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Slojab

03/04/10 1:19 PM

#19944 RE: lowe6er #19943

Well, it seems to me that all anyone's gotten here has been the unexpected. And so far, none of the unexpected has been good.

But hope springs eternal!

Pinky CEOs count on that.
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Investor82

03/06/10 2:32 AM

#19954 RE: lowe6er #19943

Friday 12th March ... Asean Affairs - Safe Our Planet

Shayne Heffernan 5.10 - 5.25 p.m.

1.00 pm :
MC: Dr Valerie McKenzie: Presenter of Thailand’s Longest running TV Program in English, Morning Talk
Welcome by Mom Luang Rajadarasri Jayankura, Chairwoman of Asean Affairs
Welcome address by Swarup Roy, Founder & CEO of Asean Affairs

COPENHAGEN Climate Change Summit and its Implications
1.15 pm :
A climate time bomb already at 2° !
Challenges and Opportunities of the Copenhagen Climate Conference (Keynote)
Dr. Michael Nobel
Founder, the Nobel Charitable Trust and guest professor at the Frontier Research Centre, Tokyo Institute of Technology, National University of Japan
1.35 pm :
Avoiding Runaway Climate Change: the 'Venus Syndrome’
Stuart Scott
Director, The Climate Summit
1.50 pm :
Beyond Copenhagen - the shift to green energy offers great economic advantages
Dr. Hanns Schumacher
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Thailand
2.05 pm :
The Bayer Climate Program - Concept and Practice
Mr. Dominikus von Pescatore
Senior Bayer Representative for Country Group North ASEAN and Managing Director of Bayer Thai Co., Ltd.
2.30 pm :
Thai-German Cooperation on Climate Change
Mr. Torsten Fritsche
Director of Resource-Efficiency and Energy German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
2.45-3.15 pm:
Panel Discussion: Moderated by Dr. Raphael L’Hoest, Counsellor for Economic Affairs German Embassy, Bangkok. Panelists: Dr Nobel, Dr Schumacher, Mr Pescatore and Mr Fritsche
3.15-3.30 pm: Coffee Break


ENERGY and Climate Change
3.30-3.50 pm:
Energy and Emerson’s Impact on the Carbon Footprint
Mr. Tony Novak
Country General Manager Emerson (Thailand) Ltd.
3.50-4.00 pm:
Smart and Responsible Energy Management
Mr.Niraj Sharan
Chairman Aura Inc & Aura Energy - US, Italy & India
4.00-4.20 pm:
Hybrid Fuel Cell Energy-Delivering green energy and technology to Asia.
Dr. Chris D'Couto
President & Chief Executive Officer Neah Power Systems, Seattle, USA
4.20-4.30 pm:
Zero Emission in a School Setting
Dr. Art-ong Jumsai na Ayudhya
Director The Society for the Preservation of Water, Thailand
4.30-4.55 pm:
Panel Discussion: Moderated by Prof Said Irandoust, President of The Asian Institute of
Technology, Bangkok. Panelists: Mr Novak, Mr Sharan, Dr. D'Couto, Dr Art-ong

Financing the Fight against Climate Change
4.55-5.10 pm:
Government Financing - The Fight against Climate Change
Mr. Sumit Pokhrel
GMS-EOC climate change specialist ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
5.10-5.25 pm:
Private Sector Financing- The Fight against Climate Change
Mr. Shayne Heffernan
Co - Founder , Ebeling-Heffernan

Climate Change’s Implications for Peace
5.25-5.35 pm:
Climate Change’s implications for Peace.
The Hon. BARRY GUSI
Chairman The Gusi Peace Prize Foundation, Republic of Philippines

Eco Friendly Energy: From Garbage to Gold
5.35-6.00 pm:
Eco Friendly Energy (EFE): A Unique technology developed over two decades in Japan which converts Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to energy through perfect combustion with zero pollution. Solving the problem of landfills and energy generation at the same time.
Mr. Masaru Takano
General Manager of S.H.C, R&D Centre (Kaga Plant, Japan) on behalf of TIME INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISES CO; LTD, The worldwide representative of this technology.

Closing Address
6.00-6.15 pm:
Closing Address
His Excellency Mr. Saksit Tridech
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand

Participants from: Germany, China, Sweden, India, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Thailand.

Cocktails & Networking By The Pool Side
6.30-8.30 pm:
Cocktails and networking (By the Pool side of Radisson Sathorn)

Note: The programme is being updated regularly.
This is the programme as of 5th March 2010.

http://www.aseanaffairs.com/event/aabc/march10