CU Denver MBA Course Guest Lecture Series on Sustainability: Spring Semester 2012
All lectures are FREE of charge to the public and will be held in Room 2201 at the CU Denver Business School, 1475 Lawrence Street, Denver, starting at 6:30 PM on Tuesday evenings commencing January 17th, 2012.
List will be updated weekly.
Date
Speaker
 Speaker Title Lecture Topic
January 17 Vince Matthews Director, Colorado Geological Society; Colorado State Geologist
The Global Scramble for Minerals and Energy— its impact on America
and Steve Wilton Education Director, Natural Capital Solutions Positioning Sustainability for Mainstream America
January 31 Alex Schroeder Senior Manager for Transportation Fuels , Colorado Governor’s Energy Office
Transportation Sector Market Development to Promote Jobs, Security, Cost, & Environment
February 7 Michael Glade Director, Water Resources & Real Estate, Molson Coors Brewing Co. Water risk management – a brewer’s perspective
and Greg Fisher Manager, Demand Planning, Denver Water How Denver Water is addressing the challenge of providing enough water to meet Denver’s expanding economy
February 14 Jim McManus CEO, Boyer’s Coffee How one small company was inspired to remake itself around sustainability principles
February 21 Renaud Des Rosiers Principal, ClearGreen Advisors Lifecycle analysis: benefits & pitfalls. How to make it work effectively.
February 28 Matt McLaughlin Regional Sales Director, Electronics Recyclers International
Product Stewardship: end-of-life pollution issues in the Electronic Waste Industry – challenge and business opportunity
and Anne Peters Founder & Principal, Gracestone LLC Product Stewardship: raising industry standards through regulation and self-certification in the Electronic Waste Industry
March 6 Mark Blanchard Senior Project Manager, Weston Solutions Deconstruction: a new opportunity in dealing with old buildings
and Jonathan Senger Founder, Sustainable IT & Independent IT Consultant The multi-faceted role of IT in enhancing sustainable business initiatives
March 13 Josh Nothwang Consultant, Sustainability & Climate Change,  Deloitte Consulting LLP Opportunities and challenges in reporting on CSR/sustainability initatives and how these reports are evaluated
March 27 Kim Fickes Senior Account Manager, Total Well-Being Employee Wellness: a key driver of sustainability
and Donna Dailey Teleworking Consultant; former Teleworking Specialist, DRCOG Teleworking: overlooked and undersestimated as a powerful driver of both human and environmental sustainability
and David Floyd President, SKLD Information Services A case study in how teleworking revitalized the fortunes of a small service company and drove both human and environmental benefits
April 3 Julie Klein Director of Environmental Affairs, Vail Resorts & Hospitality Sustainable tourism: why is it important? Do the tourists care?
April 10 Erich Harris Sustainability Coordinator, City of Lakewood The role of local government in sustainability. Why?