5.12.2008 - 01:55pm ET

(CSRwire) Athens, Greece, May 12, 2008 - The second CEO & CSR Conference 2008 entitled "Rethinking The Way We Do Business" is rapidly gaining momentum. Following the success of last year's Money Conference entitled "CEO & CSR 2007: Mainstreaming Corporate Social Responsibility in Business Strategy" in Athens, this high-level, invitation-only conference and networking event is being by organised by Money Conferences in exclusive co-operation with EuroCharity and the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence. To date, they have assembled a comprehensive programme and impressive roster of speakers, including:

- Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart, Co-Founder, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, LLC (MBDC), U.S.A., Founder and Director of Science, Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency (EPEA) Internationale Umweltforschung GmbH and bestselling author, Germany

- H.E. Mr. Stavros Kalafatis, Deputy Minister of Development, Greece

- H.E. Mr. Daniel V. Speckhard, United States Ambassador to Greece

- Mr. Angelos Moschonas, Deputy Mayor, City of Athens, Greece

- Mr. Joe Sibilia, CEO, Meadowbrook Lane Capital, LLC

- Mr. Rene Estermann, CEO, myclimate, Switzerland

- Ms. Franca Morroni, Managing Director, OpenSRI - Intertek Sustainability Solutions, France

- Ms. Emmy Labovitch, Head of Investment Specialists, Fortis Investments, Luxembourg

- Mr. Ioannis Agapitidis, Chairman of the Board, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES), Greece

- Mr. Alexandros Tombazis, Architect, Greece

- Mr. Dimitris Karavellas, Director, WWF Greece

- Mr. Elias Messinas, Architect, Founder & President, ECOWEEK, Greece

- Ms. Rika Vayianni, Journalist and Anchor, "Green Team", Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. (ERT), Greece

- Mr. Manolis Koutlis, Managing Director, Talent, Greece

- Mr. George Kazantzopoulos, Managing Director, Global Challenges, Greece

In addition, H.E. Mr. Stavros Dimas, European Commissioner for the Environment, will be delivering a special pre-recorded video message to the distinguished audience. The conference delegates will also receive a copy of the bestseller "Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things", a manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism co-authored by U.S. architect William McDonough (founding principal of William McDonough + Partners, Architecture and Community Design, based in Charlottesville, Virginia) and German chemist and process engineer Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart. Both bestselling authors co-founded MBDC, a product and process design firm dedicated to revolutionizing the design of products and services world-wide, in 1995 to promote and shape what they call the "Next Industrial Revolution" through the introduction of a new design paradigm called Cradle to Cradle Design, and the implementation of eco-effective design principles.

This year's conference programme will be divided into six unique sessions -- four panels and two workshops -- which will focus on four main themes:

1) Cradle to Cradle: Introducing the Concept;
2) Green Finance and Socially-Responsive Investing (SRI);
3) Sustainable Building;
4) Climate Change Solutions.

The Athens conference will also feature networking breaks and interactive discussions focusing on business strategy, corporate social responsibility (CSR), climate change and sustainable development solutions for the 21st century. The one-day event will come to a close with the special annual "CEO & CSR Awards 2008" ceremony, where prestigious organisations, senior executives and leading entrepreneurs will be honoured for their CSR actions, visionary achievements and sustainable development solutions.

The CEO & CSR Conference's mission is to be Greece's most prominent annual event and platform where corporate leaders have the opportunity to network, do business, engage in an open dialogue with top experts and fellow captains of industry who focus on the Triple Bottom Line (Profits, Planet and People) of their social, environmental and economic successes, and explore more innovative, sustainable and responsible ways of doing business. Last year's CEO & CSR Conference was attended by 200 Greek and international business leaders, senior executives, top experts, government and media representatives.

The three-member Organising Committee of the CEO & CSR Conference 2008 consists of:

- Mr. Konstantinos Ouzounis, Chairman & CEO, Money Conferences
- Mr. Peter Michel Heilmann, President, EuroCharity
- Mr. Nikos Avlonas, Managing Director, Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE)

Finally, the organisers are pleased to announce that the CEO & CSR Conference 2008 will be Climate-Neutral with the assistance of Switzerland's myclimate - The Climate Protection Partnership (www.myclimate.org/index.php?lang=en), which is based on the concept of voluntary and innovative solutions for climate protection as well as the promotion of renewable energies and energy-efficient technologies. The myclimate foundation is a flourishing, non-profit, tax-exempt organisation which supports projects that lead to a direct reduction of greenhouse gases and thus making tangible climate protection possible.

For further information on the CEO & CSR Conference 2008, please visit: www.moneyconferences.com/eng/synedrio1.asp.

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