomy
BoltHouse Farms |
Maile Smith
Corporate Sustainability Co-Ordinator
Northgate Environmental Management, Inc |
Brooke Barton
Senior Manager, Corporate Programs
Ceres |
Scott McGinty
Executive Vice President
Aurora Organic Dairy |
Steve McDonald
Partner
Carollo Engineers |
Pascual Benito
Senior Staff Engineer
Northgate Environmental Management, Inc. |
Yoram Rubin
Professor
University of California, Berkeley |
Slav Hermanowicz
Associate Professor
University of California, Berkeley |
Linda Hwang
Manager, Environmental Research & Innovation
BSR |
Steven Avadek
Sustainability and Climate Change Consultant
ERM |
Marty Matlock
Area Director, Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability
University Of Arkansas |
Dr. Velislava Ivanova
Global Water Sustainability Practice Lead
ERM |
John McKinnon
Lead Water Strategist
KCC |
Carey King
Research Associate, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy
University of Texas At Austin |
Jonathan C Kaledin
Blue Water Certification Program Director
The Nature Conservancy |
Roger Pulwarty
Director, National Integrated Drought Information System
NOAA |
Bas Mohrmann
Principal Investment Officer
IFC |
Karin M. Krchnak
Senior Advisor, International Water Policy
The Nature Conservancy |
Jan Dell
Water Core Project Team
World Business Council Sustainable Development |
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