2015 CONFERENCE FOR A GREEN AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMY
AGENDA
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DAY ONE – 6 OCTOBER, 2015
9:00 – Opening Session
- Introduction by Mikhail Gorbachev – Founding President of Green Cross International
- Address by Esther Alder – Mayor of Geneva
MC Pierre Muller – Vice-President of Green Cross International
10:00-12:30 – Morning Session: Where we are now
What is the state of the world in environmental and social terms (with a focus on climate change)?
Keynote Addresses:
- Jean Ziegler – Advisor to the United Nations Human Rights Council
- Martin Lees – Rector Emeritus, University for Peace of the United Nations, former Secretary General of the Club of Rome, founder of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development
- Peter Poschen – Director, Enterprises Department of the International Labour Office
- Corinne Lepage – Former Member of the European Parliament, former Minister of the Environment (France)
- Alexander Likhotal – President, Green Cross International
Coffee break provided by UNIGE
Roundtable Discussion:
Moderated by Fiona Harvey, Environment Reporter at The Guardian
- Graeme Maxton – Secretary General, Club of Rome
- Martin Beniston – Chair of Climate Research and Director of the Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva
- Mohan Munasinghe – Chairman, Munasinghe Institute for Development, and Former Vice-President of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Ivo Slaus – Honorary President of the World Academy of Art & Science
Lunch
14:00-17:00 – Afternoon Session: Visions for the future
What do our economies and societies need to look like in order to operate within the boundaries of finite planet? How do we rediscover a harmonious relationship between humanity and nature?
Keynote Addresses:
- Bill Ritter – Former Governor of Colorado, US, and Director, Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) at Colorado State University
- Franz Josef Radermacher – Founder of the Global Marshall Plan and Chairman, Research Institute for Applied Knowledge Processing
- Suren Erkman – Head of the Industrial Ecology Group at University of Lausanne
- Michèle Sabban – Co-Founder and President, R20 Regions of Climate Action
Coffee break provided by UNIL
Roundtable Discussion:
Moderated by Darius Rochebin, Swiss Television and Radio (RTS) Anchor
- Roberto Peccei – Professor of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA, and Vice-President of the Club of Rome
- Garry Jacobs – Chairman of the board and CEO of World University Consortium
- Dimitri Zenghelis – Senior Visiting Fellow, Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics
- Adam Koniuszewski – Chief Operating Officer of Green Cross International
17:00-18:00: Reception
18:00-20:00: “The Pursuit of Endurance” by Luc Hardy
Special screening of the film at 18 :00, followed by a Q&A session on climate change and the ParisClimat / Cop21 Conference with producer Luc Hardy, Martin Beniston, Adam Koniuszewski and a glaciologist from CNRS and EDYTEM Laboratory Luc Moreau.
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DAY TWO – 7 OCTOBER, 2015
9:00 – Opening Session
- Address by Robert Cramer – Member of the Council of the States, former president of the State Council (Geneva)
9:30-12:00 – Morning Session: Action for a better future
What is already being done? What initiatives already exist at all levels to move us towards a better future? This session focuses on private sector, showing examples of the economic benefits of a sustainable future.
Keynote Addresses:
- Daniel Rufenacht – Vice President of Corporate Sustainability, Société Générale de Surveillance
- Romain Ferrari – President, Fondation 2019, Director General of Ferrari SA
- Dr. Somthai Wongcharoen – Founder, Wongpanit Group of Companies (Thailand)
- Dennis McGinn – Assistant Secretary of the US Navy (Energy, Installations, Environment)
Roundtable Discussion:
Moderated by Steven Stone – Chief, Economics and Trade Branch, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Walter Stahel – Director of Risk Management Research at the Geneva Association
- Ernst von Weizsäcker – Co-President of the Club of Rome and o-Chair of the International Panel on Sustainable Resource Use
- Bertrand Gacon – President, Sustainable Finance Geneva, and Head of Impact Investing and SRI at Lombard Odier
- Nicolas Fleury – Acting Deputy Secretary General, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Lunch
14:00-17:00 – Afternoon Session: Conclusions
What message, what lines of action, have emerged from these two days of discussion? What is the message to be brought to the Paris Climate COP?
Keynote Addresses:
- Robert Tickner – Acting Under-Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Jean-Michel Cousteau – Founder, Ocean Futures Society, President of Green Cross France & Territories
Roundtable Discussion:
Moderated by Adam Koniuszewski, Chief Operating Officer of Green Cross International
- Brice Lalonde – Special Advisor on Sustainable Development to the United Nations Global Compact
- Xavier Lépine – Chairman of the Board, Groupe La Française
- Bettina Laville – Committee 21 Founder and President of the Scientific Committee of the Club France Développement Durable (France)
- Antoinette Guhl – Deputy Mayor of the City of Paris, Responsible for the Circular Economy and Social Innovation
Closing Session:
- Mikhail Gorbachev – Founding President of Green Cross International
- Luc Barthassat – State Councilor in charge of the Department of Environment, Transport and Agriculture (Geneva)