Stephen H. Schneider, Ph.D., Stanford University
“Business and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities”
Opening Remarks: City of Palo Alto Mayor Judy Kleinberg
Santa Clara County Green Business Program: Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss
Green Expo
Wednesday, November 8, 2006 ◆ 11:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
McCaw Hall, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center 326 Galvez Street, Stanford University
Registration is now closed.
Stanford Professor Stephen H. Schneider, one of the world’s most highly respected
climatologists, is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a member of the National
Academy of Sciences. Professor Schneider conducts research and teaches in numerous global
change areas including economic implications of climate change, environmental science/public
policy issues, and the integrated assessment of global change and climatic modeling.
A contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Professor Schneider has
consulted for federal agencies and/or White House staff since the 1970s. Widely published in
peer-reviewed scientific media, he is also interested in advancing public understanding of science and in improving formal
environmental education in primary and secondary schools.
Professor Schneider’s Stanford appointments include the Melvin and Joan Lane professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental
Studies, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Co-Director at the Center for Environment and Social Policy,
Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, and professor by courtesy in the Department of
Civil Engineering.
At the FOCUS luncheon, Professor Schneider will discuss the causes of global warming and its effects on our everyday lives;
the potential impact of California’s groundbreaking legislation to reduce CO2 emissions; and the challenges and opportunities
for innovation that climate change presents to our business community.
Green Expo Tables
Lockheed Martin
Acterra: Action for a Sustainable Earth
Santa Clara County Green Business Program
Canopy
City of Palo Alto
Magnussen's of Palo Alto Toyota
Whole Foods
IDEO
Complimentary Event Parking:
McCaw Hall, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, 326 Galvez Street, Stanford University
Download a printable Focus Event Parking Map here
Located at the intersection of Campus Drive and Galvez Street.
Entrance to the parking area is on Campus Drive between Galvez Street and Palm Drive.
From Highway 280
Exit Sand Hill Rd. east toward Stanford
◆ Right on Santa Cruz Avenue
◆ Right onto Junipero Serra Boulevard
◆ Left at first traffic light onto Campus Drive
◆ Make a u-turn at corner of Campus Drive and Galvez Street
◆ Right into unpaved lot
From El Camino Real
◆ Exit El Camino Real onto Galvez towards the Stadium
◆ Right onto Campus Drive
◆ Right into unpaved lot
From Highway 101
◆ Exit Embarcadero west toward Stanford
◆ Embarcadero becomes Galvez Street
◆ Right onto Campus Drive
◆ Right into unpaved lot
