Seminars & Speakers

Presentation
The conference will take place in the distinguished meeting rooms of Hotel Plaza Resort in Athens area, from 4th. October 2008, Saturday to 5th. October 2008, Sunday.

A committee of 4 experts is undertaking the preparation works of the conference programme. With the theme The Business of Ecology: strategic issues on sustainable development in your business, we want to focus on how European small and medium companies (SME)can turn the “ecologic fuss” into worthy business opportunities. At these conferences dynamic entrepreneurs and young potentials, media and academics from various countries will share their views on the business opportunities offered by the new ecologic ventures and the up-coming (eco-)innovative solutions.

Topics
The following topics will be discussed at the conference:
• Emission trading system – global carbon market
• Climate change: problems & solutions,
• Renewable Energies,
• Green Investments and Insurances,
• EU energy markets,
• Eco-technologies,
• Sustainable consumption, incentives,
• Education driving innovation,
• New means of propulsion: applications to water vessels
ICT: solution for a low carbon economy

Speakers
Moderator: Mrs. Marie d’Huart: Cap Conseil
Dr. Christian Machens: TÜV Süd
Mr. Patrick Henckes: Cenergie
Mr. Frédéric Chomé: Energy Watch, The Climate Consult
Mr. Antoine Geerinckx: CO2Logic (tbc)
Mr. Dirk De Keukeleere: Vito (tbc)
Mr. Marc Begou: Altran Europe (tbc)
Mr. Jean-Marc Spiltoir: Green Watt (tbc)
Mr. Bruno Venanzi : Lampiris (tbc)
Mrs. Marleen Heyse : Vlaams Agentschap Ondernemen VLAO (tbc)
Mr. Seb Walhain, Director Environmental Markets, Fortis (tbc)

Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the information provided here in is up to date and accurate, Company in Blue does not warrant the accuracy of the programme and remains free to modify (parts of) the whole programme.