Take Lead 2012

 

June 4th, 2012 at The Carlsberg Academy, Copenhagen

On June 4th 2012, Green Growth Leaders and Sustainia will be hosting “Take Lead – the Road to Sustainia”. Here we will be launching two brand new publications each highlighting the possibilities and advantages of sustainable economic growth.

See a list of some of the participants here

Take Lead 2012 will take place in Copenhagen at The Carlsberg Academy, former home of the Danish Nobel Laureate Niels Bohr. Here Mr. Bohr used to host symposiums inviting other Nobel laureates do discuss art, politics and the state of the world.

In his spirit, Take Lead 2012 will provide an authentic inspiring environment for debates, discussions and knowledge sharing on green growth and sustainable economic development.

On the day Green Growth Leaders will be gathering experts and decision makers from all over the world covering everything from academia, public and private leaders and pioneers within various sustainability movements.

The discussions on the day will evolve around how to build a sustainable society fostering economic growth, and sustainable urban planning in the future world metropolis.

 

Preliminary program  

 

June 4th 2012
0830-0900	Registration and coffee at Carlsberg Academy Adress: Bryggerhesten 1, DK- 2500 Valby (Copenhagen)
0900-0910	Welcome to Sustainia Ms Laura Storm, Executive Director, Sustainia
0910-0915	Welcome Lord Mayor Frank Jensen, City of Copenhagen
0915-0930	Sustainia Guide to Copenhagen 2025 Presented by Ms Lone Feifer, Project Director, VELUX and member of the Green Growth Leaders
0930-0940	Q&A
0940-1030	Debate: How do we pave the road to sustainable cities? Opening remarks by: Mayor Ayfer Baykal, Technical and Environmental Administration, City of Copenhagen
1030-1050	Key note Mr.Graham Hill, Founder of TreeHugger
1050-11	Q&A
1100-1130	Break
1130-1145	The Sustainia Index
1200-1230	Debate: How do we track global progress towards a sustainable world?
1230-1245	Key Note  Christophe Nuttall, Executive Director, R20
1245-1430	Lunch
1445-1600	Panel discussion on the socio-economic aspects of sustainable buildings
1600-1700	Guided tour around the new Copenhagen borough ‘Carlsberg’

Two brand new publications

Sustainia Guide to Copenhagen 2025 – The Sustainia Guide to Copenhagen 2025 develops and distributes a storytelling model for cities that demonstrate how green growth goes beyond energy and clean-tech and creates sustainable living which benefits the individual citizen in terms of health, safety, and quality of life.

Sustainia Index - The Sustainia Index will propose a set of quantitative indicators for the green economy, and on this basis rank nations according to their performance in all three dimensions of sustainability: Economic, social and environmental. It will track the global trend, and in addition deliver qualitative criteria for business and cities that advance the green economy.

Read more about the Take Lead 2012 venue here