• GO BACK
• SHARE
• VIEW FULL SCHEDULE

Sponsor: MDA

Moderated discussions with professionals who share a common interest

Incubating and Accelerating Your Clean Tech Business: The Road to Innovation

The path to green innovation starts with a good roadmap.   If you want to launch or grow a clean tech business, come learn about technical and business support services that can help bring your concept or product to the marketplace.  Panelists for this session have been actively engaged in evaluating and assisting entrepreneurs and start-up organizations, as well as companies on a fast-track for growth.  Learn about the critical components of a good incubation or acceleration plan, as well as the role of incubators.   Topics will include:  refining your business plan, technology gap analysis, developing a funding strategy, “making the pitch,” attributes of successful entrepreneurs, and common mistakes.   How can you become “investment ready?”  Where can you find technical and business  development assistance, and resource providers?  Bring your questions and experiences to share with others during this interactive session to be held Monday September 14 from approximately 3:45 -5:00 at the SyracuseCoE Opportunity Exchange sessions taking place at the Healthy Buildings 2009 conference.

Panelists:
Linda Hartsock, Director, Center for Clean Tech Entrepreneurship
Paul Brooks, Vice President, Entrepreneurship Programs, Syracuse Tech Garden
Mitchell Patterson, Economic Development Coordinator, MDA of Syracuse and Central New York
Lisa Cleckner, Assistant Director of Operations, Syracuse Center of ExcellenceImproving Human and Environmental Health through Health Care Facility Practices

Improving Human and Environmental Health through Health Care Facility Practices

Engage in a dynamic, moderated discussion with your peers to share and learn best practices for building and maintaining Green and Healthy Health Care facilities. What are some of the fundamental concepts and building blocks for establishing a healing environment? In addition, how do these healthful aspects have an impact on sustainability? How do you tie the two goals together? How do you minimize risk during construction and/or renovation? What are some of the "gotchas" your counterparts have stumbled over, and how have they overcome them? What practical advice can you share about addressing the unique concerns of hospitals, senior living centers, medical offices, and other health care facilities? Share real-life lessons, how-to information, and techniques learned across a wide range of experiences creating and maintaining healing, sustainable environments

Implementing Sustainable Manufacturing Practices

Whether your firm is still considering the implementation of sustainable manufacturing practices, just getting started, or well under way, you won't want to miss this timely discussion by manufacturers at different points in their implementation process. Topics to be discussed will include: How does management implement meaningful, measurable sustainability practices specific to manufacturing? How can your company mange a balance between innovative technology and established best practices; low hanging fruit and strategic investment? How can you deliver triple-bottom-line results through accountability and metrics? How can you manage expectations and results, communicate and incentivize benefits and overcome barriers, to foster sustainable behavior? Join our conversation with academic program managers and management practitioners.