IT Solutions for Improved Corporate Sustainability: Managing Energy
Wednesday September 22, 8:30am - 11:30am
All signs (financial, environmental, etc.) point towards increasing corporate sustainability. How can organizations adapt IT solutions to increase their energy and data efficiency? This seminar will be in two parts- a spotlight on technologies/solutions, including energy managing software and data efficiency solutions, and strategies for implementing energy reducing solutions into an organization.
This seminar is for enterprise sustainability solutions companies (monitoring energy efficiency, data efficiency) and companies working towards a fitter corporate metabolism.
08:30am Reception, Networking and Continental Breakfast
09:00am Panel Discussion Begins
1. Managing Corporate Energy Consumption and Carbon Impact: a Technological Spotlight with Applications
- Integration of IT solutions into corporate operations, supply chains, product design and quality, and manufacturing
- From tracking to change: how energy monitoring technologies lead to corporate energy efficiency improvement (revealing the weak energy links, increased visibility/awareness)?
2. Data/IT-Specific Energy Efficiency Improvements: a Technological Spotlight with Applications
- Integrating energy-efficient software applications into a company’s virtual infrastructure
- The promise of automation (sleep-state networking, etc.)
- Upgrading/replacing hardware
- Improving the efficiency of data servers and storage within an organization
- Consolidating or decommissioning underused devices and/or applications
3. Implementation Strategies for an Organization
- Individual modifications vs. system overhauls
- Applying ready-made/external solutions vs. upgrading from within (developing internal solutions)?
- Education and training for new/improved systems
4. Assessing the ROI
- Do these solutions pay for themselves over the long-term? What is the time-frame?
- Case examples
5. Complying with Regulations
- Energy star and energy efficiency guidelines
- Carbon efficiency trading organizations
6. Looking Ahead
- What technologies and new applications are on the horizon?
- Market trends and projections
- Will energy efficiency managing software become inextricably linked and ingrained in the organization? What will this look like?
- Will investor’s assessment of companies be contingent on their energy efficiency IQ?
10:30am End of Panel Discussion: Q&A, Networking
11:30am End of Conference
Speakers:
EnerNOC, TJ Glauthier, Board of Directors, Former Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the US Department of Energy
Hara, Michel Gelobter, Chief Green Officer
CSRWare, Karen Alonardo, Founder/CEO
Scientific Conservation, David Wolins, Co-Founder
ENXSuite, Michael Meehan, Founder/CTO
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers (KPCP), Amol Deshpande, Partner
Moderator:
Greentech Media, Eric Wesoff, Senior Analyst
Location: The Westin Hotel @ 675 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, CA. Room: Siena/Carrara Room
Driving Directions: From 101 (North or South): Exit Embarcadero Rd/Oregon Expy, following signs for Embarcadero Road going west. Turn Right at W. El Camino Real and then Right at Wells Avenue. The hotel will be on the left.
From 280 (North or South): Exit Sand Hill Road, head east. Turn Right at W. El Camino Real. Make a U-Turn. Take the first Right onto Wells Avenue. The hotel will be on the left.
Public Transit: Take Caltrain to the Palo Alto stop. Upon leaving the station, head southeast toward Urban Lane. Turn Left at Urban Lane and walk 0.2 miles. Turn right at Wells Ave. The hotel will be on your left.
Registration:
Please register directly in the section of the program after creating your profile on www.agrion.org
Please contact Kimberly.Schoemaker@agrion.org for any further questions.