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The US Embassy and the City of Paris
are pleased to invite you to the conference
“The Greening of America: An Opportunity for Europe?”
Monday, April 12, 2010
French-American meeting on sustainable development commitment
of public and private sectors
In collaboration with:
FedEx, Microsoft, American Chamber of Commerce in France
and the French-American Foundation-France
At the Microsoft Conference Center
In Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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For more Information and to REGISTER, click here.
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Program* |
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08:30 am |
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Coffee
and Registration |
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09:00
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mr. Byron Rader, CFO of Microsoft France
Mr. Christian Sautter, Former Minister, Deputy Mayor of Paris
Mr. André Santini, Former Minister, Mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux
H.E. Charles H. Rivkin, U.S. Ambassador to France
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09:25
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Keynote Address: President Obama’s Strategy for Sustainable Development – the Role of the Private Sector
Mr.
Suresh Kumar, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade and Director
General of the U.S. Commercial Service
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09:45
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Panel:
Public/Private Partnerships: Key Players in the Greening of America
Moderator: Mr. Walid Malouf , Consultant and Green Entrepreneur
- U.S. Department of Energy (Mr. David
Rodgers, Director, Strategic
Planning and Analysis, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy)
- City of Chicago (Ms. Suzanne
Malec-McKenna, Commissioner for
Environment)
- U.S. Green Building Council (Mr. Scot Horst - Senior Vice
President, LEED)
- Johnson Controls (Mr. Mark Wagner - Vice President of Corporate and
Regulatory Affairs)
- Durapole (Mr. Alexandre Sauvage - President)
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10:35
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Break
- Networking |
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10:55
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Panel:
The U.S. Private
Sector Initiatives: Pro-Active Approaches to Sustainability
How U.S. Companies are Adapting their Business Models for Long-Term
Sustainability
Moderator: Mr. Manuel Flam, Counselor to the Commissioner for Sustainable Development
- FedEx (Ms. Karen
Ellis, Director of Corporate & International
Environmental Programs)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb (Mr. Michael
Seeley, CEO of BMS France)
- General Electrics (Ms. Clara
Gaymard, CEO of GE France)
- Gensler Architects (Mr. Tom
Lindblom, Senior Associate)
- Microsoft (Mr. Marc Mossé, Director Corporate Affairs of Microsoft France)
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11:55
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Panel:
European and American Companies:
Investors in Sustainability
Moderator: Mr. Matt Christensen - European Sustainable Investment Forum
- Air Liquide (Dr. Martha
Heitzmann, Director of Worldwide R&D, Vice
President American Air Liquide, Inc.)
- EDF (Mr. César
Ortiz-Sotelo, Vice President International Department)
- First Solar (Mr.
Pierre-Yves Le Borgn, Vice-President for Public Affairs in
the EU
- Schneider (Mr. Guy
Dufraisse, Senior VP Solutions & Energy Efficiency de Schneider
Electric Strategy & Innovation)
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12:55
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Networking Lunch |
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02:00
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Debate:
Creating a tTans-Atlantic Market for
Sustainability: The Role of the Private Sector after Copenhagen¹
Moderator: Mr. Jean-Bernard Guerrée - Trans-Atlantic Green Platform, World
Investment Conference, La Baule
- Mr. Suresh Kumar, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade
and Director General of the U.S. Commercial Service
- Mr. Ian Hudson, President DuPont Europe, Middle East & Africa
- Mr. Pierre Gauthier, President and CEO of Alstom North America
- Mr. Tom Schmitt, Senior Vice President, FedEx Solutions
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03:30
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Breakout
Sessions
1- How municipalities create incentives and shift mentalities towards
sustainability
Co-chaired by the Cities of Paris (Deputy
Mayor Baupin) and
Chicago (Commissioner
Malec-McKenna)
2- Clusters and Publicly-funded Labs: Sharing Best practices for
Working
in Parallel with the Private Sector (as opposed to sequentially) to Speed
the Commercialization of Green Technology.
Co-chaired by: Ambassador Jean-Daniel Tordjman, Chargé de Mission Spécial
auprès des Ministres and by Mr. David Rodgers, Director, Strategic
Planning and Analysis, Office of Energy and Efficiency and Renewable
Energy
More
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05:30
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05:45 pm |
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Synthesis and Conclusion |
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* Simultaneous translation
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¹The U.S. and the E.U. comprise nearly 60% of global GDP and have enormous scientific and business capacity. How can the
U.S. and the E.U. accelerate progress on sustainability by creating a single, huge, dynamic market which gives companies incentives to create and commercialize innovative technologies with rapid product cycles approximating IT? Is there the political will to optimize the contributions of the private sector towards sustainability?
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For speakers' bios,
click here.
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For access Plan, click
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