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Events on Wednesday Sep 22
NYC °CoolRoofs - Housing Works
(All day) | Housing Works -Open to the Public743 E 9th StNY, NY, 10009
NYC °CoolRoofs is an exciting collaboration between NYC Service, the NYC Department of Buildings and the Community Environmental Center to promote and facilitate the cooling of New York City’s rooftops. Applying a reflective surface to a roof helps reduce cooling costs, cut energy usage and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Join us as we coat 1 million square feet of rooftop to make a greener, greater New York!
For more information, visit http://www.nyc.gov/coolroofs
Financing the Clean Energy Sector: Issues and Opportunities
8:00am - 12:00pm | Bryan Cave LLP, 35th Floor -Invite Only1290 Avenue of the AmericasNY, 10104
The event will be co-hosted by Cora Capital Advisors and Bryan Cave LLP, and will feature a moderated panel of clean technology executives and industry leaders.
The discussion will center around issues and opportunities currently at hand for alternative energy and clean technology companies and investors, including:
- Emerging technologies in subsectors such as solar, efficiency, wave energy, electric vehicles and water.
- Current environment surrounding the financing of emerging clean technology companies.
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Legal and regulatory issues involved in the growth and commercialization of clean energy technologies.
Agenda
Welcome/introduction from Edward Wu and Kenneth Henderson
8:15am - 8:30am: Opening Remarks – Edward Koch, Former Mayor of New York City
8:30am - 9:00am: Featured Company Presentation: “Waste Heat Recovery”
Aaron Walters, CFO, Recycled Energy Development
9:00am - 10:00am: Demand/Efficiency Panel Discussion
- Michael Adams, VP Corporate Strategy, Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG)
- Chelle Izzi, Vice President, CPower
- Joseph Kaveski, CEO, Energy Focus (Nasdaq: EFOI)
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Peter Vandermeulen, CEO, 7Solar Technologies
10:15am - 10:45am: Featured Company Presentation: “The Water-Energy Nexus”
Amanda Brock, CEO, Water Standard
10:45am - 11:45am: Power Generation Panel Discussion
- Marcie Black, Co-Founder & CTO, Bandgap Engineering
- Aidan Flynn, Commercial Manager, Carnegie Wave Energy (ASX: CWE)
- Christopher Germain, Counsel, Bryan Cave LLP
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Stephen Clevett, Executive VP, Premier Power Renewable Energy (OTCBB: PPRW)
11:45am - 12:00pm: Closing Remarks
Edward Wu, Senior Managing Director, Cora Capital Advisors
Thor Ketzback, Counsel, Bryan Cave LLPFor more information, visit http://www.coracapadvisors.com, http://www.bryancave.com
Blouin Creative Leadership Summit
8:00am - 6:00pm | Upon request - NYC -$2500 |Open to the Public
The annual Blouin Creative Leadership Summit brings together 120 leading figures in the areas of science, technology, culture, business, and politics. Over two days, delegates discuss the critical threats and opportunities presented by globalization at the local and global levels.
The Summit is a think-tank forum organized by the Louise Blouin Foundation in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships. The open, multidisciplinary exchange generated by the Summit allows heads of state, business leaders and scholars to develop new solutions to the challenges posed by poverty, conflict, and economic instability. The Summit’s proceedings are covered by major international media outlets and broadcast worldwide on the Internet.
Previous speakers include President of the European Commission José Manuel Barosso, former President of the United States Bill Clinton and Executive Director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Dr. Doug Arent.
Tickets for this event can be bought via this website.
For more information, visit http://www.creativeleadershipsummit.org
UN Week Digital Media Lounge
11:00am - 5:00pm | 92nd Street Y -Lexington Avenue at 92nd StreetNY, NY, 10128No fee but accreditation is needed: http://mash.to/2hRQL |Open to the PublicFollowing the Social Good Summit, the United Nations Foundation, which advocates for the UN by providing a platform for connecting people, ideas and resources, is sponsoring the week’s Digital Media Lounge from September 21-24 with 92Y and Mashable.
Hosted at 92Y, the fully wired Digital Media Lounge will provide the on-line community exclusive access to high-level UN officials and international leaders. Newsmakers and experts in global issues and social media will talk with bloggers and journalists both in person and through a Skype video calling facility. Parts of the event will be also streamed online with Livestream.com.
There is no fee required to access the Digital Media Lounge but accreditation is necessary for access and can be obtained at http://mash.to/2hRQL.
