First ASEFUAN Dialogue on Climate Change,
Barcelona & Madrid, Spain, 24 - 27 November 2009
Programme
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Day 1: Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Arrival/Registration and Welcome Dinner
| 10:00 – 16:00 | - | Arrival of Participants and Registration |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | - | Opening Session ASEFUAN Dialogue on Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Opening Remarks: - Mr Jesús Sanz, Director General, Casa Asia - Mr Dani Madrid, President, ASEFUAN Venue: Casa Asia Barcelona |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | - | Closed Session #1 - "Talking about Sustainable Development and Climate Change with Rémi Parmentier" Informal talk with Mr Rémi Parmentier, Vada Group, Founding Director |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | - | Closed Session #2 - "The ASEFUAN Dialogues Programme - Briefing" Presentation of the ASEFUAN Dialogues by - Mr Dani Madrid, President, ASEFUAN - Mr Pol Fàbrega, Project Executive, ASEFUAN Dialogues |
| 19:00 – 20:00 | - | WELCOME Reception Venue: Casa Asia Barcelona |
Day 2: Wednesday, 25 November 2009
ASEFUAN Dialogue on Sustainable Development and Climate Change & VI Asia Forum Barcelona
| 07:00 – 08:30 | - | Breakfast |
| 09:00 – 09:20 | - | Registration at Casa Asia Barcelona |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | - | Opening Session of the “VI Asia Forum” Welcome Remarks: - Mr Jordi Hereu, Mayor of Barcelona - Ms Carme Botifoll, Government of Catalonia - Mr Jesús Sanz, Director General, Casa Asia Venue: Casa Asia Barcelona |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | - | Open Session #1: “A Global Challenge: the implementation of renewable energies” Speakers: ‐ Mr Ramón Mestres, Directorate Asia, External Relations Directorate General, European Commission ‐ Mr Anil Terway, Practice Leader, Department of Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank ‐ Mr Shalab Tandon, Principal Investment Officer, Infrastructure Department of IFC, World Bank Group ‐ Mr Rafael Sardà, Professor, Department of Operations and Innovation, ESADE Chairperson: Mr Miquel Nadal, Director, RACC Foundation and Coordinator of the Energy and Climate Change Observatory, Círculo de Economía |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | - | Coffee Break |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | - | Open Session #2: “Political and Environmental strategies of Asian countries” Speakers: ‐ Mr Muhammad Enamul Huq, State Ministry for Energy, Bangladesh ‐ Mr Akio Morishima, Chair of the Board of Directors, Japan Climate Policy Centre ‐ Mr Suresh Prabhu, Member of Parliament and former Minister of Power of India ‐ Mr Sanjay Peters, Director of the Center for Emerging Markets, IESE Business School Chairperson: Mr Frederic Ximeno, Director General, Environmental and Sustainability Policies. Government of Catalonia |
| 11:30 – 15:30 | - | Lunch Break / Free Time |
| 15:30 – 18:30 | - | Closed Session #3: “Sustainable development from the perspective of different social actors” 15:30 – 17:30 - Working groups Working Group #1: The role of NGO’s Facilitated by Mr Toni Royo, Catalan Federation of NGOs for Development Working Group #2: The role of the government Leader: Mr Ramon Canal, Public Policies & Government Institute (UAB) Working Group #3: The role of individuals Facilitated by Ms Montserrat Mora, Education for Sustainability Network Working Group #4: The role of the private sector Facilitated by Ms Mª. Rosa Rovira, Research Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB ) 17:30 – 18:30 - Plenary Session: Presentation of working group sessions |
| 18:30 – | - | Free time |
Day 3: Thursday, 26 November 2009
ASEFUAN Dialogue on Sustainable Development and Climate Change & 'Jorndas Internacionales, Climate Change and Energy Supply in Asia and Africa'
| 07:00 – 08:30 | - | Breakfast |
| 09:00 – 13:30 | - | Transfer to Madrid |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | - | Check-in at Hotel in Madrid |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | - | Lunch Break / Free Time |
| 16:00– 17:10 | - | Opening Session of ‘Jornadas Internacionales, Climate Change and Energy Supply in Asia and Africa’ Welcome Remarks: ‐ Ms María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, First Vice‐President, Spanish Government ‐ Mr Ricardo Martínez, Director General, Casa África ‐ Mr Jesús Sanz, Director General, Casa Asia ‐ Mr Enric Banda, Director of Science, Research and Environment, Obra Social Fundación ”la Caixa” Opening Speech ‐ Mr Olusegun Obasanjo, Former Nigerian President and member Africa Progress Panel Venue: CaixaForum Madrid |
