Afternoon program Wednesday, June 2nd
12.30 – 13.15h
Registration
13.15 – 13.30h
Opening by chairman
13.30 - 14.15h
Accelerating sustainable trade: there is no alternative!
André Veneman, Sustainability Director, Akzo Nobel Systems division
Today businesses face a market transition to a more inclusive and resource efficient economy. It’s a game change with winners and losers. Responsible business leaders act on their challenges and opportunities to improve the living standards of the world’s population while preserving the environment. Leading companies deeply embed sustainability into their company strategy – as a way to strenghthen their value and values. Sustainability has emerged as a key driver for industrial innovation: it requires new ways of cooperation across all segments of the supply chain.
14.15 – 15.00h
Randall Krantz, Associate Director, Head of Sustainability Initiative, World Economic Forum
Leon Pieters, partner, Deloitte Consulting
Krantz and Pieters present a roadmap for sustainable consumption using a report prepared in collaboration with The World Economic Forum
Break with coffee & refreshments
15.30 – 16.15h
Roger van Boxtel, ‘De Groene Zaak’, chairman of the board, Menzis
De Groene Zaak stimulates entrepreneurs to develop sustainable products and services by putting sustainability on the polical agenda
16.15 – 17.00h
Gerard Kleisterlee, CEO and chairman of the board, Philips
Kleisterlee was recently named one of the top European business leaders of 2010 and received the award for Outstanding Leadership in Sustainable Practices
17.00 – 17.45h
Prashant Yadav, professor of supply chain management, the MIT-Zaragossa International Logistics Program
Yadav talks about improving health in the world and saving lives with more effective supply chains
18.00 – 19.00h
Delegate networking reception
14.15 – 18.00h
- Roundtable with Kofi Annan, organisation by TruEconomy Consulting. By invitation only
- Roundtable with David Simchi-Levi, organisation by TruEconomy Consulting. By invitation only
- Workshop ‘Creating Sustainable Supply Chains’, organisation by KPMG. Three case stories
