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Vancouver, Canada &endash; One of the
overwhelming challenges facing society and
policy-makers in the 21st century will be how to
reconcile the economic and social needs of urban
populations in ways which are sustainable. With
half the global population now living in cities,
urban areas are increasingly facing critical
environmental challenges &endash; challenges that
will be discussed and debated as part of the Cities
and Sustainability Dialogue at GLOBE 2008, March 12
&endash; 14 at the Vancouver Convention and
Exhibition Centre in Vancouver, Canada. This important discussion will reflect the
increasing struggle world leaders and policy makers
face when attempting to ensure the well-being and
quality of life for their citizens, while at the
same time being environmentally friendly, socially
integrated and just. Today, we live in an interconnected world where
individual actions reverberate across the globe,
and sustainability, based on a long-term view that
the needs of humanity and the environment are
interconnected, is rightly high on the world's
agenda. The GLOBE Foundation is proud to present this
important discussion, and welcomes a renowned panel
of distinguished speakers on the topic. The Cities
and Sustainability Dialogue will be moderated by
internationally respected planning official
currently serving as Special Advisor to the Crown
Prince of Abu Dhabi, Larry Beasley. The panel
includes an impressive list of participants
including: Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, United Nations
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director,
UN-HABITAT; Director-General, United Nations Office
at Nairobi (UNON); Ulla Hamilton, Vice Mayor of
Environment and Real Estate for Sweden, the country
widely regarded as the world's most sustainable and
Guenther Scholz, President and CEO, Siemens Canada
Limited. Our
Editors Cover World's Biggest
Enviro-Business Expo Vancouver, Canada &endash; One
of the overwhelming challenges facing
society and policy-makers in the 21st
century will be how to reconcile the
economic and social needs of urban
populations in ways which are sustainable.
With half the global population now living
in cities, urban areas are increasingly
facing critical environmental challenges
&endash; challenges that will be discussed
and debated as part of the Cities and
Sustainability Dialogue at GLOBE 2008,
March 12 &endash; 14 at the Vancouver
Convention and Exhibition Centre in
Vancouver, Canada. This important discussion will reflect
the increasing struggle world leaders and
policy makers face when attempting to
ensure the well-being and quality of life
for their citizens, while at the same time
being environmentally friendly, socially
integrated and just. Today, we live in an interconnected
world where individual actions reverberate
across the globe, and sustainability,
based on a long-term view that the needs
of humanity and the environment are
interconnected, is rightly high on the
world's agenda. The GLOBE Foundation is proud to
present this important discussion, and
welcomes a renowned panel of distinguished
speakers on the topic. The Cities and
Sustainability Dialogue will be moderated
by internationally respected planning
official currently serving as Special
Advisor to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi,
Larry Beasley. The panel includes an
impressive list of participants including:
Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, United Nations
Under-Secretary-General and Executive
Director, UN-HABITAT; Director-General,
United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON);
Ulla Hamilton, Vice Mayor of Environment
and Real Estate for Sweden, the country
widely regarded as the world's most
sustainable and Guenther Scholz, President
and CEO, Siemens Canada
Limited..
HRH PRINCE
PHILIPPE OF BELGIUM TO LEAD PROMINENT
BUSINESS DELEGATION IN VANCOUVER FOR GLOBE
2008 Vancouver
B.C. &endash; The GLOBE Foundation is
pleased to announce the participation of
HRH Prince Philippe of Belgium in GLOBE
2008, the 10th biennial event in its
renowned GLOBE series, to be held March 12
&endash; 14 in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. HRH Prince
Philippe, first in line for the throne of
Belgium and honourary chairman of the
country's Foreign Trade Agency, will lead
a delegation of prominent Belgian
businesses and participate in the event's
opening plenary session along with the
head of the United National Environmental
Program (UNEP) Achim Steiner and the Hon.
Gordon Campbell, Premier of British
Columbia. Belgium will also have a
prominent position in the GLOBE Trade Fair
with a pavilion representing some of the
top environmental technologies the country
has to offer.
The
GLOBE Series is one of North America's top
events on the business of the environment
and is expected to host more than 10,000
people (including 2,000 conference
delegates, 400 exhibitors, and 200
speakers) and dozens of international
delegations from around the world.
The event will focus on three main themes:
Corporate Sustainability, Energy &
Climate Change, and Building Better
Cities.More Your
opportunity to hear from senior executives
and decision-makers from around the world.
