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TIA's ICT Green Boot Camp

Holiday Inn San Jose Garden CourtyardHoliday Inn - San Jose
March 18, 2010

8:00am-8:30am Registration
8:30am-12:30pm Program

Overview | Agenda | Who Should Attend?

Overview

Everyone involved in electronics and information communications technology can benefit from this half-day ICT Green Boot Camp being held on March 18, 2010 in Silicon Valley.

Whether you are a seasoned environmental/sustainability professional or a "newbie" in the field who needs to gain a broad understanding of the issues driving green business, TIA's ICT Green Boot Camp will help you!

Attend this half-day workshop to listen to experts explain the legal issues, certification, policy and legislative implications, R&D, SmartGrid, and the business opportunities that have emerged and are waiting to be grasped by entrepreneurial companies and individuals. Breakfast and lunch are included, and you'll also have excellent networking opportunities with others in the field!

Boot Camp Agenda

8:00 AM - Continental Breakfast, Granada Room

8:30 AM - Panel 1, Castillian Room

Green Design and Market Access

How do companies ensure market access when designing products that could end up being banned from retailer shelves or stopped at borders? Learn about recent developments in material restrictions and take-back requirements impacting electronics, medical device and children's product industries as they navigate regulations in the U.S., Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Find out how new HSF Mark will enable consumers to identify hazardous-substance-free products. Hear about a joint venture case study in which a service provider and manufacturer joined to offer an eco-friendly phone. This panel offers somewhat scary insight into why "business as usual" is no longer an option - as well as what to do about it!

Speakers

9:45 AM - Break, Castillian Room

10:00 AM - Panel 2, Castillian Room

Policy and the Low-Carbon Economy in the Information Age

Learn from the experts about ICT's role in achieving national and state energy and environmental goals through reduction of energy consumption and carbon emissions. How is government policy affecting the development of smart technology markets such as smart grid and smart buildings? And how are companies adapting to address the new challenges and opportunities created by government policy? This panel will enable you to know how best to be proactive and reactive in an increasingly carbon-aware environment.

Speakers

11:00 AM - Break, Castillian Room

11:15 AM - Panel 3, Castillian Room

Business Opportunities in Green ICT

Panasonic, Verizon, nPhase and Nokia Siemens Networks are among the high-tech companies leading the way when it comes to finding the money in Green ICT. Companies competing in an increasingly environmentally-aware world are faced with difficult, sometimes conflicting decisions about going green. Long-term choices, strategic decisions, brand management and alignment with the customer are critical to ensuring that the company's bottom line is kept healthy. Learn from experts about their diverse paths in finding business opportunities.

Speakers

12:30 PM - Lunch, Granada Room

Who Should Attend?

  • VP Business Development/Marketing
  • Policy Makers
  • Government Affairs Director
  • Product Compliance Managers
  • Corporate Sustainability Consultants
  • Director, Product Development
  • Global Marketing Strategists
  • Product Design & Development
  • Engineers
  • Fellow Electronics and Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Companies

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