Around 200 representatives from policy, business, technology, design, research and the civil society participated in the sessions: at two Panel Sessions, at five Brain Labs and at three Project Incubators.
The program for this highly interactive and participatory two days conference included informative speakers, presentations, workshops (Brain Labs and Project Incubators) and focused on related lifestyle developments, policy issues, technologies and design concepts.
The event also included several exhibitions and a creative sustainability themed music performance.
To have a look on the agenda, click here.
Panel Sessions
Day 1 | 29th September 2009
A Vision for Sustainable Products and Services
Sketching a distinguished vision for the future of Sustainable Productsand Services providing inspiring insights regarding future market,design, policy and technology potentials
Moderation:
Mr. Michael Kuhndt, CSCP
Ms. Gillian Martin Mehers, Atadore SARL
Speaker:
Mr. Charles Arden-Clarke, United Nations Environment Programme
Mr. Klaus Koegler, European Commission, DG Environment
Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, Association of Development Financing Institution
in Asia and the Pacific
Ms. Kate Martin, World Economic Forum
Mr. Dennis Pamlin, Global Policy Advisor for WWF
Mr. Wei Zao, Switch Asia Network Facility
Day 2 | 30th September 2009
Shaping the Vision
Discussion on the core role of business in fostering the spread of Sustainable Products and Services against the background of different business models.
Moderation:
Ms. Gillian Martin Mehers, Atadore SARL
Speaker:
Mr. Christian-Andre Weinberger, Henkel
Ms. Daniela Büchel, REWE Group
Mr. Wolf Lüdge, Hess Natur Textilien
Mr. Oriol Pascual, Enviu – Business Developers
The Way Ahead
Wrapping-up of the findings and new impulses emerging from the conference, naming concrete steps to take and outlining future strategies.
Moderation:
Mr. Michael Kuhndt, CSCP
Speaker:
Mr. Christian Loewe, Federal Environmental Agency
Mr. Martin Charter, Centre for Sustainable Design
Ms. Ruth Golding, Consumers International
To read about the Panel Sessions, click here.
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Brain Labs
The objective of the workshops was to foster the cross-linking of knowledge among participants when working on content related questions. On the second day an interactive presentation wrapped-up results of the Brain Labs by building a bridge to the implementation level.
To read about the Brain Labs, click here.
Click here to see and download the Brain Labs presentations.
Project Incubators
The conference provided a forum for brainstorming and planning sessions (Project Incubators) to develop and scope innovative projects and new collaboration opportunities as concrete conference outcomes.
The objective was to strengthen the conference impact by giving participants the opportunity to actively shape project ideas.
To read about the Project Incubators, click here.
Click here to see and download the Project Incubators presentations.
Conference site in Essen
Zollverein Zollverein Zollverein School
The Zollverein World Cultural Heritage Site was formerly known as the “most beautiful coal mine in the world“ and is now the best-known industrial monument and centre of the creative economy in the Ruhr Area.
In 2001 Zollverein was inscribed into the list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. The watchword is: preservation through new usage.
To read about the conference sight in Essen, click here .
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