Energy & Sustainability Retail Summit

SCHEDULE 8:30 am - 12:00 pm_   _     Retailer2Retailer Open Forum Discussion 12:00 pm -   1:00 pm          Networking Luncheon 1:00 pm -   5:00 pm          RILA Regional7:00 PM - 9:30 PM GE DINNER & NETWORKING EVENT _(SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS)_ For those located in hotels near the convention center shuttle service to and from NELA Park will be provided. _A COLLABORATION OF RETAILERS, LANDLORDS & STRATEGIC PARTNERS _ You won’t want to miss this opportunity to collaborate with other retail professionals, landlords, and strategic partners to tackle the complex challenges associated with better understanding energy management and sustainability costs. Professional RETAIL STORE MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION (PRSM), RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION (RILA) and the Landlord-Tenant ENERGY PARTNERSHIP FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR MARKET TRANSFORMATION (IMT) invite you to a dedicated event for RETAIL PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES FOR GETTING ENERGY REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS OFF THE GROUND IN THEIR COMPANIES. Merging the best of PRSM RETAILER2RETAILER BEST PRACTICES FORUMS AND RILA REGIONAL EVENTS, this first-of-its-kind SUMMIT WILL COVER A MYRIAD OF TOPICS INCLUDING UTILITIES COST REDUCTION, ENERGY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, promoting zero-waste initiatives, renewable ENERGY, and more. Representatives from PRSM, RILA, and IMT will facilitate peer discussions on how to build synergy between departments to implement strong ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Harnessing the theme of collaboration, we encourage you to invite departments within your organization who have an impact on getting projects approved. Suggested departmental invites include: * Legal * Finance * Procurement * Real Estate * Design & Construction * Facilities Management ------------------------- 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM GE Dinner & Networking Event Join Current, powered by GE and Intel at GE’s historic NELA Park, where Lighting began.  Retailers are invited to cocktails, dinner and dessert long with a fascinating tour of the Lighting Innovation Museum.   Joining us will be Stacy Shulman, Intel to answer your questions about the trends we see in RETAIL IN IOT AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT THAT ARE DELIVERING HUGE BENEFITS TO RETAILERS. ------------------------- _A PDF of the agenda will be available soon._ _RSVP required, event limited to 50 participants. *Start time for the summit is subject to change._ _PLEASE DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS TO THE APPROPRIATE CONTACT BELOW:_ _Anne Aleman, PRSM: aaleman@prsm.com__ Erin Hiatt, RILA: Erin.Hiatt@rila.org_ Emily McLaughlin, IMT:___emily.mclaughlin@imt.org_