CLIMATE SPARK IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU ALL & SEE YOU IN CANCUN FOR COP 16.
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On December 7-18, 2009, during the UNFCCC COP 15, in Copenhagen, Denmark,
more than 60 CEOs and leaders, 600 business executives, investors and entrepreneurs participated in Climate Spark, the business forum during COP 15. In addition to these participants, more than 16,000 viewers watched the proceedings live online.
Thank you all for making this a success!
THE WORLD CLIMATE SUMMIT
The Business Conference During COP 16
December 4-5, 2010, Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Mexico
Programme from 2009:
MONDAY 7th DECEMBER
- Dr. Bertrand Piccard, President Solar Impulse, and World Explorer
- Prof Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director, European Environment Agency
- Per Regnarsson, CIO, Clean World Capital
- Peter Head OBE, Chairman Global Planning, ARUP
- (Timberland after party with special guests Shaggy)
TUESDAY 8th DECEMBER
- Kim Nøhr Skibsted, Head of Communication at Grundfos
- Birgit Norgaard, CEO, Grontmij Carl Bro
- Thomas Kahler, Managing Director, Rockwool Scandinavia, Member of the Board Rockwool International
- Ole Daugbjerg, Chief Reputation Officer, Danfoss
- Anders Stouge, Director, Danish Energy Industries Federation
- (Timberland after party with Backstreet Boys)
WEDNESDAY 9th DECEMBER
- James Cameron, Chairman, Climate Change Capital
- Dr. Thomas Becker, VP, BMW
- Svante Bengtson, CEO, Rehact
- Wayne Sharpe, CEO, Carbon Trade Exchange
- Michael Lee, CEO, International Advertising Association & Founder, Hopenhagen
- Josue Tanaka, Corporate Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- David Anderson, CEO, Ecoera
- (Timberland after party with special guests)
THURSDAY 10th DECEMBER
- Jeremy Leggett, CEO, Solar Century
- Chris Flavin, President, Worldwatch Institute
- Alexander Sarac, Head of Counsel, EcoSecurities
- Sven Persson, CEO, Airec
- Steen Riisgaard, CEO, Novozymes
- Simon Holmes a Court, Chairman, Hepburn Wind
- Simon Anderson, COO, Green Energy Options
- (Timberland after party with world famous DJ and the Danish Yacht Club)
FRIDAY 11th DECEMBER
- Peter Grubyi, CEO, Neo Power
- Tessa Tennant, CEO, The ICE Organisation
- Harry Verhaar, Executive Director, Philips
- Ahava Amen, CEO, New Earth
- Pano Kroko, President, Environmental Parliament
- Amit Chaterjee, CEO, HARA
- Adrian Assous, Chief Carbon Economist, Natixis
- (Timberland after party with special guests: Young Global Leaders)
MONDAY 14th DECEMBER
- Nic Robins, Head of Climate Change Excellence, HSBC
- Jonathan Shopley, CEO, Carbon Neutral Company
- Harrison Dillon, CEO, Solazyme
- Michael Meehan, CEO, Carbonetworks
- Sebastian Gallehr, CEO, European Business Council for Sustainable Energy
- Marcos Jank, CEO, UNICA
- Klaus Bondam, Mayor, Copenhagen
TUESDAY 15th DECEMBER
Starts at 18.30 with an extra panel on-Voluntary Carbon Credits-how to spark a global market
- Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon
- Bianca Jagger, Founder and Chair Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation
- Marinah Embiricos, President, Borneo Tropical Rainforest Foundation
- Colin le Duc, Managing Partner, Generation Investment Management
- Bill McKibben, Environmental Guru & Founder of 350.org
- Ivan Hodac, Secretary General, ACEA
- (Timberland after party with special guests)
WEDNESDAY 16th DECEMBER
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-Bruce Klafter, Senior Director of EHS & Head of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, Applied Materials
- Alice Madden, Chief Climate Change Advisor to Governor Bill Ritter, State of Colorado
- Steve Westly, Managing Partner, The Westly Group (former Controller, State of California & SVP, eBay)
- Paul Dickinson, CEO, Carbon Disclosure Project
- Pavan Sukhdev, Study Leader TEEB, and Special Advisor of Green Economy Initiative, UNEP
- David Antonioli, CEO, Voluntary Carbon Standard
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-Prof. Ray Wills, CEO, Western Australia Sustainable Energy Association
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-Dan Kreeger, Director, Association of Climate Change Officers
- (REDD After Party with the Coalition for Rainforest Nations)
THURSDAY 17th DECEMBER
Starts at 19.30 with an extra panel, which will showcase the latest methodology to train, audit and embed sustainability – The Sustainability Challenge.
- David Rapin, Director of Product Development, NYSE/Bluenext
- Richard Folland, Head of Climate Change, JP Morgan
- Richard Gledhill, Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
- Graciela Chichilnisky, Founder, carbon trading scheme
- (Timberland after party with Medina, DJ Jean von Baden, and a global celebrity)
FRIDAY 18th DECEMBER
- Jorgen Bardenfleth, CEO, Microsoft Denmark
- Anne Maree Huxley, CEO, MOSS Australia
- Bo Hansen, CEO, WMan Technologies, Segway
- Barnett Koven, CEO, Village Energy Project
- (COP-15 after party)
