Regional Connect (Santa Clara)
More SPLC's Regional Connect events are high-impact, in-person gatherings designed to unite sustainable procurement leaders, innovators, and changemakers in key geographic markets. Serving as dynamic hubs for peer networking, regional collaboration, and forward thinking dialogue on sustainable purchasing and supply chain innovation, each Regional Connect features curated programming that reflects local priorities and challenges.
Keynote Panel
Leadership in Tumultuous Times – How California’s Economy is Essential to Climate Progress - Given shifts in United States and European Union climate policy, leadership from California’s public and private sector organizations is more crucial than ever. Join us for a pragmatic, yet optimistic, overview of California’s current leadership and importantly about the next steps of transforming the economy through the power of procurement and supply chain innovation.
Breakout Sessions
- Building on Stanford University's Construction Collaborative: Sharing Best Practices for Sustainability and Inclusivity in Construction
- Unlocking Value: How Total Cost of Ownership Can Advance Sustainable Procurement
- Transforming UC's Food Procurement Ecosystem to Advance Sustainability
- How Carbon Removals Can Help Procurement Plans Meet Net Zero Goals
- Accelerating Sustainable Electronics Through Ecolabels: Next Generation EPEAT Criteria and Supplier Engagement
- Strategic Purchasing to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions and Transform Global Transport
- Developing a Roadmap for UC Health Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
- Make Your Merch Matter: A Guide to Sustainable Procurement; Product Trends and Strategies for Branded Merch
- Factoring Climate Impacts into your Sustainable Purchasing Program
- More coming soon!
Agenda
Tour of Charm Industrial Factory- Thursday, October 16
Networking Opportunity to follow
Friday, October 17
8:30 am – 9:00 am | Registration
9:00 am – 9:30 am | Welcome (SPLC & OneWorkplace/Steelcase)
9:30 am – 10:15 am | Keynote Panel – Leadership in Tumultuous Times
- Moderator: Marc Heisterkamp, CEO - SPLC
- Sydney Vergis, Ph.D., Assistant Division Chief- Industrial Strategies Division, California Air Resources Board
- Angela Shell, State Chief Procurement Officer, Deputy Director, Procurement Division, Department of General Services
- Steven Chuyng, Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain and Procurement Executive, Kaiser Permanente
10:30 am – 11:15 am | Peer Learning Circles
11:15 am– 12:00 pm | Breakout Sessions
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Shared Table: Lunch & Peer Connections
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm | SPLC Membership & Community Showcase
1:45 pm – 3:30 pm | Breakout Sessions
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Closing Reflections
Registration Fees
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SPLC Member Pricing |
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Corporation |
$500 |
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Public Sector/Higher Ed |
$400 |
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Non Member Pricing |
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Corporation |
$600 |
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Public Sector/Higher Ed |
$500 |
Travel & Stay
Airport: San José Mineta International Airport (SJC)
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Event Ticket Policy
This policy outlines the terms and conditions for event ticket purchases, including membership discounts, refunds, and transfers.
Membership Discount Policy
To receive any membership discount, your membership must be current at the time of event registration.
- If your membership has lapsed when you register, the discount will not apply.
- If your membership lapses after you have successfully registered and applied the discount, you will still retain the discount. This is because your eligibility is based on your membership status at the moment of transaction.
Refund and Transfer Policy
Please note that all ticket sales are final and non-refundable.
- Ticket Transfers: If you are unable to attend the event, you may transfer your ticket to another individual. To do so, you must notify us at events@sustainablepurchasing.org at least 48 hours before the event begins.
- Event Cancellation: In the unlikely event that the program is canceled by the organizers, all ticket holders will receive a full refund.
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