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2.14.2006 ET
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GLOBE 2006 Announces New Sessions, Program Features Major International Participation
(CSRwire) Vancouver, B.C.: The GLOBE Foundation of Canada is pleased to
announce new, internationally significant additions to the program, as
well as new speakers who will be making their first appearance at a GLOBE
event. GLOBE 2006 is taking place in Vancouver March 29-31.
Jacques Dubois, Chairman Group Strategy, Swiss Re America Holding
Corporation, will speak in the opening plenary at GLOBE 2006. The plenary
on corporate sustainability and finance will highlight recent changes in
the financial structure of the new sustainable economy and will explore
how corporations and government are leading the sustainability revolution.
Swiss Re is one of the world's leading reinsurers and the world's largest
life and health reinsurer. The company operates through more than 70
offices in over 30 countries.
Two sessions added to the agenda, "Regeneration in Chinese Cities" and
"Are Super NGOs Shaping the Corporate Agenda?" will add extremely
interesting discussions to the program.
REGENERATION IN CHINESE CITIES *This session will be
translated.
China's rapid economic development and the population's sheer size have
created overwhelming demands for innovative environmental technologies and
sustainable design in urban centres. Learn from leading players in the
Chinese urban development sector.
Confirmed:
Bob Worden, Principal, Ramsay Worden Architects, Vancouver, BC,
Canada
Shi He Le, President, DAAN Real Estate Consulting, Shanghai,
China
Yi Xiao Di, Chairman, Sunshine Group 100, China
ARE SUPER NGOs SHAPING THE CORPORATE AGENDA?
Is the growing power of NGOs spreading to the boardroom? NGOs are
increasingly partnering with business to work towards instilling new value
systems in corporate circles. Are these efforts paying off? Hear how
corporations are partnering with the Super NGO and how the "new
collaboration" affects Corporate Responsibility policy and practice.
Confirmed:
Gord Lambert, Vice President of Sustainable Development, Suncor
Energy Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada
Cathy Wilkinson, Executive Director, Canadian Boreal Initiative,
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Truman Semans, Director for Markets and Business Strategy, Pew
Center on Global Climate Change, Arlington, VA, USA
GLOBE 2006 will centre around four main conference themes including the
new track on Finance and Sustainability where relationships between
sustainable development and finance will be explored with a focus on the
investment industry, corporate reporting, regulation and policy, and
business practices. Other themes include Corporate Sustainability,
Energy and Environment, and Building Better Cities.
Newly Announced Speakers for GLOBE 2006 include:
Guy Boutilier, Alberta Minister of Environment, Government of
Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Annette Verschuren, President of Home Depot Canada, Toronto,
ON, Canada
Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, Director, Interface Inc.; Director,
Green Mountain Energy; Director, Eco-INNS, Iowa City, IA, USA
Akio Hamada, President and Chief Executive Officer, Honda of
America Manufacturing Inc, Marysville, OH, USA
Paul Clements-Hunt, Head of Unit, United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative (FI), Geneva, Switzerland
Linda Coady, Vice President, Sustainability, Vancouver
Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
(VANOC), Vancouver, BC, Canada
Paul Mitchell, Secretary General, International Council on
Mining and Metals, London, United Kingdom
Hele Shi, President, DAAN Real Estate Consulting, Shanghai,
China
Peter Head, Director, ARUP, London, United Kingdom
Elliot Morley, Minister of State, Climate Change and
Environment, Government of the UK, London, UK
Brigitte Tantawy-Monsou, Vice President, Organization
Effectiveness, Unilever SV, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Chunfeng Wang, Deputy Director, Carbon Sequestration Management
Office, Chinese State Forestry Administration, Hangzhuo, China.
International participation in GLOBE 2006 is building steadily, with more
than 40 countries already represented by scheduled international delegates
at the event. Countries such as Brazil, Hong Kong, Russia, and Sweden will
send envoys to participate in the conference, tour the trade fair, and
take in all that Vancouver has to offer. Delegate registration and exhibit
opportunities at GLOBE 2006 are still available.
ALL MEDIA MUST PRE-ACCREDIT FOR GLOBE 2006. PLEASE VISIT WWW.GLOBE2006.COM
GLOBE 2006 is held by the GLOBE Foundation, an international consultancy
in the business of the environment. GLOBE's expertise lies in project
management, event development, and management and consulting in the fields
of environment and energy, urban development and corporate responsibility.
The ninth event in the GLOBE series will be held March 29-31 at the
Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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