2020 Program
Green Wave is a unique experience, a chance to meet other thoughtful leaders while exploring how to grow in your organization and drive meaningful change for the environment
3:00 - 7:00 pm, Wednesday, September 23
Lobby
2101 Mandalay Beach Road, Oxnard, California, 93035
Welcome
Check in to hotel and summit
5:30 - 7:30 pm, Wednesday, September 23
Beachside Lawn
Social Hour
Meet other sustainability leaders from across the U.S.. Share your personal story and get to know people.
6:30 - 8:30 am, Thursday, September 24
Coastal Grill
Breakfast Social
8:30 am - 9:00 Thursday, September 24
Main Gathering
Introduction and Welcome
9:00 am - Noon, Thursday, September 24
Main Gathering
Leadership Stories
Talks from sustainability leaders in major organizations … with an emphasis on story and learning. Presenters and topics are carefully curated to provide a mix of quality insight about leadership challenges and opportunities.
Each 20 minute talk is followed by a 10 minute period for Q/A and reflection — a facilitated conversation about practical ways to have an impact.
Aligning diverse leaders in a complex organization
Heather Henriksen
Managing Director, Office of Sustainability
Harvard University
Climbing the value chain: selling an organization on smart buildings
To Be Determined
Honeywell
Building excitement for new technologies
Mohamad Ali Zeitoun
New Vehicle Launch
Tesla Motors
Advancing the supply chain to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Ron Jarvis
VP Merchandising/Sustainability
Home Depot
Market-driven climate restoration
Vanessa Forbes
World Wide HP Print Sustainability & Graphics Solutions Communications
Hewlett Packard
Fostering cross-disciplinary innovation
Christopher Geiger
Enterprise Risk Management and Sustainability Executive
Lockheed Martin
Noon - 1:30 pm, Thursday, September 24
Main Gathering
Lunch social
1:30 - 3:30 pm, Thursday, September 24
Main Gathering
Leader Stories Continued
Building consensus for carbon neutrality
Martin Powell, Chief Sustainability Officer
Noorie Rajvanshi, Staff Scientist
Siemens
Science-based climate policy in a robust democracy
Andrew McAllister
Commissioner
California Energy Commission
Aligning sustainability strategies with corporate culture
Kate Wilson
Senior Director of Sustainability
Vail Resorts
Building external partnerships
Michelle Lancaster
Director, Sustainability Engagement and Partnerships
Microsoft
3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thursday, September 24
Resort Area
Group Dialogue
Share lessons of experience and reflect on the day’s stories, while enjoying the beauty of the resort, harbor or beach area.
5:00 - 7:00 pm, Thursday, September 24
Beachside Lawn
Social Hour
6:30 - 8:30 am, Friday, September 25
Coastal Grill
Breakfast Social
8:30 am - 10:30 am, Friday, September 25
Main Ballroom
Final Presentations
10:30 am - Noon, Friday, September 25
Main Gathering
Group Dialogue
New groups are formed. Find a place at the resort for a deeper conversation about having an impact, expanding your influence as a leader and growing into new roles.
Noon, Friday, September 25
Lunch Social
1:30 - 3:00 pm, Friday, September 25
Main Gathering
Culmination
5:00 pm, Friday, September 25
Beachside Lawn
Social Hour
Comments from the First Annual Green Wave Summit
“An amazing experience with incredibly high quality material, discussions, and speakers. World class experts, authors, and thought leaders in the field of sustainability. Great networking and relationship building. Was happy and honored to participate”
“A huge thanks for pulling together this incredible group of leaders. In two days, you and your team made it possible for us to be inspired, to laugh, to learn, to collaborate and to leave with real tools we can apply in our organizations and in our daily lives.”