{"289231":{"#nid":"289231","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Top Leaders in Their Fields to Discuss Sustainability at Scheller\u2019s May 1 Event","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMajor corporate executives and other thought leaders on the environment will converge at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, to discuss \u201cThe Sustainability Advantage: The Art and Science of Creating Sustainable Value.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHosted by the Center for Business Strategies for Sustainability (CBSS), the panel discussion in LeCraw Auditorium of Scheller College (800 West Peachtree Street) will feature:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJohn Brock, chairman and CEO, Coca-Cola Enterprises\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMike Duke, retired president and CEO, Walmart\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPhil Martens, president and CEO, Novelis\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETom Murray, vice president (corporate partnerships), Environmental Defense Fund\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBeril Toktay, professor of operations management, Brady Family chair holder and CBSS faculty director, Scheller College\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHeather McTeer Toney, regional administrator, EPA Region 4\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cJoin us for an engaging event that will highlight what\u0027s new in sustainability at the Scheller College of Business, provide a venue for discussion and networking, and feature a conversation with corporate, NGO, government, and academic leaders,\u201d welcomes Toktay.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECBSS Managing Director Howard Connell, who will moderate the panel discussion, adds: \u201cWe look forward to providing a forum for this critical discussion on how we can collectively use the power of business, technology, and innovation to create a sustainable future. Our vision is of one that has both a thriving economy and thriving ecosystem supported.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cBusiness, technology and innovation will be critical pieces to solving some of the greatest challenges of our generation,\u201d he says. \u201cBut these solutions will require collaboration and partnerships that are multi-disciplinary and across sectors.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe May 1 event, which will run from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (including a reception in Thornton Atrium), will include opening remarks by Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson, Scheller College Dean Steve Salbu, and representatives of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation (which enabled creation of CBSS through a grant in early 2013).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe event is free, but space is limited. To reserve your spot, please \u003Ca title=\u0022Sustainability Advantage Registration\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/b.gatech.edu\/1it79Ad\u0022\u003Eregister online\u003C\/a\u003E today.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor more information, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:%20cbss@scheller.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecbss@scheller.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or 404-385-2512.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMajor corporate executives and other thought leaders on the environment will converge at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, to discuss \u201cThe Sustainability Advantage: The Art and Science of Creating Sustainable Value.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Major corporate executives and other thought leaders on the environment will converge at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, to discuss \u201cThe Sustainability Advantage: The Art and Science of Creating Sustainable Val"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2014-04-08 14:45:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:11","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"39681":{"id":"39681","type":"image","title":"John Brock, CEO Coca-Cola Enterprises","body":null,"created":"1449174110","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:21:50","changed":"1475894260","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:37:40","alt":"John Brock, CEO Coca-Cola Enterprises","file":{"fid":"189668","name":"tnz21516.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tnz21516.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tnz21516.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":102684,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tnz21516.jpg?itok=O7vxeMTg"}}},"media_ids":["39681"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/b.gatech.edu\/1it79Ad","title":"Sustainaiblity Advantage Registration"}],"groups":[{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"86041","name":"Center for Business Strategies for Sustainability"},{"id":"43101","name":"Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"171329","name":"Sustainability Advantage"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-3943\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}