The full agenda for the 4th Annual Airports Going Green is listed below.
Monday, October 31
Welcome
Karen Weigert, City of Chicago, Chief Sustainability Officer
Rosemarie S. Andolino, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA)
Session: Sustainable Concessions & Tenants
Moderator: Jim Hanna, Starbucks Coffee Company
Jeremy Webb, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Linda Dunn, HMS Host
Carl Segal, Potbelly Sandwich Shop
Session: Towards A Zero Waste Airport
Moderator: Amy Malick, CDA, Deputy Commissioner, Sustainability
Sam Mehta, San Francisco International Airport
Norman Higley, Denver International Airport
Paul Manasjan, San Diego International Airport
Conference Awards Luncheon: Airports Going Green Awards
Session: Green Transport
Moderator: Paul Bowers, Airport Improvement
Rusty Hodapp, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board
Luis Giron, Siemens - Intermodal
Jim Strack, Enterprise Holdings
Session: Sustainable Use and Reuse of Airport Facilities
Moderator: Rian Burger, Stantec
Catherine Fritz, Juneau International Airport, Alaska
Michael Cheyne, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Judi Mosqueda, San Francisco International Airport
Melissa Mizell, Gensler
Workshop: Sustainable Airport Manual (SAM) V 2.1
Gene Peters, Ricondo & Associates
Ted Woosley, Landrum & Brown
Tuesday, November 1
Workshop: Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Sustainability Research Initiatives
Carol Lurie, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Session: Future of Sustainability - Airport Perspectives
Moderator: Jim Crites, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Rosemarie Andolino, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation
Haytham Haidar, ADAC - Abu Dhabi Airports Company
Robert Freeman, Los Angeles World Airports
Ralph Thompson, Federal Aviation Administration
Session: Airline Sustainability Initiatives
Moderator: Kevin Welsh, Air Transport Association of America, Inc.
United Airlines
Steve Zebovitz, FedEx
Jeremy Lampert, Southwest Airlines
Keynote Luncheon: Christa Fornarotto, Associate Administrator for Airports, Federal Aviation Administration
Book Signing: Rick Bayless
Fiesta at Rick's, Fabulous Food, Luscious Libations, Great Times with Friends (2010)
Session: Social Responsibility
Moderator: Aileen Cho, Engineering News-Record
Brenda Palms-Barber, Sweet Beginnings, LLC/North Lawndale Employment Network
Derek Gray, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Session: Future of Sustainability - Industry Perspectives
Moderator: Jim Crites, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Phil Ralston, Portland International Airport
Marijn Ornstein, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Gordin Gill, Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architects
Elizabeth J Heider, Skanska
Wednesday, November 2
Airfield Tour: O'Hare Modernization Program
See: FAA North Air Traffic Control Tower - LEED Silver; Federal Express World Services Center - largest contiguous green roof in U.S.; O'Hare's Aeroponic Urban Garden; reception by HMS HOST
The Airports Going Green Conference is hosted by the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), click here to register today.
A significant way to demonstrate your company's commitment to the aviation industry is by becoming a sponsor of this event. By doing so, you will be expressing your company's dedication to promoting environmental excellence through education. For sponsorship availability, contact Gwen Papineau Basaria, AAAE at (703) 824-0500, ext. 187.
