Senator John Edwards To Speak at the SustainPro Conference and Expo

The 2008 SustainPro Conference and Expo will be held Oct 29-30, 2008 in Rosemont, Ill.

SustainPro is a one-stop-shop event for operation professionals to learn about

new tools, tested strategies and sustainable operations best practices,

according to event planners. The goal of the event is to help cooperate

operations executives turn sustainability goals into realities.

Attendees also get the opportunity to hear Senator John Edwards give the

keynote speech.

The SustainPro Conference and Exposition provides the first opportunity for

corporate operations leaders in functional areas such as manufacturing,

marketing, IT, procurement, facilities, management, energy and logistics to

share ideas and discuss sustainable productivity strategies for their

organizations, event planners say.

The event features more than 100 presenters with industry leader keynotes,

expo displays with leading companies, industry case studies, demo sessions,

knowledge and function center consulting sessions and benchmarking

opportunities.

Some of the topics to be covered in the sessions include:

• Building the Economic Case for Operational Sustainability
• Evaluating New Technologies for Sustainable Operations Solutions
• Selling Sustainability Up In The Organization
• Governmental Resources for Accelerating Development of Sustainable Operations
• Governance of a Greening Supply Chain
• Practical Uses of Alternative Energy Sources

More than 100 exhibitors and 2,500 participants and registered attendees from seven major professional functions in 14 business-to-business industries ranging from procurement and supply chain to information technology, manufacturing & engineering and marketing & communications are expected to attend.

More information is available at www.sustainpro.com or call 732.476.6160 ext 104