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DAY 1: July 23, 2009



MEGATRENDS DEFINING OUR FUTURE
Magda Stoczkiewicz, Director, Friends of the Earth Europe

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THE ROAD FROM COPENHAGEN
Alexander Likhotal, President and CEO, Green Cross International



FIRST SESSION
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT



THE CHALLENGES OF A CHANGING EARTH: IN SEARCH OF A FAIR FUTURE
Helga Kromp-Kolb, Professor, University of Natural Resources and Applied Live Sciences Vienna


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ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: THE ROLE OF BIODIVERSITY
Friedrich Wulf, International Coordinator, Pro Natura


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COPING WITH WATER SCARCITY: EVERY DROP COUNTS
Jan Sendzimir, Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis


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TOWARDS CLEAN ENERGY: STRATEGIES TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE
Stephan Pernkopf, Agricultural Counsellor, Office of the Provincial Government, Lower Austria





SECOND SESSION
ECONOMY & DEVELOPMENT



GLOBAL ECONOMIC CHRISIS: A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE?
Jill Jäger, Partner, Sustainable Europe Research Institute


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THE CANGING ECO-SYSTEM: CSR - A POSSIBLE SOLUTION?
Robert Slameczka, Board of Directors, respACT


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ECOSOCIAL MARKET ECONOMY: THE RIGHT PATH FOR EQUITY AND POSTERITY?
Josef Plank, CEO, RENERGIE Raiffeisen Management Company for Renewable Energy Ltd. and Former Member of the Provincial Government, Lower Austria

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FAIR TRADE: A CHANCE FOR THE FUTURE?
Edeltraud Novy, Board Member, FAIRTRADE Austria


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THIRD SESSION
HEALTH & SOCIETY


HUNGRY FOR CHANGE: ENVISIONING A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM
Vandana Shiva, Alternative Nobel Prize Winner



GENETIC ENGINEERING IN PLANT PRODUCTION: MAINTENANCE OF THE RIGHT TO SELF DECISION!
Franz Raab, Executive Director, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Austria



OUR FOOTPRINT ON THE ENVIRONMENT: GREEN LIFESTYLES
Eike Wenzel, Senior Future Consultant, Zukunftsinstitut


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CRADLE TO CRADLE: REMAKING THE WAY WE MAKE THINGS
Michael Braungart, Founder and Director, Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency



DAY 2: July 24, 2009

FOURTH SESSION
POLITICS & HUMAN RIGHTS



RWANDA: HOW THE GENOCIDE HAPPENED
Esther Mujawayo-Keiner, Founding Member, AVEGA and Women's World Award Winner 2009



NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PEACE-BUILDING
David Alix, International Water Programme Director, Green Cross International



ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS AND INTERGENERATIONAL JUSTICE: A CHANCE FOR CHANGE?
Peter Weish, Board Member, Forum Science & Environment


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FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE: THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY
Wolfgang Pekny, Director, Platform Footprint


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Coffee Break 11:30 - 12:00

CONCLUDING PANEL DISCUSSION
YES WE CAN?! VISIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD

Moderator:
Corinna Milborn, Journalist and Author
 
Jill Jäger, Partner, Sustainable Europe Research Institute
Wolfgang Kromp, Professor, Institute of Risk Research, University of Vienna
Bernd Lötsch, Director General, Natural History Museum Vienna
Wolfgang Pekny, President, Platform Footprint
Percy Schmeiser, Alternative Nobel Prize Winner
Alexandra Strickner, Board Member, attac Austria