James P Leape, Director General, WWF International

Prof. Peter Droege, Senior Advisor, Urban Climate Change Research Network

Stefan Behling, Senior Partner, Foster & Partners

Pierre Laconte, President, International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)

Stefan Behnisch, Architect, Behnisch Architekten

Dr. Paul Toyne, Head of Sustainability, Bovis Lend Lease UK

Dr. Jonathan Woetzel, Director – Shanghai, McKinsey & Co.

Registration and Refreshments

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud, Director of Corporate Relations, WWF International

Keynote Address – The Ecological Footprint Challenge and the Role of
Corporate Partnerships

James P Leape, Director General,WWF International

Followed by Panel Discussion
Moderator: Eduardo Goncalves, Global Coordinator – One Planet Initiatives, WWF International
Willy de Backer, Director Europe, Global Footprint Network
Deborah Doane, Head of the Sustainable Consumption Programme & the "One Planet Cities", WWF UK
Wolfgang Teubner, Executive Director of the ICLEI European Secretariat,ICLEI
Tor fossum, Sustainability Consultant, City of Malmo
Paulo Reis Silva, Mata de Sesimbra, Pelicano

Congress Agenda
This two day high profile business congress will bring together key players involved in planning, developing and managing new and existing urban infrastructure. The event will address how municipal authorities and urban planners can reduce their urban environmental footprint, adapt and reduce their exposure to climate change and the associated threats.

Chairperson’s Introduction
Joanna Yarrow, Director, Beyond Green
Joanna is an expert in green living. She presented Outrageous Wasters on BBC3, Tonight and This Morning on ITV1. She wrote “1001 Ways You Can Save the Planet” and her second book “How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint” is out in March 2008.

Keynote Session I – Towards Urban Sustainability

As urban populations expand past 50%, creating truly sustainable cities is critical to ensuring their long-term security. A series of keynote presentations will provide insights into how resources can be used more efficiently to create a roadmap to the sustainable city.

Designing Sustainable Cities

• State of the art design, materials, technologies for sustainable construction
• Assessing the challenges
• What will future sustainable cities look like?

Stefan Behling, Senior Partner, Foster & Partners, UK
Stefan is working for Foster & Partners, one of the leading architectural firms in the United Kingdom. They are working on the Masdar Initiative, a 6 million sqm sustainable development in the United Arab Emirates. He is the author of various books including “Sol Power”.

Integrated Urbanism – Self Contained Sustainable Cities

• Master planning sustainable (mega)cities
• How can cities and communities be developed and retrofitted to increase
  resource efficiency?
• Practical Case Study: Dongtan, China
• What are the next steps to ensure the right framework for self contained
  sustainable cities?

Malcolm Smith, Head Integrated Urbanism, Arup, UK
Arup is the world’s market leader in multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with three main global business areas – buildings, infrastructure and consulting.

Sustainable Architecture

• Which factors need to be taken into account when it comes to sustainable architecture?
• Analysing different approaches around the world
• What are the new directions in sustainable architecture?

Stefan Behnisch, Architect, Behnisch Architekten, Germany
Behnisch Architekten with its offices in Germany as well as the United States is renowned for sustainable architecture on both continents. Stefan was nominated for the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture (one of five) and named Honorary Fellow of the AIA – American Institute of Architects

Interactive Discussion Session with Speakers

Networking Lunch Break and Exhibition Visit

Policy Drivers, Risk Management and the Financial Challenge

Climate change, urbanisation and the continuing increase of environmental degradation are driving the sustainable re-planning of cities. How can change be implemented? What policy and risk management tools are available? What key challenges need to be overcome? How can change be financed? What models can be adopted? What are the risks of non-action?

Key Factors for a Sustainable Community

• Which policies and guidance need to be in place to create a sustainable community?
• Tools to create sustainable communities
• The risks of non-action

Prof. Peter Roberts, Chair, Academy for Sustainable Communities, UK
Peter is Professor at the Sustainable Research Institute, University of Leeds, Vice-President of the Town and Country Planning Association, Hon. Vice-Chair of the Regional Studies Association, Chair of the Planning Exchange Foundation and an advisor to the Local Government Association. He is the author of various publications, the latest being on “Planning for Climate Change”.

