Speeches and presentations

See also the Biographies of the Chairs and Speakers and Compilation of abstracts.

Plenary Session - Wednesday, 23 April 2008

Opening Speeches by the Conference Chairs

• Mr. Mark J. MWANDOSYA, Minister for Water and Irrigation, Tanzania 
• Mr. Masayoshi NAMIKI, Vice Minister for Environment, Japan 

Opening Statements

• Mr. Pier Carlo PADOAN, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD 
• Mr. Per BAKKEN, Acting Deputy-Director, UNEP DTIE 

Keynote Speeches and Presentations

• Let's call it resource productivity & Let's be bold by Mr. Ernst Ulrich von WEIZSÄCKER
• Promotion of sound material-cycle society in Japan and 3R initiative by Mr. Masayoshi NAMIKI
• Efforts of the Chinese government in promoting circular economy by Ms. HUANG Miao
• Government perspective by Mr. Derry ALLEN
• Business sector perspective by Mr. Dirk HAZELL

Plenary Session - Thursday, 24 April 2008

Presentations and Introductory Statements

• Towards a fuller picture of the resource basis of our economies - An introduction by Mr. Stefan BRINGEZU, Wüppertal Institute, Germany
• From waste to resource by Mr. Philippe CHALMIN, CyclOpe, University Paris-Dauphine, France
• Resource risk and possibility of recycling by Mr. Kohmei HALADA, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
• Sustainable manufacturing and distribution and International co-operation and partnerships by Mr. JIM FAVA, Five Winds, United States

Parallel Sessions - Policy Modules

Module 1. Improving Knowledge - Material Flow Analysis and Indicators

Presentations

• Global dimensions of European natural resource use by Mr. Stefan GILJUM, SERI, Austria
• Measuring the resource intensity of production and consumption by Mr. Edgar HERTWICH, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Direct and up-stream energy & carbon flows in the Czech Republic by Jan KOVANDA, Helga WEISZ, Gloria GERILLA, Miroslav HAVRANEK,Tomas HAK, Charles University Environment Center, Czech Republic
• Resource flows in the UK: An end life processor perspective by Mr. Peter JONES, Biffaward, United Kingdom
• A new framework for resource productivity: A case in South Korea by Mr. Sangwon SUH, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, United States
• Towards an advanced methodology for assessing the global environmental impacts caused by the MF of a national economy by Jyri SEPPÄLÄ, Finnish Environment Institute
• Urban resource efficiency: The case of Budapest by Mr. István POMÁZI and Mr. Elemér SZABÓ, Ministry of Environment and Water, Hungary
• MFA in Republic and Canton of Geneva by Mr. Suren ERKMAN, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
• Progress of MFA from knowledge to policies: Experiences in Japan and international activities by Yuichi MORIGUCHI, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

Module 2. From Waste to Resources – Government Policies

Presentations

• Strategic options for sound material cycle society in Asia by Mr. Yasuhiko HOTTA and Mr. Mark ELDER, Institute for Global Environmental Studies, Japan
• Resource efficiency through eco-industrial development in Asia by Mr. Antony SF CHIU, De La Salle University, Philippines
• From waste to resources: Packaging in the United States by Ms. Sara HARTWELL, Office of Solid Waste, US EPA
• Germany's experience with Kreislaufwirtschaft policies by Mr. Jürgen GIEGRICH, Institut für Energie-und Umweltforschung (IFEU), Germany
• Uniform waste solutions for everyone? by Mr. Johann FELLNER and Mr. Paul H. BRUNNER, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
• Experience with charges as economic instrument in waste management by Ms. Rut BÍZKOVÁ, Ministry of the Environment, Czech Republic
• The road from landfilling to recycling: Common destination, different routes by Mr. Lars Fogh MORTENSEN on behalf of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and its European Topic Centre on Resource and Waste Management

Module 3. Technology and Innovation

Presentations

• Sustainable innovations and resource efficiency by Mr. Arne REMMEN, Aalbord University, Denmark
• Clean technologies in key sectors: Innovations and markets for resource effiency by Ms. Inge PAULINI and Ms. Judit KANTHAK, Department “Sustainability Strategies and Information”, Federal Environmental Agency, Germany
• A new centre promoting material efficiency in Finland by Mr. Henrik ÖSTERLUND, Motiva OY, Finland
• Knowledge transfer networks by Mr. Arnold BLACK, C-Tech Innovation Ltd, United Kingdom
• Technology and innovation by Mr. Lionel PLATTEUW, Resource Efficiency Alliance, European Partners for the Environment
• Environmental management based on the eco-efficiency indicator "Factor T" by Mr. Norio TAKEYAMA, Toshiba Corporation, Japan
• Technological & organisational innovations as levers for increasing energy and resource efficiency by Mr. Ralf PFITZNER, Siemens AG, Germany
• Resource efficiency as a tool of green competitiveness by Ms. Virginia ALZINA, Regional Activity Centre for Cleaner Production, UNEP MAP
• Sustainable innovation: Opportunities & obstacles by Mr. Martin CHARTER, The Centre for Sustainable Design, UCCA, United Kingdom