2010 United Nations Private Sector Forum on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
12:00pm - 2:30pm | United Nations Headquarters -Invite Only405 e 42nd streetNY, NY, 10017
Chaired by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the UN Private Sector Forum will convene approximately 300 Heads of State and Government, Chief Executive Officers, Civil Society Leaders and Heads of UN Agencies during the UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to identify and discuss action needed to continue pursuing the objectives of the MDGs.
For more information, visit http://www.unglobalcompact.org/Issues/Business_Partnerships/Private_Sector_Forum_2010.html
Leading by Example
12:00pm - 2:00pm | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs -170 East 64th StreetNY, NY, 10065-7478The luncheon is FREE for Patron Subscribers, $45 for Carnegie Council Members, $65 for non-Members. |Open to the Public
In co-operation with the Truman National Security Project, this event will highlight how the military is re-energizing America's defense and working to bring the issue of climate change to the forefront of the policy debate, hopefully spurring public policy, business responsibility, and community civics on the issue.
Our speakers each are leaders in their respective branches and are developing projects that look to provide energy sources for U.S. installations and bases at home as well as for war fighters in places like Afghanistan.
Topics of discussion
- How the Defense Department has identified climate change as a strategic threat;
- How the Army is transitioning over 4,000 vehicles to electric;
- How the Navy recently launched an F/A 18 Super Hornet jet powered totally by biofuels;
- How the Air Force is developing the nation's largest solar field;
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And how the Marines are testing renewable generators in the combat zone.
Panelists
- Colonel Bob "Brutus" Charette, Jr. (USMC), Director, U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office
- Rear Admiral Philip Cullom (USN), Director of the Fleet Readiness Division, U.S. Navy
- David M. King, Director of Energy Policy, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force
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Jonathan Powers, Chief Operating Officer, Truman National Security Project
CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE WEBCAST AT 12:10 PM EST.
Seating is limited – RSVP and payment required in advance. To register, please respond to Stefanie Ambrosio by phone (212) 838-4120 or email: gpievents@cceia.org.
This event is part of the Council's second annual SEPTEMBER SUSTAINABILITY MONTH, which kicks off a year of events and resources on sustainability. Generous funding of the Carnegie Council's 2010-2011 sustainability programming has been provided by Hewlett-Packard and by Booz & Company.
For more information, visit http://www.carnegiecouncil.org, http://twitter.com/cceia
Organic Gardening as a Spiritual Practice
1:30pm - 3:00pm | Sukyo Mahikari Centers for Spiritual Development, -Open to the Public124 East 31st StreetNY, NY, 10016
Organic gardening can contribute positively to mitigating climate change by sequestering carbon in the soil. It also can be a practice that helps move people from an objectifying view of nature to a view that puts human beings in alignment with the underlying principles at work in nature.
George Houston, Director of the Center for Spiritual Development in New York, will give a presentation on organic gardening as a spiritual practice and provide steps to incorporating spiritual principles into one's practice of gardening.
This event's primary sponsor is Sukyo Mahikari Centers for Spiritual Development and Forum 21 co-sponsor.
For more information, visit http://www.CentersForSpiritualDevelopment.org
Climate change and low income countries
5:00pm - 7:00pm | Green Spaces -Invite Only394 BroadwayNY, NY, 10013
Low-income countries are being affected first and worst by climate change. And climate change is a long-term challenge, where a long-term approach is essential to manage the risks and seize the opportunities it poses.
We want to put climate change at the forefront of thinking on development and that's why Forum for the Future, funded by the UK Department for International Development, undertook a year-long project looking at the possible responses to climate change in low-income countries out to 2030. We explored not only the direct environmental impacts of climate change, but also the social, political, psychological and economic shifts that it may cause.
Our report the future climate for development is designed as a practical tool for anyone who has a stake in the future of low-income countries, including NGOs, businesses, policy makers and low-income country governments.
At this event we will:
- Present the scenarios giving four different versions of the impact of climate change on low-income countries in 2030
- Hear reactions from our expert panel: James Cameron of Climate Change Capital and Heather Grady of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative (tbc)
- Give you the opportunity to react to what you’ve heard and discuss the impacts with fellow participants and the panel.
For more information or to confirm your attendance, please e-mail Helen Clarkson or click here .This event is by invitation only - if you would like us to invite a relevant colleague, client or contact, please do let us know.
