Emerging Green Conference Keynotes and Preliminary Program Announced

PORTLAND, Ore. - June 10, 2015 - PRLog -- The Green Electronics Council today announced five keynote speakers who will present at the Emerging Green Conference from 22-24 September, 2015. The organization also unveiled the preliminary Conference program. Leaders from HP, Facebook and major electronics recycler ERI, as well as a best-selling author, will share thought-provoking ideas that build upon the Conference’s theme of “electronics in a circular economy.” Additional speakers will be made public closer to the Conference date.

The Green Electronics Council’s Emerging Green Conference will explore sustainability issues throughout the lifecycle of electronics. This theme will be echoed by panelists, experts and plenary sessions during the three-day program. The keynote speakers, along with their presentation subjects, are shown below.

Bill Weihl, Facebook Director of Sustainability, will discuss the environmental considerations for sustainable infrastructure at scale
Andrew Winston, author of the best-selling books Green to Gold and The Big Pivot, will speak about the opportunities available to electronics companies with more sustainable products in an age of climate change, material scarcity, and 4 billion cell phones
Chandrakant D. Patel, HP Senior Fellow and Chief Engineer, and Judy Glazer, HP Vice President of Social & Environmental Responsibility - Printing and Personal Systems, will co-present on advances in the sustainability of electronic products and HP’s perspective on electronics in a circular economy
John Shegerian, President/CEO of Electronic Recyclers International, Inc., will share his thoughts on electronics in a circular economy from the perspective of a leading U.S. electronics recycler

Emerging Green is organized by the Green Electronics Council as the premiere international green-electronics conference in 2015, providing global technology leaders an opportunity to discuss the advances, challenges and role of electronics in the circular economy. UL is the Title Sponsor of Emerging Green 2015, presented by TÜV Rheinland. The Conference also marks the inaugural presentation of the Green Electronics Council’s Catalyst Awards, which recognize electronics and related infrastructures’ positive impact on the circular economy.

More information about the keynote speakers, Conference program and registration details can be found at http://www.EmergingGreenConference.com/

About the Green Electronics Council

The Green Electronics Council is a non-profit organization that works with stakeholders around the world to inspire and catalyze environmental leadership throughout the lifecycle of electronic technologies. GEC supports stakeholders to develop both a shared vision of green electronics as the cornerstone of a healthy and vibrant world, and the practical tools to realize that vision. GEC supports the development of consensus-based environmental leadership standards; and operates EPEAT, the definitive global rating system for greener electronics. For more information, please visit http://www.GreenElectronicsCouncil.org