AHC Workshop

AHC Group 14th Annual Corporate Affiliates Workshops

"Achieving Results Workshop Series"

January 27 and 28, 2005 Agenda
Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, Phoenix, AZ

Room reservations: 1-800-876-4683 — Ask for AHC Group Discounted Rate.
This is one of our most in demand workshop series, and we will keep this workshop below 60 registered seats.

For future planning:

June 21 and 22, 2005, Gideon Putnam Hotel, Saratoga Springs, NY
518-584-3000 for room reservations

*Confirmed Speakers for January 2005 Workshops*

Day One: Thursday, January 27th, 8:00am-12:00pm

Site Remediation and Risk Reduction Workshop:
Chaired by Dwight Bedsole, Senior Director at DuPont

For the last three years, Dwight Bedsole has chaired this ongoing AHC Group workshop on site remediation programs and policies, emerging issues, and new risk management tools. This has become a widely respected workshop transacted with insight and confidentiality.

The workshop now involves over 62 of the leading multinationals in the world. The key speakers for our January 27 workshop include:

1. Introduction by
   Steven Myers, Chief Operating Officer at Brownfields USA
    
   • Mike Paczkowski, the Executive Vice President at Arcadis; and Board Member Erhardt Werth:

     Arcadis will be addressing "Managing Contaminants of Concern: Using Financial Tools and the Best Science to shape Clean-Up Criteria and Business Performance." Board member Erhardt Werth will also cover Arcadis's guaranteed remediation program "GRiP."

     This one-hour discussion will provide concrete bridges between our Site Remediation workshop and our Emerging Issues workshop. As Arcadis currently serves a number of our AHCGroup Corporate Affiliates, this introductory workshop is designed to advance the state of benchmarking that occurs within this network of 183 leaders.

2. Introduction by
   Dhamo Dhamotharan, Senior Vice President, Central Division at URS
    
   • David Wickersham of Honeywell, Senior Director of Site Remediation:

     "Reinventing Site Remediation at Honeywell" will describe a new model recently implemented to more proactively manage remediation projects within Honeywell's Remediation and Evaluation Services group (RES).

     RES has global responsibility for managing Honeywell's environmental remediation projects. The new model involves elevated management capabilities, a refocusing of contractor responsibilities and a re-evaluation of the portfolio in consideration of evolving risk factors.
      

   • Steven P. Willis, Corporate Director of EH&S at Whirlpool:

     Steve will explore Whirlpool's use of Global Coordinators and he will report out on their recent Site Remediation Improvement Process.
      

3. Introduction by
   Steve Myers, Chief Operating Officer at Brownfields USA
    
   • Earth Tech's Leo Thorbecke, Director/Section Manager; and Greg Gillespie, Vice President:

     "What is the status of regulatory developments in Site Remediation and Risk Reduction in the International Community."

     Focusing on member interests he will give the group a sense of the pace, intensity and status of developments shaping this industry and market. We see it as a trends report, and open dialogue among members present and enrolled.

     Earth Tech will lead the discussion, covering developments in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and North America. Updating the group on how firms are developing the Global capacities, and response to trends. This hour case presentation is highly interactive with the member companies and those in attendance.

Emerging Issues Workshop: 1:00PM to 5:00PM
Chaired by Dennis Minano, former head of Energy and Environment at GM and now AHC Group Senior Associate.

Denny joined the AHCGroup in early 2003, and this is the sixth set of his Emerging Issues workshop, now involving over 62 mulinationals from our 183-leader network. This workshop series derives directly from our client work, the twice a year larger workshop gatherings, and from direct inputs from members.

4. Introduction by
   Greg Cochran, Director of Remediation, Dow Chemical Company
    
   • Jan Dell, CH2MHill's Vice President, Industrial Business Group:

     "Global Water Scarcity and Business Risks"

     Companies, civil society and governments are all coming to recognise that management of water resources and effective and efficient water use are essential components of sustainable development. Economic growth is becoming increasingly constrained by water. Water-related risks now pose a potential multi-billion dollar threat to a wide variety of businesses and investors. In the past few years, some multinational corporations have lost their license-to-operate or have had to restrict production growth because of the competition for scarce water resources especially with local communities. Yet few companies think "beyond the factory fence line" and adequately appreciate the full implications and costs of water scarcity risks for their businesses, for their employees, for their markets and for their communities.

     This presentation will address the multidimensional risks to business due to global water scarcity, provide a summary of today's global "hot spots" for water scarcity, suggest strategies for reducing risks, and provide examples of progressive approaches that companies are taking to address this critical issue.

