UC Davis Business Law Journal Symposium 2008

"Got Green?  Environmental Sustainability in Business & Law."

In 2005, U.S. businesses spent $3.5 billion on renewable energy, compared with $132 billion invested in conventional oil and gas in the same year. By the end of 2007, renewable energy investment is expected to be over $100 billion.  This year's symposium addresses the increasingly important role environmental sustainability plays in business management.  The aim of the symposium is to address current and future issues surrounding the integration of environmental
sustainability into corporate and legal business models.  The symposium will host expert panelists ranging from lawyers, fund managers, and corporate representatives.

Speakers will address an audience of lawyers, professors, professionals, law students, and graduate students to discuss the future of business and climate change. MCLE credits will be available at this event.

Monday, February 11, Noon - 1:00pm
Room 2011, King Hall
Corporate Sustainability
Bruce Klafter '80, Senior Director, Environment, Health & Safety,
Applied Materials, Inc.
Lunch provided by University Catering

Tuesday, February 12, Noon - 1:00pm
Room 2011, King Hall
Socially Responsible Investing
Lloyd Kurtz, Senior Portfolio Manager, Nelson Capital Management;
Administrator, Moskowitz Research Program, Haas School of Business
Lunch provided by El Pollo Loco

Wednesday, February 13, Noon - 1:00pm
Room 2011, King Hall
Film Presentation - The Corporation & An Inconvenient Truth
Lunch provided by Noah's Bagels

Thursday, February 14, Noon - 1:00pm
Room 2011, King Hall
Sustainability in the Law
Michael J. Steel, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Lunch provided by Dos Coyotes

For more information, please contact Audrey Goodwater at agoodwater@ucdavis.edu