• Exploring the risks and ongoing mechanisms of climate change - recent studies
• Information and knowledge exchange among the general public
• Analyzing key figures - water scarcity, carbon markets, waste management, green procurement and renewable energy
• Kyoto-Protocol framework, European environmental laws and the road towards the Copenhagen Climate Council
• Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) and Joint Implementation - improving the financing of renewable energy projects
• Financial focus: Economic opportunities in successfully meeting the global climate change issue
• Financing innovative technology solutions for reducing emissions
• Global climate protection efforts from the perspective of international financial institutions
• IFIs' role in minimizing the costs of greenhouse gas reduction
• The environmental finance challenge - the financial sector's involvement in environmental and climate-change financing
• Panel Discussion

Chairman
Avril Doyle,
Former MEP & Rapporteur of the Review of the EU ETS

Agni Vlavianos Arvanitis,
President and Founder,
Biopolitics International Organization,
Greece

Arno Behrens,
Research Fellow,
Centre for European Policy Studies

Massamba Thioye,
Manager, 
Clean Development Mechanisms Methodologies Unit,
UNFCCC

Stephane Voisin,
Head Sustainable & Responsible Investment,
Credit Agricole Cheuvreux, France

• Assessing new risks and new demands arising for financial services companies due to climate change
• Taking timely actions in order to provide greater certainty for business, long-term investment and technological change
• Driving sustainable transformation of the economy via innovative business models and new environmental policies
• IFIs' role in developing proactive strategies for managing the increasing risks of climate change
• IFIs' actions on energy efficiency, conservation measures and renewable energy
• Financing public programs fostering the introduction of low carbon technologies
• Panel Discussion

Christian Hey,
Advisory Council on the Environment,
Germany

Stephan Singer,
Director Global Energy Policy,
WWF European Policy Centre, 
Belgium

Mark Fulton,
Global Head of Research,
Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors,
USA

• Gaining insight on the EU legislation adopted on Climate Change - initiatives and new proposals
• Strengthening policy action on the EU level - mitigation and adaptation strategies as integral parts of sustainable development
• Consistency across Europe - introducing the installations of the EU ETS system
• Ensuring equity among the sectors and setting up stable and predictable frameworks
• Towards an increased harmonization of European Emissions Trading - a shift to a low-carbon European economy
• Outlook on local level approaches - case studies from various regions and emerging markets
• Financial focus - Obtaining financial back-up for climate change mitigation
• Accelerating investment into an energy-efficient, low-carbon economy
• Transferring financial resources from developed countries to vulnerable regions
• Public and private sector resources throughout Europe
• The way forward - meeting the EU renewable energy targets
• Panel Discussion

Keynote Address
Tom Howes,
Advisor, Renewable Energy Policy,
Directorate General for Energy and Transport,
European Commission

Peter Wooders,
Senior Trade & Climate Change Economist,
International Institute for Sustainable Development,
Switzerland

Will Oulton,
Director, Responsible Investment,
FTSE Group

Christoph Gleitsmann,
Water and Wastewater Specialist,
European Investment Bank

• Understanding the use of energy and energy saving as the largest environmental challenge of our times
• Raising debt and equity finance for renewable energy projects
• Private vs. public sector investments into renewables
• Understanding the key role of private sector investors in climate change mitigation
• How can private investors most effectively shape the transition to low-carbon economies?
• Opportunities for private equity funds
• Green investment - a sustainable investment approach used by hedge funds and private sectors
• Panel Discussion

• Assessing new risks, costs and liabilities for banks as a result of climate change
• Analyzing the resulting opportunities for financial institutions: new economic opportunities, investments into renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency projects, emissions trading, weather markets, climate change-related microfinance
• Where does the key potential for investors lie in renewable energy markets?
• Presenting cases of successful financial mechanisms developed
  - Scenarios for different industry sectors
  

Grzegorz Wisniewski,
President of the Management Board,
Polish Institute for Renewable Energy, 
Poland

Followed by an Interactive Panel Discussion