How companies are preparing for anticipated disruptions in access to water around the world.
Webcast By: Event Compression Group
- Speakers
- John Davies, Vice-President GreenBiz Intelligence, Greener World Media
Davies is an experienced entrepreneur and innovator who has applied his business and management skills to create new enterprises as well as improve the operations of existing businesses. Most recently, he was Vice President of Green Technology Research for AMR Research. While there, he developed the Sustainability Peer Forum, a network of senior executives from $1B+ corporations working together to share best practices and lessons learned for implementing sustainable development programs. John is a frequent keynote speaker at international events, is well-known for his supply chain expertise and is the author of numerous articles in business, industry, and educational publications. John received his BA from SUNY at Fredonia and his MA from the University of Delaware.- Al Halvorsen, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Frito-Lay
Halvorsen is responsible for leading the Energy and Utility Management program across Frito-Lay’s 39 manufacturing plants and 195 distribution centers; leading the Environmental Compliance and Environmental Engineering programs for Frito-Lay North American Operations; and coordinating corporate-wide sustainability initiatives across the energy, water, environmental compliance, packaging, marketing and fleet department. Halvorsen has more than 20 years of operations experience with Frito Lay, and holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Arizona State University.- Michael Kobori, Vice President, Supply Chain Social and Environmental Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co.
Kobori is responsible for LS&Co’s labor, health and safety, and environmental standards. He previously worked at Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), where he was Vice-President and Director of the Business and Human Rights Program. Prior to his work in corporate social responsibility, Kobori spent nearly a decade at The Asia Foundation, supporting human rights, economic development and regional cooperation in Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam. He received his BA degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where he also completed his Master's in Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy.- Jason Morrison, Director of the Pacific Institute's Economic Globalization and the Environment Program
In addition to working on issues relating to international environmental standards and regulatory innovation, Morrison has conducted research on the sustainable management of freshwater resources and water planning in the southwestern U.S. His past research includes work on restoration of the Salton Sea in California and binational water management in the Colorado River border region. He holds a Master's Degree from Boston University's Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and a BA in Philosophy from the University of California, San Diego. In 1994, he was a fellow with the Americans and World Affairs Fellowship Program in Berkeley, Calif.
