CRO Conferences

The 2008 CRO Conferences: NYC, SF, Chicago, DC

The one-day CRO Conferences focus on today’s success stories in Corporate Responsibility—governance, risk, compliance, sustainability, CSR, SRI, philanthropy. Each of the 2008 CRO Conferences is located in a different region and features a specific theme. Each CRO Conference features Russell 1000 CEO keynotes, expert panels, case-study sessions and networking opportunities with practitioners and thought leaders. CRO Conferences are always filled to capacity, often standing room-only, with audiences averaging 250-275, comprised of 60% CR practitioners, 20% providers and 20% non-profit influencers and academics.

Attendance for two people at any two CRO Conferences in 2008 is an included benefit of CRO corporate membership.

The remaining CRO Conferences in 2008 are as follows:

SUMMER, June 18 at the Marines Memorial Club in San Francisco
Keynote: Fairchild Semiconductor CEO Mark Thompson
Keynote: PG&E CEO Peter Darbee (invited)
Panel: The Sustainable Executive Superstar Panel
Cocktail Reception Honoring the 2008 CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens

Come to The CRO Conference at the Marines Memorial Club in San Francisco

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FALL, September 10 at the Union League Club Chicago

• Feature: Sustainability
• Registration opens June 19, 2008

WINTER, December 8 at the Capitol Hill Club Washington DC

• Feature: The New President’s Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Agenda
• Registration opens September 11, 2008

Each CRO Conference features a Russell 1000 CEO or COO keynote, expert panels, case studies and unprecedented networking opportunities. 2008 Sponsorships offer twice the return-on-investment of 2007’s sold-out sponsorships, and represent your best investment in selling into the fast-growing $37 billion Corporate Responsibility market. Go here (link) 2008ConferenceCalendars.pdf to view the entire sponsorship schedule for 2008.

If you missed the CRO Conferences in 2007 or in Spring, 2008, CRO Members can find full video archives of the conference proceedings by logging onto the Member Lounge with your Member password. If you have misplaced your Member password, please feel free to call Sandy Haniph at 732-476-6160 xt 111.

CRO Conference Summer, June 18, 2008

Marines Memorial Club, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA

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Featuring Two Russell 1000 CEO Keynotes including Fairchild Semiconductor CEO Dr. Mark Thompson, which earned the #54 ranking on CRO’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, and PG&E CEO Peter Darbee, which earned the #9 ranking, top among utilities on the 2008 100 Best Corporate Citizens List. Among the additional sessions featuring 22 expert speakers on compliance, governance, CSR and sustainability are The Sustainable Executive Superstar Panel, and the Professional Service Provider Presidential Debate.

Mark S. Thompson
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Fairchild Semiconductor
Prior to leading his company to the #54 rank on the 2008 CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, Dr. Thompson joined Fairchild Semiconductor in November 2004 as Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Technology group. He became President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2005. He has over 22 years of high technology experience. Prior to joining the company, Dr. Thompson had been Chief Executive Officer of Big Bear Networks since August 2001. He was previously Vice President and General Manager of Tyco Electronics, Power Components Division and, prior to its acquisition by Tyco, was Vice President of Raychem Electronics OEM division. Dr. Thompson serves on the Board of Directors of American Science and Engineering, Inc. and Cooper Industries, Ltd.

Peter A. Darbee
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
PG&E Corporation

Peter A. Darbee led his company to the #9 position and top among all utilities on the 2008 CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens List. Peter is a veteran of the energy, telecommunications, and investment banking industries, is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation. Based in San Francisco, PG&E Corporation is a $34 billion energy-based holding company that owns Pacific Gas and Electric Company, one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. The utility serves 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in Northern and Central California.

Darbee, 54, joined PG&E Corporation in 1999 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. (AFC), a telecommunications manufacturer of digital loop carrier systems. Before joining AFC, he was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Controller of Pacific Bell.

Darbee previously was an investment banker with Goldman Sachs, where he was Vice President and co-head of the company's energy and telecommunications group. He also held positions at Salomon Brothers and AT&T.

Darbee earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He has also successfully completed the Nuclear Reactor Technology Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Darbee is a Director of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. He is also active in numerous civic and community organizations, including The Business Council, the California Business Roundtable, the California Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth, the San Francisco Committee on JOBS, and the San Francisco Symphony Board of Governors.

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Opening: Conference Chair and CRO Magazine Publisher Jay Whitehead

Breakfast Keynote Panel: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability in the Paper and Printing Industries and its Big-Time Impact on You
Featuring Lewis Fix, EarthChoice Director, Domtar; Scot Case, VP, TerraChoice Environmental Marketing; Marcelo Michelsohn, VP Sustainable Development at LaSalle Bank; and Liza Murphy, Rainforest Alliance. Moderated by Don Carli, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Communications

Breakout Session A

The CO2 Debate
Thomas Cushing, Chicago Climate Exchange;
Dr. Ron Meissen , Senior Director, EHS, Baxter International, Inc. and John Davies, Senior Analyst, AMR Research discuss the issues of C02 measurements, offsets and trading.

Breakout Session B

Demystifying the Governance, Risk and Compliance Relationship
Risk intelligent organizations are evolving from a narrow focus on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance to an integrated approach spanning governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). Carole Switzer, President of the Open Compliance & Ethics Group and Lee Dittmar of Deloitte Consulting will discuss the steps that companies are taking to capitalize on the benefits of an enterprise view of GRC.

3:00-3:40pm