IMPACT25 | Sustainability Impact Series
Virtual Event • August 13, 2025Preparing for 2026 Corporate Reporting
Join this virtual program to explore the different ways your peers are reducing waste and increasing efficiencies in their plants and facilities. Industry leaders will share strategies to help you advance industrial efficiency investments and technologies that help reduce environmental impacts and achieve cost-savings.
Agenda
Speakers
Subodh Chaudhari
Technical Account ManagerOak Ridge National Laboratory
Subodh Chaudhari is a Technical Account Manager for the Better Plants program administered through Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) by the US Department of Energy (DOE). He leads technical assistance activities to help DOE’s manufacturer partners in achieving their energy, waste, emissions, and water savings goals. He leads new resource development for waste reduction network through Better Plants. He also helps in creating software tools to help industry in energy management, waste reduction, and emissions assessments. Before joining ORNL Subodh led engineering projects and product development in continuous commissioning platform for Hudson Technologies. He has conducted over 160 energy, waste, water assessments for manufacturing organizations and published more than 30 journal articles and book chapters in industrial energy efficiency and waste minimization.
Thomas Wenning, P.E.
Program ManagerOak Ridge National Laboratory
Thomas Wenning is a program manager for industrial energy efficiency at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Mr. Wenning manages ORNL’s domestic and international industrial energy efficiency technology assistance and deployment activities. He supports the DOE’s Better Plants program by providing industrial sites with technical assistance activities, assessments and trainings, and energy management guidance. In addition, Mr. Wenning manages is leading the DOE’s effort to modernize their energy-system software tool suite and associated training resources. The chief of these are the open-source MEASUR and VERIFI software suites which are helping industry achieve millions of dollars in savings. Finally, Mr Wenning has led numerous international industrial energy efficiency workshops, trainings, and assessments on behalf of the DOE.
Cara Bandera
Global Remediation ManagerTE Connectivity
Cara Bandera is the Environmental and Sustainability Manager for Global Operations at TE Connectivity, where she leads the company’s strategic initiative toward achieving Zero Waste to Landfill, while also overseeing global environmental management and remediation programs. With over two decades of experience in the defense, manufacturing, and industrial sectors, Cara brings deep expertise in environmental compliance, sustainability, and waste elimination across complex operational environments.
Kathya Mahadevan
Senior Sustainability Leader, Circular EconomyOwens Corning
Ms. Mahadevan leads strategy and execution of key Circular Economy and Sustainability initiatives for Owens Corning (OC). OC is a global leader in residential and commercial building products leader products. She leads OC’s Zero Waste to Landfill initiative and is driving reduction, reuse, and recycling efforts across the network of 150+ plant. Working with teams at OC, she is leading efforts to innovate on technology and new business models.
Ms. Mahadevan has over twenty years of experience in sustainable technology development and commercial application with Battelle. She led Armada Power, a grid aggregation service spin-off from Battelle, from concept to commercial acquisition.
She holds a M.S. in Environmental Science from The Ohio State University and an Executive Education certificate in Corporate Sustainability from New York University. Outside of work, Ms. Mahadevan is passionate about STEM education and engaging young minds. She also enjoys spending time with her family, traveling to new places, and playing tennis.
David Ocamb
Director, Global Environmental ProgramsTrane Technologies
David Ocamb is the Director, Global Environmental Programs on Trane Technologies’ Supply Chain and Operational Services Enterprise Team. In this role, David is responsible for the environmental management and sustainability policies and procedures for the global industrial supply chain. David focuses on proactive environmental compliance management systems, business risks mitigation measures, and direct and indirect improvements for the Company’s sustainability footprint. With his 35+ years of experience, he is the subject matter expert for environmental laws and regulation effecting company operations globally. David provides technical oversight of methods to characterize the supply chain environmental performance metrics and sustainability improvement projects. David further works to improve and operationalize compliance systems. In addition, he engages and mentors junior colleagues to develop their knowledge and expertise to serve as future environmental compliance and sustainability leaders. David serves a key role supporting Trane Technologies internal and external ESG reporting. David is a member of Trane Technologies’ LGBTA Employee Resource Group. He also serves as a Regent on the National Association for EHS&S Management (NAEM) and participates on with the Water Stewardship Alliance.
Registration
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Who Attends IMPACT25
A Sustainability Conference Unlike Any Other - Impact, From Aspiration to Operation
NAEM's Impact conference is a unique gathering of leaders from B2C and B2B companies with mature EHS and sustainability programs. Their teams work closely together to implement goals, track progress and ensure that sustainability is actually making an impact.
NAEM's virtual Impact series is designed for EHS and sustainability managers from across industries.
NAEM's Impact conference is a unique gathering of leaders from B2C and B2B companies with mature EHS and sustainability programs. Their teams work closely together to implement goals, track progress and ensure that sustainability is actually making an impact.
NAEM's virtual Impact series is designed for EHS and sustainability managers from across industries.
IMPACT24 Attendee Profile
Who should attend:
NAEM’s target audience are decision-makers. They are corporate vice presidents, directors, and managers responsible for leading EHS and sustainability programs:- Sustainability, EHS and ESG executives developing ESG programs for maximum impact
- Executives committed to staying on top of the biggest ESG risks and opportunities
- Corporate leaders moving from ad hoc efforts to a Strategic ESG Management approach
- Corporate leaders seeking the latest materiality and ESG practices
MORE THAN 100 COMPANIES PARTICIPATE IN THE IMPACT SERIES
Audience Profile
200+
Industry Leaders
100+
Companies in Attendance
90+
Decision-Makers
