World Business Summit on Climate Change: Program

The World Business Summit on Climate Change will focus on developing a shared vision for a low-carbon future, and exploring how the next global treaty can be shaped to encourage business action on climate change. The goal is to put forward recommendations for effective policy instruments, business strategies, and models for public-private partnerships.

Over three days, the Summit will convene discussions around those issues that are stumbling blocks on the road to Copenhagen. These discussions should always include innovative business cases and partnerships, presented by world-leading companies and translate lessons learned into designs for effective policy instruments and promising business opportunities – to move the conversation from what to how.

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09:30 - REGISTRATION
Due to security reasons we kindly ask all participants to be at the Bella Center as early on Sunday as possible and go through the security checkpoint well in advance of the opening session.

12:30-13:30 - LUNCH

13:30-14:00 - OPENING CEREMONY (Doors will close at 13:29)
We are now at a critical juncture, six months prior to the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, which aims to forge a new global framework on climate change. How can the next global treaty be shaped in order to mobilize private sector

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations

H.M.Q. Margrethe II of Denmark and HRH The Prince Consort
Tim Flannery, Chairman, Copenhagen Climate Council
Erik Rasmussen, CEO, Monday Morning; Founder, Copenhagen Climate Council

Please note that due to protocol reasons H.M.Q. Margrethe II of Denmark and H.R.H. the Prince Consort must be the last persons to enter the auditorium. H.M.Q. and H.R.H. will oversee the opening. Therefore we kindly ask all participants to be seated well in advance.

14:00- 14:25 - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President
Introducted by
Lise Kingo, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staffs, Novo Nordisk

14:25-16:00 - SHAPING THE NEW GREEN ECONOMY
Interactive debate
The world is facing a double challenge with the escalating climate changes set against the stark backdrop of the current economic downturn. But risks can be turned into opportunities and the crises might be a unique chance to create fundamental change in both societal systems and business models. What are the pathways to a sustainable, global economy?

Indra Nooyi, Chairwoman and CEO, PepsiCo
Fu Chengyu, CEO, China National Offshore Oil Corporation
Lars Josefsson, President and CEO, Vattenfall
Philippe Joubert, President, Alstom Power
Walter B. Kielholz, Chairman, Swiss Re
Alan Salzman, CEO, Vantage Point Venture Partners
Ditlev Engel, CEO, Vestas
Masamitsu Sakirai, Chairman, Ricoh
Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO, Ericsson
Girish S. Paranjpe, Joint-CEO, Wipro
Sultan Al Jaber, CEO, Masdar
Li Zhengmao, Executive Board Member, China Mobile
Moderated by
Geoff Cutmore, Anchor, CNBC

16:00-16:30 - BREAK

16:30-16:45 - SPECIAL ADDRESS
Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Director General, TERI; Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
In conversation with
Katherine Richardson, Vice Dean, Unversity of Copenhagen

16:45-17:00 - SPECIAL SESSION: AVIATION
Short panel discussion
Many expect COP15 to mark the beginning of the end to an exemption from emissions targets so far enjoyed by the aviation industry. How can this global industry take the green lead and prepare for aviation to be included in a Copenhagen agreement and could the industry be carbon free?
Giovanni Bisignani, CEO, IATA
Moderated by
Adam Aston, Energy and Environment Editor, BusinessWeek

17:00-18:00 - GETTING TO COPENHAGEN
Panel discussion
With climate changes affecting all aspects of modern living at an escalating pace, the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, in December 2009, is set to be the most critical gathering in decades. But what are the critical challenges on the road to Copenhagen and how can the business community contribute to the policy process towards COP15 and beyond?