Module 4. Sustainable Mining and Recycling

Presentations

• The steel eco-cycle: The programme by Ms Birgitta LINDBLAD, Jernkontoret, Sweden
• Resource efficiency in the minerals and metals sector by Mr. John ATHERTON, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)
• Aluminium for the future generations: IAI global global sustainability initiative by Mr. Robert CHASE and Ms. Marlen BERTRAM, International Aluminium Institute
• Commission raw materials initiative by Mr. Hans S. PIETERSEN, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry
• Materials recycling: Main trends of a new industrial sector in Brazil by Ms. Heloisa V. de MEDINA, Centro de Tecnologia Mineral (CETEM), Brazil
• Integration between mining & smelting business and environmental business by Mr. Masayuki NAKA, DOWA ECO-SYSTEM Co, Ltd.
• Opportunities & challenges to recover scare 1 valuable metals from electronic devices by Mr. Christian HAGELÜKEN, Umicore
• Towards sustainable mining and recycling: Improving our control of global metal streams by Mr. Joachim LOHSE, ÖKO-Institut e.V, Germany
• The global reporting guidelines: Sustainable minin & recylcing by Ms. Maaike FLEUR, Global Reporting Initiative
• The dynamics of mineral reserves: The impact of demand and technology on the supply of minerals & metals by Mr. Alain DUBREUIL, Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada

Module 5. Sustainable Manufacturing and Distribution

Presentations

• At Alcan Packaging by Mr. Gerald REBITZER, Alcan Packaging
• The US green suppliers network by Ms. Kristin PIERRE, Green Suppliers Network, USEPA
• Steelcase's experience working with "Green suppliers" network by Ms. Mary Ellen MIKA, Steelcase Inc.
• Cradle-to-cradle: Achieving the vision through remanufacturing by Mr. Joe ALLEN, Caterpillar, USA
• Remanufacturing resource efficiency potential by Mr. David PARKER, Oakdene Hollins Ltd, United Kingdom
• Innovation and sustainable production by Mr. Peter WHITE, Procter & Gamble
• Mobile technology: Nokia approach by Mr. Olli-Pekka MÄKIRINTALA, Nokia
• The next round of IT innovation: Resource & energy effient microprocessing by Ms. Silke HERMANNS, AMD

Module 6. International Co-operation and Partnerships

Presentations

• Why is resource efficiency important & challenging as a topic for international collaboration? by Mr. Greg NORRIS, Harvard University
• Promotion of resource-circulating society by Mr. Kazuhiko TAKEUCHI, University of Tokyo
• Enhancing the ecological sustainability of global value chains by Ms. Stephanie HELLWEG, Institute of Environmental Engineering, EHT Zürich
• Capacity building to reduce key barriers for resources efficiency and technology transfer in the African context by Mr. Toolseeram RAMJEAWON, University of Mauritius
• International co-operation & partnerships: Resource efficient consumption and production along global value chains by Mr. Michael KUHNDT, UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production
• Resource efficiency: A new concept for technical co-operation by Mr. Detlev ULLRICH, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
• UNIDO/UNEP Cleaner Production Programme by Mr. Smail ALHILALI, UNIDO
• Building capacity for ecodesign in SMES: Regional perspectives by Mr. Franck O’CONNOR, Ecodesign Centre Wales
• EFA-Toolbox for resource efficiency in SME by Mr. Peter JAHNS, Effizienz-Agentur NRW

PLENARY SESSION – Friday 25 April 2008

PLENARY FEEDBACK FROM MODULES 1 TO 6

• From waste to resources: Government policies by Mr Aldo RAVAZZI, Ministry of Environment, Territory & Sea, Italy
• Technology and innovation by Ms. Betsy SHAW, United States Environmental Protection Agency
• Sustainable manufacturing and distribution by Mr. Agustín GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, Ambassador of Mexico, Permanent delegation to the OECD
• Resource efficiency: Greening the workplace by Mr. Philip PEARSON, Trade Union Congress, United Kingdom