| Wednesday, November 30th 2016 |
08:00 | Registration and refreshments |
09:00 | Chairpersons' opening remarks: THE ECONOMIST’S FORECAST:WHAT WOULD THE REPERCUSSIONS BE IF US PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP “CANCELLED” THE PARIS AGREEMENT? John Andrews, consultant editor, The Economist Miranda Johnson, environment correspondent, The Economist |
09:15 | Official opening THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA TO 2030 AND BEYOND ▪ Embedding the 2030 UN agenda ▪ The importance of the circular economy
Ibrahim Thiaw, deputy executive director, UNEP, assistant secretary-general, United Nations
PUTTING GREECE’S OBJECTIVES IN MOTION ▪ Redefining the agenda on the debt crisis and sustainability ▪ Incorporating SDGs into business strategy
Socrates Famellos, alternate minister of environment and energy, Greece Konstantinos Skrekas, MP, head of energy, environment & climate change sector, New Democracy party, former minister of development and competitiveness, Greece
IN CONVERSATION WITH CEOs: Emmanuel Panagiotakis, chairman & CEO, Greek Public Power Corporation Mihalis Theodorakopoulos, vice-president & managing director, Hellas Gold Nikolaos Chatziargyriou, chairman & CEO, Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) |
10:00 | Discussion |
10:40 | A YEAR AFTER THE PARIS CLIMATE CHANGE AGREEMENT: ▪ Should we expect changes in the new US administration policies? ▪ Is the world on track to end poverty by 2030? ▪ How long will we live? ▪ What is the UK’s position on sustainability after the referendum on Brexit? ▪ What environmental risks are we facing? Graeme Maxton, secretary-general, The Club of Rome Wolfgang Fengler, lead economist, The World Bank Nick Molho, executive director, Aldersgate Group, UK Spyros Kouvelis, former vice-minister for foreign economic, cultural and environmental affairs, former MP
▪ Debt relief for a living economy in Greece: the WWF response Demetres Karavellas, executive director, WWF Greece
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11:15 | Discussion |
11:45 | Break |
12:15 | TURNING SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES INTO OPPORTUNITIES Yiannis Tsironis, alternate minister of rural development and food, Greece Rintaro Tamaki, deputy secretary-general, OECD
▪ The role of the institutions: Andreas Andreadis, president, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) Yanni Paniaras, chairman, SEV Council for Sustainable Development George Stefanopoulos, general manager, Greek Mobile Operators Association (EEKT)
▪ The business response: Athanasios Polychronopoulos, executive chairman, Polyeco Group Tassos Vassilopoulos, CIO, DHL Express Greece, Cyprus, Malta Panagiotis Skiadas, sustainability director, Viohalco, Cenergy Holdings |
13:15 | Discussion |
13:40 | THE STATE OF CLIMATE DIPLOMACY FOLLOWING THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ▪ The NGO perspective ▪ Achievements and challenges: What next? ▪ Disrupting economies and business plans in meeting climate goals ▪ One year after the Paris agreement: are we still on track?
Nikos Charalambides, executive director, Greenpeace Greece Vasilis G. Gregoriou, director & chairman of the board, National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) Michael Spanos, managing director, Global Sustain Group
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14:05 | Discussion |
14:20 | TECHNOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT GO HAND IN HAND ▪ Special presentation of the: Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, China
Haim Dotan, founder & CEO, Haim Dotan Ltd. Architects & Urban Designers, Tel Aviv, Israel |
14:35 | Discussion |
15:00 | OFFICIAL LUNCHEON Guest of honour and keynote speaker: George Stathakis, minister of environment and energy, Greece
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16:30 | End of conference sessions |