Connie Hedegaard, Minister of Climate and Energy, Denmark
Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), People's Republic of China
Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, Canada
Erik Solheim, Minister of the Environment and International Development, Norway
Moderated by
Orville Schell, Director, Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations

18:00-18:30 - TRANSPORTATION TO RECEPTION, CITY HALL

18:30-20:00 - RECEPTION AT THE CITY HALL
Hosted by the City of Copenhagen
Klaus Bondam, Mayor of the Technical and Environmental Administration, City of Copenhagen


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07:00 - REGISTRATION
08:30-09:40 - INNOVATIVE BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Panel discussion
Crosscutting business perspectives can expand the solution space and allow business to profitably address the challenges posed by climate change. But how can we engage both partners and the consumer in new solutions and can we involve and include some of the world’s least privileged people in real sustainable change?

Adam Werbach, CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi S
Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP
Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO, Acumen Fund
Harish Hande, Co-Founder and Managing Director, SELCLO-India
Moderated by
Rick Duke, Director, Center for Market Innovation, Natural Resources Defense Council

09:40-10:00 - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
José Manuel Barroso, President, European Commission
Introduced by
Anders Eldrup, CEO and President, DONG Energy

10:00-10:30 - BREAK

10:30-12:30 - WORKING GROUPS IN PARALLEL #1 (see below)
These morning sessions will showcase solutions and experiences
of CEOs from leading global companies. What are the most important lessons learned?

12:30 14:00 - LUNCH

14:00-15:45 - WORKING GROUPS IN PARALLEL #2 (see below)
Afternoon working group sessions address policy incentives and
public-private partnerships. What will it take to achieve rapid scaling-up of best practices? How can business and governments work together to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy?

15:45-16:15 - BREAK

16:15-18:00 - RAPID TRANSFORMATION TO A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY: WHAT WILL IT TAKE?
Panel discussion
The entrepreneurial drive of business coupled with policies to facilitate large-scale investment in clean technologies and infrastructure can ensure rapid transformation to a low-carbon economy. But what mechanisms, policy instruments, metrics and new structures will be required to accelerate transformation?

Tony Hayward, Group Chief Executive, BP
Bjørn Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Alan Salzman, CEO, Vantage Point Venture Partners
Frank Appel, CEO, Deutsche Post
Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr., CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Rob Morrison, Chairman, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets
Steve J. Lennon, Managing Director, Eskom
Lise Kingo, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staffs, Novo Nordisk
Moderated by
Steve Howard, CEO, The Climate Group
With a perspective by
Lord Michael Jay, Globe International Advisory Board Member
Working group chairs

17:40-18:00 - SPECIAL ADDRESS
Cate Blanchett, Co-Artistic Director and CEO, Sydney Theatre Company
Introduced by
Tim Flannery, Chairman, Copenhagen Climate Council

18:00-18:30 - TRANSPORTATION TO DINNER VENUE

18:30-23:00 - OFFICIAL DINNER

WORKING GROUPS IN PARALLEL:


Technology

WORKING GROUP 01: Technology Push:
Agreement in Copenhagen will require an effective mechanism for the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. This working group will consider technology case studies and the business and policy strategies needed to drive down costs and move towards commercialization.

CHAIR:
Tony Hayward, Group Chief Executive, BP

FACILITATOR:
Dan Kammen
, Co-Director, Berkeley Institute for the Environment

SPEAKERS:
Lars Josefsson
, President and CEO, Vattenfall
Prasad Menon, Managing Director, Tata Power
Mikael Lilius, Senior Advisor, Fortum
Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President, Future Fuels and CO2, Royal Dutch Shell; Chairman, European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ETP-ZEP)
Sir David King, Director of the Smith School of Enterprise & the Environment, University of Oxford

Christopher Bunting, Secretary General, International Risk Governance Council


WORKING GROUP 02: Technology Diffusion and Collaboration:

Low-carbon technologies have the potential to significantly reduce global emissions but will require extensive enabling environments to support their rapid deployment. Embracing IPR as part of the solution and how best to deploy green technology will also form part of this discussion.

