chasing sustainability panelist package

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Welcome Package

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Dear panelist, We are so grateful for your interest in Chasing Sustainability 2013. Our ability to put on this conference, where we hope perspectives will be changed, is fuelled by your generosity of time and knowledge. In most business schools, emerging leaders are likely concerned about the world but do not know how powerful the shift to environmental sustainability is. Our personal stories that led to this realization, as well as our Co-‐Chair positions, both involve "aha moments" at UBC. These events fundamentally changed our lens of the world and left us with hopes and ideas we could not shake off. These moments are shaped by knowledgeable and passionate business professionals, like you, who take time to talk with students. We still remember each person we meet at business sustainability conferences and their stories of how they struggled within a large company, how they wanted to build something completely new but didn’t know how, or how they were spearheading change. Please explore the contents of this Welcome Package and let us know if you feel prepared and comfortable – our contact information is at the end of this package. We are very excited to welcome you as a panelist for Chasing Sustainability 2013. Thank you once more for your time and expertise! Sincerely, Connie Chen Khanh Nguyen

Letter from the Co-Chairs

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CUS Sustainability is a student-‐run sustainability group within the Commerce Undergraduate Society (CUS). We are a service for the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia hosting many events for students and designing initiatives for our faculty. We have four main goals:

• to educate students about sustainability in business

• to integrate sustainability academically and socially at Sauder

• to inspire the idea that individuals and businesses are responsible for the Earth

• to connect participants with like-‐minded business professionals and fellow students.

Chasing Sustainability is our annual flagship event -‐ a full-‐day conference packed with interactive workshops, panels, networking sessions and discussions. The history of the conference began in 2007, when a simple evening presenting the topic of sustainability in business drew out a substantial crowd. Since then, the growing interest in this topic has been met by our team with a larger and higher-‐quality event each year.

This year, the conference will be held at UBC on Friday, October 25. In order to keep the content each year fresh and exciting, we began using themes starting in 2013. Our inaugural theme, Changing the Lens, aims to change fundamental perspectives about the usefulness and feasibility of sustainability in business.

Who We Are

We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Native American proverb

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Timeline

DATE ITEM DETAILS

Sep 9 Your biography and photo

150-‐200 words about your role, your path, and your interests. Visit our website for examples from 2012: chasing.cussustainability.com/speakers

Before Oct 11 Your promotional requests

Optional. Contact us if you are interested in promoting your company in other ways at our conference, such as by setting up booths at lunch, offering giveaways, or inviting a colleague.

Before Oct 18 Meetings with co-‐chairs Optional. Contact Connie and Khanh if you would like to discuss your role or clarify any questions.

Before Oct 23 Room assignments given

Allocations will be determined after ticket sales.

Oct 25 Chasing Sustainability 2013

Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your session to set up and feel comfortable.

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Conference Itinerary (tentative)

The names and biographies of fellow speakers will be posted on our website in late September. www.chasing.cussustainability.com

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You are welcome to attend lunch and other sessions outside of your own on the day of the conference. Please inform Connie and Khanh before October 1 of the extent of your participation at Chasing Sustainability.

TIME SESSION NAME ACADEMIC TOPICS

09:30 Introduction

09:45 Opening keynote

10:15 Panel #1 Corporate social responsibility

11:00 Coffee break

11:25 Workshop #1

Finance, accounting

12:10 Lunch

13:30 Panel #2

Transportation & logistics

14:15 Coffee break

14:45 Workshop #2 Business technology management, human resources, marketing

15:30 Closing keynote

16:00 Closing remarks

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Venue Conference venue: Liu Institute for Global Issues The University of British Columbia 6476 NW Marine Drive Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z To learn about Liu Institute’s sustainable building features, please visit www.ligi.ubc.ca/about_building.htm Public Transportation UBC is accessible by many major routes and has two bus loops. Please visit www.translink.ca to plan your trip if you are using public transportation. Bicycling The Liu Institute has bike racks on the side facing West Mall. Parking There are two parkades nearby. The Rose Garden parkade is located on NW Marine Drive about 1 block east; the Fraser River parkade is on Lower Mall just south of the Institute.

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Promote Further

Spreading the word about your brand and its commitment to environmental action doesn't end with just your presence at Chasing Sustainability 2013. We would be happy to allow your company to:

• Provide giveaways for our 90-‐100 conference attendees • Invite one of your colleagues to our networking lunch. • Set up a table or banner at our networking lunch. • Offer discounts to our conference attendees. • Collaborate with us on CUS Sustainability's Green Seal program. The Green Seal program

provides incentives for Sauder programs to reduce environmental impact. Learn more at www.cussustainability.com/award/green-seal

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Chasing Sustainability 2013 Co-‐Chairs: Connie Chen Chasing Sustainability Co-‐Chair [email protected] 604-‐506-‐1426 Khanh Nguyen [email protected] 604-‐720-‐1530

CUS Sustainability contacts: Angelica Cabrera CUS Sustainability Director [email protected] 778-‐322-‐0735 Katya Sen CUS Sustainability Assistant Director [email protected] 778-‐865-‐8265

Conference website: chasing.cussustainability.com

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