The SustainPro Conference has announced Senator John Edwards as the conference's keynote speaker. The conference takes place October 29th and 30th in Chicago. The timing is especially notable: just one week before the general election, the first-ever carbon-neutral presidential candidate will speak to over 2,000 corporate executives.

The conference plans to address the issue of corporate sustainability, according to Jay Whitehead, the SustainPro Conference Chair, in a press release: "It tells you how important the SustainPro Conference and the topic of corporate sustainability have become that Senator John Edwards has agreed to speak so close to the Presidential election. As a carbon cap-and-trade policy pioneer who introduced a detailed energy plan before any other candidate in the 2008 Presidential campaign, Senator Edwards will be sharing his mastery of the future of sustainability with North America's largest-ever corporate sustainability audience."

Edwards will target sustainability-era business and career success strategies in his speech. Also speaking is Terry Tamminem, California environmental policy leader under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Tamminem was influential in creating the policies that Schwarzenegger has successfully implemented.

The conference is produced by SUPR Show, along with Kyoto Planet Group — an eco-concious investment management group — and others. More information about the SustainPro Conference is available at the conference's site, including details about attending.

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