The main themes of the conference are the applied research of environmental technology, global climate change, eco-efficiency and eco-competitiveness. The conference will be organized by Finnish Society for Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio and PromidNord-project and it is also the final conference of ProMidNord WP 2. Two plenary speakers and one afternoon session are dedicated to the theme Competitiveness from eco-efficiency. The conference language is English.
The lecturers will be distinguished international and national professionals from different universities, research institutes and governing bodies. Among them are e.g. Prof, Dr. Peter Hennicke, President of Wuppertal Institute, Germany,Director Timo Mäkelä, DG Environment, European Commission, Prof.,Dr. Aage Stori, Vice-President of SINTEF, Norway and Prof., Dr. Ryoichi Yamamoto, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan.
You are all warmly welcome to the conference.
You´ll find more information of the conference on the web-site:
www.uku.fi/laec/yts/fces07
Please register yourself and book your hotel room straight at the conference site.
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Programme for the theme Competitiveness from eco-efficiency
Thursday 10.05.2007
10.00 Registration and welcoming coffee
10.30 Opening of the conference, Governor of the Province of Eastern Finland, Pirjo Ala- Kapee-Hakulinen
10.45-11.30 Plenary speech, Dematerialisation and energy efficiency in Europe, Prof, Dr. Peter Hennicke, President of Wuppertal Institute, Germany
11.30-12.15 Plenary speech - name and topic to be confirmed later
12.30-14.00 Lunch, posters, exhibitions
Session: Competitiveness from eco-efficiency
14.00 The means of European Commission to improve eco-competitiveness and eco-efficiency, Director Timo Mäkelä, DG Environment, European Commission
14.40 Material efficiency research in Norway, Prof.,Dr. Aage Stori, Vice-President of SINTEF, Norway
15.20 Presentation of material-efficiency research, Participant of the conference - name to be confirmed later
15.40 Presentation of material-efficiency research, Participant of the conference - name to be confirmed later
16.00 Coffee
16.30 Best practises examples of eco-efficiency in Finland, Associate professor, Dr. Minna Halme, Helsinki School of Economics
16.50 Improving eco-competitiveness in MidNordic Region, Project Manager Timo J.Lehtonen, Regional Council of Etelä-Savo
17.10 Future challenges for eco-effiency in Finland, Business Director Heikki Sundquist, Sitra
Friday 11.05.2007
9.00-9.45 Plenary speech: Resource-efficient R&D and technologies in Japan, Prof., Dr. Ryoichi Yamamoto, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan
More information:
Timo J. Lehtonen
Project Manager ProMidNord/WP2
Regional Council of Etelä-Savo
Hallituskatu 3 A
50100 Mikkeli, Finland
Tel. +358 (0)40 733 8624
E-mail: timo.lehtonen@esavo.fi
