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Tuesday, 5 June 2007
Afternoon Sessions:
1200 – 1230	Statement on the importance of greening the business Launching the Green Growth Portal Launching of the Global Environment Outlook for Ice and Snow Short film presentations on WED/ Media/Press briefing Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, Director, ESDD, UNESCAP on behalf of Mr. Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary of UNESCAP Mr. Hiroshi NISHIMIYA, Deputy Director, UNEP Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
1230 – 1330	Lunch Break
1330 - 1730	Afternoon Session – Conference Room 211
Thematic discussions on the roles of the three major actors: public sector, private sector and consumers How can the public sector turn eco-efficiency into a marketing principle to green the markets? What new “ground rules” can the public sector introduce to support greening the business? What role can the private sector play in turning the eco-efficiency into a business opportunity and for greening their products and services? What role can the consumers take to promote green products through sustainable consumption?
1330 -1430	Theme Topic: How can Governments support green business growth? Ecological efficiency as a guiding marketing principle/criteria Regulatory framework; Incentives-tax, economic instruments; Financing and support for R&D Q&A Session	Moderator: Mr. Marinus SIKKEL, Chief of the Investment and Enterprise Development Section Panelist: Mr. Narayan Prasad KAFLE, Deputy Executive Director, AEPC, Government of Nepal Mr. Kook Hyun MOON, President and CEO, Yuhan-Kimberly, Republic of Korea (free talk presentation) Ms. Wei ZHAO, Environmental Affairs Officer, Technology, Industry and Economics, UNEP/Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Mr. Octavio PERALTA, Secretary General, Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific Mr. Md. Shamsul HAQUE, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Industries, Bangladesh
1430 – 1530	Theme Topic: How can the private sector initiate greening of the business? Services versus products – SPSS; R& D: eco-efficiency technologies and innovation; Sustainable infrastructure: transport, energy, water, buildings Q&A Session	Moderator: Dr. David NESS, Adjunct Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Systems and Technologies, University of SA Panelist: Mr. Venu NAIR, Regional Head, South Asia Offices, MARKS & SPENCER Dr. Uwe WEBER, Managing Director, IFC/ELI Prof. Richard WELFORD, Professor, Hong Kong University and Editor for CSR Asia Dr. V ANBUMOZHI, Senior Policy Researcher/Project Manager, Kansai Research Center, IGES Mr. Jonathan KUSHNER, Regional Director, International Organizations and Development Banks, Microsoft Operations Pte Ltd., Singapore
1530 – 1545	Coffee Break
1545 - 1645	Theme Topic: How can consumers lead the greening of markets? Reacting to the market: consumer choice as a driver for green products Leading the market: consumer initiatives for sustainable consumption and changing lifestyle Q&A Session	Moderator: Mr. Christopher JUNIPER, Vice President, Natural Capitalism Solutions, USA Panelists: Ms. Jai-Ok KIM, President, Consumers Korea and Chair, ISO Consumer Policy Committee Mr. Ravindra FERNANDO, Director, Corporate Branding and Strategic CSR; MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo, Sri Lanka Mr. Dipal Chandra BARUA, Managing Director, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh Assoc. Prof. Det WATTANACHAIYINGCHARUN, Naresuan University and Wongpanit Recycling Co. Ltd.
1645 - 1730	General Discussion and Wrap Up Session - Moderator: Mr. Rae Kwon CHUNG, Director, ESDD, UNESCAP
1800	Reception hosted by UNESCAP and Marks & Spencer opened by Dr. Varakorn, Deputy Minister of Education of Kingdom of Thailand - Pacific Rim - BITEC

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