Programme 
Programme
13 May 2008
ESA side event - The European Space Agency (ESA) initiative in support of dealing with climate change
14 May 2008
Opening ceremony
Welcome:
Silvo Žlebir, replaced by Tomaž Pogačar, Deputy Director General of the Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia
Opening speeches:
Janez Podobnik, Slovenian Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning
Zoran Stančič, Deputy Director General, DG Research
Timo Makela, Director for Sustainable Development, DG Environment
Mary Kelly, Director General of the EPA Ireland
Alberto Manzin, Deputy Mayor, Piran
Ten years of the Bridging the Gap conferences
Chair:
Franc Lobnik, Biotechnical Faculty, Agronomy Department, Centre for Soil and Environment Science, University of Ljubljana
Speeches: 3 presentations
John Seager, Environment Agency for England and Wales
Assessment of last 10 years of BtG
Fred Langeweg, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Review of EU's environmental agenda and outstanding environmental issues
John Holmes, University of Oxford
Dissemination and implementation of Environmental Research
EUMETSAT side event: Benefits of EUMETSAT data and products for public administrators
Keynote Speeches:
Chair:
Mary Kelly, EPA Ireland
Introduction to discussion
Speeches:
Lorents Lorentsen, OECD
The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Climate Stabilization & Energy Security in the 21st Century
Frank Raes, DG Joint Research Centre
Three Easy Pieces
Cafés
Café 1: Governance
Café 2: What moves us to action?
Café 3: Environment related impacts to human health
Café 4: Pan-European to global perspective – uncertainties that shape long-term environment change
Café 5: Research foresight
GMES side event: 10 years of GMES
15 May 2008
Parallel sessions for five topics - for speakers and presentations go to detailed programme
- Information gathering and sharing
- Adaptation to climate change
- Biodiversity and ecosystem services
- Sustainable consumption and production
- Energy and the environment
16 May 2008
Introduction to the final day and plenary reporting of the second day, summary
Chair:
Jacqueline McGlade, European Environment Agency
Reporting
Facilitated by professional moderators
5 reports form parallel session
Summary and reflections - Jacqueline McGlade, European Environment Agency
Policy perspectives on the conference
Chair:
Tomaž Pogačar, Deputy Director General of the Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia
Speeches:
Janez Potočnik, DG Research Commissioner
Mitja Bricelj, State Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
From words to deeds - round table discussion
Timo Makela, DG environment, Janez Podobnik, Slovenian Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Manuela Soares, DG RTD, H.E. Ahmed Farouk, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Christophe Bouvier, UNEP, John Seager, Environment Agency for England and Wales
Closing of the conference
Mitja Bricelj, State Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
Media side event: MEDIA - Bringing the conference closer to the general public and experts
This conference is organised by Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia in co-operation with the European Commission (DG ENV, DG RTD, DG JRC), the European Environment Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency of Ireland, the Environment Agency for England and Wales and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
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