One Planet Living in the Construction and Development Sector

• What are the innovations in the construction and development sector that lead
  towards One Planet Living and how can they be applied?
• What legislation and regulations enable us to move towards One Planet Living?
• How can all parties in the built environment be integrated in this process?
• What are the challenges, where are we heading?

Paul Toyne, Head of Sustainability, Bovis Lend Lease, UK
Bovis Lend Lease is one of the world’s leading project management and construction companies. Operating in more than 40 countries it is part of Lend Lease, one of the world’s leading project management, design and construction companies. Paul has addressed and briefed Ministers of State, the UN and several other major fora on the environment.

Financing Sustainable Cities

• Criteria for investing in sustainable cities
• Feasibility of projects
• Challenges and risk management
• Trends

Nick Beglinger, Co-Founder, Maxmakers & the Foundation for Global Sustainability, Switzerland
Maxmakers is active in innovative and sustainable real estate and infrastructure development serving investors as well as governments. Current projects include the Sustainable City and Sustainable Urban Community in the United Arab Emirates

The Development of a Global Example: The Deutsche Bank’s Headquarters are Becoming a “Green Building”

• The renovation and modernization of the twin towers in Frankfurt am Main
• How they are converted into a green building
• What is the risk and financial challenge involved?
• How this project is going to set global benchmarks

Holger Hagge, Director Corporate Real Estate & Services, Deutsche Bank, Germany
Deutsche Bank’s Real Estate Group is a global leader in real estate financing and capital markets. The Corporate Real Estate and Services looks after all Deutsche Bank buildings globally and is responsible for managing the bank’s property leases.

Financial Markets Delivering Sustainable Cities

• Attracting institutional investment – the business case
• The role of public/private partnering
• Taking a socially responsible investment policy approach

David Roberts, Deputy Chief Executive, igloo Regeneration, UK
igloo is a partnership of pension and life funds managed by Morley, which invests in and develops urban regeneration sites across the UK. igloo has been described by the United Nations as the world’s first sustainable property fund

Interactive Discussion Session with Speakers

Networking Refreshment Break & Exhibition Visit

Eco City Case Studies – The Path to Sustainability

How can city leaders develop sustainable master plans? What can be done now to reduce urban ecological footprints? What solutions provide the greatest benefits: car clubs, road tariffs, public transport, bicycle lanes, renewable energy plans, water management etc. How can change be implemented and retrofitting occur? How can we both adapt and mitigate the urban climate challenge? What are the key success factors? How can the first eco cities help us in retrofitting existing cities? What can be achieved?

Mata de Sesimbra – The First One Planet Living Community

• How to integrate sustainable building, tourism, transport and nature conservation
• Is zero carbon and zero waste reality?
• Challenges faced

Paulo Reis Silva, Mata de Sesimbra – Project Director, Pelicano, Portugal
Pelicano S.A. is a Portuguese property developer and founding partner of the WWF One Planet Living Programme. With the Mata de Sesimbra project they are part of the world’s first “integrated sustainable building, tourism, nature conservation and reforestation program”.

Eco City Case Study - The City of Munich
           

• Local Agenda 21
• The Munich Environmental Zones
• Best practice examples

Karsten Böhm, Manager of Energy, Water and Sustainability, City of Munich, Germany
The City of Munich has put and emphasis on sustainable development and has set up various programs to include citizens, businesses and the government in making the city a greener and more sustainable place. Karsten Böhm is also responsible for the strategic controlling of the Munich City Utilities.

The UK Sustainable Cities Index – Lessons Learnt on Leadership for Sustainable Cities

• Findings of the second UK sustainable cities index
• Best practise examples from the most sustainable cities in the UK
• What are the future trends for cities in becoming more sustainable?

Hellen Clarkson, Deputy Director Public Sector Programme, Forum for the Future, UK
Forum for the Future Works in partnership with public institutions, leading businesses and national and local government to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable way of life.

