Sustainable Innovation 2010


Creating Breakthroughs: Green growth, Eco-innovation, Entrepreneurship and Jobs
Part of the 'Towards Sustainable Product Design' series of conferences

15th International Conference
8th-9th November 2010
RDM Campus
Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Organised by:
The Centre for Sustainable Design

Strategic partner:
Enviu
Platinum sponsor:
Rotterdam Climate Initiative
Gold sponsor:
Port of Rotterdam
Media partner:
ENDS Europe
Supported by:
UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating
Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)

Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment





Programme


Day 1 - 8th November 2010


Chair: Professor Josee van Eijndhoven, Sustainability Management, Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
09:30 Introduction and opening remarks
Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design, UCA, UK
09:45 Keynote
Professor Jan Rotmans, Scientific Director, DRIFT, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
10:25 Green Growth - Korea
Dae Young Park, Secretary General, Korea Environmental Council in Europe, Belgium
10:55 Eco-innovation: A European perspective
Michal Miedzinski, Senior Consultant, Technopolis Group, Belgium
11:25 Coffee/tea
12:00 The Manifattura Project: A Green Technology Cluster
Gianluca Salvatori, CEO, EURICSE, Italy
12:30 Eco-entrepreneurs perspective
Michel Smit, General Manager, Sustainable Dance Club BV, Netherlands
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Green Flagships: Lessons Learnt
Maarten Ten Houten, Director - Sustainability, Philips Lighting, Netherlands
14:30 The P&G Sustainable Innovation journey: learnings and next step
Bea Buyle, Head, Global Sustainability, P&G, Belgium
15:00 InterfaceFlor: a new model for sustainable innovation
Miriam Turner, Innovations Director EMEAI, InterfaceFLOR, UK
15:30 Coffee/tea
16:00 Green New Deal: How to Accelerate the Green Innovation Cycle
Professor Martin Janicke, Environmental Policy Research Centre, Free University of Berlin, Germany
16:30 Green growth, eco-entrepreneurship and innovation
Panel Chairman: Michael Kuhndt, Head of the Centre, UNEP/ Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP), Germany
  • Professor Klaus Fichter, Innovation and Sustainability Management, Department of Economics, Management and Law, University of Oldenburg, Germany
  • Dae Young Park, Secretary General, Korea Environmental Council in Europe, Belgium
  • Mr Hervé Martin, Head of Unit - LIFE Environment and Eco-Innovation Unit, DG Environment, European Commission, Belgium
  • Tomoo Machiba, Senior Policy Analyst, Green Growth & Eco-Innovation, OECD, France
17:30 Summary: Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design, UCA, UK
17:40 Drinks
19:00 Boat leaves
19:30 Conference dinner

Day 2 - 9th November 2010


Chair: Sonja van Renssen, Senior Reporter, ENDS Europe, Haymarket Media Group, UK
09:00 Introduction and opening remarks
Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design, UCA, UK
09:05 Vision 2050
Dr. Dorothea Seebode, Senior Director Sustainability, Philips Corporate Technologies & Philips Research, Germany
09:45 Refereed Papers – ‘Top 30’ papers
13:15 Lunch
14:15 Dnamo: A Case Study of An Eco-Incubator
Oriol Pascual, Sustainable Innovation consultant, Enviu Innovation Services, Netherlands
14:45 Social (sustainable) Innovation
Christian Löwe, Senior Expert, Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
15:15 Coffee/tea
15:45 Green collar economy in Rotterdam region: how can eco-innovation stimulate sustainable economic growth
Panel Chairman: Sonja van Renssen, Senior Reporter, ENDS Europe, Haymarket Media Group, UK
  • Wiert-Jan de Raaf, Director, Rotterdam Climate Change Initiative, Netherlands
  • Igor Kluin, CEO & Founder, Qurrent, Netherlands
  • Mathijs Huis in't Veld, Project Manager, Enviu, Netherlands
  • Dennis Moolenburgh, Director, Dnamo, Netherlands
  • Resianne Dekker, Manager, Environment Department Port Planning & Development, Port Authority Rotterdam, Netherlands
16:45 Summary: Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design, UCA, UK
17:00 Close
Organised by: CfSD
Strategic partner: enviu logo

Platinum sponsor:


Rotterdam Climate Initiative

Gold sponsor:
Port Of Rotterdam

Media partner:


EndsEurope

Supported by:


UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) logo Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment