OVERVIEW
The 90-minute webinar will comprise expert insights and coaching, as well as case studies and Q&A. Following the webinar, registered attendees will have access to a recording of the webinar and a PDF file of the presentation material.

AGENDA
* Introduction, Objectives, Biographies
* Why DfE? Strategic importance to designers, competitive products, risk reduction, and profitability
* New regulations and standards brewing: Similarities, differences, trajectories
* DfE Checklist: How to train designers and how to measure environmental and financial benefits
* Supply-chain DfE: Preparing for the coming wave of DfE requirements, and what you can do to get your company ready
* Q&A with electronics companies strategically committed to DfE

PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS
Electronics designers (electrical, electronic, mechanical), Supply-chain managers, Product managers, R&D, operations and marketing executives, academia.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Pamela J. Gordon, president of Technology Forecasters Inc. (TFI) brings data and insights from running DfE Workshops over the past 6 years, training more than 1,000 designers, supply-chain and product managers, and executives. She is an executive consultant for High-ROI Environmental Roadmaps and author of the 2001 book, Lean and Green: Profit for Your Workplace and the Environment. Pamela Gordon, pgordon@techforecasters.com, 1-510-601-9107

Michael Kirschner, President of Design Chain Associates, LLC (DCA) actively influences DfE standards like EPEAT and regulations like California's Safer Alternatives Regulation that drive the industry. Mike has in-the-trenches experience preparing designers for the coming wave of DfE requirements, and what they can do to get ready. Mike Kirschner, mike@designchainassociates.com, 1-415-904-8330