New Orleans Mayor to Deliver Opening Remarks at the First Annual Green Matters Conference

Oct. 12, 2010 - PRLog -- New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will deliver opening remarks at tomorrow’s Inaugural Green Matters Conference: “Green Cities, Business and Beyond” at the Westin New Orleans Canal Place Hotel, October 13-15, 2010.  Executives from IBM, DuPont, and Johnson Controls, Inc., among others, will share corporate sustainability strategies that are changing the way America does business.

Award-winning green mayors will discuss ways to create green jobs and healthy, more livable cities. Participants will learn about best practices from national experts in green business, green building, design and law. According to Michael Hecht, President and CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., the premiere regional economic development agency, “Industry, economic development, design and building professionals need broadly accepted standards and clear public policy on sustainability matters.  The urgent need for the creation of green jobs and a regulatory infrastructure is particularly relevant in New Orleans, the host city of the Green Matters Conference”.  

Supporting sponsors of the conference include the Tulane School of Architecture and Global Green.  

The conference will provide CLE credits for legal professionals, along with the opportunity to network with colleagues and peers. It will also offer a LEED® pre-certification training course. More information and registration is available at www.greenlegalmatters.com.

About the Green Matters Conference “Green Cities, Business & Beyond”
The Green Matters Conference is the first of its kind, offering professionals from law firms, municipalities and industry the opportunity to participate in an environment where critical concepts of the intersections of green cities, law and regulation will be addressed. The conference theme is “Green Cities, Business and Beyond.” Attendees will learn about mitigating environmental risk, compliance with EPA, DOJ, OSHA and regulatory bodies, guidelines for SMART cities, green building architecture and how to structure green cities, businesses and practices. The three-day conference has four tracks, including legal, smart cities, sustainable businesses and economic development. For more information, visit www.greenlegalmatters.com.

CONTACT:

Kathleen Lunn
Green Matters Conference
610.772.1063
kylunn@cox.net

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The Green Matters Conference offers professionals from law firms, municipalities and industry the opportunity to participate in an environment where critical concepts of the intersections of green cities, law and regulation will be addressed.