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7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30 Keynote
Speaker: The Next Generation of Environmental Protection
The Environmental Protection Agency has developed
a new strategic plan focused on five goals of environmental improvements
in the areas of air, water, land, communities and ecosystems, compliance
and environmental stewardship for the next five years. These areas
will be at the forefront of policy and legislation mandates as set
forth by the EPA. Identify the
projected policy initiatives and mandates set forth by the EPA.
• Learn about the EPA’s 2003-2008 Strategic Plan
• Stay above the curve, learn how your company can anticipate
regulatory changes and future compliance issues
• Gain critical knowledge of future mandates
Track
One: Innovations in Environmental Management, Measurements and Process
Redesign
Day
One
9:30 Leadership
Panel: Integrating Environmental Management Systems in Corporate
Policy
• Make a case for improving environmental protection
• Creating ‘environmentally friendly’ corporate
policy
• Lessons learned from companies who have integrated EMS into
corporate policy
10:15 Break
10:30 Sector
Specific EMS Approaches
• Identifying sector-based environmental management
systems
• Learn the difference between sector-based approaches and
regular EMS approaches
• Aligning your company’s departments with EMS
11:15 EMS as
a Framework for Strategic Management
• Best practices in creating an EMS to fit
your organization’s needs
• Using EMS to develop effective environmental management
techniques
• Examples of effective environmental management systems
12:00 Luncheon
Keynote: Legislative Updates on Environmental Issues
As the new legislature considers environmental policy,
learn of the newest mandates and policy reforms before the House
of Representatives.
1:15 Maximize
EMS Strategies to Address Policy and Issue Specific Areas
• Integrate internal performance measures to
address environmental issues
• Link EMS to your company’s financial bottom line and
budget process
• A look at future obstacles and evaluating past successes
2:15 Break
2:30 EMS Matrix:
Staying a Step Ahead of the Competition
• Addressing competition through environmental
management systems
• The benefits of implementing EMS to improve your organizations
competitiveness
3:30 EMS Matrix:
Creating Internal Efficiency
• Best practices in design, implementing and
maintaining ISO policies and procedures
• Build a performance dimension into EMS Conformance Standards
4:30 Adjourn to Reception
Day
Two
Breakout Sessions
9:30 Clean Air:
Performance Measures and Process Redesign
• Evaluate performance of clean air modeling
• Learn to improve emission management
• Best practices and innovations in process redesign to enhance
clean air compliance
Clean Water:
Performance Measures and Process Redesign
• Evaluate performance of clean water measures
• Learn to improve clean water management
• Best practices and innovations in process redesign to enhance
clean water performance
10:30 Break
Breakout Sessions
10:45 Manufacturing:
Performance Measures and Process Redesign
• Evaluate manufacturing performance measures
• Learn to improve manufacturing performance management
• Best practices and innovations in process redesign to enhance
manufacturing performance
Chemical Management:
Performance Measures and Process Redesign
• Evaluate chemical performance
measures
• Learn to improve chemical performance management
• Best practices and innovations in process redesign to enhance
chemical management performance
12:00 Luncheon
Keynote: A New Strategic Framework for Environmental Innovation
The mission of the EPA’s Technology Innovation
Office (TIO) is to advocate more effective, less costly approaches
by government and industry to assess environmental issues. As part
of the TIO’s mission of working with other federal agencies,
states and local governments, consulting engineering firms, responsible
parties, technology developers, and the investment community, TIO
evaluates policy and institutional obstacles related to the deployment
of these technologies. Through this presentation, learn of TIO’s
current obstacles, future initiatives and innovations.
Breakout Sessions
1:15 Oil/Natural
Gas: Performance Measures and Process Redesign
• Evaluate oil/natural gas performance measures
• Learn to improve oil/natural gas management
• Best practices and innovations in process redesign to enhance
oil/natural gas performance
Wastewater Management:
Performance Measures and Process Redesign
• Evaluate wastewater performance measures
• Learn to improve wastewater management
• Best practices and innovations in process redesign to enhance
wastewater performance
Breakout Session
2:15 Utilities:
Performance Measures and Process Redesign
• Evaluate utility performance measures
• Learn to improve utility management
• Best practices and innovations in process redesign to enhance
utility performance
Agriculture:
Performance Measures and Process Redesign
• Evaluate agricultural performance measures
• Learn to improve agriculture management
• Best practices and innovations in process redesign to enhance
agriculture management
3:15 Break
3:30 Case Studies
in Model EMS for Large and Small Corporations
• Understand the benefits of EMS certification
for small companies
• Best practices in designing and implementing EMS for large
and diverse corporations
• Assess the sustainability of your current EMS strategy
5:00 Adjourn |
