rockymountaingreen.usgbc.org2020 Rocky Mountain Green APA Colorado

") Skip to main content Toggle navigation About Schedule/Sessions Sponsor/Exhibit Travel Registration Sustainability Register now About A unique opportunity for collaboration & networking When: April 30 - May 1, 2020 Where: Hyatt Regency Denver Hosted by USGBC Mountain Region, Rocky Mountain Green annually convenes hundreds of building professionals, sustainability leaders and change-makers from across the Rocky Mountain region for discussions about today’s most critical sustainability and green building issues. 2019 Post Show Report Keynote Speaker Vien Truong × Vien Truong Vien Truong is one of the country’s foremost policy experts and strategists on building an equitable green economy. She advises lawmakers, universities, foundations, and organizations on developing an inclusive workforce, creating sustainable economies, and equitable environmental policies. She is currently Senior Advisor on Climate Justice for Tom Steyer for President. Prior to joining Tom2020 campaign, Vien served as the President/CEO of the Dream Corps, which brings people together to solve America’s problems by backing initiatives that close prison doors and open doors of opportunity for all. Under her leadership, the Dream Corps’ team (#cut50, Green For All, YesWeCode, and LoveArmy) passed historic policies in criminal justice, climate justice, and created nationally recognized programs to increase tech diversity. Her team worked regularly with leaders to move the country forward, from influencers like Kim Kardashian to Flint moms, from Wall Street investors to White House insiders. Under her leadership, her team’s work was covered from NY Times, CNN, Fox News, TechCrunch to TMZ. Vien has helped develop numerous energy, environmental, and economic policies and programs at the state, federal and local levels. She has advised on billions of dollars in public investments for energy and community development programs. She’s developed strong workforce standards for clean technology sectors, direct investments to ethnic and minority cleantech businesses, and create sustainable communities throughout California. Vien co-led the coalition to pass and implement California’s law creating the biggest fund in history for the poorest and most polluted communities. It has invested over $1.5B in disadvantaged communities most harmed by fossil fuel pollution. A model that has been replicated in other states. She also co-led Charge Ahead California, a policy that accelerated the move to electric vehicles while ensuring that low income communities most impacted by pollution will benefit from zero tailpipe emissions. Vien has received numerous congressional, state, regional and local awards for her work advocating on behalf of those most vulnerable to climate change. She received a White House Champion of Change award for her work on climate equity. She was nominated for the UCLA Emerging Environmental “Genius Prize.” Vien was featured in the SF Chronicle as one of San Francisco’s “Top Women Leaders.” She has been profiled in Forbes, Shondaland, Parent Magazine, and other major outlets. Both Van Jones’ Beyond the Messy Truth and Steve Philips’ Brown is the New White included profiles of Vien in their NYTimes Bestsellers for her work in creating historic policies. Vien is a Board Member for the California Endowment and Ceres. She is an Advisory member for the Elemental Excelerator, NextGen Consortium, and VERGE Energy. Vien was Chair of the City of Oakland’s Planning Commission, helping guide the growth and development of her hometown. She holds a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and a J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of the Law. Close Schedule at a glance Thursday, April 30, 2020 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Women in Green* 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pre-conference Workshops and Tours* 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Welcome Celebration and Reception* Friday, May 1, 2020 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome Coffee & Networking 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration Open 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Expo Hall Open 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Opening Plenary 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Education Breakout Sessions & Talent FX 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Education Breakout Sessions & Talent FX 12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Networking Luncheon 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Education Breakout Sessions & Talent FX 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Education Breakout Sessions & Talent FX 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Happy Hour in the Expo Hall *Requires additional registration Agenda is subject to change without notice. Schedule/Sessions Filter by Topic All Topics LEED ND (Neighborhood Development) Water Other Equitable Development Business Case for LEED Emerging Trends in High Performance Design Health in the Built Environment Resilient Design LEED for Cities Innovative Financing/PACE LEED powered by Arc Data Collection - Energy, Waste, Water LEED v4.1 WELL Building Standard Filter by Learning Level All Learning Levels Basic Intermediate Advanced Women in Green Laurie Johnson Chief Operating Officer 5280 Recycling Jennifer Leitsch Vice President, Corporate Responsibility CBRE, Inc. Amanda Timmons President Ampajen Solutions Annie Hall (moderator) LEED GA, TRUE Advisor Program Manager, Mountain Region U.S. Green Building Council × Laurie Johnson Chief Operating Officer, 5280 Recycling Laurie Johnson is the Chief Operating Officer for 5280 Recycling Solutions, a C&D recycling company that captures, processes and develops markets for C&D materials. Previously, Laurie served as the executive director of Recycle Colorado, National VP of Client Services for Recyclebank and she owned her own distribution business in Phoenix for eight years. Laurie holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban Affairs from Cal State Northridge and an MBA in Sustainable Business from Antioch University. Close × Jennifer Leitsch Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, CBRE, Inc. Jennifer Leitsch is Vice President, Corporate Responsibility at CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. Jennifer leads strategy development for the company's environmental sustainability and community involvement initiatives. She also leads CBRE’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures, including the annual Corporate Responsibility Report. Jennifer has an MBA and MS in marketing from the University of Colorado Denver and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Iowa. She is a LEED Accredited Professional and a Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting Credential holder. Jennifer was trained by Al Gore as a Climate Reality Leader. Jennifer chairs the Advisory Council for the Managing for Sustainability program at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. She is a member of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Stakeholder Council, representing business enterprise while advising the GRI Board of Directors on strategic issues. She is also a member of the SASB Standards Advisory Group. In 2019, Jennifer was named to both the Environment + Energy Leader 100 and the Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders. Close × Amanda Timmons President, Ampajen Solutions Amanda has been teaching classes for LEED accreditation since 2007 and started Ampajen Solutions in July, 2008 to provide full-service consulting for LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. She speaks about LEED across the country and is a frequent contributor to the Colorado Real Estate Journal. Some Ampajen projects include: The Colorado State Capitol, 1001 17th Street, Towers at Westchase I & II in Houston, 999 Peachtree in Atlanta, and The Executive Building in Washington, DC. Close × Annie Hall Program Manager, Mountain Region, U.S. Green Building Council As a program manager for USGBC's Mountain Region, Annie oversees all educational programming in the 8-state region. She manages the volunteer groups within each state and ensures they are ex...