Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production

APRSCP Roundtables

8th APRSCP
(New Date) 18-20 September 2008
Venue: SHANGRILA MACTAN, CEBU, PHILIPPINES

Theme: "“SCP and Green Growth for Climate Action”

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (as of 05 September 2008)

WEDNESDAY 17th September 2008

09:00-16:00 APRSCP Board Meeting/Dinner

16:00-18:00

Arrival of GUESTS and Pre-registration
(Mactan Shangrila Hotel / Cebu Hilton Hotel)


DAY ONE - THURSDAY 18th September 2008

08:00-09:00

Arrival / Registration (Mactan Shangrila Hotel - Mactan Ballroom)

 

Emcee

Ms. Doreen Yu, Editor, Philippine Star
Sunday Magazine

09:00-09:05

Welcome Remarks:

- Dr. Olivia la O' Castillo,
APRSCP President, Board of Trustees
United Nations Sec.Gen. Advisory Board
on Water & Sanitation (UNSGAB) Member
- Governor Gwendolyn Garcia
Province of Cebu, Republic of the Philippines

09:05-09:15

Opening Remarks:

Amb. Laura del Rosario
Philippine Ambassador to Vietnam
APRSCP 8th Chair

09:15-09:45

Keynote Speaker:

TBA

09:45-10:05 ASEAN Eminent Person

- His Excellency Fidel V. Ramos
former President of the Philippines
- Introduction by:
Ambassador Delia Domingo Albert
Former Phil Sec. of Foreign Affairs

Coffee Break

10:25-11:25

Partner Speakers

- Mr. Angelo Reyes,
Philippine Secretary of Energy
“Raising the Awareness on Renewable
Energy Approaches”
- Dr.Byoung-Wook Lee, Republic of Korea
Vice Minister, Ministry of Environment
- Mr. Shigeru Mochida,Deputy Executive
Secretary of UNESCAP
- Mr. Arab Hoballah
Chief, Sustainable Consumption and Production
Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics
United Nations Environment Programme
10-Year Framework for Sustainable
Consumption & Production, Global Progress &
Regional Significance
- Dr. Neil C. Hawkins, Sc.D
Vice President, Sustainability,
The Dow Chemical Company,
Midland, Michigan, U.S.A.

11:25-12:00

Questions and Answer from the Audience

12:00-13:00

Lunch (Former DENR Sec. Elisea Gozun - UNEP 2007 Champions
of the Earth Awardee; Dr. Thomas G. Aquino, Senior Undersecretary,
Philippine Department of Trade & Industry “Trade & the
Environment in the Global Market”

13:00-18:00

Plenary Session - Part I (including questions & answers)
Chair: Dr. Gunter Tharun, Board of Trustee APRSCP

13:00-14:00

SESSION A: Sustainable Consumption & Climate Change:
Eco-labels for Energy Efficient Products:
Chair, Ms. Meenakshi Kakkar, Board Member APRSCP
Dr. Frans Verspeek, Dr. Michael Kundht, Mr. Jens-Norgaard
"Sustainable Consumption and Production: Improving
Global Value Chains" –M.Kuhndt ‘SCP along Global Value
Chains: The role of different stakeholders’; Jens Norgaard
‘The SWITCH to SCP: The Europe-Asian SWITCH
Programme & its components’; Frans Verspeek ‘The SWITCH
to SCP projects: Expectations and Pitfalls

14:00-15:00

SESSION B: Water & Sanitation:
Chair: Dr. Robert Pagan Board Member APRSCP
Mr. Kenzo Hiroki, formerly UNSGAB Secretariat;
Mr. Jose Rene D. Almendras,
Group Director for Business-Manila Water;
Dr. Seetheram Director, Institute of Water Policy,
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
National University of Singapore "Perspective on Water Security
in Asia" -- using the key messages in the Asian Water
Development Outlook 200;

15:00-15:15

Coffee Break

15:15-16:15

SESSION C: Waste: Chair, Mr. Jenny Suat Tan,
Board Member APRSCP:
Prof.Thomas LIndqvist/ Panate Manomaivibool, IIIEE, Lund Univ.;
Mr. Surya Chandak, UNEP, Japan
"Integrated Waste Management for Resource Efficiency"

16:15-17:15

SESSION D: Chemicals: Chair, Dr. Tran Van Nhan,
Board Member APRSCP
Dr. Peesamai Jenvanitpanjakul, Thailand Institute of
Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)
"The establishment of the guidelines for the development
of biodiesel standards in the APEC region".