CHAIR:
Björn Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

SPEAKERS:
Ditlev Engel
, President and CEO, Vestas Wind Systems
James E. Rogers, Chairman, President and CEO, Duke Energy
Luis Neves, Vice President, Corporate REsponsibility, Deutsche Telekom
Jukka Uosukainen, Director General, International Affairs Unit, Ministry of Environment, Finland; former Chair of the UNFCCC Expert Group on Technology Transfer

DISCUSSION LEADERS:
Gerd Leipold
, Executive Director of Greenpeace International
Joan McNaughton, Senior Vice President, Power and Environmental Policies, Alstrom Power
Christian Kornewall, Director, Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Financing

WORKING GROUP 03: Financing the transition to a low-carbon economy:
Addressing the challenge of climate change will involve a radical mobilization of as yet untapped sources of funding. This working group will discuss how to encourage innovative methods to leverage this funding and develop new markets as an important part of the solution.

CHAIR:
Alan Salzman
, CEO, Vantage Point Venture Partners

FACILITATOR:
Dominic Waughray, Senior Director, Head of Environmental Initiatives, World Economic Forum

DISCUSSION LEADERS:
Jacqueline Cramer, Minister of Environment, The Netherlands
David Blood, Managing Partner, Generation Investment Management
James Cameron, Vice Chairman, Climate Change Capital
Rob Lake, Head of Sustainability, APG Asset Management; on behalf of Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and the P8 Group of pension funds
Anne Kelly, Senior Vice President, Director for Corporate and Policy Programs, Ceres
Jon Williams, Partner, Sustainability and Climate Change, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Shilpa Patel, Chief, Climate Change, Environment and Social Development Department, International Finance Corporation
Nick Robbins, Head of Climate Change Centre, HSBC

Mitigation

WORKING GROUP 04: Energy efficiency:
Energy efficiency investments can make sound business sense in a carbon-constrained future. This working group will address how best business and policy initiatives can push for a breakthrough on low- and no-cost carbon emissions abatement via energy efficiency.

CHAIR:
Dr. Frank Appel, CEO, Deutsche Post DHL

FACILITATOR:
Peter Head, Director, Planning and Integrated Urbanism, Arup

SPEAKERS:
Nicky Gavron
, Assembly Member, Greater London Authority
Peder Holk Nielsen, Executive Vice President, Novozymes
Jim Leape, Director General, WWF International
Kunihiko Shimada, Principal International Negotiator, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
David Rosenberg, CEO, Hycrete
Senator Tim Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation
Werner Schnappauf, Director General, BDI

Stefan Denig, Vice President, Head of Corporate Communications, Siemens


WORKING GROUP 05: Carbon markets:

This working group will reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of carbon market mechanisms to date, provide a business perspective on their role as part of a post-2012 climate agreement and its implementation and make recommendations on how they should be reformed and scaled up to help achieve necessary emission reductions.

CHAIR:
Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr., CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers International

FACILITATORS:
Henry Derwent
, President and CEO, IETA
Abyd Karmali, Global Head of Carbon Markets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

SPEAKERS:
Ian Marchant
, CEO, Scottish & Southern Energy
Mahesh Babu, CEO, IL&FS Eco-Smart
Jos Delbeke, Deputy Director-General for the Environment, European Commission
James E. Rogers, Chairman, President and CEO, Duke Energy
Zhengrong Shi, CEO, Suntech Power
Caio Koch-Weser, Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bank Group
Tracy Wolstencroft, Global Head, Center for Environmental Markets, Goldman Sachs

RAPPORTEUR:
Mark Kenber, Policy Director, The Climate Group


WORKING GROUP 06: Forestry and terrestrial carbon:

This working group will discuss measures to protect the world's carbon sinks. It will address which policy incentives and business models are needed to ensure sustainable forestry, agriculture and land use and will showcase the potential for wider market deployment and corporate participation.

