Agenda for 2014 Conference

Friday, April 4

2:00pm – Tour of Charlotte-Area Sustainable Manufacturing
- Includes dinner (those arriving later may be able to join for dinner)

Saturday, April 5

8:00am – Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45am – Welcome and Introductions
9:15am – Keynote Speaker: Julian Agyeman
10:20am – Finding Threads of Common Interest
10:35am – Coffee Break
10:50am – Work Group Introductions
11:15am – Prioritizing Challenges to Social Sustainability: Small Group Discussions
12:15pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Sharing Priorities from Small Group Activities
1:45pm – Working Group Meetings
2:45pm – Poster Session and Coffee Break
3:15pm – Case Studies
- Cliff Davidson and David Fasenfest – SMART CN Project
- Katie Whitefoot – National Academy of Engineering – Manufacturing and Work in the Innovation Economy
- Tiffani Irwin – Sustainable Building with Habitat for Humanity International
4:00pm – Project Workshops
5:00pm – Exhibit Visit/Networking Break
6:00pm – Dinner
7:00pm – Reception and Panel Discussion: Art, Manufacturing, Sustainability
- Crista Cammaroto, Director of Galleries, College of Arts + Architecture, UNC Charlotte
- Dan Fogel, Schools of Business, Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Wake Forest University
- Jeff Mittelstadt, Director of Sustainability, Davidson College
- Gary Silverman, Dept. of Public Health Sciences, UNC Charlotte
- Paul B. Thompson, W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics, Michigan State University

Sunday, April 6