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 Official congress languages are German and English. There will be simultaneous translation in these languages during the congress. Download program in German as PDF (1.3 MB)
Georg Kindel, Founder and Chairman, The World Awards Betty Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Women's World Awards Winner Erwin Proell, Governor, Lower Austria
MEGATRENDS DEFINING OUR FUTURE
Magda Stoczkiewicz, Director, Friends of the Earth Europe
THE ROAD FROM COPENHAGEN
Alexander Likhotal, President and CEO, Green Cross International
Moderator: Klaus Kastenhofer, CEO, Global 2000
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
ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: THE ROLE OF BIODIVERSITY
Friedrich Wulf, International Coordinator, Pro Natura
COPING WITH WATER SCARCITY: EVERY DROP COUNTS
Jan Sendzimir, Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems
Analysis
TOWARDS CLEAN ENERGY: STRATEGIES TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE
Stephan Pernkopf, Agricultural Counsellor, Office of the Provincial Government,
Lower Austria Lunch Break 13:00 - 14:30
Moderator: Klemens Riegler, Executive Secretary, Ecosocial Forum GLOBAL ECONOMIC CHRISIS: A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE?
Jill Jäger, Partner, Sustainable Europe Research Institute
THE CANGING ECO-SYSTEM: CSR - A POSSIBLE SOLUTION?
Robert Slameczka, Board of Directors, respACT
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
FAIR TRADE: A CHANCE FOR THE FUTURE?
Edeltraud Novy, Board Member, FAIRTRADE AustriaCoffee Break 16:00 - 16:30
Moderator: Bernward Geier, Journalist and former Director, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
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
CRADLE TO CRADLE: REMAKING THE WAY WE MAKE THINGS
Michael Braungart, Founder and Director, Environmental Protection Encouragement
Agency
Moderator: Anton Lorenz, Managing Partner, HumanRightsConsulting Vienna
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
FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE: THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY
Wolfgang Pekny, Director, Platform Footprint Coffee Break 11:30 - 12:00
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 End of Congress 13:30 |
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