| 8:30 a.m. EDT | Video Introduction Welcome and Introduction by Event Hosts: - Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
- Hans Vestberg, President and CEO, Ericsson
- Matthew Bishop, American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, The Economist
Introduction of Global Sites by Master of Ceremonies: Riz Khan, Host of "Riz Khan," Al Jazeera English |
9:00 a.m. EDT | SESSION I: CLIMATE CHANGE - What Would It Take to Complete the Climate Deal?New York Event Site Host: The Earth Institute, Columbia University Moderator: Matthew Bishop, American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, The Economist Panelists: - Wallace S. Broecker, Newberry Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
- Mark Cane, G. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences and Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University
- Johan Rockström, Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute and Stockholm Resilience Centre
Beijing Event Site Host: Brookings Institution, Tshingua University
Moderator: James Miles, China Correspondent, The Economist
Panelists: - Jiang Kejun, Research Professor and Director, Energy Systems Analysis and Market Analysis Division, Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission
- Qi Ye, Professor of Environmental Policy and Management and Director of the Climate Policy Institute, Tsinghua University
- Xiao Geng, Director, Brookings Tsinghua Center for Public Policy; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
- Xu Jintao, Professor of Natural Resource Economics; Head of the Environmental Economics Program in China, Peking University
- Zha Daojiong, Professor of International Political Economy, School of International Studies, Peking University
New Delhi Event Site Host: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Moderator: Simon Cox, South Asia Business Correspondent, The Economist
Panelists: - P. Balaji, Vice President--Marketing and Strategy, Ericsson India
- Nitin Desai, Former UN Under-Secretary-General; Distinguished Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
- Devin Narang, Chairman and Managing Director, Freeplay Group
- Jyoti Parikh, Executive Director, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)
- Jagbir Singh, Group Chief Technical Officer--Mobility Networks, Bharti Airtel
- Leena Srivastava, Executive Director (Operations), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Monaco HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco
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| 10:45 a.m. EDT | Break |
11:10 a.m. EDT |
SESSION II: POVERTY - How Do We Achieve the Millennium Development Goals? New York Event Site Host: The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Moderator: Matthew Bishop, American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, The Economist Panelists: - HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development
- Glenn Denning, Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia University
- Upmanu Lall, Alan and Carol Silberstein Professor of Engineering, Columbia University
- Hans Vestberg, President and CEO, Ericsson
Nairobi (Special Focus: Is Green Growth the Answer for Africa?) Event Site Host: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Moderator: Jonathan Ledgard, Africa Correspondent, The Economist Panelists: - Mike Bushell, Principal Scientific Adviser, Syngenta International Research Centre
- Craig Hosken, Country Manager, Ericsson Kenya
- Michael Joseph, CEO, Safaricom
- Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, Republic of Kenya
- James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and CEO, Equity Bank
- Sylvia Mwichuli, Africa Communications, UN Millennium Campaign
- Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); UN Under-Secretary-General
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| 12:15 p.m. EDT | Lunch: A brown bag lunch will be provided. |
| 1:30 p.m. EDT | Keynote Address President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, United Mexican States (speaking from Mexico City) |
2:00 p.m. EDT
| SESSION III: ECONOMIC RECOVERY - What Does a Green Recovery Look Like? New York Event Site Host: The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Moderator: Riz Khan, Host of "Riz Khan," Al Jazeera English Panelists: - Sanjeev Chadha, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo India
- Geoffrey Heal, Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility and Professor of Economics and Finance, Columbia University
- Bob McCooey, Senior Vice President of New Listings and Capital Markets, NASDAQ
- Peter Wierenga, Executive Vice President and CEO, Philips Research
London Event Site Host: The Economist
Moderator: John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist Panelists: - Lord John Browne of Madingley, Managing Director and Managing Partner (Europe), Riverstone Holdings
- Douglas L. Gilstrap, Senior Vice President and Head of Strategy, Ericsson
- Michael Jacobs, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change and Environment, United Kingdom
- Sir David King, Director, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford
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| 3:30 p.m. EDT | Break |
| 3:55 p.m. EDT | Keynote Address Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General |
4:30 p.m. EDT | SESSION IV: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS - How Can an International System Be Built to Deal With Transnational Issues?New York Event Site Host: The Earth Institute, Columbia University Moderator: Riz Khan, Host of "Riz Khan," Al Jazeera English Panelists: - Scott Barrett, Lenfest-Earth Institute Professor of Natural Resource Economics, Columbia University
- Matthew Bishop, American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, The Economist
- Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
- Ann Veneman, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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| 5:15 p.m. EDT | Wrap-Up by Event Hosts: Hans Vestberg, President and CEO, EricssonMatthew Bishop, American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, The EconomistJeffrey D. Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University |
| 5:30 p.m. EDT | Close |