| 9:00 am |
Welcome
Jonathan Miller, Secretary, Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, Paul Kaplan, Sr. Advisor to the Secretary
- Course Overview
- Introduction of Sponsors, Speakers and Participants
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| 9:15 am |
Defining Responsible Purchasing
Chris O’Brien, Responsible Purchasing Network, Center for a New American Dream
- Environmental Context
- What is Green and Greenwashing
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| 10:00 am |
Break |
| 10:15 am |
Determining Priorities
Yalmaz Siddiqui, Office Depot
- Debunking the Myths of Green Purchasing
- Determining Your Organization’s Green Purchasing Priorities
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| 11:15 am |
Case Study
Brian Marcum, Director, Division of Purchasing, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
- Green Specifications
- Organizational Shift
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| 11:45 am |
Lunch will be provided |
| 12:45 pm |
Case Study
Don Speer, Director, Division of Purchasing, University of Louisville
- Writing a Green Purchasing Policy
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| 1:15 pm |
Cooperative Purchasing
Mary Pelfrey, Program Manager, U.S. Communities
- Resources Available to Public Agencies
- Green Products and Services Available Today for Public Agencies
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| 1:45 pm |
State Requirements
Hiren Desai, Executive Director, Office of Legal Services for Finance and Technology, Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet
- State Green Purchasing Requirements
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| 2:15 pm |
Break |
| 2:30 pm |
Case Study |
| 3:00 pm |
Panel Discussions, Questions and Answers |
| 4:00 pm |
Adjourn |