Oz Pearlman...The Devil!

One of the many benefits of living in New York City is the daily access to world-class arts & entertainment. As a life long New Yorker, I would have to say this is the best thing about our city. Of course you can go see a show on Broadway or catch an upcoming band at a small club on the Lower East Side, but you can also find amazing entertainment in the most unsuspecting of places as well. Like last year when I was indulging in some necessary winter carbs at the wonderful Park Side restaurant in Corona and had the good fortune of meeting Oz Pearlman.

While waiting for our food, the owner of the restaurant dropped by our table to say hello and told us that there was a magician in the house that he was convinced was "the devil" because his tricks were "just not right!!". Later that night, the magician Oz (pronounced "Ohs") dropped by our table and we quickly understood what Tony was talking about as he began to freak us out with his magic and mind reading.

I was so impressed after meeting Oz that I booked him to fly out and entertain the delegation at CraigMichaels' Retail Facilities Summit and he blew them away...and we are excited to announce that Oz will be now joining us for the third time at the 2010 Campus Development Summit and Campus Technology Summits next month at the Arizona Biltmore Resort, to entertain and mesmerize!

Oz just launched a new website which you can check out here: www.magicofozpearlman.com

Ray Anderson joins President Bill Clinton as a 2010 Sustainable Operations Summit Headliner

Following up on the recent announcement that President Bill Clinton will be speaking at this year’s Sustainable Operations Summit, we are excited to confirm that Interface Founder & Chairman Ray Anderson will also be joining us as the Opening Keynote speaker! Often referred to as the “greenest chief executive in America”, Anderson will be sharing insights from his new book ‘Confessions of a Radical Industrialist’ which provides practical ideas that every business can use to improve their bottom lines and do right by the earth.

For those of you who may have missed the incredible news, we are honored to confirm that President Bill Clinton will be joining us as the Closing Keynote speaker at the summit taking place May 16-18th at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort in San Antonio, TX. With an attendance of less than 300 people this will be a very exciting and unforgettable experience for all involved!

We are also very pleased to announce that we have confirmed a diverse and impressive list of panelists to round out the conference program for this year’s summit.

Additional confirmed speakers include:
Kevin Surace- Chairman and CEO- SERIOUS MATERIALS
Stephen Ayers- Acting Architect and Chief Operating Officer- ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Daniel Wallach- Executive Director and Founder- GREENSBURG GREENTOWN
Suzanne Malec- McKenna- Commissioner, Department of Environment- CITY OF CHICAGO
Mert Livingstone- Vice President, Global Site Operations- JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Kevin Kampschroer- Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings- US GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)
Doug Gatlin- Vice President, Market Development- US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC)
Brenna Walraven- Executive Managing Director, National Property Management- USAA
Chris Brophy- Vice President of Energy & Environmental Services- MGM MIRAGE
David Haft- Vice President of Operations Sustainability- FRITO-LAY
Ariella Maron- Deputy Commissioner of Energy Management- CITY OF NEW YORK
Tim Cole- Director of Sustainability- FORBO/ Chair- USGBC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jim Hunt- Chief, Environmental & Energy Services- CITY OF BOSTON
Brian Weldy- Vice President of Facilities & Engineering- HCA, INC
Carl Kernodle- Vice President of Architecture & Design- HYATT CORPORATION
Rob Rolfsen- Director of Sustainable Development- CISCO SYSTEMS
Dane Parker- Director of Global Environment, Health, Safety & Facilities Sustainability- DELL
Dave Newport- Director, Environmental Center- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Emma Stewart- Senior Program Lead, Sustainable Operations- AUTODESK
John Davies- Vice President, Intelligence- GREENER WORLD MEDIA
Shana Weber- Director, Office of Sustainability- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Bill Triplett- Vice President of Design & Construction- H-E-B
Scott Shippey- Director of Design- CHIPOTLE
…and many more to be announced shortly!