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August 2013
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A listing of Greater Phoenix business organizations and their events. Visit www.inbusinessmag.com for an expanded monthly calendar of educational, networking and special business events.
Arizona Technology Council
Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Marketing Technology 2013 Environmental and Sustainability Summit Summit: Content Marketing Thurs. – Fri., Aug. 22 – 23 — 9:00a (Thurs.) – 4:00p (Fri.) Thur., Aug. 22 — 12:30p – 6:00p
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The Arizona Technology Council and the Business Marketing Association, Phoenix Chapter, are partnering to present a summit and expo focused on helping businesses build their marketing plans. The event will take place at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas on Thursday, Aug. 22. The Summit packs panel discussions and two keynote addresses from award-winning speakers into the one-day event, which is designed for the continuing education of marketing professionals. The accompanying expo, at which BMA and AZTC members will showcase products and services that are geared toward helping attendees create and execute marketing strategies for their business, will continue throughout the day until the event closes at 6 p.m. Tim Riesterer, the keynote speaker who will open the program, is chief strategy and marketing officer of Corporate Visions, which works with global companies that include Motorola and Dell on their sales and marketing planning and implementation. Riesterer is responsible for the company’s thought leadership, positioning and product development. Presenting later in the afternoon will be Robert Rose, lead strategist at the Content Marketing Institute and a research fellow with Coburn Ventures, a think tank that advises investors regarding current trends in technology and investing. Panel topics are “Content Marketing for Sales Success” and “Content Marketing Secrets of Master Marketers.” A cocktail reception will conclude the day’s program. Registration is $40 for members of the Arizona Technology Council and the Phoenix chapter of the Business Marketing Association, $60 for nonmembers. —RaeAnne Marsh Arizona Technology Council aztechcouncil.org
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The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s annual Environmental and Sustainability Summit will be held out of the Valley’s summer heat at the Prescott Resort and Conference Center. The program will feature experts from government and industry speaking on the latest topics and trends in sustainability and environmental issues. A full schedule on Friday includes seven break-out presentations. Rounding out the two-day program are the golf and networking opportunities on Thursday. “The Business Case for Sustainable Development Practices” will be presented by Adam Hawkins, an attorney in the Phoenix office of the law firm of Polsinelli. Hawkins’ expertise is in public policy, and he helps clients with issues that touch public policy, including natural resources, water, public lands and the environment. “Application of LEAN to Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Programs” will be presented by Phil Lagas, senior VP with Haley & Aldrich, a consulting firm whose specialties include environmental science. Lagas has more than two decades of experience in managing multi-disciplinary waste management and environmental projects, and currently serves on the board of directors of the Chamber’s Arizona Manufacturers Council. Henry Darwin, director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, will speak about the Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Program. Darwin’s extensive experience in the field includes primary authorship of ADEZ’s Compliance and Enforcement Handbook and development of the Arizona Environmental Performance Track Program. “Fact, Fiction, Opportunity & Threat: Deciphering How Federal & State Environmental Policy Will Impact You” will be presented by Polsinelli attorneys Andy Wright, Tracy Hammond and Amanda Reeve. Wright and Hammond work in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, helping clients with public policy issues. Reeve, who recently served in the Arizona House of Representatives, is a member of the Phoenix Public Policy team. In addition to a panel discussion by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality will be another panel discussion on recycling and a presentation on sustainability retro-fitting. Registration for the summit is $165 for Chamber members and $195 for nonmembers. Golf is an additional $80. The resort is offering a special room rate for those attending the summit. —RaeAnne Marsh Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry azchamber.com
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