17 :15-18 :30 Poster Session

18:30-21:30

Dinner Hosted by the Province of Cebu, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia
at the Provincial Capitol
- Welcome Speech by Governor Gwen
- Green Award for Water Innovation: Mr. Manuel Osmena, Hilton
Cebu Resort & Spa
- Green Award for Climate Change Actions: Dr. Lucio Tan,
Lucio Tan Group of Companies


DAY TWO - FRIDAY 19th September 2008

08:00-09:00

Registration (Mactan Shangrila Hotel, Mactan Ballroom)

09:00-09:05

Plenary Session - Part II: Introduction to Plenary Session
Chair: Mr. Nihal Abeysekera, Vice President, APRSCP

09:05-10:00

SESSION E: Energy: Chair, Dr.Weerawat Chantanakome,
Policy and Strategy Coordination Office,
Ministry of Energy of Thailand
Prof.Hans Schnitzer, Graz University of Technology
Institute for Process Engineering "Renewable Energy for SMEs";
Dr Paritud Bhandhubanyong, Advisor to NSTA, Thailand
"Food or Fuel: Lesson Learned from the Alternative
Energy Program of Thailand";
Prof. Gerhart Braunegg, Graz University of Technology
Institute for Process Engineering "Sustainable polymer
production form renewable resources"

10:00-10:15

Coffee-break

10:15-12:00

SESSION F: Financing / Carbon Fund Market:
Chair, Dr.Chaiyod Bundyadji, Board Member APRSCP
Woochong Um, Director,Energy, Transport, and Water
Division,Regional and Sustainable Development
Department, ADB: "ADB: Climate Change Program -
Financing for Development"; Mr. Masakazu ICHIMURA,
Chief, EVS, EDD, UN-ESCAP “Market-based Climate Regime”;
Dr. Hyeon PARK, Environment Team Leader, POSCO,
CO2 Breakthrough Solutions in Steel Industry: Business case
Ms. You-Kyong Park, Project Director, Association for
Sustainable and Responsible Leaders in Asia, Hongkong
“Asia’s Carbon Leaders are Stepping Forward”;
Mr. Isidro Sobrecarey, Deputy Secretary General,
Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia
and the Pacific (ADFIAP)”Regional Financing for Low
Carbon Society”

12:00-13:00

Lunch: Hunter Douglas Video Presentation

13:00-14:00

SESSION G: Sustainable Building & Construction:
Chair, Mr. Frank Mueller, Board Member APRSCP
& Co-Chair, Arch.Joven Ignacio: Hunter Douglas
Team Presentation, Gigi Lapira, President HD;
Captain Dr.Samai Jai-In, RTN. "Community-level
Bioenergy Program: Can we make it a success?";
;Ms.Kaarin Tapale Chair, Marrakech Task Force
for Sustainable Buildings and Construction
(lead country Finland )

14:00-14:20

SESSION H: Sustainable Mobility & Transport::
Chair: Mr. Nihal Cooray, Board Member APRSCP
Mr.Christopher Juniper, Director, Sustainability
Leadership Institute.

14:20-15:00 Joint UNIDO – UNEP Programme on Cleaner Production
and Resource Efficiency: update and future directions,)
Chaired by Heinz Leuenberger, Director, Environmental
Management Branch (UNIDO)

15:00-15:15

Coffee Break

15:15-16:45

UN MARRAKECH PROCESS, GLOBAL PROCESS &
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
UNEP, UNDESA, ESCAP AND APRSCP: chaired by
Mr. Arab Hoballah, UNEP
16:45-16:55 8th APRSCP Traditional Synthesis Dr. Anthony Chiu,
Board Member APRSCP

16:55-17:00

CLOSING PLENARY - 9th APRSCP HOST (TBA)

 

Free Night

DAY THREE - SATURDAY 20th September 2008

08:00 onwards

Education e-tour & eco-shopping (optional)
Free Time


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