What It's About

The Greater Washington Board of Trade and the Washington Business Journal are pleased to announce the 2009 Greater Washington Green Business Summit. The Summit will bring together companies from across Greater Washington that are working to incorporate environmentally sustainable practices into their business and community work.

The 2009 Summit will host a tradeshow showcasing sustainable products, services and practices as well as breakout sessions featuring experts from all aspects of green business. The day will culminate with the Green Business Awards luncheon and presentation.

Schedule of Events:

8:30-9:30 a.m. – Registration, Trade Show and Breakfast
9:00-10:00 a.m. – Breakout Sessions I and II – Best Practices of Green Offices and Power Surge
10:30-11:30 a.m. – Breakout Sessions III and IV – Green ROI and Smart Growth
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Lunch Registration, Trade Show and Networking
12:00-1:30 p.m. – Lunch and Green Business Awards Program

Breakout Session Details:

9:00 to 10:00 AM

Green Benefits: Sponsored by Crystal City Business Improvement District

A look at the best practices of companies seeing big return on their green investments.

Confirmed panelists: John Friedman, Chairman, Sustainable Business Network of Washington; Russell Perry AIA, Managing Director, SmithGroup; Scott Pomeroy, Environmental Programs Manager, Downtown BID; Dr. H. Gilbert Miller, Corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Noblis

Power Surge: What is being done to achieve greater efficiency in power generation, transmission, distribution and water usage in the region.

10:30 to 11:30 AM

Green ROI: Sponsored by Calvert-Jones

Everyone wants to go green, but find out if it makes sense to your company's bottom line. We will crunch the numbers with experts to see just what the return on investment is for greening your business.

Confirmed panelists: Kathryn Ayan Alsegaf, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

Smart Growth: More and more developers are thinking green before building these days. What exactly is green development and how can Greater Washington make sure all aspects of growth and development are as green as possible?

Confirmed panelists: Cliff Majersik, Executive Director, Institute for Market Transformation; John Morrill, Energy Manager, Arlington County Department of Environmental Services; Tom Russo, Chief Technology Officer, Akridge

The 2009 Green Business Awards will end the event by recognizing those in Greater Washington who have made successful efforts to incorporate environmentally sustainable practices into their businesses and community work.

Registration Cost: $225 per person includes the tradeshow, breakout sessions and awards luncheon.

Tickets are available here.

Information on obtaining tickets for just the awards luncheon is available here.

For information about sponsoring this event, contact Lesley Meredith, Director of Communications and Business Development, The Webster Group, at (202) 237.0090 ext. 37 or lesley@websterconsulting.com.