Conference Programme

> 9 November 07

Day 1: Monday, 12 November

0830 – 0915 Registration

0915 – 1015 Opening plenary

European biodiversity commitments & business

• Francisco Nunes Correia, Minister for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development, Portugal
• Private sector engagement: Biodiversity challenges and opportunities
  Gunther Pauli, President of ZERI and founder of Ecover [Presentation]
• Halting the loss of biodiversity: The role of business
  Stavros Dimas, Commissioner for Environment, European Commission
• Jaime Gama, President of Portuguese Parliament

1015 – 1030 Coffee Break

High-level Roundtable

• Chair: Jonathan Hutton, Director, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)
• Business and biodiversity
  Martin Taylor, Chairman of the Board, Syngenta International AG
• Finance and biodiversity
  Brigita Schmognerova, Vice President, EBRD
• Energy and Biodiversity
  Joao Vasco de Mello, CEO, Brisa Auto-Estradas de Portugal, S.A.

1150 – 1220 Open discussion

1220 – 1300 Introduction to the workshops

Setting the 2010 action agenda

Chair: Humberto Rosa, Secretary of State for Environment, Portugal

• Workshop A: Biodiversity-related responsibility schemes
  João Menezes, President of ICNB, Portugal
• Workshop B : Business-related biodiversity assessments
  Nigel Winser, Executive Director, Earthwatch Institute Europe [Presentation]
• Workshop C : Markets for biodiversity goods & services
  Alan Bernstein, CEO, Sustainable Forest Management Ltd. [Presentation]
• Workshop D : Business & biodiversity partnerships
  Kirsi Sormunen, Vice President and Head of Environmental Affairs, Nokia Corporation

1300 – 1500 Lunch and Poster Session

1500 – 1520 Keynote Speech

• Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme

1520 – 1650 First workshop sessions

Where are we now?

During this session all four workshop streams will in parallel discuss the respective background papers prepared for each session. The objective of this session is to create a common understanding among participants on the state of play regarding European business and biodiversity.

1650 – 1710 Coffee break

1710 – 1840 Second workshop sessions

What are the priority challenges and opportunities?

In this session the presentations and discussions in the respective workshop streams focus on sharing know-how and lessons learnt in relation to European business and biodiversity. The workshop streams will try to bridge differences of perception, knowledge or values and to arrive at a shared understanding of the challenges and opportunities.

1840 Poster Session

2015 – 2200 Reception & Dinner

Day 2: Tuesday, 13 November

0800 – 0900 Morning coffee, Side Meetings and Poster Session

0900 – 1030 Business Roundtable

Business perspectives on biodiversity challenges

What can European business do?

Chair: Michel Catinat, Head of Unit for Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Competitiveness, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission

• Richard Sykes, Executive Secretary, IPIECA.
• Jaan Albrecht, CEO, Star Alliance Services GmbH
• Jacques du Puy, Executive Committee Member of Bayer CropScience, Head of Europe, Middle-East & Africa
• Kirsi Sormunen, Vice President Environmental Affairs & CR, Nokia Corporation
• António Mexia, CEO of Energias de Portugal (EDP)
• Jean-Claude Steffens, Senior Executive Vice President, SUEZ S.A
• José Honório, CEO, Portucel Soprocel
• Simon Brooks, Vice President, European Investment Bank
• Bernard Küng, Area Manager, Holcim

1030 – 1045 Open Discussion

1045 – 1100 Coffee break

1100 – 1230 Third workshop sessions

Moving to action: What should the EU do?

The final set of workshop streams will generate commitment of participants to work together on shared objectives with other stakeholders or specify what actions will be undertaken to contribute to the achievement of challenges and opportunities identified in the previous sessions. The session will develop elements for a European Business and Biodiversity Initiative.

1230 – 1400 Lunch

1400 – 1500 Plenary session

Towards an EU initiative on biodiversity & business

Chair: Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General, IUCN

• Report on workshop A:
  Biodiversity-related responsibility schemes
• Report on workshop B:
  Business-related biodiversity assessments
• Report on workshop C:
  Markets for biodiversity goods & services
• Report on workshop D:
  Business and biodiversity partnerships

1500 – 1530 Coffee break

1530 – 1700 Closing roundtable

Roundtable on next steps for business and biodiversity in Europe

Chair: Francisco Nunes Correia, Minister for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development, Portugal

• Summing up: A glance at the conference outcomes
  Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General, IUCN
• The 2010 biodiversity target: A view towards CBD CoP9
  Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity
• Joining forces for an action agenda for Europe: True life experiences and approaches
  Sir Brian Unwin, President, ECNC – European Center for Nature Conservation and President of the European Task Force on Banking, Business and Biodiversity
• Managing Expectations: A 2010 Roadmap for Business
  Belmiro de Azevedo, President, SONAE, SGPS, S.A.
• A bridge to the Future: Preparing the upcoming EU Presidency
  Janez Podobnik, Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, Slovenia [Presentation] [Speech]
• Biodiversity : We need a global approach
  Sigmar Gabriel, Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany