Coatings World - October 2014

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Hanley Wood, USGBC
Announce Opening Plenary
Speakers for Greenbuild
2014

Hanley Wood and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have announced the speakers for the Opening Plenary of the 2014 Greenbuild Conference and Expo. The Opening Plenary, which takes place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the New Orleans Superdome, will feature leading author and environmentalist Paul Hawken; investor, philanthropist, and advanced energy advocate Tom Steyer; and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley.

Hawken, Steyer and Gov. O’Malley will take the stage to have a discussion about “the dollars and sense of climate change,” and its profound impact on families, communities, the economy and the planet. The trio will examine the progress made and how much remains to be done to address climate change.

The Opening Plenary is included in both the Full Conference pass and the Wednesday Day Pass for the 2014 Greenbuild Conference and Expo. Registration, schedule and event details are available for members of the sustainable building community online at www.greenbuildexpo.com.

Paul Hawken’s work includes starting
ecological businesses, writing about the
impact of commerce on living systems
and consulting with heads of state and
CEOs on economic development, indus-
trial ecology and environmental policy.
He authors articles, opinion columns
and peer-reviewed papers, and has writ-
ten seven books including four national
bestsellers. Paul has founded several
companies including some of the first
natural food companies in the U.S. that
relied solely on sustainable agricultural
methods. He presently heads OneSun,
Inc., an energy company focused on ul-
tra low-cost solar based on green chem-
istry and biomimicry.
Tom Steyer is an investor, philan-
thropist and advanced energy ad-
vocate. He is also the president of
NextGen Climate, an organization
that acts politically to prevent climate
disaster and preserve American pros-
perity. Before retiring from the private
sector, Tom founded and was the senior
managing member of Farallon Capital
Management. He also was a managing
director and member of the Investment
Committee at Hellman & Friedman.
Tom and his wife, Kat Taylor, joined
Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates
and other high-wealth Americans in
the “Giving Pledge,” a promise to do-
nate the majority of their wealth to
charitable and nonprofit activities dur-
ing their lifetimes. Tom and Kat cre-
ated and funded the Oakland based
Beneficial State Bank and Foundation,
which provides loans and banking
services to underserved small busi-
nesses, communities and individuals in
California and along the west coast.
Now in his second term, Governor
Martin O’Malley has been delivering
results for Maryland families by choos-
ing effective actions to create jobs, ex-
pand opportunity and make Maryland
a safer, healthier place. A committed
environmentalist, he has taken strong
action to restore the health of the
Chesapeake Bay and to reduce green-
house gas emissions in Maryland.
During his administration, Maryland
has become an active participant in the
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
(RGGI), the nation’s first cap-and-
trade program designed to reduce
carbon pollution from power plants.
Gov. O’Malley has led the fight to in-
crease renewable energy production in
Maryland and expand energy efficien-
cy opportunities to all Marylanders, re-
sulting in millions of dollars in savings
for consumers and businesses. Prior to
serving as Governor, O’Malley served
as Mayor of the City of Baltimore.

Greenbuild, owned and operated by Hanley Wood and sponsored by USGBC, is the nation’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building design and construction.

AkzoNobel Makes 100
Resilient Cities Commitment
to Action to Clinton Global
Initiative

The Clinton Global Initiative acknowledged AkzoNobel’s promise to help cities around the world build more resilience to the challenges of the 21st century.