In these extraordinary economic times, many CROA member companies have instituted travel budget restrictions. A number of CROA members have recently contacted CRO suggesting we combine the two remaining 2009 events into one, so members can afford to attend the world’s most important corporate responsibility event. As a result of these member requests, we are combining the one-day Philadelphia CRO Summit into the two-day CRO Summit Chicago on October 6-7, 2009.
     In keeping with last year’s highly successful Chicago CRO Summit featuring T. Boone Pickens, Howard Learner, and more than 50 other headline-grabbing speakers, the 2009 Chicago event will have a world-class sustainability theme featuring keynotes by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley (above left), and Frank Sesno, CNN and PBS TV anchor and founder of PlanetForward.org (right). In addition to his keynote, Frank Sesno will be moderating a Russell 1000 CEO sustainability panel at the event and taping it for his upcoming PBS series Planet Forward.
     In addition to remarkable keynotes, the CRO Summit Chicago will feature more than 50 speakers over two days, including the world’s most powerful Corporate Responsibility career and professional development interactive sessions led by the world’s top corporate practitioners in sustainability, GRC, philanthropy and CSR, including members of the Board of Governors of the CRO Association.
     The CRO Summit October 6-7 will be held at the exclusive Union League Club of Chicago.