In co-operation with the Parliamentary Council on Sustainable Development of the German Bundestag - Berlin, 28-29 October 2011

Session I – Managing Sustainability

Future for Our Children – Parliaments for a Management System of Sustainability and Generational Justice
Steen Gade MP, GLOBE Europe President

Overview: Sustainability Strategies in Europe

Best practice: The British and the German management system on Sustainability

• Michael Kauch MP, GLOBE Germany President - presentation

• Barry Gardiner MP, GLOBE UK Vice-President

• Gerald Berger - European Sustainable Development Network (ESDN) - presentation

On the Agenda Soon: The European Sustainability Strategy (SDS) - Updating the European Strategy

• Marie-Thérèse Duffy-Häusler,  European Commission Delegation in Berlin

• Dr. Valerie Wilms MP, German Bundestag: presentation & speech

Session II: Energy Policy After Fukushima – European Strategies and Impact of the German Policy Change

Presentation of European Energy Perspectives 2030

• Kristina Steenbock- Smart Energy for Europe Platform (SEFEP)
• Presentation and summary

How to Replace Nuclear? Presentation of the new German Energy Legislation

• Michael Kauch MP, German Bundestag - presentation

How to Manage Threats and Impacts on Energy-Intensive Industries, Energy Security, the European Grid and Neighbouring Countries

• Prof. Dr. Diethard Mager, German Ministry of Economy and Technology, Head of Department - presentation and summary

• Dr. Iris Henseler-Unger, Vice President of the German Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway - presentation

Session III – The Global Perspective – European Input to the Rio+20 Conference

Creating Jobs with the Green Economy

• Andreas Jung MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary Council on Sustainable Development of the Bundestag

• Dr. Kurt-Christian Scheel, Robert Bosch GmbH

Investing in Natural Capital

• Barry Gardiner MP, Chair of GLOBE's International Commission on Land Use Change and Ecosystems

Conference Conclusions: What National Parliaments Can Do

• Michael Kauch MP, GLOBE Europe Vice-President