Preliminary conference structure:
08:30 – 09:00 | Conference registration
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09:00 – 10:30 Auditorium | Plenary I: Welcome addresses: Mr. Howard Robinson, Provost/Academic Pro-Rector, CEU Ms. Cecilia Björner, Ambassador of Sweden to Hungary Mr. Tamás Németh, Secretary General of HAS
Keynote speakers: Mr. Dennis Meadows, Prof., Author of “Limits to Growth”, New Hampshire University, USA Mr. Anders Wijkman, Deputy Chairman of the Rome Club and the Tällberg Foundation, MEP 1999-2009, Sweden Mr. Stefan Rahmstorf, Prof. Potsdam University, Germany Moderator: Ms. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Prof., Lead Expert of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize co-winning IPCC, CEU, Hungary |
10:30 – 11:00 In front of Gellner Room | Coffee break: Exhibitions and film screening of best practice examples of climate change mitigation / sustainability activities. |
11:00 – 12:00 Auditorium | Plenary II: “The price of ‘business as usual’ and what needs to be done at Copenhagen”: Discussion between panel of keynote speakers and conference audience. Moderator: Mr. János Zlinszky, Head of Dept for Strategy and Research, Office of the Ombudsman for Future Generations. |
12:00 – 14:00 Ombudsman | Lunch break: Light buffet lunch, hosted by the Swedish Ambassador at Ombudsman’s office (Nádor utca 22, ground floor area). |
12:00 in parallel | Press conference: Organised in the CEU Auditorium with the participation of Ms. Diana Urge-Vorsatz, Mr. Dennis Meadows and Mr. Anders Wijkman. |
14:00 – 16:00
Senate Room
Gellner Room
Popper Room
Auditorium | Break-out sessions: 4 parallel working groups in smaller rooms, encouraging stronger audience involvement in discussions, headed by experts in the respective fields. Working groups:
- The science of climate change and its impacts Mr. József Feiler, Head of Dept, Ombudsman for Future Generations Ms. Gabriella Szépszó, Hungarian Meteorological Service Mr. Márton Jolánkai, Prof. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szent István University Mr. Tamás Pálvölgyi, Prof., Budapest University of Technology and Economics Mr. Ruben Mnatsakanian, Prof. Head of the Dept, Center for Environment and Security (CENSE), CEU.
- Technologies and practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Ms. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Prof., CEU Mr. Erik Freudenthal, Head of Communications, Hammarby Sjöstad City Development Project, Sweden Ms. Lena Neij, Prof., University of Lund, Sweden Mr. Anders Jensen, CEO, Pannon, Hungary Mr. István Bálint, CEO, ITT Water & Wastewater, Hungary Mr. László Szekér, Board member, Hungarian Green Building Council.
- Policies, politics and economics of dealing with climate change Mr. Anders Wijkman, Deputy Chairman of the Rome Club and the Tällberg Foundation, Sweden Mr. Tomas Kåberger, Director General, Swedish Energy Agency Mr. Sándor Kerekes, Prof., Vice-rector for Academic Affairs, Corvinus University Mr. János Szlávik, Prof. Head of Dept of Environmental Economics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Mr. Aleh Cherp, Prof., Director for Research and International Academic Cooperation, Center for Environment and Security (CENSE), CEU.
- Towards a sustainable future: visions, scenarios, systems and pathways Mr. Dennis Meadows, Prof. University of New Hampshire Mr. Sándor Fülöp, Ombudsman for Future Generations. |
16:00 – 16:30 In front of Gellner Room | Coffee break: Exhibitions and film screening of best practice examples of climate change mitigation / sustainability activities. |
16:30 – 17:30 Auditorium | Conclusions: Young participants reporting results of the working groups in plenary, closing remarks by Ombudsman Sándor Fülöp. |