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ATLANTA MAYOR SHIRLEY FRANKLIN TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT 2ND ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL TRADE MISSION

ATLANTA, GA, September 28, 2009-Mayor Shirley Franklin will deliver the keynote address at the Recognition Luncheon for the  2nd Annual Atlanta International Environmental Trade Mission on October 7th, 2009 at the World Trade Center in downtown Atlanta. Mayor Franklin’s address will follow the opening address on Tuesday, October 6th, to be delivered by Consul General, Stephen Brereton, Consulate General of Canada.

Joining Mayor Franklin on October 7th will be Québec Government Delegate, Ginette Chenard and Consul General Reda Mansour, State of Israel and Dean of the Consular Corp of Georgia. 

Additionally, the Honorable Lisa Borders, City Council President, City of Atlanta and Lutz H. Görgens, Ph.D., Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, who will speak about the Transatlantic Climate Bridge, will be the featured speakers for the Welcoming Breakfast on October 7, also at the World Trade Center from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.

Other speakers for the ETM include: Jorge Fernandez, VP Global Commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber, Kristian Wolf, President and CEO, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern United States, Inc., and Peggy McCormick, President, Atlanta Development Authority and Metro Atlanta Chamber .

There will be 3 panel discussions on Wednesday. 

• Moderator Luz Borrero, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, and with panelists Joseph Basista, Commissioner of Public Works, Robert Hunter, Commissioner of Watershed Management, Mandy Mahonney, Director of Sustainability, City of Atlanta, and Fred Yalouris, Director of Design, Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

• Moderator Lynnette Young, President & CEO, Daimespointe with panelists John Wells, President and CEO, Interface Americas, Charles Green, President, Sunrise Bank of Atlanta, and Andrea Pinabell, Program Manager, Sustainable Community Development, The Home Depot Foundation.

 

• Moderator Tony Landers, Director of Community Services Division, Atlanta Regional Commission, Sam Olens, Chairman, Atlanta Regional Commission Chairman and Cobb County Commissioner, John Eaves, Ph.D., Chairman, Fulton County, District 1, Burrell Ellis, Chief Executive Officer, DeKalb County Government, Jeff Lukken, Mayor of LaGrange, Matthew Hicks, Economic Development and Transportation, Association of County Commissioners of Georgia.

The Environmental Trade Mission (ETM) will bring together state and local governments, metro area companies and organizations and 14 international companies, including representatives from Canada, Germany and Uganda, who specialize in green products and services worldwide.  The Mission’s goal is to facilitate international commerce and investment by working with the various Atlanta-based consulates, bi-national organizations and chambers of commerce to identify overseas companies and match them with the appropriate Atlanta-based entities.
The Trade Mission will span five days, October 5th through October 9th and will include presentations and meetings on sustainability and clean technology products, services and initiatives.
New sponsors and supporting organization for the Trade Mission include Perkins + Will, the Green Chamber of the South, the Consulate General of Germany, the World Chamber of Commerce and.
Seating is limited and RSVP is required for the Luncheon and the Breakfast.
Further information regarding the Mission, including its program, sponsors, fees and link to register can be found at www.EnvironmentalTradeMission.org. 

ETM at a Glance – Unique Opportunities
Metro Atlanta Host Committee will welcome fourteen international companies visiting Atlanta to share and exchange their sustainability expertise and clean technology.  The week’s activities include meetings with Fort Benning, business leaders in Atlanta at the Metro Atlanta Chamber, municipal leaders in Atlanta at the World Trade Center, hospitality leaders of Atlanta at the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau and City of Atlanta Officials at Atlanta’s City Hall.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Fort Benning, GA
Meetings at new National Infantry Museum to learn about potential with the US Army for providers of environmental products and services. To be presented by officers from the BRAC, Sustainability and Small Business departments at the Fort.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Metro Atlanta Chamber

• Consul General, Stephen Brereton, Consulate General of Canada, Atlanta-Keynote speaker
• Peggy McCormick, President, Atlanta Development Authority and Metro Atlanta Chamber
• Kristian Wolf, President and CEO, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern United States, Inc.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
World Trade Center

• Honorable Mayor Shirley Franklin, City of Atlanta-Keynote speaker
• Ginette Chenard, Québec Government Delegate
• Consul General Reda Mansour, State of Israel and & Dean of the Consular Corp of Georgia          
• Jorge Fernandez, VP Global Commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber
• Consul General Lutz Görgens, PhD., Federal Republic of Germany

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Thursday, October 8, 2009
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

• Green Foodservice Alliance Presents Hospitality Host Committee

City of Atlanta, City Hall

• Match-making with City of Atlanta Officials and City Departments

Friday, October 9, 2009
One-on-One Match-Making Meetings

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The 2nd Atlanta International Environmental Trade Mission is presented by the Atlanta Development Authority and the Metro Atlanta Chamber, with Honorary Chair, Mayor Shirley Franklin.  The Environmental Trade Mission 2009 will focus on Clean Water and Wastewater Systems, Innovative Waste Management and Cutting Edge Technologies for Green Buildings. 
The International Committee includes the Quebec Government Office, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern United States, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Consulate General of Canada, British American Business Group, UK Trade & Investment, British Consulate-General, U.S. India Trade Foundation, Russian-American Chamber of Commerce, Asia Society, Enterprise Rhone-Alpes International and the World Chamber of Commerce.
Sponsors for the ETM include Republic Services Inc., Creative MisChief, Perkins+Will, The Elm Consulting Group International, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Marticke Associates and Damespointe Consulting.  The managing company for the ETM is Greener Atlanta.

About Greener Atlanta:
Greener Atlanta is a globally transforming, locally responsive government relations consulting firm that works with our customers to more fully integrate their sustainability policies by providing consulting services that includes information, resources, customer relationship development, policy support, advocacy, and marketing recommendations. 
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