Agenda

Early Arrivals Networking Happy Hour

Location: Hyatt Regency La Jolla Drift Restaurant Bar
3777 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92122

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Participant Meet ‘n’ Greet

This networking activity is your opportunity to identify – right out of the gate – those peers who share challenges like your own. It’s a great way to find participants who have thought leadership you can benefit from and to facilitate later dialogues throughout the event.

Welcome and Introduction

HEADLINER – Preparing for the Future of Sustainability

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS – Planning for a Sustainable Future: Challenges and Opportunities

Networking & Refreshment Break

INNOVATION CENTER TOUR – UC San Diego Design and Innovation Building: Where Innovators Connect

The Design and Innovation Building includes four distinct spaces to incubate and accelerate groundbreaking ideas: The Basement, Maker Space, The Design Lab and the Entrepreneurship Center. All four provide opportunities for students to guide products through the full lifecycle—design, prototype creation, testing, fabrication and commercialization—bringing products to market and ideas to impact.

Networking Luncheon

EXECUTIVE BULLETIN – Nurturing Transparency and Accountability in Policy Dialogs and Decisions

CONCURRENT COLLABORATION ZONES – ROUNDTABLES

A roundtable captures the power of all participants’ voices, insights, and experiences via group discussion and exploration of the issue at hand.

Choose one of the following zones:

Zone 1.

Co-Innovating with Supply Chain Partners: From Waste to Greener Alternative Product

Zone 2.

Aligning Innovation Portfolios with Customer Demands for Sustainable Solutions

Zone 3.

Communicating Sustainability Priorities to Consumers and Stakeholders

Networking and Refreshment Break

EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS – What Constitutes Success? Navigating the Metrics and Reporting that Drive Sustainability Goals and Strategy

ASK THE EXPERTS! – Yes, You Can be Both Sustainable and Profitable! Driving New Product and Service Market Opportunities

FIRESIDE CHAT – Show Me the Money: Investing in Sustainability for Innovation

Networking Reception

Expand your networking opportunities by attending our exclusive farewell reception. You’ll have a unique opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with your newfound connections in a relaxed and intimate setting. Don’t miss out on this chance to take your networking to the next level! Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres to be served.