Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Summit 2020

SESSION TYPE	LENGTH	MONDAY MAY 18		TUESDAY MAY 19		WEDNESDAY MAY 20
Pre-event Hangout, Orientation and Exhibit Hall *11:00am – 12:00pm ET* *Locations: Lobby, Premier Exhibit Hall, Exhibit Hall, Networking Lounge*	Available 60 min before live event	Enter the Virtual environment to chat with others, complete your profile, explore the Virtual Exhibit Hall, Learning Lounges, and other areas.
Mainstage/Plenary *12:00pm – 1:30pm ET* *Location of Plenaries: Theater*	90 min	Day 1 Plenary: Build Back Better -Ralph Moore -Ted Howard Moderated Conversation		Day 2: Plenary -Jonathan Foley, Project Drawdown -Sr. Simone Campbell, NETWORK Climate Action Conversation Moderated by George Hodge of CDP -Anand Narasimhan, Microsoft -Marisa Buchanan, JP Morgan Chase -Lisa Brady, Cisco		SPLC Member Meeting & Non-Member Programming SPLC members – join us for our first annual Summit SPLC Member Meeting! *Member Meeting Location: Networking Lounge* Not an SPLC member? Use this time to learn more about an SPLC Membership at the SPLC Booth, listen to a breakout session recording from earlier in the week, visit the Exhibit Halls, and/or compete in our Games selections for a prize!
Exhibit Hall Break *1:30pm – 2:00pm ET* *Location: Premier Exhibit Hall & Exhibit Hall*	30 min	Visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall to learn about sustainable suppliers’ goods and services, live chat with exhibitors, watch informative pre-recorded presentations, and more!
Breakout Sessions *2:00pm – 3:30pm ET* Choose one track, or change tracks at the break between panels *Location: Theater*	90 min (5 min break at 40 min)	SDGs		SUPPLY CHAIN		GREEN BUILDING
		The SDGs and Sustainable Procurement: Making the Connection	SDGs and Procurement – from Alignment to Execution	Go Farther Together: Leveraging Industry Collaboration to Accelerate Sustainable Purchasing	Leveraging supply chain data/transparency to identify, avoid, and mitigate risk	Buildings & Sustainable Purchasing Policies from an Owner’s Perspective	Closing the Transparency Loop		Inspiration from the Built Environment to Sustainable Procurement in Laboratories
		CLEANING		FOOD		CLIMATE
		Maintaining Sustainability in a Public Health Crisis	The Next Wave of Green Cleaning Procurement	Institutions as Conscious Food Consumers: Proven strategies to increase your purchase of local, sustainable food	The Case for Leading on Long Term Sustainability in Food Serviceware and Packaging	Quantifying Embodied Carbon
		WORKER IMPACT		SUPPLIER DIVERSITY		SHAPING STANDARDS
		Real Impact: Changing Lives Through Supply Chain Responsibility	Paving a High Road for Promotional Apparel	Analytics + Intentional Relationships: A Formula for Diversifying Suppliers	Reinventing Supplier Diversity by Focusing on Community-Building and the Health of the Small Business Ecosystem	How to Shape Sustainability Standards and Ecolabels to Meet Purchaser Needs: Purchaser Perspectives		Maximizing Purchaser Influence on Sustainability Standards: Considering Future Approaches
		COVID19 KEYNOTE CONVERSATION		CIRCULAR PROCUREMENT		PUBLIC SECTOR
		Build Back Better: Keynote Speaker Conversation *Location: Topical Discussion Lounge*		Measuring and verifying circularity in purchasing	Circular Procurement of IT – how can we get from theory to practice?	Success stories from local government sustainability leaders		Achieving sustainable purchasing success through training and education
Exhibit Hall Break *3:30pm – 3:45pm ET* *Location: Premier Exhibit Hall & Exhibit Hall*	15 min	Visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall to learn about sustainable suppliers’ goods and services, live chat with exhibitors, watch informative pre-recorded presentations, and more
Multi-Choice Sessions *3:45pm – 4:45pm ET* *Location of Workshops:* *Interactive Workshop Lounge*	60 min	Innovation Accelerator Roundtables *Location: Innovation Hall*
				Circular Procurement Learning Circle Chat *Location: Topical Discussion Lounge*
		Workshop: Sustainable Purchasing 101: What exactly is sustainability and sustainable purchasing?		Workshop: Setting Sustainable Purchasing Goals and Metrics		Workshop: The Power of Procurement: Engaging and activating critical allies for climate action
		Workshop: PG&E Supplier Diversity Prime Supplier Program		Workshop: The UN SDGs are 10 years away, what can you do to contribute?		Workshop: Healthier, Safer Foodware Options: Solutions to Toxic Chemicals and Waste
				Workshop: Leveraging the Buying Power of Universities for Sustainable Procurement and Market Transformation
Live Reception *4:45pm – 5:45pm ET*	60 min	Grab a refreshment of your choice and return to the conference space for a number of great choices to end your day! Continue Breakout Session discussions with peers in a live, Zoom-based discussion in the TOPICAL DISCUSSION LOUNGE Relax in a live, Zoom-based informal gathering by attending the Virtual Reception in the NETWORKING LOUNGE Visit the exhibit booths you may have missed earlier in the day in the PREMIER EXHIBIT HALL AND EXHIBIT HALL Or simply listen to recordings from earlier in the day in the THEATER or INNOVATION HALL

Program Overview