Speeches, Keynotes and Presentations

The following is a representative list of Anthony Cortese's speeches, keynotes, and presentations. To view a more complete listing please see Doctor Cortese's Curriculum Vitae.

2001

Harvard Extension School, Course on Sustainable Development, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Guest speaker: "Green Campuses: Practicing Sustainable Development at Local University Level", December 2001.

Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Guest speaker, November 2001.

Campus Environmental Leadership Summit of New England, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts. Presentation: "Sustainability on Campuses: Integrating Green Buildings, Smart Energy Management, Curriculum and Responsible Investments", November 2001.

New York State Association of Independent Schools/Connecticut Association of Independent Schools "2001 Annual Heads of Schools Conference", New Paltz, NY. Keynote address: "Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability Through Formal Education", November 2001.

Oregon Sustainability Forum and West Coast University Sustainability Network Consultation, Portland, Oregon. Plenary speaker: "Education for a Sustainable Future", September 2001.

Investor's Circle National Conference "Venture Capital for A Sustainable Future", Cambridge, Massachusetts. Workshop. September 2001.

Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York. Convocation address, August 2001.

ENTECH '01 Environmental Management and Technology Industry Conference and Exhibition, Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Keynote address, June 2001.

First Do No Harm: Towards Environmental Sustainability at the Harvard Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Keynote address, June 2001.

Best Practices in Environmental Management Seminar, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Plenary speaker: "Education for Sustainability — The University as a Model of Sustainability", May 2001.

Environmental Expo, Boston, Massachusetts. Keynote address: "Envisioning a Sustainable Future: The Next Industrial Revolution", May 2001.

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Lecture: on "Greening Out Thinking: Paradigms for a Planet in Trouble", April 2001.

2001 Campus Earth Summit, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. Keynote address: "The Critical Role of Higher Education in Rapidly Advancing Sustainability", April 2001.

Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina. Presentation, April 2001.

Campus Ecology and University Leaders for a Sustainable Future Consultation, Washington, D.C. Presentation: "The Critical Role of Higher Education for a Just and Sustainable Future", March 2001.

Greening of the Ivies Conference, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Keynote address: "Effective Campus Activism", February 2001.

New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. Keynote address: " Fostering a Just and Sustainable Future", January 2001.

2000

Harvard University Committee on Environment and the Environmental Network, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Plenary session participant: "Why Campuses Must Develop Environmental Leaders", October 2000.

The University of Massachusetts Lowell Committee on Industrial Theory and Assessment International Conference "Approaches to Sustainable Regional Development: The Role of the University in the Globalizing Economy", University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts. Speaker: "The Critical Role of Higher Education in Fostering a Just and Sustainable Future", October 2000.

Second Nature Northeast Regional Workshop: "Best Practices in Sustainability in Higher Education", Trinity Conference Center, West Cornwall, Connecticut. Keynote address, October 2000.

New Bedford Chamber of Commerce, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and City of New Bedford conference: "The Bottom Line of Green is Black: Strategies for Creating Profitable, Environmentally Sound Business". Speaker: "The Role of Higher Education in Fostering Sustainable Business and Communities", September 2000.

University of Massachusetts, Course on "Introduction to Nutrition", University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts. Presentation: "A Just and Sustainable Future: The Defining Issue for the New Millennium", September 2000.

State of the World Forum, New York, New York. Presentation: "Globalization and Sustainability: The Critical Challenges in the 21st Century", September 2000.

Harvard School of Public Health Forum for Visiting Scholars, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Keynote address: "Education for a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Future", June 2000.

Regional Symposium on Sustainable Communities, Roanoke, Virginia. Keynote address: "Fostering a Just and Sustainable Future Through Community Development and University Collaboration", May 2000.

Chatham College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Keynote address: "The Role of Higher Education in Fostering a Just and Environmentally Sustainable Future", April 2000.

The New Jersey Sustainable Business Conference, Rutgers Graduate School of Management, Piscataway, New Jersey. Speaker, April 2000.

Associated Colleges of the South Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia. Keynote speaker: "Universities Modeling Sustainability in Education, Research, Operations and Community Collaboration", April 2000.

Forum at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. Speech: "Critical Role of the Environment in Developing and Sustaining Human Health: A Defining Issue for the New Millennium", March 2000.

Alliance for Global Sustainability Panel Discussion, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Panel member: "Leveraging Change: Education for Sustainability in Higher Education", January 2000.

1999

University of North Carolina Environmental Sustainability Conference for Senior University Managers, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Presentation: "Importance of Higher Education in Achieving a Sustainable Future: Strategies for Action", September 1999.

Conference Board, Corporate Environmental Health & Safety Council Meeting, Wilmington, Delaware. Presentation: "Business, the Community and the University: Achieving Sustainability", July 1999.

Cape Cod Community College, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Presentation: "The Role of Higher Education in Fostering a Just and Sustainable Future", July 1999.

New England Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference. Presentation: "The Critical Role of the Environment in Protecting Human Health: A Defining Issue of the New Millennium", June 1999.

President's Council on Sustainable Development, National Town Meeting, Detroit, Michigan. Presentation: "Importance of Higher Education in Achieving a Sustainable Future", May 1999.

Regis College, Weston, Massachusetts. Keynote address: "The Critical Role of the Environment in Protecting Human Health: A Defining Issue of the New Millennium", April 1999.

Associated Colleges of the South, Environmental Fellows Workshop, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas. Keynote address: "Higher Education for the 21st Century", April 1999.

The Natural Step U.S. Annual Conference, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. Presentation: "Utilizing the Natural Step for Implementing Sustainability in Higher Education", April 1999.

EPA and Harvard School of Medicine and Public Health Conference, University Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention: "Making Sustainability a Foundation of Higher Education", Cambridge, Massachusetts. Presentation, March 1999.

University of Hawaii at Manoa Workshops, Manoa, Hawaii. Presentations: "Creating the Transition to a Sustainable Society Through Higher Education" and "Universities Modeling Sustainability: Greening Campus Operations", March 1999.

MIT Society of Women Engineers Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. Presentation: "Creating the Paradigm Shift for a Just and Sustainable Future in the 21st Century", February 1999.

Sustainable Boston Workshop on Eco-Industrial Development, "Building the Capacity to Promote Eco-Industrial Development", Boston, Massachusetts. Presentation, February 1999.

University of Massachusetts, Boston, Sustainability Workshop, Boston, Massachusetts. Keynote address: "Sustainability in Higher Education", January 1999.