UBS Q-Series Hosts First “Sustainable Innovation” Conference at Bloomberg in NYC

Keynote Speakers: Michael E. Porter and Larry Silverstein

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WHAT:

 

The UBS Q-Series “Sustainable Innovation” Conference in partnership with Accenture will feature remarks, presentations and panel discussions with senior management from some of the world’s leading investment management firms and academics, representing organizations that are shaping this dynamic field. Academics and participants from leading asset management firms, portfolio managers, and NGOs will gather at Bloomberg’s global headquarters in New York, will include:

Accenture

Blackrock

Bunge

C3

CB Richard Ellis

Ceres

Darden

Deutsche Asset Management

General Mills

Green Grid

Harvard Business School

Huntsman

International Airlines Group

NBC Universal

NRG

PepsiCo

Prologis

SAP

Silverstein Properties

UBS/UBS Global Asset Management

University of Oxford

 

WHY:

The dynamic field of sustainable innovation is constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of the world’s fast-growing population, and the discussion about the need for socially responsible, sustainable development and innovation continues to grow in importance, in the US and globally. To help academics, analysts, asset managers, investors, and NGOs navigate this complex area, the UBS ‘Sustainable Innovation” conference in partnership with Accenture will bring together some two hundred leaders in the field to identify near- and long-term marketplace challenges and opportunities.

 

WHEN:

Wednesday, October 19, 2011, from 8a.m.-5:30p.m. (agenda attached)

 

WHERE:

Bloomberg, 731 Lexington Avenue, New York

 

REGISTER:

Journalists interested in part or all of this conference may register for the conference by contacting: Emma Stradling at (212) 882 at emma.stradling@ubs.com

Christiaan Brakman christiaan.brakman@ubs.com at (212) 882-5694.

 

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UBS Q-Series Hosts First “Sustainable Innovation” Conference at Bloomberg in NYC - Keynote Speakers: Michael E. Porter and Larry Silverstein