The 5th Annual Sustainability Symposium
October 22nd at Central Energy | 8:30 am — 3:30 pm
2030 Gregg Street
Columbia, SC
AGENDA
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Morning Session
8:30am - 12:35pm
Check-in + Networking Hour
8:30am
9:30am
Welcome
Leslie Skardon, CEO, Sustain South Carolina
9:45am
Panel Discussion: Municipal Resilience Planning and Site Selection
10:55am
Break
11:05am
Symposium Spotlight
11:35 am
Panel Discussion: Data Centers and Energy and Water Report Out
12:35 pm
Lunch
Afternoon Session
2:00pm - 3:30pm
2:00pm
Keynote: Economic Development, Forestry and Agriculture in South Carolina
3:00pm
Symposium Spotlight
3:15pm
Presentation of the 2026 Ethel Bowman Bunch Sustainability Leadership Award
3:20pm
Closing
Leslie Skardon, CEO, Sustain South Carolina
3:30pm
Adjourn