GLOBE 2008 Conference themes: Enhancing
Corporate Sustainability Leading
experts will explore policies, systems and
tools for corporations to maximize the
benefits of environmental
responsibility. Setting
New Priorities for Energy and
Environment Visionaries
will discuss how to identify and seize
business opportunities accompanying the
new energy era and explore climate change
issues. Finance
and Sustainability An
exploration of the relationship between
sustainability and finance, with a focus
on clean technology investment, capital
markets, and responsible investment
strategies. Building
Better Cities. Addressing
the challenges of incorporating
sustainability principles into the design,
development, financing, construction,
operation and governance of cities. For
more information on the GLOBE 2008
Conference and Trade Fair, please check
out our website at www.globe2008.ca The
GLOBE Foundation of Canada The GLOBE
Foundation is an international consultancy
in the business of the environment.
GLOBE's expertise lies in project
management, event development, and
management and consulting in the fields of
environment and energy, urban development
and corporate responsibility. An
internationally recognized champion of
environmental business, the Foundation has
produced its GLOBE™ Series of
Conferences and Trade Fairs on the
business of the environment for over a
decade. The
Foundation produces a host of major
events, such as the recent World Urban
Forum III in Vancouver in June 2006, and
the biennial EECO Environment & Energy
Conference Series in Toronto. The
Foundation also manages The EXCEL
Partnership, a forum for Canada's top
business executives to share corporate
environmental business strategies and to
improve global competitiveness. In
partnership with The Globe and Mail, the
Foundation developed annual national
awards program to recognize the
contributions of Canadian enterprises to
environmental excellence. FLASHBACK 10:00
AM GLOBE
2006 Trade Fair
Opens Wednesday
is Austria Day! Join
the Austrians as they open the
largest international pavilion at
GLOBE 2006 and in the afternoon,
participate in the
Austria-Canada-Central and
Eastern European seminar with
presentations by leading Austrian
companies. 12:05
- 1:15 PM TEAM
TechTalk Series Topic:
CNG INDIA: CLEAN ENERGY
WORKS™ Location:
TechTalk Theatre, Climate Change
Solutions Pavilion (Booth
#500) 2:00
- 4:30 PM Canada
&endash; Austria - Central and
Eastern European
Seminar Presentations
and Technology
Demonstrations Location:
Presentation Stage in the Trade
Fair 5:00
&endash; 6:00 PM Korean
Trade and Investment Promotion
Agency Seminar Presentations
and Technology
Demonstrations Location:
Presentation Stage in the Trade
Fair GLOBE
2006 Trade Fair Wednesday,
March 29 10:00AM -
6:00PM Thursday,
March 30 10:00AM -
6:00PM Friday,
March 31 10:00AM -
5:00PM "SUSTAINABLE
CITIES" PARTNERHIP HAS A POWERFUL IMPACT
ON AFRICA TOURISM FLASHBACK.
Vancouver B.C, Canada: Durban, South
Africa, Dakar, Senegal and Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania were well represented at the
Sustainable Cities panel April 1 at the
Globe 2004 Conference. Several African
mayors were among the participants, along
with city planners and engineers. Topics
included major developments in corporate
sustainability, energy policy, climate
change and building sustainable cities
since the 2002 Earth Summit in
Johannesburg. Over 1800 of the world's
leading experts on the business of the
environment gathered at the Vancouver
Convention & Exhibition Centre. This
is the 8th event in the GLOBE series,
which is now one of the largest and most
important international gatherings of
environmental business leaders and
corporate environmental managers. Event
photos, presentation highlights and full
story on Africa's participation to come
from Africa Travel Magazine's Editorial
Team. (604) 775-8031/ Zahida.Kanani@globe.ca
. www.globe2006.com CHICAGO MAYOR
RICHARD M. DALEY TO SPEAK AT GLOBE 2006
URBAN PLENARY As a leader who is
committed to environmental causes and
sustainable urban development, Mayor Daley
is an exciting and inspirational addition
to Friday's lineup. Since being elected
into office in 1989, Daley has been
unwavering in his dedication to creating
more green space and introducing a
realistic and sustainable citywide
recycling plan. His track record speaks
for itself; Daley is responsible for the
planting of over 400,000 trees, creating
100 school campus parks, the building of
68 miles of landscaped street medians and
spurring the construction of rooftop
gardens on major buildings including
Chicago's City Hall. It is not only his
city that has benefited from having such a
committed and forward-thinking leader in
office; Daley is also credited with
organizing U.S. and Canadian mayors to
protect the Great Lakes from the impact of
urbanization such as chemical pollutants.
