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Agenda

Keynote Session - A Generation On: Environmental Protection in the 21st Century
What does an updated approach to environmental protection look like for the 21st Century? How do we move from a 20th century model of environmental regulation to a new 21st century sustainability strategy that builds on the successes of the past five decades? Join Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor at Yale University and Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, as he outlines a vision for a more effective approach to environmental, energy, and sustainability issues management – centered on innovation, emphasizing choice over government mandates and advancing a systems approach that recognizes interconnections across issues. Rather than looking to government to do all the work of environmental protection, Esty will outline the role and opportunities he sees for business as we shift to a more effective and modern approach to sustainability. Attendees will come away from the session with a fresh perspective on how environmental policy might be done differently and better in the years ahead – and the critical role business must play in any environmental reform effort.

• Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor; Yale University

Speaker Bio

Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy; School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and Clinical Professor of Environmental Law & Policy; Yale Law School
Dan Esty is the Hillhouse Professor at Yale University with primary appointments in both the Environment and Law Schools and a secondary appointment at the Yale School of Management. He also serves as the Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (www.yale.edu/envirocenter) and on the advisory board of the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (www.yale.edu/CBEY), which he founded in 2006. Professor Esty served as Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection from 2011-14 while on public service leave from Yale. Professor Esty is the author or editor of ten books and dozens of articles on environmental protection, energy, and sustainability -- and their connections to policy, corporate strategy, competitiveness, trade, and economic success. His prizewinning volume, Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage, has recently been named the top-selling “green business” book of the past decade. Known for his pathbreaking work at the business-energy/environment/sustainability interface, Professor Esty has also provided strategy advice to companies, governments, international organizations, NGOs, and foundations around the world.

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