The keynote speaker for the 2009 CATEE Conference will be George Bandy, Jr., Vice President for InterfaceFLOR, having previously held the position of InterfaceFLOR’s Manager of Sustainable Strategy. He is the Former Chairman of the Atlanta Regional Chapter of the US Green Building Council and a LEED Accredited Professional. He also serves on the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Sustainability and Environment Committee, the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council Board of Directors, and acts as an Advisory Board Member for the Higher Education Network for Sustainability and the Environment. Mr. Bandy is a member of the Greenbiz Sustainability Panel, and served on the Board of Directors at the Southface Energy Institute.