As a pioneer in recognizing the need for
environmentally-driven city initiatives,
Mayor Daley is sure to provide delegates
with a captivating presentation that
provides realistic solutions to urban
issues facing cities across the
globe. GLOBE 2006 will host
10,000 participants, 2,000 conference
delegates and 400 exhibitors representing
75 countries. This is the 9th biennial
gathering of the world's leading experts
on the business of the environment, and
one of the largest and most important
international gatherings of environmental
business leaders and corporate
environmental managers. The GLOBE series
of trade fairs and conferences has become
one of Canada's most important
contributors in shaping a new ethic in
corporate environmental policy. GLOBE 2006
will be held from March 29 to 31, 2006 at
the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition
Centre. GLOBE 2006 will centre
around four main conference themes
including the new track of Finance and
Sustainability where relationships between
sustainable development and finance will
be explored with a focus on the investment
industry, corporate reporting, regulation
and policy, and business practices. Other
themes include Corporate Sustainability,
Energy and Environment, and Building
Better Cities. ALL MEDIA MUST
PRE-ACCREDIT FOR GLOBE 2006. PLEASE VISIT
WWW.GLOBE2006.COM. GLOBE 2006 is held by
the GLOBE Foundation, an international
consultancy in the business of the
environment. GLOBE's expertise lies in
project management, event development, and
management and consulting in the fields of
environment and energy, urban development
and corporate responsibility. The ninth
event in the GLOBE series will be held
March 29-31 at the Vancouver Convention
& Exhibition Centre. TOP
SPEAKERS ADDED TO GLOBE 2006
PROGRAM Trade Fair 75% Booked,
Registration Deadline
Approaching For Immediate
Release: Vancouver B.C. &endash;
Preparations are underway for GLOBE 2006,
the must-attend conference and trade fair on the
business of the environment, taking place
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from March
29-31, 2006. The Globe Foundation
announced today that
executive-level speakers from companies
and organizations such as the Vancouver
Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic
and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC),
General Electric, Home Depot, and Unilever
will be in attendance. Organizers are also
pleased to announce the participation of Elliot
Morley, Minister of State, Climate Change
and Environment, Government of the
UK. More than 10,000
participants, 2,000 conference delegates
and 400 exhibitors representing
75 countries will attend
GLOBE 2006 this March. This is the 9th
biennial gathering of the
world's leading experts on the
business of the environment, and is one of
the largest and most important international
gatherings of environmental business
leaders and corporate environmental
managers. GLOBE 2006 will centre
around four main conference themes
including the new track on Finance and
Sustainability where relationships between
sustainable development and
finance will be explored with a
focus on the investment industry,
corporate reporting, regulation
and policy, and business
practices. Other themes include Corporate
Sustainability, Energy and Environment, and
Building Better Cities. Confirmed Speakers for
GLOBE 2006 include: • Annette
Verschuren, President of Home Depot
Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada • Elyse Allan,
Chief Executive Officer, General Electric
(GE) Canada, Mississauga, ON, Canada • Avrim Lazar,
President and CEO, Forest Products
Association of Canada (FPAC), Ottawa, ON,
Canada • Linda Coady,
Vice President, Sustainability, Vancouver
Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC),
Vancouver, BC, Canada • Bob Elton,
President and CEO, BC Hydro, Vancouver,
BC, Canada • Bruce Fowle,
Founding and Senior Principal, FXFOWLE
Architects PC, New York, NY, USA • Michael
Gallagher, President and COO, Westport
Innovations Inc., Vancouver,
BC, Canada • Peter Head,
Director, ARUP, London, United
Kingdom • Gil Kelley,
Director, Bureau of Planning, City of
Portland, OR, USA • Gordon Lambert,
Vice President, Sustainable Development,
Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, AB,
Canada • Steven
Lydenberg, Chief Investment Officer,
Domini Social Investments, New
York, NY, USA • Elliot Morley,
Minister of State, Climate Change and
Environment, Government of the UK, London,
UK
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Highlights
GLOBE 2006 is
pleased to announce the involvement of
Chicago's mayor Richard M. Daley in GLOBE
2006's Urban Plenary: Bridging to the
World Urban Forum. During his
presentation, which is scheduled for
Friday March 31, 2006 between 1:30pm and
3:00pm, the mayor will be sharing his
visions for sustainable urban economies.
Friday's plenary aims to bring together
urban leaders shaping our future cities,
and will celebrate the social, economic
and environmental advances taking place in
urban centres around the world.