Green Day exceeds the annual AIA sustainable design mandatory continuing education requirement, providing 5 accredited hours on sustainable design.

10:00 am - 10:30 am
wake-up call
Creating green cache without charismatic mega-fauna.

Presenter: Jake Kheel, environmental director, Puntacana Resort & Club

10:30 am - 10:45 am
break in the green room

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
greening the brand
Those on the frontlines take a 360-degree look at the process.

Presenters:
Christopher Jones, senior vice president of development and construction, NYLO
Brigitta Witt, vice president, Environmental Affairs, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Brian McGuinness, senior vice president, element hotels

Moderator: Tara Mastrelli, managing editor, Hospitality Design

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
lessons learned
Executives from MGM MIRAGE share the challenges and successes they have faced in developing one of the largest green projects in the world. Plus, meet the winners of the Earth-Minded Awards for hospitality projects and products, presented by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and Hospitality Design (HD), and the NEWH Sustainable Hospitality Student Design Competition, underwritten by JLF/lone meadow and Designtex.

welcome:
Tara Mastrelli, managing editor, Hospitality Design

ASID/HD earth-minded awards:
presenters:
Bruce Goff, ASID
Michael Adams, editor in chief, Hospitality Design

recipients:
Product Award Winner: Ecolite Concrete. Aaron Chusid, accepting
Project Award Winner: Founding Farmers, Washington, DC. Peter Hapstak and George Scammell, CORE, accepting

NEWH sustainable hospitality award:
presenter: Andrea Thomas, Director of NEWH Scholarships
recipients: Oriel Poole, Drexel University

keynote presenters:
Cindy Ortega, senior vice president, Energy and Environmental Services, MGM MIRAGE
Bill Smith, president, MGM MIRAGE Design Group

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
break in the green room

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
says who?
Taking the green colored glasses off when it comes to third-party product certification. This educational session covers the ins and outs of green product certification and an overview of ISO Environmental Labeling Guidelines. From single attribute claims to multi-attribute lifecycle based certification, learn what certifications are currently available and how they deem products as 'green'. Also learn how various product certifications relate to the LEED rating system.

presenters:
Heather Gadonniex, LEED AP, co-founder, Green it Group
Kim Gordon, LEED AP, director, TODL Green

Engage with representatives from SCS, GreenGuard, and B Corporation as they address the complexity of the certification market. In this panel we will address topics such as certification cost, multi-attribute certification vs. single attribute certification, and the controversy surrounding certifications.

moderator:
Tara Mastrelli, managing editor, Hospitality Design

presenters:
Dr. Marilyn Black, founder, GREENGUARD
Heather Gadonniex, LEED AP, co-founder, Green it Group
Susan Hollingshead, community development, B Lab Stowe Hartridge-Beam, manager of indoor air quality, Scientific Certification Systems

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
bonsai!
Brace yourself for high-impact visual stimulation, as three sustainability experts share their visions.

presenters:
Kim Slicklein, founder/CEO, Enclave Rising LLC; founder/CEO Ethos Resorts and Spas
Richard Moreta Castillo, principal, GMZ-Design
Greg Reitz, principal, REthink Development Corp.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
greenSCENE
Cocktails with a purpose.