CHAIR:
Rob Morrison
, Chairman, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets

FACILITATOR:
John Elkington
, Founding Partner and Director, Volans

SPEAKERS:

Ralph Ashton, Convenor and Chair, Terrestrial Carbon Group
Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
Audun Rosland, Senior Advisor on Climate Change, Norwegian Pollution Control Authority
Gavin Neath, Senior Vice President, Unilever
Helmy Abouleish, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Sekem Group
James Griffiths, Co-Leader, The Forest Dialogue, Managing Director, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Jens Riese, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Stefan Reichenbach, Global Head, Environmental Markets, Thomson Reuters
Thomas Lovejoy, President, Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
Marc D. Stuart, Founder, Director of New Business Development, EcoSecurities
Marcos Sawaya Jank, President and CEO, The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA)

RAPPORTEUR:
Tim Flannery, Scientist and author; Chairman, Copenhagen Climate Council

Adaptation

WORKING GROUP 07: Adapting to climate change through strategic planning and collaboration:
Effective measures to reduce the negative impact of climate change are needed. This working group will address the role of the private sector in developing meaningful short- and long-term adaptation strategies as well as the importance of public/private collaboration in the context of an overarching international framework.

CHAIR:
Steve J. Lennon
, Managing Director, Eskom

FACILITATORS:
Laurent
Corbier, Vice President Sustainable Development and Continuous Improvement, Areva
Wendy Poulton, General Manager, Sustainability and Innovation, Eskom

SPEAKERS:
Andrew Brandler, CEO, CLP Holdings
Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director, Oxfam International
Jan Dell, Vice President, Energy and Chemicals, CH2MHill
Claude Nahon, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development and Environment, EDF Group
David Bresch, Director, Head Sustainability and Emerging Risk Management, Swiss Re
Youssef Nassef, Manager, Adaptation, UNFCCC Secretariat
Mr Mirza Shawkat Ali, Deputy Director, Bangladesh Department of Environment
Hendro Sangkoyo, Delegation of Indonesia
Saleem Huq, Senior Fellow, Climate Change, International Institute for Environment and Development
David Stevenson, Director, Policy, Planning and Strategy, United Nations World Food Program
Alan Miller, Principal Climate Change Specialist, International Finance Corporation

Cross-theme

WORKING GROUP 08: Measurement and Progress:
Measurable, reportable and verifiable actions for emissions reductions are becoming as important for business as for government. Corporate reporting, how its outcomes are communicated and the implications of MRV agreements for the private sector will be discussed.

CHAIR:
Lise Kingo, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staffs, Novo Nordisk

FACILITATOR:
Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE
, Global Head of Citizenship and Diversity, KPMG International

SPEAKERS:
Paul Dickinson
, CEO, Carbon Disclosure Project
Marcel Jeucken, Head of Responsible Investment, PGGM & Principle of Responsible Investment Board Designate
Robert Bailis, Professor, Yale University
Lu Youqing, Vice President, China Aluminum Corporation (Chinalco)
Mats Forsberg, CEO, Bring CityMail
Jeff Seabright, Vice President, Environment and Water Resources, The Coca-Cola Company

WORKING GROUP 09: Value Chain:
Working through value chains to address all steps in product development, production and consumption is critical to addressing climate change. This working group will discuss how to redefine each step in this process and explore innovative ways for value chain partners to work together.

CHAIR:
Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever

FACILITATOR:
Aron Cramer, President and CEO, Business for Social Responsibility

SPEAKERS:
Per Falholt
, Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Novozymes
Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer, SAP
Marckus Reckling, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, Deutsche Post
Søren Stig Nielsen, Senior Director, Health, Safety, Security and Environment, MearskLine


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07:30 - REGISTRATION

09:00-11:00 - BUSINESS ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEW POLICY FRAMEWORK
Interactive debate
A shared business vision for a new globalframework for tackling climate change is needed. What policy incentives andinvestments are required to achieve green, sustainable growth? What can business do to increase public awareness? And how can business take forward the outcomes of the Summit to secure success in Copenhagen and strong deployment and investments on the markets?

