24 May 2011
Opening session: Resource scarcity: challenges, drivers and EU responses
24 May - 14:30 - 16:00
GASP room
Speakers:
1.1. "Resource efficiency: the agenda for economic transformation" in partnership with UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
24 May - 16.30 - 18.00
GASP room
Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Ernst von Weizsäcker, Co-Chair, UNEP’s International Resources Panel
- Prof. Mark Swilling, Programme Coordinator for Sustainable Development, School of Public Management and Planning, Stellenbosch University & Member of UNEP's International Resource Panel
- Dr. Sangwon Suh, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California & Member of UNEP's International Resource Panel
- Prof. Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director, European Environment Agency
2.1 "Smart policies for smart jobs: building skills for the economy of tomorrow" in partnership with DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
24 May - 16.30 - 18.00
MANS room
Speakers:
- Koos Richelle, Director General, DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion, European Commission
- Joël Decaillon, Deputy General Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation
- Christine Evans-Klock, Director Skills & Employability Department, International Labour Organisation
- Paul Swaim, Principal Economist, Directorate for Employment Labour & Social Affairs, OECD
Moderators:
- Gyula Hegyi, Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Andor, Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
3.1 "Turning the tables on food waste" in partnership with DG Health and Consumers
24 May - 16.30 - 18.00
DURI room
Speakers and panellists:
- Paola Testori Coggi, Director General, DG Health and Consumers, European Commission
- Valentin Thurn, Documentary director
- Richard Swannell, Director of Design & Waste Prevention, WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme)
- David Bellamy, Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA)
- Alida Oppers, Director, Ministry of Economics, Agriculture and Innovation, The Netherlands
- Lisa Borges, President, FishFix
Moderators:
- Anya Sitaram, Rockhopper Productions
4.1 The future of Phosphorus – an uncertain road?
24 May - 16.30 - 18.00
JENK room
Speakers:
- Christian Pallière, Director Agriculture and Environment, Fertilizers Europe
- Dr Jaap Schröder, Plant Research International (PRI), Wageningen University and Research Centre
- Dr Lars Stoumann Jensen, Plant and Soil Science Laboratory, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, University of Copenhagen
- Bas Eickhout, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Chair:
- Michael Hamell, Head of Unit, Agriculture, Forests & Soil, DG Environment, European Commission
Side event: Roundtable on food: "Waste not, want not – the role of nature and food production in ensuring a better tomorrow"
24 May - 18:00 – 19:30
GASP room
Speakers:
- Janez Potočnik, Commissioner for the Environment, European Commission
- Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Fisheries & Maritime Affairs, European Commission
- John Dalli, Commissioner for Health & Consumers, European Commission
- Richard Swannell, Director of Design & Waste Prevention, WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme)
- Gaël Orieux, chef & sponsor of Mr Goodfish, European campaign on the sustainable consumption of seafood products
- Denis Knoops, Senior Vice President ERRT (European Retail Round Table) & member of Executive Board, Delhaize Belgium
Moderators:
- Rick Thompson, former BBC International News Editor, T-Media
