UBS Q-Series Hosts First “Sustainable Innovation” Conference at Bloomberg in NYC

Keynote Speakers: Michael E. Porter and Larry Silverstein

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UBS

WHAT:	The UBS Q-Series “Sustainable Innovation” Conference in partnership with Accenture will feature remarks, presentations and panel discussions with senior management from some of the world’s leading investment management firms and academics, representing organizations that are shaping this dynamic field. Academics and participants from leading asset management firms, portfolio managers, and NGOs will gather at Bloomberg’s global headquarters in New York, will include:
Accenture
Blackrock
Bunge
C3
CB Richard Ellis
Ceres
Darden
Deutsche Asset Management
General Mills
Green Grid
Harvard Business School
Huntsman
International Airlines Group
NBC Universal
NRG
PepsiCo
Prologis
SAP
Silverstein Properties
UBS/UBS Global Asset Management
University of Oxford
WHY:	The dynamic field of sustainable innovation is constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of the world’s fast-growing population, and the discussion about the need for socially responsible, sustainable development and innovation continues to grow in importance, in the US and globally. To help academics, analysts, asset managers, investors, and NGOs navigate this complex area, the UBS ‘Sustainable Innovation” conference in partnership with Accenture will bring together some two hundred leaders in the field to identify near- and long-term marketplace challenges and opportunities.
WHEN:	Wednesday, October 19, 2011, from 8a.m.-5:30p.m. (agenda attached)
WHERE:	Bloomberg, 731 Lexington Avenue, New York
REGISTER:	Journalists interested in part or all of this conference may register for the conference by contacting: Emma Stradling at (212) 882 at [e-mail]
	Christiaan Brakman [e-mail] at [phone].

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