SAVE THE DATE

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Sustainability Summit - A Journey into the Future  

Sponsored by: Portland General Electric & City of Keizer

Hosted by: Keizer Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center

March 10, 2010

Keizer Civic Center

 

Register by clicking this link:

 

http://www.chambermaster.com/directory/jsp/events/EventPage.jsp?ccid=63&eventid=2303

  

Schedule

7:30-8am: Registration, Continental Breakfast & Trade Show 

 

8am: Welcome & Opening Comments

City of Keizer Mayor Lore Christopher

Marion County Commissioner Chair Sam Brentano

 

 

8:15am: Keynote - Charlie Allcock, PGE  

 

Charlie Allcock/Director of Economic Development, Portland General Electric

As Director of Economic Development at Portland General Electric (PGE), Charlie Allcock is focused on retaining and expanding business and industry in the region. Allcock partners PGE expertise with state, regional and local economic development organizations to enhance business and community growth and promote economic vitality in the 51 Oregon cities and 6 Oregon counties PGE serves. His leadership and hands-on involvement with public and private sectors reflect PGE's strong commitment to corporate leadership and a thriving regional economy. Allcock has played a leadership role in attracting renewable and clean energy businesses to Oregon, including solar manufacturing companies and wind power generation. PGE’s outstanding power quality and reliability are key reasons why many of these businesses have chosen to locate in Oregon. Allcock, in tandem with Nissan and Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, is advancing the state’s electric vehicle market, positioning Oregon for future growth. In January 2009, Allcock was appointed to the governor’s alternative fuel infrastructure working group. Among its initial charters is to develop a network of charging stations and industry standards for plug-in electric vehicles in Oregon.
Allcock, a 32-year PGE veteran, represents the company in many areas in the community, including Portland Regional Economic Development Partners, Greenlight Greater Portland, Portland Streetcar, Inc., Clackamas County Business Alliance and the Japan-America Society of Oregon.

9-10am: Breakout Session I

• The State of Water -Environmental/Water/Storm Water 
• Cutting Edge Options for Waste Disposal -Reduce,Reuse and Recycle
• Get Powered by the Sun -Solar Options

10:00-10:30: Trade Show & Break

 

10:30-11:30: Breakout Session II

• Follow the Money -Resources for Sustainability and Energy Savings
• Where are we going? Transportation Today and Tomorrow 
• Building Green - Design, Construction, and Implementation 

 

11:30-11:45am: Trade Show & Break, Lunch check-in/registration (North Foyer)

 

11:45-1:15: Chamber Luncheon featuring (Iris A)

Susan Sokol Blosser/President, Sokol Blosser Winery

 

Susan Sokol Blosser, wine industry pioneer, community activist, environmental advocate, and author, is a contemporary Oregon icon. Known for her leadership of Sokol Blosser Winery, she was a forerunner in instituting environmentally friendly business practices and practicing the triple bottom line concept of people, planet, profit. With its certified organic vineyard, the first LEED (U.S. Green Building Council’s certification) certified winery building in the U.S., and business practices based on the Natural Step model of sustainability, Sokol Blosser Winery made social responsibility and its environmental ethic priorities, while pursuing its vision of making fabulous wines.  For its leadership, Sokol Blosser Winery has received multiple honors, including Sunset Magazine’s 2007 Green Winery of the Year, the State of Oregon’s 2008 Governor’s Award for Sustainability in the Small Business category, and Oregon Business Magazine’s 2009 100 Best Companies to Work For  and 100 Best Green Companies to Work For awards.

Susan holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from the University of Portland, citing her entrepreneurship within the context of environmental and social responsibility.  Other awards include Lifetime Achievement Awards from Women for WineSense and the Oregon Wine Board.  Her memoir, At Home in the Vineyard: Cultivating a Winery, an Industry, and a Life, was published by the University of California Press in 2006, and her business philosophy, Gracious & Ruthless: Surprising Strategies for Business Success, appeared in 2008. 

In 2008, she  turned the presidency of Sokol Blosser Winery, Dundee, Oregon, over to her children, stepping back with the title of Founder.

 

1:15-1:30pm: Trade Show

 

-Registration: $30 in advance; $40 after March 2

-Exhibitors: $95 in advance; $135 after March 2 (includes table, 2 chairs, table cloth & 2 breakfast/lunch tickets)

 

Call 503.393.9111 or Email paula@keizerchamber.com