5. Introduction by
   Suellen Keiner, Director, Center for the Economy and the Environment at the National Academy of Public Administration
    
   • Louis Tosi, an attorney with Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP:

     "Reducing Risk, Shareholder Value — How Legal Considerations Come into Play in Managing the New Directions at EPA"

     Sometime lawyers are seen as barriers to "forward looking" corporate environmental policies. Leading Companies are now seeing that: legal considerations play a critical role in shaping corporate environmental policy, bringing value to shareholders, and assisting in getting better results for the environment. On the contrary, legal considerations play a critical role in protecting shareholder value; and when properly brought to bear, they can be consistent with a "forward-looking"sustainable corporate policy.

     In his presentation Mr. Tosi will present examples that will demonstrate how a team approach of legal, techno and public affairs experts can result in significantly reduced expenditures, and environmental solutions that serve the public better, and are consistent with the long-term success of the company. He will discuss this approach in the context of USEPA recent reforms on New Source Review, and his experience in Superfund matters.

6. Introduction by
   Phill Hillman at Polaroid, Divisional Vice President, EH&S
    
   • Steve Percy, AHC Group Senior Associate and former CEO and Chairman of BP America:

     Mr. Percy will discuss a UN-sponsored multi-national effort involving thousands of scientists and representatives of the key UN conventions on deserts, wetlands, and other ecosystems valuation.

     Steve is chairing this "Business Response Report" of the Millennium Ecosystems Assessment.

     As the founder of the AHC Group's Governance and Innovation Workshop Series, Steve will brief our member companies on these findings, and alert the member companies to new developments before the business community.

7. Introduction by
   Bruce Greer, Manager, Environmental Services at Alliant Energy
    
   • William Slade, the Director of the Environment Division at New York Power Authority:

     "Changes in Strategies at the New York Power Authority: A View Across the Last 5 Years"

     The Authority, prior to the contemplation of competitive electric markets, was a wholesale power utility operating large plants with very little interaction with customers — customers that were locked in by statute. Pricing was based on the rule of thumb of "80% of avoided cost."

     The Authority has changed into a wholesale power utility that has divested itself of nuclear power, taken on a unique role as an energy services provider, has developed leading edge demonstration projects on electric technology, and has drastically revised its philosophy on power plant size, siting and operation.

     Drivers for this strategy change rest primarily with expectations of customers in a deregulated market, and the governmental nature of the Authority's charter. Other drivers include the difficulty of siting plants in New York State and New York City.

Day Two: Friday, January 28th, 8:00am-12:00pm

Governance and Innovation Workshop:
Chaired by Bruce Piasecki, President and Founder of the AHC Group, and Marc Sarkady, co-founder of The Calvert Group and Founder of Sarkady Associates

To learn more about Sarkady Associates, visit www.sarkadyprocess.com.

This Governance and Innovation workshop has now met 10 times in the last three years since its inception during the turbulent dates of the creation of Sarbanes Oxley and various internal governance reviews. Please contact us if you'd like to see a summary of our Governance Since Enron Lexis Nexis study resulting from this workshop series.

8. Introduction by
   David Lear of Hewlett-Packard Corporation
    
   • Lockheed Martin's Vice President of Application Development and Maintenance Solutions, Darrell Graddy:

     "Enabling Change: The Logic of Lockheed Martin's IT Clients & Services"

     LMIT accounts for nearly 27 percent of Lockheed Martin's $32 billion in revenue last year. This opening hour case study, by the leader who sits on LM's acquisitions committee and runs the five key business divisions of LMIT, explains how LMIT works for the Department of Energy, NRC, Trades and Patents, EPA, and others. In addition, Mr. Graddy will explore how his staff works its performance goals, and why. Mr. Graddy's position recently changed and is now the VP of ADMS and the Business Strategies and Consulting Operating Units. This is a 3000+ workforce, with annual sales of $600m/year.

9. Introduction by
   Skiles Boyd, Vice President, DTE
    
   • W. Steve Wolff, President of Power Production, Dayton Power & Light:

     "Risk Management and Executive Decision Making at DP&L"

     Steve has been a member of the AHC Group Corporate Affiliates programs for three years now. In addition, he has been an active client working in the area of leadership council benchmarking on strategic hires, succession planning, and preparing for the Clean Air Act over the last few years — working directly with AHC Group Senior Associate Steve Percy, and Founder Bruce Piasecki.

10. Introduction by
    Bruce Piasecki, President & Founder of the AHC Group
     
    • Steve Percy, the former CEO and Chairman of BP America and the founder of the AHC Group "Governance and Innovation Workshop" in its first 7 meetings:

      During his return he will discuss: "Developments in Corporate Disclosure after Sarbanes Oxley." Steve is an AHC Group Senior Associate, he also Chair's Omnova's Audit Committee of the Board. Steve has requested that this part of the workshop be highly interactive. Piasecki will co-facilitate the group discussion, involving each of the requested companies in this exchange.

