March 6, 2009 – Where The Market Meets The Environment

The sixth annual conference organized by the Citi Leadership & Ethics Program and NYU Stern’s Markets, Ethics & Law Program - with generous support from the Citi Foundation - will bring together academics, practitioners, and selected students to discuss and examine the challenges and opportunities business faces in relationship to the environment.

The conference will take place on Friday, March 6, 2009 at NYU Stern School of Business from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Our keynote speaker is Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund, and Stern’s 2009 Citi Fellow in Leadership and Ethics.

Panels will focus on Economics and Politics of “Cap and Trade” and Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainability. Confirmed panelists include: Mark Brownstein-Environmental Defense Fund, Lewis B. Kaden-Citigroup, Miriam Horn-Environmental Defense Fund. The panels are timed to allow for discussion, and we hope our guests will take the opportunity to contribute their comments to the sessions.

During lunch our featured speaker will be Van Jones, President, Green For All. To make your luncheon reservation and reserve your conference ticket, kindly RSVP before Friday, February 27, 2009.  Click here for the agenda.

If you have any questions you may contact our conference administrator, Autherine Allison at aallison@stern.nyu.edu.

About the Citi Leadership and Ethics Program

Established in 2003, NYU Stern's Citi Leadership and Ethics Program, made possible through the generous support of the Citi Foundation and managed by Stern's Markets, Ethics and Law Program, represents a comprehensive effort on behalf of the School to extend its longstanding commitment to the practice of professionally responsible business.

Fred Krupp is serving as the sixth distinguished fellow under the program, which also supports the development of curricular and research innovations in the area of leadership and ethics. Mr. Krupp follows in the footsteps of five previous fellows, which have included such luminaries as Alice Tepper Marlin, Arthur Levitt, John Biggs, Harvey Goldschmidt, and Charles D. Ellis.

• Please click here to learn more about the Citi Leadership and Ethics Program at NYU Stern.