Imagine a day filled with new knowledge gained through presentations, lectures, site visits, hallway conversations, group projects, networking, panel discussions or the sheer osmosis of context. Days are a combination of classroom time and excursions. Monday night there is a Keynote address and networking dinner. Meals are communal with participants, faculty and guest lecturers conducive for networking and peer-to-peer learning. Expect these kinds of days to fill the week at the Sustainable Business program.
Past participants have also bookended their trips to Vermont with recreational stays in the area in the weekends before and after the program. Information about vacationing in Vermont
Dates: May 21-25, 2012
Times: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, keynote dinner 6pm-8pm
| Sustainable Business Leadership: Practices in Support of People, Profits and Principles May 21-25, 2012 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE |
|||
| Date/Time: | Presenter: | Session: | Location |
| Monday, May 21 | |||
| 9:00-12:00 | Jon Erickson | Introduction to Course & Ecological Economics | Waterman 427 |
| 12:00-1:30 | John Norton Will Raap Janice St. Onge Pat Heffernan Beth Sachs |
Lunch and CEO Panel: Creating New Markets and Models for Sustainability | Waterman 526 |
| 1:30-3:30 | Jon Erickson | Sustainable Scale, Efficient Allocation, and Fair Distribution | Waterman 427 |
| 3:30-5:00 | David Jones | Corporate Social Responsibility | Waterman 427 |
| 6:00-8:00 | Jon Erickson Professor and Manag. Director Gund Instit. for Ecological Econ. |
Summer Institute Welcome, Dinner, and Keynote: “Measuring Vermont Genuine Progress” | Waterman Memorial Lounge |
| Tuesday, May 22 | |||
| 9:00-12:00 | Eli Moulton James Macon Michael Laramee |
Creating and Growing Companies
|
Waterman 427 |
| 12:00-1:30 | AJ Rossman | Leadership Luncheon: One Founder’s Experience Starting, Growing, and Exiting his Business | Waterman 526 |
| 1:30-3:00 | Marilyn Lucas (invited) | Gaining and Sustaining a Competitive Advantage | Waterman 427 |
| 3:15-5:00 | Julie Nash | Establishing a Trusted, Sustainable Brand | Waterman 427 |
| Wednesday, May 23 | |||
| 9:00-11:00 | Marti Woodman | Corporate Sustainability Reporting & Accounting | Waterman 427 |
| 11:00-12:00 | Justin Worthley | Open Book Management & Leading Workplace Practices | Waterman 427 |
| 12:00-1:30 | TBD | Networking Luncheon | Waterman 526 |
| 1:30-3:30 | Chris Miller | Defining, Creating, and Leading a Sustainable/Beneficial Business | Waterman 427 |
| 3:30-5:00 | Jon Erickson | Discuss class projects and prepare for site visits | Waterman 427 |
| Thursday, May 24 | |||
| 9:00-11:00 | David Jones | Corporate Social Responsibility | Waterman 427 |
| 11:00-12:00 | Andrea Asch | Using Resources Wisely | Waterman 427 |
| 12:00-1:30 | Paul Comey Rebecca Towne/Dotty Schnure David Blittersdorf |
Leadership Luncheon Panel: Greening Your Supply Chain, Operations, and Bottom Line | Waterman 526 |
| 1:30-5:00 | Jon Erickson | Site Visits to Ben & Jerry’s and AllEarth Renewables | Company Sites |
| Friday, May 25 | |||
| 9:00-12:00 | Jon Erickson | Establishing a Sustainability Mindset for Leading Your Company through Change | Waterman 427 |
| 12:00-1:30 | Brendan LeBlanc | Luncheon & Corporate Social Responsibility Assurance Services | Waterman 526 |
| 1:30-3:00 | Jon Erickson | Change Agent Activity & Project Time | Waterman 427 |
| 3:00-5:00 | Jon Erickson | Close of program | Waterman 427 |
Vermont Training Program Grants
Program grants available for non-credit courses.
Employees working in the industries of: manufacturing, healthcare, informational technology, telecommunications, and environmental engineering may be eligible for up to a 40% discount on non-credit courses. This grant is offered through a partnership with the Vermont Training Program and the Department of Economic Development. For more details call us at 888-222-3413 or 802-656-4033. Or fill out this simple application form and we will respond within 3-5 business days: VTP Grant Application