On Friday, April 23rd top Chinese, and foreign executives will gather in Beijing for a high level discussion on how the Chinese and international business community can contribute to fighting climate change and add value to the on-going post-Copenhagen, pre-Mexico discussions.
This event, a successor to last year’s successful Mumbai Roundtable, will pay particular attention to the role and position of China, China’s impact on future negotiations and the possible business opportunities it will create for companies. Following a private luncheon with guest speakers and attendees, the roundtable agenda is as follows:
1:30pm Registration for Roundtables (limited seating available)
2:00 – 3:45pm Roundtable 1: Domestic Outlook: Understanding China
Presentation by Ambassador Yu Qingtai, Special Representative for Climate Change Negotiations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Presentation on “Introduction to National Regulations on Air Pollution Prevention” by Mr. Yang Chaofei, DG Regulatory Affairs, Ministry of Environmental Protection Presentation on “Chinese Enterprises and Combat Climate Change” by Mr. Jiang Kejun, Director, Energy Research Institute, NDRC Speech on “CNOOC Action Plan to Combat Climate Change” by Fu Chengyu, President CNOOC VIP Discussants: BYD GM Henry Li, Guodian Vice President Gao Song, Mr. Xu Xiaodong, Director General of Research Department National People’s Congress, EUCCC Energy WG Chair Xavier Chen and many others Moderator: Zhang Jianyu, Director of Environmental Defense Fund
3:45 – 4:00pm Break
4:00 – 5:45 pm Roundtable 2: International Outlook: Bridging the Divide
Lars Josefsson, Founder 3C, President Eurelectric, CEO Vattenfall: 3C Presentation Jens Tommerup, President of Vestas China Presentation on “Going Clean – The Economics of China’s Low-carbon Development” by Dr Tang Min, Vice Secretary General, China Development Research Foundation, and Karl Hallding , Head of China Department, SEI Presentation on “China’s Green Future: Understanding the Potential of Technologies to Support Energy and Environmental Sustainability” by Mr. Charles Lin, Fellow of the Sustainability and Resource Productivity Practice from McKinsey & Company VIP Discussants: Swedish Ambassador Mikael Lindstrom,Total Vice President Laurent Chevalier, Tata Power Chief Sustainability Officer & Head Dr. Avinash Patkar, , CLP Holding Director Dr. Jeanne Ng, EUCCC Secretary General Dirk Moens, ABB Vice President Power Systems Daniel Assandri; UPM Chief Representative Soile Korhonen, Tricorona Beijing office Chief Representative Bjorn Odenbro and many others. Moderator: Guy Dru Dury, Confederation of British Industry Closing remarks by Joerg Wuttke, European Chamber President and BASF General Manager and Chief Representative
6:30 Buffet reception
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It is organized by Combat Climate Change (3C), the European Chamber of Commerce in China, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and the China National Offshore Oil Cooperation (CNOOC).
For further information, please contact Ms. Ziting Zhang at ztzhang@euccc.com.cn.