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Thursday, 7 June 2007
Morning Sessions:
0830-0900	Late Registration or the 3rd Green Growth Policy Dialogue
0900 – 1200	Morning Sessions – Conference Rooms 211
	Work in Theme Sessions How to replicate existing sustainable green business practices? These theme sessions will be run for the whole day. The sessions will be organized as panel discussions and will allow business representatives to share their success stories, views, opinions and suggestions with policy makers . The facilitators and reporters of the four thematic sessions will make summary reports and present these in plenary at the end of the meeting. The last plenary session will summarize the outcomes from theme session, as well as from the first day meeting and the Renewable Energy Conference and will agree on a set of conclusions/recommendations from the 3rd Green Growth Policy Dialogue. In case of time constraints these policy recommensations will be published post meeting.
0900 – 1000	Theme Topic: Opportunities for Greening the Business in Key Sectors: Efficiency of water supply as a business opportunity; Energy production and distribution - eco-efficiency of energy as a business opportunity; Sustainable transport infrastructure – railroad vs highway as a green business opportunity Questions and Answers	Moderators: Dr. David NESS, Adjunct Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Systems and Technologies, University of SA Panellists: Dr. Uwe WEBER, Managing Director, IFC/ELI Prof. Soontorn BOONYATIKARN, Professor of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Prof. Anthony CHIU, Research Scientist, Centre for Engineering and Sustainable Development Research, De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines Mr. Martin HERRNDORF, Researcher, UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production, Germany
1000 - 1030	Coffee Break
1030 -1130	Theme Topic: Financing / investment for Greening the Business Micro-financing; private investment funds, including pension funds - factor for development of green business and ESTs Value Based Investment Strategies - perspectives and opportunities; Changing views of Risk management, International Investors and FDI; Questions and Answers	Moderator: Mr. Ti Le HUU, Section Chief, Sustainable Development Policy and Water Section, UNESCAP Panellists: Mr. Dipal Chandra BARUA, Managing Director, Grameen Chakti, Bangladesh Mr. Xia ZUZHANG, Director of Operations, The Nature Conservancy China Program, China Mr. Thierry LEFEVRE, Director, Centre for Energy Environment Resources Development, Thailand Mr. Richard BELL, CEO of Green World (free speech)
1130 -1200	Company presentations – Business Networking - Room 210
1200 - 1330	Lunch Break
1330 - 1730	Afternoon Sessions – Conference Room 211
1330 -1430	Theme Topic: Emerging Opportunities for Greening the Business “eco-efficiency as a business opportunity” services versus products - SPSS; R&D: eco-efficiency technologies and innovation; Virtual e-business (VoxWorld); Questions and Answers	Moderator: Dr. V ANBUMOZHI, Senior Policy Researcher/Project Manager, Kansai Research Center, IGES Panellists: Mr. Ravindra FERNANDO, Director, Corporate Branding and Strategic CSR; MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo, Sri Lanka Mr. Christopher JUNIPER, Vice President, Natural Capitalism Solutions, USA and Board Member of the Asia Pacific Round Table on Sustainable Consumption and Production Prof. Chaiyong BRAHMAWONG, Chief Technology Officer, College of Internet Distance Education, ABAC, Thailand Assoc. Prof. Det WATTANACHAIYINGCHARUN, Naresuan University and Wongpanit Recycling Co. Ltd.
1430 -1500	Company presentations – Business Networking - Room 210
Extra presentation from M. Hashemi, Iran
1500 -1600	Theme Topic: Role of consumers and the hidden potential for greening the business Reacting to the market: consumer choice as a driver for green products Leading the market: consumer initiatives for sustainable consumption: lifestyle, including local communities cooperatives as a successful green business growth models to help the lives of the poor (renewable and clean energy, organic farming, green tourism) Questions and Answers	Moderator Mr. Hans WILLENSWAARD, Co-manager, Community Supported Agriculture Project, Suan Nguen Mee Ma Co., Ltd., Thailand Panellists: Ms. Wallapa WILLENSWAARD, Co-manager, Community Supported Agriculture Project, Suan Nguen Mee Ma Co., Ltd., Thailand Ms. Jai-Ok KIM, President, Consumers Korea and Chair, ISO Consumer Policy Committee Mr. Dipal Chandra BARUA, Managing Director, Grameen Chakti, Bangladesh Mr. Payong SRITHONG, Coordinator, Project for Agroecology Development and Plant Genetic Resources Conservation, Suphanburi, Thailand Assoc. Professor Suchint SIMARAKS, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Thailand Ms. Seangthip KHEMARAT, Manager of Organic Warehouse, Institute for a Sustainable Agriculture Community (ISAC), Chiangmai, Thailand Mr. Jeffrey PAINE, Government Engagement Progamme Manager, Microsoft Operations Pte Ltd., Singapore (one session earlier)
1600 – 1615	Coffee Break
1615 – 1645	Company presentations – Business Networking - Room 210 Preparation of Reports from Theme Discussions on 5 and 7 June
1645 - 1730	Plenary Session – reports and conclusions – Conference Room 211-212
1645 – 1715	Presentation of reports from the theme sessions during the second day Presentation of reports from first day Presentation of report from the RE Asia 2007 Conference
1715 -1730	Wrap up and conclusions by Mr. Rae Kwon CHUNG Director, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP

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