| 17:10 – 18:30 | - | Open Session #3: “Sustainability and Climate Change: the main global challenge” Speakers: ‐ Ms Teresa Ribera Rodriguez, Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Ministry of the Environment of Spain ‐ Mr James Moran, Director for Asia, European Commission ‐ Mr Mounkaila Goumandakoye, Director, Regional Office for Africa, UNEP ‐ Mr Muhammad Enamul Huq, State Ministry for Energy, Bangladesh ‐ Mr Rafael Tuts, Division Chief, Environmental Urban Planning Area, UN‐Habitat Chairperson: Mr Ignacio Niño, Coordinator General of Madrid Global, Office for International Strategy and Action |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | - | Open Session #4: “Cooperation Energy Policies for Sustainable Development” Speakers: ‐ Ms Rosa Elcarte, Director, Multilateral and Sector Cooperation, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID) ‐ Mr Anil Terway, Practice Leader, Department of Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank ‐ Ms Veronica Muthui, Regional Team Leader & Regional Technical Adviser, LD, UNDPGEF Southern/Eastern Africa ‐ Mr Mohammed AbdelRahman, Energy Adviser, NEPAD ‐ Mr Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director, ECOWAS Agency for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies ‐ Mr Rémi Parmentier, Director, Varda Group Chairperson: Mr Juan López‐Dóriga, Director General, Planning and Evaluation of Development Policies, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Spain |
| 20:00 – | - | Free time |
Day 4: Friday, 27 November 2009
ASEFUAN Dialogue on Sustainable Development and Climate Change & 'Jorndas Internacionales, Climate Change and Energy Supply in Asia and Africa'
| 07:00 – 08:00 | - | Breakfast |
| 08:00 – 08:45 | - | Transfer to ‘Caixaforum Madrid’ |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | - | Open Session #5: “Policies and energy practices of major Asian and African countries” Speakers: ‐ Mr Akio Morishima, Chair of the Board of Directors, Japan Climate Policy Centre ‐ Mr Suresh Prabhu, Member of Parliament and former Minister of Power of India ‐ Mr Jean Alphonse Bayaornibe Dabire, Director of Energy Commission, ECOWAS ‐ Mr Muusya Mwinzi, Director General, Environment Management Authority, Kenya ‐ Mr David Mahuma, Director, Department for Clean Energies and former Director of Energy Planning, Department of Minerals and Energy, South Africa Chairperson: Mr Enrique Jiménez Larrea, Director General, IDAE Venue: CaixaForum Madrid |
| 10:30 – 11:45 | - | Open Session #6: “Business Cooperation in the Energy Sector” Speakers: ‐ Mr Li Junfeng, President, China Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs Club ‐ Mr Ajay Prabhu, Chief Operation Officer, Quest ‐ Mr Gonzalo Piernavieja, Director, Research and Development Branch, Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC) ‐ Mr Santiago Seage, President, Abengoa Solar ‐ Mr Jesús Abadía, President, Endesa Carbono Chairperson: Mr Jesús Sainz, President, PromoMadrid |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | - | Coffee Break |
| 12:15 – 13:30 | - | Open Session #7: “The Wind Energy Sector: New Opportunities and Challenges” Speakers: ‐ Mr José Donoso, Director of Sector Development of Gamesa Energía ‐ Mr Steve Sawyer, Secretary General, Global Wind Energy Council ‐ Mr Anil Kane, President, Indian Wind Energy Association ‐ Mr Manuel Cendagorta‐Galarza, Managing Director, Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER) Chairperson: Mr Juan Lladó, Vice‐Chairman and Executive Director, Grupo Técnicas Reunidas |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | - | Final Session of ‘Jornadas Internacionales, Climate Change and Energy Supply in Asia and Africa by Casa Asia and Casa Africa’ Closing Speech ‐ Mr Rajendra Pachauri, President, United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Nobel Peace Prize Recipient 2007 Closing Addresses ‐ Ms Beatriz Corredor Sierra, Minister, Ministry of Housing, Spain 14:00 |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | - | Lunch / Free Time |
| 16:00 – 18:30 | - | Closed Session #4: “The road to Copenhagen and beyond: expectations and minimums” 16:00 – 17:30 - Working groups Working Group #1: Mitigation Group Leader: Mr Mike Medina (Philippines) Working Group #2: Adaptation Group Leader: Mr. Tom Van den Steen (Belgium) Working Group #3: Finance Group Leader: Mr. Fadly Tanjung (Indonesia) Working Group #4: Technology transfer Group Leader: Ms Sarah Hempel (Denmark) 17:30 – 18:30 - Plenary Session: Presentation of working group sessions |
| 20:00 – 22:00 | - | 1st ASEFUAN Pecha Kucha Night 15x20x20 – “Projects in Sustainable Development and Climate Change” Presenters: ‐ Mr Luke Miller ‐ Mr Bram Buijs ‐ Mr Conor O’Brien ‐ Ms Diana Cakule ‐ Mr Martin Stavenhagen ‐ Ms Dimitra Gavrilaki ‐ Mr Fadly Tanjung ‐ Mr Francis Ron de Guzman ‐ Ms Inari Virkkala: “100 reasons not to use your bicycle” ‐ Ms Manuela Certan ‐ Mr Michal Sládek ‐ Mr Mochi Roderos ‐ Mr Tom Van den Steen Venue: Casa Asia Madrid |
| 22:00 – | - | Free Time |
Day 5: Saturday, 28 November 2009
Departure
| 07:00 – 10:00 | - | Breakfast |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | - | Check-out from Hotel in Madrid |
| 11:30 – | - | Departure of Participants |