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Program Schedule—Good And Green™ ... The Green Marketing Conference 2008 (updated 11/10/08)

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PRE-CONFERENCE Workshop – Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - Included in your fee!
     
3:00-5:00pm

What Sustainability Means to Your Business and How to Capitalize on It

Steve French, Managing Partner and Gwynne Rogers, LOHAS Business Director, The Natural Marketing Institute Location: The Hard Rock Hotel

 
     
PRE-CONFERENCE Reception--Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - Included in your fee!
     
6:00-7:30pm

Green Rocks! Opening Reception, Sponsored by Peppercom

Location: The Hard Rock Hotel

 
     
DAY ONE--Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - All sessions at the Chicago Cultural Center
     
7:30-8:30 NETWORKING BREAKFAST Sponsored by b.happybags  
     
8:30-8:45 Welcome - Conference Emcees
Nan McCann, President, PME Enterprises
Steve Thomas, Host, “Renovation Nation” on Planet Green
 
     
8:45-9:15 Media: Branded Entertainment Tom Carr, SVP Marketing, Planet Green  
     
9:15-10:00 Keynote: From Green to BLUE: New Strategy for Sustainability
Adam Werbach, Global CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi S
 
     
10:00-10:30 NETWORKING BREAK Sponsored by The Natural Marketing Institute  
     
10:30-11:00 New Research/Demographics:
From Haight-Ashbury to Today’s Boardroom: Baby Boomers’ Impact on the Green Movement
Steve French, Managing Partner, The Natural Marketing Institute
 
     
11:00-11:30 Case Study:
Creating Sustainable Buzz: Haagen-Dazs Loves Honey Bees
Dave Chapman, Partner/Director, Ketchum West &
Dori Sera Bailey, Director-Consumer Communications, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream
 
     
11:30-11:45 Rescue & Recycle: Giving Used Plastic Toys a Second Chance!
Sasha Lipton, Founder, Second Chance Toys
 
     
11:45-12:30 Workshops
  1. Go Green with Direct Mail, Cathrine “Cat” Moriarty, Direct Mail Advocate & Editor, U.S. Postal Service
  2. You Had Me at Hello…Wooing and Winning Consumers on the First “Date”, Amy Hebard, PhD, Chief Research Officer and Wendy Cobrda, CEO, Co-founders of Earthsense, LLC
  3. The Journey of Introducing a New Green Brand, Steve Davies, Global Marketing Director, NatureWorks LLC
  4. Green Heroes: How Cultural Icons Can Shape Market Understanding & How To Build A Brand That’s Heroic , John Rooks, President and Alisa Conroy, VP Strategy, The SOAP Group
 
     
12:30-1:45 NETWORKING LUNCHEON Sponsored by Sodastream  
     
1:45-2:15 Creative: From Green to Good – The Evolution of Green Communications, Denise Waggoner, VP Creative Research, Getty Images  
     
2:15-3:00 Research Premiere: Conscious Consumers are Changing the Rules of Marketing: Are You Ready?
Mitch Baranowski and Raphael Bemporad, Founding Partners, BBMG
 
     
3:00-3:30 NETWORKING BREAK Sponsored by BBMG  
     
3:30-4:00 Marketing Green Online: Reaching a Mainstream Audience on the Web
Dan Shapley, Editor, The Daily Green.com
 
     
4:00-5:15 Fast Company Panel: The View From E-Level: Executive Perspective on Green
Moderator: Robert Safian, Editor/Managing Director, Fast Company
Panelists: Craig W. Hershberg, Dir. Environmental Affairs, Toshiba America; Gannon Jones, VP, Portfolio Management, Frito-Lay, Inc.; Cathrine “Cat” Moriarty, Direct Mail Advocate & Editor, U.S. Postal Service; Pat Penman, V.P. Global Environment & Safety, SC Johnson; John Hughes, Manager - Strategic Marketing, Chevrolet
 
     
5:15-7:00 NETWORKING & MEET THE SPEAKERS RECEPTION Sponsored by Planet Green  
     
     
DAY TWO – Thursday, December 4, 2008 - All sessions at the Chicago Cultural Center
     
7:30-8:30 NETWORKING BREAKFAST Sponsored by Green Pages  
     
8:30-8:45 Welcome Back – Conference Emcees
Nan McCann, President, PME Enterprises
Steve Thomas, Host, “Renovation Nation” on Planet Green
 
     
8:45-9:30 Keynote: Save the Buyosphere: Selling Green in the Age of More, More, MORE Joel Makower, Executive Editor, GreenBiz.com  
     
9:30-10:00 New Research: Creating Green Evangelists Sheila Gruber McLean, SVP/Co-Leader, Global ECO Network and Amanda Glasgow, SVP, Global Consumer Marketing, MS&L  
     
10:00-10:30 NETWORKING BREAK Sponsored by The SOAP Group  
     
10:30-10:45 Extreme Recycling: Saved From the Wrecking Ball!
Jodi Murphy, Host, “Wrecklamation” on Planet Green
 
     
10:45-11:15 Green Home Marketing: Michelle Moore, SVP Policy & Public Affairs, U.S. Green Building Council  
     
11:15 – 12:00 Workshops
  1. Go Green with Direct Mail, Cathrine “Cat” Moriarty, Direct Mail Advocate & Editor, U.S. Postal Service
  2. You Had Me at Hello…Wooing and Winning Consumers on the First “Date”, Amy Hebard, PhD, Chief Research Officer and Wendy Cobrda, CEO, Co-founders of Earthsense, LLC
  3. The Journey of Introducing a New Green Brand, Steve Davies, Global Marketing Director, NatureWorks LLC
  4. Green Heroes: How Cultural Icons Can Shape Market Understanding & How To Build A Brand That’s Heroic , John Rooks, President and Alisa Conroy, VP Strategy, The SOAP Group
 
     
12:00-1:15 NETWORKING LUNCHEON Sponsored by The Daily Green – Round Table Discussions with the Speakers  
     
1:15-2:15 Partnership Panel: Reaching New Markets: The Power of Partnership Marketing on the Green Scene
Moderator: John Davidoff, Managing Director, Davidoff Communications
Panelists: April Crow, Sustainable Packaging Manager, The Coca-Cola Company; Vikki Spruill, President & CEO, Ocean Conservancy; Tony Summers, Director, Production & Licensing, National Wildlife Federation; Sheila Voss, Corporate Director, Education & Conservation, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens & Discovery Cove
 
     
2:15-3:00 Closing Keynote: Beyond the Buzz: A Strategic Approach to Green Marketing
Matt Williams, Partner, EVP & Group Planning Director, The Martin Agency
 
     
3:00-3:05 Closing Remarks  
     
3:05 GOOD-BYE BREAK Sponsored by The Martin Agency  
     
     

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