Waitakere – New Zealand’s First Eco City

• How the fastest growing city in New Zealand combines growth and sustainability
• The Twin Streams project
• How bottom up and top down have to work together
• Future plans

Judy Lawley, Councillor & Chair: Community and Culture, Waitakere Ecocity, New Zealand
Waitakere became New Zealand’s first eco city in 1993. Fifteen years later it has become one of the world leaders in sustainability and is a recognised best practise example of an eco city.

Sustainable Cities & Communities Networking Reception

Chairperson’s Introduction
Dr. Marie-Athena Papathanasiou, Environmental Lawyer and Legal Counsel, Global Sustainability Challenge, UK
Marie-Athena is an environmental lawyer and legal counsel to the think tank Global Sustainability Challenge. She is Board Member for Ambiente Milano Foundation, member of ULI and has been proposed as an executive member for the new Athens branch of ULI.

Renewable City - Prosperity and Survival without Fossil Fuels or Nuclear Power

• How can cities and communities reduce their dependence on fossil fuels?
• What is the roadmap to a sustainable city?
• Programs and incentives
• New regional lifestyles

Professor Peter Droege, Senior Advisor, Beijing Municipal Institute for City Planning and Design & Steering Committee Member, Urban Climate Change Research Network, Australia
Peter has won several urban design awards and is the author of the renowned book “The Renewable City, A Comprehensive Guide to an Urban Revolution”. He recently published a new book called “Urban Energy Transition: From Fossil Fuels to renewable Power”.

The Designers – New Paradigm of Renewable Urbanism

How can architects and urban planners develop workable design solutions to ensure urban sustainability? How can design and urban planning reduce energy, transport use and the need to commute? What practical steps can help develop sustainable communities? How can spatial planning influence the creation of communities within cities and break down single purpose, and therefore often empty, spaces?

How to Design a Zero Energy Development

• The eco architecture of BedZed
• The key factors of low energy and sustainable development
• Challenges

Bill Dunster, Architect, ZedFactory, UK
The ZedFactory is one of the leaders in the zero-carbon design and development field in the UK. Bill Dunster has designed the UK’s largest carbon-neutral eco-community and the first of its kind – BedZED.

Sustainable Masterplanning at the Mega City Scale

• The challenge of going from a blank sheet of paper to an urban masterplan
• What is a sustainable urban masterplan?
• Examples form new cities in the Middle East and China
• What is sustainable design?

Dr. Stephanie Wray, Global Environment Leader, Hyder Consulting, UK

Existing Homes – The Sustainability Challenge

• How can existing homes be refurbished in a sustainable way?
• How can carbon emissions be reduced and sustainability be improved?
• How to integrate all parties in the planning and the role of each sector in making it a reality?

Dr. Paul Ruyssevelt, Strategic Project Director, Camco, UK
Paul is a member of the Royal Institute for British Architects’ Sustainable Future Committee and a member of DIAG, which is advising the UK Government on the implementation of the EU Energy Performance of Building Directive. He is founding member of the Existing Home Alliance.

Interactive Discussion Session with Speakers

Networking Refreshment Break & Exhibition Visit

Planning and Assessing an Eco City: Technologies, Tools & Systems

What solutions can be adopted now? What are the most eco-effective citywide technologies? City integrated photovoltaics, solar roofs, district heating and cooling, water reuse, rooftop gardens, geothermal cooling systems, sustainable transport, urban green spaces and linking to extra-urban renewable power sources. How can stakeholders really assess the environmental footprint of new developments and retrofits as eco-labelling becomes common.

Developing an International Assessment Tool for Sustainable Buildings

• What current tools are available, what are their weaknesses and strengths?
• What are the new tools, how do they work, why are they better than the
  existing ones?
• The need for an international assessment method
• Outlook

Alfonso Ponce-Alvarez, Director Marketing and International Affairs, Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB), France
Alfonso Ponce-Alvarez holds the secretariat of the SB Alliance, an international network that focuses on the convergence of building environmental assessment methods and is an active member of the UNEP-SBCI Benchmarking Think Tank.

