Keynote speakers will share exciting new developments on renewables, considering the extension and outreach options for different renewable energy sources, with a practical link to municipalities and their partners.

Facilitator: Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General, World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), Bonn, Germany

The development of IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency)
Preben Maegaard, Director, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Chairperson, WCRE, Senior-Vice-president, EUROSOLAR, and President Emeritus, World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), Hurup Thy, Denmark

Starting the European Community for Renewable Energy (ERENE)
Michaele Schreyer, author of the ERENE study and former EU Commissioner, Berlin, Germany

Advanced cities - how model cities become beacons of RE
Emani Kumar, Executive Director, ICLEI South Asia Secretariat, Noida/Delhi, India

Question & Answer time

 

10:30 - 11:00  Break

From the strategic context to practical examples from around the globe.

Facilitator: Paula Gabriela Freitas, ICLEI Latin America and Caribbean Secretariat, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Address of Minister Smitherman
Erin Shapero, Municipal Councillor, Town of Markham, Canada

China Solar Valley - renewable energy policy in China
Huang Ming, Board Chairman, Himin Solar Energy Group, City of Dezhou, China

Local Renewables in Betim
Geraldo Antunes, Secretary of Environment, City of Betim, Brazil

The Indian Solar Cities programme
Emani Kumar, Executive Director, ICLEI South-Asia Secretariat, Noida/Delhi, India

Question & answer session

 

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

European Green Capital Award winners 2010 and 2011, and finalist cities present their sustainable energy focus.

Facilitator:  Maryke van Staden, Coordinator of ICLEI's European Cities for Climate Protection^TM (CCP) Campaign

Stockholm (European Green Capital 2010)
Jonas Tolf, Unit for Energy and Climate, City of Stockholm, Sweden

Oslo
James Michael Greatorex, Head of Pollution Control Section, Department of Environment and Planning, City of Oslo, Norway

Copenhagen
Annette Egetoft, Senior Adviser, Environmental Department, City of Copenhagen, Denmark

Bristol
Alex Minshull, Sustainable City Manager, Bristol City Council, United Kingdom

Freiburg
Franziska Breyer, Head of Bureau of the Deputy Mayor for Environment, Schools and Education, City of Freiburg, Germany

Münster
Heinrich Bruns, Head of Office for Green Spaces and Environmental Protection, City of Münster, Germany

Hamburg (European Green Capital 2011)
Dr. Alexander von Vogel, Senior Advisor, Senator's Office for European Affairs and European Green Capital, Ministry of Urban Development and Environment, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany

Q&A Time

 

15:15 - 15:45   Break

For more information on the workshops, please visit the Workshop Sessions page!

17:30 - 18:00  Exhibition and posters - vote for your favourites!

18:00  Networking reception at the Solar Info Center