Preliminary Summit Programme

DAY 1 – Thursday, July 1 – PLENARY SESSION

DAY 1 – Thursday, July 1 – SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS

DAY 2 – Friday, July 2 – PLENARY SESSION

09:00 Opening Words   09:15 Thrivability and Innovation Dr Niclas Ihrén, Sustainability Expert, Advisor to Tällberg Foundation, Global Utmaning and the World Ecological Forum   09:45 Global Green Wave: Governments and Business Mr Pasi Rutanen, columnist and the former Finnish Ambassador to P.R. China and to the OECD 10:15 Venture Capitalism, Green Tech and Environment Dr Po Chi Wu, Managing Director, DragonBridge Capital LCC. Co-founding Executive Director of the Global Innovation Research Center, Peking University 10:45 The Eight Overarching China Automotive Trends that are Revolutionising the Global Auto Industry Mr Bill Russo, President, Synergistics Limited and Senior Advisor, Booz & Company 11:15 Panel Discussion: China’s Green Revolution - Just in Time? Panellists: Dr Po Chi Wu; Mr Bill Russo; Dr Matthew Yuen, Professor, Vice-President for R&D, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Dr Wang Yi; Mr Pasi Rutanen; Dr Peter Lund, Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science  and Technology 13.00 - 16.30 Seminars and Workshops   16.30 - 17.00 Closing Summary

DAY 2 – Friday, July 2 – SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS

Information about the congress hall: http://www.wisbystrand.se/eng
Information about Gotland Ring: www.gotlandring.com
Individual meetings (June 30 through July 4):
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