The Tools to Make Buildings More Sustainable

• What are the most effective solutions that can be adopted to make buildings more energy efficient?
• How can they be employed?
• Who can use them?

Gunnar Liehr, Vice President - Head Europe Energy & Environmental Solutions, Siemans, Switzerland
Siemens Building Technologies is active worldwide at more than 500 locations in 51 countries and is one of the industry’s leading players.

Solar Building Projects in Europe

• Large and small scale solar projects in Europe
• How solar projects contribute to the transformation to sustainable cities
• The construction industry perspective

Thierry Lepercq, Chief Executive Officer, Solaire Direct, France
Solaire Direct is the first photovoltaic energetic specialist dedicated entirely to solar energy products in France. The company designs, installs and exploits photovoltaic structures of all sizes from residential installations to ground power stations.

Benchmarking The Performance of American Cities: The Sustain Lane US City Rankings

• What is the current state of sustainability programmes and planning in American Cities?
• What trends are we seeing across the largest 50 metropolitan areas in the US?
• Best practices for city sustainability: how do cities share knowledge online?
• Adaptation: What are the leading US cities planning, as climate change kicks into high gear?

James Elsen, President and CEO, SustainLane, USA
Sustain Lane US City Rankings is the most comprehensive sustainability study undertaken in the United States, benchmarking 15 categories of sustainability city practices.

Interactive Discussion Session with Speakers

Panel Discussion – Sustainable Transport

The increase in population and mobility leaves cities to deal with a rise in traffic, congestion and pollution. With various solutions to choose from i.e. congestion charging, road pricing schemes, low emission zones, car free days, electric vehicles etc, which are the most effective ways of tackling urban traffic?

Martin Tillman, Associate, Steer Davies Gleave, UK
Dr. Marie-Athena Papathanasiou, Environmental Lawyer and Legal Counsel, Global Sustainability Challenge, UK
Michael Narberhaus, Senior Sustainability Advisor, WWF, UK
Josefin Fogelberg, Social & Environment Specialist, IKEA, The Netherlands

Moderator: Eduardo Goncalves, Global Coordinator – One Planet Living Initiatives, WWF International

Networking Lunch Break

Towards One Planet Living?

What is the roadmap to a sustainable urban environment? What is achievable? How can we increase the information flow between cities and communities to reach more effective green city solutions? Will we be able to live in a way where we do not use more resources than we have available on one planet?

China’s Cities: Urbanizing a Billion People Sustainably

• How can the world’s fastest growing economy move towards One Planet Living?
• Which urban policies help to direct urban sprawl into a sustainable direction?
• Getting the process right

Dr Jonathan Woetzel, Director – Shanghai Office, McKinsey & Co. & Author “Preparing for China’s Urban Billion”, China
Before publishing his book on China’s Urban Billion Jonathan has published two other books on China: “China’s Economic Opening to the Outside World” and “Capitalist China: Strategies for a Revolutionized Economy”. He has worked for McKinsey & Co in Hong Kong, Los Angeles, New York and Zurich.

Trends in Urbanisation: Are We Moving Towards a Sustainable City?

• Are we moving towards a sustainable city?
• How will spatial planning bring us towards a more sustainable future?
• What are the future policies and trends in urbanisation, traffic and building
  developments?

Pierre Laconte, President, International Society of City and Regional Planners ISOCARP, Belgium
Pierre is also the President of the International Society of City and Regional Planners and Honorary Secretary General of the International Association of Passenger Transport. He represented Belgium at Habitat I and II and at the Kyoto Conference and received the UN Habitat Scroll of Honour Award.

The Power of Transparency: Disclosing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change Risk in Cities

• In 2008 CDP ran it’s first ever City Disclosure Project in 32 cities
• How does this process work?
• How has CDP helped companies and how is it helping cities?

Tom Carnac, Programme Manager – Public Sector, Carbon Disclosure Project, UK
CDP is the gold standard for corporate climate change reporting – the largest registry of corporate emissions in the world. CDP is now, in partnership with ICLEI-USA, expanding and in 2009 will write to over 1,000 cities globally, requesting disclosure

Interactive Discussion Session with Speakers