11. Introduction by
    Steve Wolff, President of Power Production at DPL
     
    • Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Edward Sheehan Jr., Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer:

      Will speak about how CTC came to recognize its need for change. This includes why and how CTC has launched its current growth strategy governance system, and talent review process. Sheehan's hour-long talk is titled: "Types of Leadership at CTC: Managing Change Through Governance and Innovation."

12. Introduction by
    Bruce Piasecki, President and Founder of the AHC Group
     
    • Merck's Jean Stahl and Liam Murphy will present on:

      "The Merck Company: Innovations in Quality, Manufacture and Environment Since 2000."

      Jeanne Stahl is the Chief Environmental Officer at Merck. Jeanne attended the June AHCGroup workshops, and has a long history with making Merck's environmental goals and standards operational. Liam Murphy was the former Chief Environmental Officer and now is an Operational Officer dealing with quality and manufacturing worldwide for Merck. This special dual presentation will help member companies appreciate the tools and techniques Merck employs in bringing manufacture, quality control, CSR goals, and EHS requirements together.

Shareholder Value Workshop: 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Chaired by Hewson Baltzel, President of Innovest

13. Introduction by
    William Brady from Exelon
     
    • Warren Behlau, from Environmental Policy and Planning at TVA:

      "Renovating a Complex Environmental Management System: Performance Innovation at TVA"

      This case examines the detailed story on how TVA upgraded its EMS, and linked it to the larger needs of the organization. The case explores the logic and value of this change. Details on the choices TVA made, how they earned buy-in, and the consequences of these changes concerning the structure of review, and how these EMS upgrades added value to the operating folks will also be explored in this interactive presentation.

      Warren will also discuss how the leadership council of TVA encouraged the development of this environmental impact measure, what it contains, and how it links to their "payout logic."

14. Introduction by
    Kenneth Strassner, Vice President, Environment & Energy at Kimberly-Clark, Inc.
     
    • Paul Hilton, a portfolio manager at The Dreyfus Corporation managing SRI funds:

      Paul has formed an 18-firm alliance involving leading financial institutions such as Neuberger Berman Socially Responsive Investing, Citigroup Socially Aware Investing, Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc., The Calvert Group, and Domini Social Investments LLC.

      Paul will speak about their new memo of understanding on corporate reporting, transparency, and standardization of reports under the evolving GRI format.

      A number of our member companies asked that we cover this development in depth, building from a series of "Capital Markets and Investment Trends" workshops we've run with Alan Banks, and Denny Minano at DTE, TXU, and the National Academy of Public Administration. Please ask us for a 13-page summary of these findings to bring yourself up to speed on these key developments.

15. Introduction by
    Jeff Sama, Director of Environmental Permits and Pollution Prevention at NYDEC
     
    • URS, senior experts on Valuation and Sustainable Development programs Luiz Guimaraes, Vice President of Planning and Assurance Services, and Kevin Johnson, Manager of GHG Services:

      "Managing Environmental and Financial Risks as Part of Corporate Sustainability Programs"

      As the global economy, demands greater use of fossil fuels, corporations are looking for ways to balance economic growth with environmental and social responsibility. Meanwhile, ongoing debates on climate change require managers to understand the risks and opportunities in managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, an area where corporate finance, environmental management and stakeholder outreach intersect.

      URS' Kevin Johnson and Luiz Guimaraes will share with AHC members how select URS clients are managing carbon exposure and risks through GHG strategic impact assessments, data management system development, benchmarking analyses, and voluntary monitoring and reporting. Since reliable data systems and GHG inventories are the building blocks of a strategic GHG management program, URS will describe how some of their clients manage and analyze baseline data, develop forecasts, and assess potential regulatory/financial impacts and reduction opportunities to gain confidence and support of stakeholders. The credibility of information leads to increased confidence in reported data, which is essential for communicating corporate responsibility and ultimately benefiting from current and future GHG emissions trading activities worldwide. The integration of GHG strategic management systems with corporate sustainability and reporting will also be discussed.

16. Introduction by
    Peter Asmus, Senior Associate, AHC Group
     
    • Bill Shireman the President and CEO of The Future 500:

      "Helping Companies Face an Alphabet Soup of Performance Standards"

      Global corporations are expected to adhere to 17 or more standards of governance, responsibility, and sustainability. GRI, FTSE, Dow Jones, SA 8000 — they face an alphabet soup of expectations that brings on acute levels of "survey fatigue." Now Coca-Cola, General Motors, Mitsubishi, The Conference Board and others are tackling the problem with powerful software that tracks their performance against 17 standards at once. Bill Shireman describes how they use these tools to embed commitment, build performance, and issue world-class sustainability reports.

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