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Tuesday, 5 June 2007
Morning Sessions:
Opening Ceremony
0800-0900 Registration or the 3rd Green Growth Policy Dialogue
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0900 – 1100 Morning Sessions – Conference Room 211-212
N.A.
0900 – 0905 Welcoming Address Dr. Monthip S. TABUCANON, Director General, Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, Thailand
0905 – 0910 Opening Speech on Behalf of Mr. Kim Hak - Su, Executive Secretary of UNESCAP Mr. Rae Kwon CHUNG, Director, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP
0910 - 0915 Statement on behalf of the World Business Council on Sustainable Mr. Chaiyod BUNYAGIDJ, Executive Director of Thailand Business Council on Sustainable Development and Vice President of the Thailand Environment Institute
0915 -0920

Welcoming Remarks

Mr. Manu LEOPRIOTE, Chairman of CMP Media (Thailand) Co., Ltd Thailand
0920 -0925 Statement Dr. Bundit FUNGTAMMANSAN, Director of Joint Graduate school of Energy and Environment (JSGSEE), Thailand
0925 - 0930 Statement on World Environment Day on behalf of Dr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP (Video) Mr. Hiroshi NISHIMIYA, Deputy Director, UNEP Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
0930 - 0935 Opening Statement Ms. Ayumi FUJINO, Representative and Head of Regional Office on UNIDO, Thailand
0935 - 0950
Coffee Break
0950 – 1200 Introduction Session
General discussions on Why do we need greening of the market and business and How can we do it?
Moderator:
Mr. Christopher Juniper, Vice President, Natural Capitalism Solutions, USA and Board Member of the Asia Pacific Round Table on Sustainable Consumption and Production

This session will lay the foundation for the discussions to follow in the afternoon around the following general overview questions:

  • Will rising prices of oil, the increasing scarcity of natural resources, the degradation of ecosystems and climate change become the drivers for eco-efficiency and the greening of businesses in Asia and Pacific region?
  • How can we widen the market for more green products and create new business opportunities from eco-efficient production processes?
  • How can we support and promote greening of the mainstream business in the region?
0950 - 1005 Asia-Pacific Strategy for Sustainability and Economic Growth, Green Growth:
An overview of what has been done so far and what is going to be done in the near future
Mr. Rae Kwon CHUNG, Director, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP
1005 -1020 Presentation on the Experience of the Private Sector Mr. Kook Hyun MOON, President and CEO, Yuhan-Kimberly, Republic of Korea
1020 - 1035 Renewable Energy – Innovation, Solution and Environmental Necessity Prof. Ali SAYIGH, Chairman of the World Renewable Energy Council
1035 -1050 Statement/presentation on behalf of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development – title to be confirmed     

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Mr. Chaiyod BUNYAGIDJ, Executive Director of Thailand Business Council on Sustainable Development and Vice President of the Thailand Environment Institute
1050 - 1105 Presentation on Socially Responsible Investment/Social Entrepreneurship Mr. Dipal Chandra BARUA, Managing Director, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh
1105 – 1120 Presentation – Zero Landfill Mr. Junichi TAKAHASHI, President, Fuji Xerox Eco-Manufacturing 
1120 - 1135 CSR and the Role of Consumers Ms. Jai-Ok KIM, President, Consumers Korea and Chair, ISO Consumer Policy Committee
1135 – 1150 Climate Change and the  role of the private sector Prof. Richard WELFORD, Professor, Hong Kong University and Editor for CSR Asia
1150 -1200
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