By Sharon Keeler. Posted on September 16, 2008
On Sept. 17, ASU will convene a panel of some of the nation’s best and brightest leaders in business, government, advocacy and academia to address the most serious sustainability problems the world faces.
The Sustainability Solutions Summit will take place in Washington, D.C., from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Arizona time, at the Columbus Club at Union Station. It will provide a lively discussion of what the leaders from key sectors are doing and should be doing to ensure our planet will be able to continue to sustain life.
A free, live webcast of the summit will be provided through the Web site
www.asu.edu/sustainabilitysummit. An recorded version of the forum will be available on the site by 11 a.m., Sept. 17.
The panelists, which include ASU President Michael Crow, will address such issues as automobile fuel efficiency and alternative energy sources, waste reduction, water quality, global carbon emissions, and the role that government, industry and individuals can – and should – play in that effort.
Besides Crow, other confirmed panelists include Francis Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council; Brad Casper, president and chief executive officer of the Dial Corp.; Anthony Cortese, president, of Second Nature; William Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co.; John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil Co. and president of Citizens for Affordable Energy; U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass.; Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty; Susan Rochford, Vice President, Energy & Sustainability Initiatives, Council on Competitiveness; U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich.; and Rob Walton, Wal-Mart’s chairman of the board.
Aaron Brown, former CNN news anchor, host of PBS’ “Wide Angle” and a professor at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will moderate the panel discussion.
Sharon Keeler, sharon.keeler@asu.edu
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