2nd Annual Green Lodging and Hospitality Conference

"Greener Roads Ahead"

Rosen Centre Hotel

Orlando FL

Dec. 9-11, 2009

Agenda

 

 Day 1 - Wednesday, December 9, 2009
10:30am-11:30am Visit the Exhibitors
11:30am-1:20pm Welcome and Lunch with Keynote Speaker - Opening Session

11:30am-11:45am

11:45am-1:20pm
Welcome
Moderator: Carol Hinton, University of Florida TREEO Center 
 
Lunch with Keynote Speaker
11:45am-12:20pm  Lunch Service
12:20pm-12:40pm  Harris Rosen, President and COO, Rosen Hotels and Resorts
12:40pm-1:20pm    David Jerome, Senior Vice President for Corporate Sustainability, InterContinental Hotel Group
1:30pm-3:30pm Breakout 1: Going Green Breakout 2:Technical Ways to Save, Part I
 
Green Lodging From 10,000 Feet, How a Corporate Hotel Company Goes Green
Moderator: Ray Hobbs, Kelco Management & Development Company
  • Dee Dee Baggitt, Rosen Hotels
  • Chuck Engelhardt, Hilton Hotels
  • Brian McGuire, Starwood Hotels and Resorts
Cost Effective Tools for Water Conservation
Moderator: Maribel Balbin, Water Use Efficiency,
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department
  • Maribel Balbin, Miami-Dade WASD
  • Kathy Malone, IFAS, Friendly Landscaping for Friendly Hospitality
  • Ken Shear, Kohler Co., Water Efficient Fixtures
  • Jason Downey, OzoneSolutions
3:30pm-4:00pm  Refreshment Break - Visit the Exhibitors
4:00pm-5:30pm Breakout 3: The Sustainability of Marketing Sustainability Breakout 4: Technical Ways to Save, Part II
 
Discussing Strategies for Selling Green Without Turning it into Green Wash  
Moderator: Wende Blumberg, American Green Lodging and Hospitality Association
  • Glenn Hasek, Green Lodging News
  • David M. Stipanuk, Cornell University
  • Ray Burger, Pineapple Hospitality
How Energy Efficiency Enhances the Bottom Line 
Moderator: Suganthi Simon, Pollution Prevention Coordinator U.S. EPA
 
  • Charles Holcomb, Progress Energy
  • Julio Rovi, The Cadmus Group, U.S. EPA Energy Star 
  • William C. Fizer, Lodging Technology
5:30pm-6:30pm  Reception - Visit the Exhibitors
   Day 2 - Thursday, December 10, 2009
7:45am-8:15am Visit the Exhibitors  
8:15am-10:15am
 General Session 1
 
The Art and Science of Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Moderator: Peter Goren, President, American Green Lodging and Hospitality Association
 
Panelists
  • Heidi Siegelbaum, Calyx ~ Sustainable Hotel & Tourism Consultants; The Wow Behind EPP, The Gift That Keeps on Giving
  • Mark T. Petruzzi, Green Seal, Inc.
  • Ken Harwood, Procter & Gamble
  • Scott Parisi, EcoGreenHotel
10:15am-10:45am  Refreshment Break - Visit the Exhibitors  
10:45am-12:15pm  Breakout 5: Sustainable Renovations Breakout 6: Technical Ways to Save, Part III
 
 Moderator: Bernadette Upton, Eco Décor
  • Bernadette Upton, Eco Décor
  • Diana Dobin, Valley Forge Fabrics 
  • Dina M. Belon, RUSH Hospitality

The Sun and the Wind- Ideas for Harvesting these Resources and the Available Grants

Moderator: Pam Swingle, U.S. EPA

  • James Fenton, Florida Solar Energy Center; Solar to Electric and Solar Thermal
  • Mike Hess, Mariah Power; Clean Energy from Wind Turbines
  • Colleen Kettles, Florida Solar Energy Research and Education Foundation and John Harrison, Solar Energy Research, Florida Solar Energy Center
     
12:20pm-1:20pm  Lunch - Speaker
 

Moderator: Peter Goren, President, American Green Lodging and Hospitality Association

  • Jennifer Languell, Trifecta Construction Solutions

 
1:30pm-3:30pm Breakout 7: It's All About The AC Breakout 8: Technical Ways to Save: Part IV
 
Learn how you can make your HV/AC and PTAC systems run more efficiently     
Moderator: Daniel Meeroff, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University
  • Bob Baker, RGB Group; Standard Practice for Inspection & Maintenance of Commercial Building Systems (AASHRAE, ACCA, ANSI Standard 180)
  • Richard Reiss, AnTrac; Cooling Towers, Boilers  
  • Dave Matthes, Reagan Environmental Solutions: System Cleaning
  • Don Thornburg, Camfil Farr
Managing and Reducing Your Waste 
Moderator: Miriam Zimms, Kessler Consulting, Inc
  • Miriam Zimms, Kessler Consulting, Inc.; Know Your Waste 
  • Shawn Seipler, Clean the World; Changing History: Recycling Soap to Save our Planet and Save Lives
  • Linda Dunwoody, Veolia Environmental Services North America; Mercury Containing Device Recycling
  • Jon Yob, Creative Recycling Systems, Electronics Recycling
3:30pm-4:00pm Refreshment Break - Visit the Exhibitors  
4:00pm-5:30pm  Breakout 9: What Were We Thinking? – Why A Hotel Owner Decides to Go Green Breakout 10: Technical Ways to Save: Part V 
 
Moderator: Ray Hobbs, Senior Vice President, Kelco Management & Development Company  
  • Michael Tall, Charlestowne Hotels, Inc.
  • Stuart Arp, Sandpearl Resort
  • Alpesh Patel, Kana Hotel Group
  • Elizabeth Delens, Four Points by Sheraton Washington, DC
Indoor Environmental Quality
Moderator: Heidi Siegelbaum, Calyx ~ Sustainable Hotel & Tourism Consultants
  • Dave Odom, Liberty Building Diagnostics Group; Balance Indoor Quality Strategies with Energy Efficiency
  • Stephen P. Ashkin, The Ashkin Group; Green Cleaning
  • Ronald Harrison, Ph.D., Orkin, SE Division 
6:00pm-9:00pm 
Out On The Town
   Day 3 - Friday, December 11, 2009
8:00am-8:30am 
Continental Breakfast - Visit the Exhibitors
8:30am - 10:00am 
General Session 2: Special Topics, Advanced Greening
  • Ken Harwood, Procter & Gamble; A Smaller Footprint 
  • Daniel Meeroff, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Civil Engineering; Green Hospitality Updates 
10:00am-10:15am 
Refreshment Break - Visit the Exhibitors
10:15am-11:30am

General Session 3:  Give Kids The World, A Very Special Sustainable Place!

Moderator: Peter Goren, President, American Green Lodging and Hospitality Association

  • Pamela Landwrith, President, Give Kids The World
  • Michael Bausman, Director of Facilities Resources, Give Kids The World
11:30am-12:00pm Closing Session: The Future of Green
12:00pm 
Adjourn