Anders Eldrup, CEO and President, DONG Energy
Shai Agassi, Founder and CEO, Better Place
Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr., CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers
James E. Rodgers, Chairman, President, and CEO, Duke Energy
David Blood, Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management
Anders Eldrup, CEO and President, DONG Energy
Yoichi Funabashi, Editor-in-Chief, The Asahi Shimbun
Sir Crispin Tickell, Director of the Policy Foresight Programme, James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization, Oxford University
Moderated by
Nik Gowing

10:40-11:00 - SPECIAL SESSION: MARITIME
Ninety percent of the world's goods are carried by sea and annual emissions from the global shipping fleet of 70,000 ships are up to 5% of the global total. As world trade is steadily increasing this figure could rise. What is the industry emissions strategy leading up to and beyond COP15 and how can it ease the consequences of climate change?
Nils Smedegaard Andersen, Group CEO, A.P. Møller - Mærsk
Andreas Chrysostomou, Chairman, Marine Environment Protection Committee, International Maritime Organization
Moderated by
James Kanter, Reporter, International Herald Tribune

11:00-11:45 - BREAK

11:45-13:00 -ENGAGING THE WIDER PUBLIC: THE ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN CLIMATE CHANGE
Panel discussion
Global awareness of the threat of climate changes pales in comparison to the number of people who will be directly affected by its impacts. Until the gap is bridged, visionary action by business and political leaders will continue to be difficult. But the message is hard to get across, and there is a need for innovation in communication. How can communicators advance the dialogue, raise awareness, and spur meaningful climate action?

Yoichi Funabashi, Editor-in-Chief, The Asahi Shimbun
Erik Rasmussen, Editor-in-Chief, Monday Morning; Founder, Copenhagen Climate Council
Stephen H. Schneider, Professor, Stanford University; Author, "Science as a Contact Sport"
Moderated by
Orville Schell, Director, Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations; Former Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley

13:00-13:50 - CLOSING: TAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FORWARD
On the way to Copenhagen politicians might begin to realize that the international business community could be their strongest ally in tackling climate change. How can the Danish Government, the host of COP15, take the result of the Summit – the Copenhagen Call – forward in the negotiations?

Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark
Tim Flannery, Chairman, Copenhagen Climate Council
Li Xiaolin, Chairwoman and CEO, China Power International Development
Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
Moderated by
John Harwood, Chief Washington Correspondent, CNBC

14:00-15:30 - LUNCH

Guide to sessions:

KEYNOTE AND SPECIAL ADDRESS: These short interventions provide a fresh perspective and a personal view on climate change from distinguished individuals.

PANEL DISCUSSION:
These sessions are high-level panel discussions in plenary, where heads of state, CEOs and other thought leaders high-light critical issues and new insights to inform the Summit.

WORKING GROUP:
Guided by a skilled facilitator, working groups are designed to ensure the highest level of interaction between participants, with a view to sharing experiences, debating lessons learned and creating collaborative solutions to complex problems.

INTERACTIVE DEBATE:
Featuring key government officials, CEOs, opinion leaders and experts interactive debates are engaging and dynamic sessions that involve all participants in discussing the broad issues on the Summit agenda and how to implement sustainable solutions.

Copenhagen Business PrepCom

In collaboration with the Danish government, the Summit will host an exclusive CEO roundtable for select business leaders and key ministerial-level negotiators to provide a business perspective to COP15 and to help shape the post-2012 policy framework.

PrepCom

The Copenhagen Business PrepCom will be critical in ensuring the participation of those political leaders most critical to the negotiations in May next year, and by extension our ability to attract the highest level of business participants. The PM's office and the Ministry of Climate and Energy have already committed to supporting the Summit team in the selection and invitation of participants to the roundtable.

 

 



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