2019 Sustainable Business Summit
Building Your Business –
Reducing Your Footprint
May 8, 2019 at Hotel Henry
WE ARE SOLD OUT!
Meet up with peers, engage with sustainability leaders, and be inspired! We are building on last year’s success when we brought together over 180 people representing 87 businesses across WNY and South Ontario. This year, we are offering a thought provoking key note lunch you don’t want to miss, several hands-on breakout sessions and engaging networking events.
Keynote Speaker

Philip Ivey will share his insight and counsel of his sustainability journey over the past 30 years at Milliken—a global corporation that combines science, design and insight to tackle the issues and concerns of today with over 35 manufacturing facilities and 7,000 employees. He will convey the challenges and lessons learned along the way as well as how Milliken has created healthier materials that have spurred corporate opportunities and growth. Don’t miss out on the chance to learn, listen and engage with this inspiring sustainability speaker.
Philip Ivey is the Global Strategic Sustainability Leader for Milliken. As a professional sustainability leader, Philip manages sustainability drivers for Milliken’s global floor covering
division, including leading educational courses about material health transparency issues and programs. Philip was recently voted to the Carpet American Recovery Effort (C.A.R.E.) board of directors, which works on market-based solutions for the elimination of post-consumer carpet
going to landfills in the US. He graduated from Auburn University and is certified WELL Faculty, a LEED Green associate and a Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt.
Speakers

Lisa Payne Wansley
VP Environmental Justice & Sustainability, NYPA

John Havrilla
Director of Alternative Fuel, Wendel

Adam Shine
VP of Manitoba,
Sunnking

Maria Whyte
Deputy County Executive,
Erie County

Dan Keating
Manager Technical Sales and Support NYS, National Grid

Cheri Peele
Senior Research Associate,
Clean Production Action

Lynn Braband
Senior Extension Associate,
Cornell University

Paul Tyno
Strategic Advisor Energy Initiatives, BNMC

Jon Williams
CEO, OSC Holdings, Inc.

JD Hartman
Managing Partner,
Signity Financial

Rahwa Ghirmatzion
Executive Director
PUSH Buffalo

Kim Bawden
Senior Staff Engineer
NYSP2I

Tiffany Vanderwerf
Chief Conservation Officer
Buffalo Zoo

Michael Mroziak
News Reporter
WBFO

Alan Davis
VP of Post Collection Operations and Sales
Modern Corporation

Erin Moscati
Sustainability Education Manager, University at Buffalo

Bobbi Wilding
Deputy Director
Clean & Healthy New York

Amir Rezaei
High Performance Building Analyst, CannonDesign

Josh Stack
Consultant, Resilience Science Consulting

Alexandra McPherson
Principal, Niagara Share

Warren E. Emblidge, Jr.
Owner, S. J. McCullagh, Inc.

Debbie Friedel
Director of Sustainability, Delaware North

Jacqueline Ashby
Director of Education, Journey’s End Refugee Services

Ken Schlafer
Technical Program Manager NYSP2I

Jenna Walczak
Program Manager, Journey’s End Refugee Services

Tracy Skalski
Sustainability Coordinator, Erie County DEP

Ryan McPherson
Chief Sustainability Officer, University at Buffalo

Mark Shriver
Director, Safety & Environmental Affairs, Curbell

Gary Carrel
Recycling Coordinator,
Erie County DEP

Aliesa Adelman
Account Executive and Director of Sustainability, Wendel

Jeff Welch
Associate Director of Operations, Harmac
The Program
Speakers
lunch and afternoon
plenary presentations by sustainability leaders
Networking
3 networking opportunities including cocktail hour with our exhibitors
Presentations
choose from 4 themed tracks with 8 sessions and 20+ presenters
Awards
business success stories at the Second Annual SBR Recognition Ceremony
The Sponsors
Visionary Leader

Scholarship Sponsor

Change Agents






Sustainable Stewards






