Green Business Forum: Embrace Sustainability

In the current stage of globalization, the importance of sustainable development is regarded as one of the biggest challenges. Enormous efforts are made by environmental organizations and activists to increase the awareness of environmental-friendly practices. More and more organizations all around the world try to find their own way to respond to this challenge.

Corporate sector has the power to cause a big change into society by developing sustainable practices. Supporting actions that stimulate the exchange of best practices, benchmarking, research and development, EuCham – European Chamber tries to deliver a unique approach to environmentally conscious principles.

Green Business Forum: Embrace Sustainability

Date: Monday 22 April 2013 at 18:00. Registration begins at 17:30.

Venue: Kinnarps Jarl Conference Center, Váci út 92, 1133 Budapest, Hungary

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18:00     Introduction

Mr Michele Orzan President, EuCham CEE

18:05     Video Message

Mr Janez Potočnik, EU Commissioner for Environment

18:10      Keynote Speech

Mr Ilir Mirena, Deputy Minister of Environment, Kosovo

18:20      Presentations

H.E. Mr Gauri Shankar Gupta, Ambassador of India
H.E. Mr Tom Nørring, Ambassador of Denmark

Mr Bo Normander, Director, Worldwatch Institute (tbc)

18:50      Panel Discussion

Mr Michael Nixon, Managing Director, Nestlé
Ms Marta Bonifert Executive Director, REC-Regional Environmental Center

Mr János Takács, Chief Regional Officer-CEE, Electrolux
Mr György Laboranovits, Managing Director, K&H
Ms Katalin Urbán, CSR Chief, Grundfos
Mr Gergely Tóth, Association for Sustainable Economies

19:30       Q&A and Networking Session

Honorary guests

H.E. Mr Darko Angelov, Ambassador of Macedonia

H.E. Ms Darja Bavdaž Kuret, Ambassador of Slovenia

H.E. Mr Roland Galharague, Ambassador of France

H.E. Ms Shkendije Geci Sherifi, Ambassador of Kosovo

H.E. Mr Bert van der Lingen, Deputy Ambassador of Netherlands

H.E. Mr JeanFrançois Paroz, Ambassador of Switzerland

H.E. Ms Tove Skarstein, Ambassador of Norway

The event will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge. Please register at info@eucham.eu or +36 1 445 1055.

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