About

Breakfast Forum - Thursday, 16 September 2010

7.30am-10.00am - The Canterbury Club, 129 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch

Speakers

• Duncan Stewart, Greenhouse Cleantech Ltd
• Roger Sutton, Orion NZ Ltd
• Kerry Griffiths, URS New Zealand

You are invited to attend a very special breakfast event, co-hosted by Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) and NZ Institute of Management (NZIM) Southern Inc.

Come and hear from business leaders and visionaries who, despite the challenges of the global financial crisis, continue to lead their organisations positively and courageously and balance the imperatives of sustainability and profitability.

In what will be engaging short presentations, we have asked them to share what they've learned, what trends they see occurring within their sector in New Zealand and globally, and what pragmatic steps businesses can take to achieve sustainable outcomes profitably.

Following the short presentations, there will be a facilitated discussion with the speakers and an excellent opportunity to network.

At a time of economic uncertainty we hope you will join us as we refocus our attention on our shared long-term priorities.

JOIN US AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, YOURSELF, YOUR PROFESSION

Duncan Stewart - Duncan is an environmental specialist and entrepreneur with a passion for growth businesses, innovative technology and inspiring people.

He has founded, grown and sold several successful companies, including Andrew Stewart Ltd, an award winning environmental consultancy that has assisted the delivery of more than NZ$1b of public and private infrastructure projects, and Carbon Group Ltd, a company specialising in carbon emissions management and clean investment.

Duncan is also founder and Executive Director of CS-VUE, an award winning online environmental compliance software product, which was recently named as one of the Asia/Pacific region 500 fastest growing technology companies. He now works as a Director of The Greenhouse, an entity dedicated to helping grow and distribute New Zealand's clean and low-carbon technology.

Roger Sutton - Roger Sutton is passionate about energy and energy efficiency, he lives in a 75 year old house which he has recently fully insulated and is a keen cyclist.

He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Orion New Zealand Limited for 6 years, and is Chairman of EECA (the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority).

Through his role with EECA he feels he can really contribute and help to bring energy efficiency to every New Zealander.

He has previously been a director of Energy Developments Limited, an ASX listed renewable energy developer, a director of Energetics, Australia’s largest specialist energy efficiency consultancy, and a trustee of Community Energy Action, a Christchurch based trust that supports energy efficiency initiatives for low income households.

Kerry Griffiths - Kerry is a Principal Sustainability Consultant at URS New Zealand.

Kerry has 14 years practical experience working in the field of sustainability integration more recently with a focus on state highway and infrastructure projects.

Kerry has also led several sustainability and greenhouse gas inventory projects with NZTA from a strategic / policy perspective.

Kerry has been involved with NGTR, NGA Newmarket, Waterview Connection and Transmission Gully projects with a particular focus on implementation of sustainability concepts within state highway project design processes and construction practices.