Day I :
Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Registration & Networking Tea / Coffee

Plenary Generation Next ICT

The transition from a manufacturing to an information society gives countries opportunities to go beyond incremental changes to radical transformation that is progressive, efficient, and ‘green’. It is vital for governments and businesses to consider how to achieve long-term sustainable development and how technology enables rapid sustainable growth. Governments should actively support the establishment of an efficient framework for using ICT to fuel growth that is sustainable. Businesses should make necessary investments and look for new areas that have been traditionally left to public-sector-sponsored development. This session will discuss innovative ways in which ICT has and can further sustainable growth.

Opening Remarks by
Session Chairman

Mr. Som Mittal
President, NASSCOM

Keynote Address -
Green by ICT: Global Progress in Harnessing the Power of ICT for Energy Efficiency & Climate

Mr. Stephen Harper

ICT: Paradigm Shift for Sustainable Growth

Mr. B Sumant

Generation Next ICT: It’s Role in Ensuring Inclusive Growth in a Sustainable World

Mr. Rakesh Khanna

Green Datacenter at the Heart of Green ICT

Mr. Swapan Johri
Sr. Vice President & Worldwide Head of System Integration & Technology Services, HCLT ISD

250 Trillion Dollars Available for Smart ICT Solutions That the World Must Have: How Much India will Get ?

Mr. Dennis Pamlin
Advisor, WWF and Senior Associate, Chinese Academy for Social Sciences

Interaction with the participants

Concluding Remarks by Session Chairman

Mr. Som Mittal
President, NASSCOM

Networking Lunch

Panel Discussion

Winning Through Good Governance
For many companies, the board agenda is focused on priorities such as shareholder value, policy and strategy, finance, mergers and acquisitions, control and risk management, and senior management selection and remuneration. These are perceived to be more important than sustainable development. Board directors – both executive and non-executive – cannot afford to ignore these developments. On the one hand, they need to understand and respond to changing stakeholder expectations of the role of business. On the other hand, they need to communicate what they consider being realistic expectations of what business can and cannot achieve, and what they consider to be the responsibilities of others. This session is construed to discuss why in the present cocktail of crises, it is important for companies to look at the aggregation of the triple bottom line and corporate governance.

Opening Remarks by Session Chairperson & Moderator

Dr. Rajeev Kumar
Director & Chief Executive Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Panelists

Highlights:

• Mr. Jitesh Khosla
  Officer on Special Duty, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
• Mr. Carlos Eduardo Lessa Brandao
  Chairman of the Sustainability for Companies Study Group, Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance
• Ms. Rita Soni
  Country Head, Responsible Banking, Yes Bank
• Mr. Manoj Arora
  Director, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India

Interaction with the participants

Summing up and Concluding Remarks

Dr. Rajeev Kumar
Director & Chief Executive Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Networking Tea / Coffee break

Special Plenary

Lamp Lighting

Opening Remarks

Keynote Address

Inaugural Address by Chief Guest

Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks

Plenary Sustainable Infrastructure: A Necessity, Not an Alternative
Economic slowdown offers governments and businesses the opportunity to increase their spending on sustainable infrastructure as a stimulus to avoid severe recession at the same tackling environmental and social conflict with infrastructure. The opportunity is huge. For instance, clean energy infrastructure requires annual investments of a minimum of $515 billion until 2030 as suggested by the World Economic Forum. Looking beyond energy infrastructure, other few trillion-dollar investments and social policy frameworks are required to develop sustainable infrastructure. This panel will provide clear avenues of business opportunities in sustainable infrastructure and how some leadership companies are already taking advantage of them.

Opening Remarks by Session Chairman

Mr. A L Kapur

Investing in Green: Driving Tomorrow’s Infrastructure

Mr. R N Mukhija
President (Operations) & Member of the Board, L&T Ltd.

Promoting & Rewarding Sustainable Construction

Mr. Hans Mielants
Regional HR Director-South Asia/ASEAN (-), Holcim Group Support Ltd.

Sustainable Infrastructure: The Transport Imperative

Ms. Sharmila Chavaly

Keynote Address: The Clean Technology Revolution

Dr. Steve Howard
CEO, The Climate Group

Interaction with the participants

Concluding Remarks by Session Chairman

Mr. A L Kapur

Panel Discussion

Sustainable Business Opportunities in Emerging Countries

This session seeks to demonstrate how leading companies from some of the emerging countries are responding to the twin challenges through new business models without losing sight of core sustainability objectives. Initial successes in emerging countries reflect the incredible potential in the alignment of sustainable development needs and business value. These successes are illustrations of great determination to achieve sustainable practices, but they also showcase the huge opportunities that emerge from such practices. The session will attempt to discuss these business models and provide policy suggestions required to create an enabling environment for such businesses to scale-up.

Opening Remarks by Session Chairman & Moderator

Dr. Jagabandhu Acharya

Keynote Address by Guest of Honour

Mr. B J Panda
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

Panelists

• Mr. Navdeep Suri
  Joint Secretary (Public Diplomacy) Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
• Mr. Ricardo Young
  President of the Ethos Institute, Brazil
• Mr. Carlos Eduardo Lessa Brandao
  Chairman of the Sustainability for Companies Study Group, Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance
• Mr. Prema Cooray
  Managing Director, CCC Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd., SriLanka
• Mr. Cyrille Jegu
  Executive Director, The Natural Step in Asia

Interaction with the participants

Summing up and Concluding Remarks by Session Co- Moderator

Ms. Seema Arora
Principal Counsellor & Head, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development

Cocktails & Dinner

Opening Remarks by Session Chairman

Mr. Roop Salotra

The Business Case for Sustainable Development: A Global Perspective

Mr. Marcel Engel
Managing Director, WBCSD Regional Network

Dr. Nik Senapati

Catalyzing Change within your Business to Meet Today’s Sustainability Challenges

Address by Guest of Honour

Interaction with the participants

Concluding Remarks by Session Chairman

Networking Tea & Coffee

Panel Discussion

Promoting Sustainable Tourism: Reducing the Footprint

With a contribution to the tune of 10.7% to the total global Gross Domestic Product and a share of about 10% of the World’s employment, the global travel and tourism industry has been prioritised as an important driver for economic development, however with an equally large environment footprint, producing significant impacts on natural resources, consumption patterns, pollution and social systems. As more regions and countries focus on developing their tourism industry and realise its economic potential, there is an urgent need to promote and integrate sustainable planning and management into the tourism sector to reduce its footprint and make it a sustainable model. This panel discussion endeavours at sharing experiences, information and perspectives on sustainable tourism strategies in order to facilitate key stakeholders- decision-makers and actors in tourism industry, the societies hosting tourists and the tourists themselves, to appreciate and develop policies and attitudes, explore areas of opportunity in sustainable tourism leading to a better understanding of the multifaceted relationship between tourism and sustainable development.

Opening Remarks by Session Chairman & Moderator

Mr. M P Bezbaruah

Panelists

• Mr. Rajesh Agrawal
  Executive Director (Heritage), Ministry of Railways
• Mr. Subhash Goyal
  Chairman, Stic Travels Group
• Mr. Arjun Sharma
  Chairman & Managing Director, Le Passage Tours to India
• Mr. Dipak Haksar
  Chief Operating Officer, ITC Hotels
• Mr. Shiban Kotru
  President, Indica Travels & Tours PVt. Ltd.

Interaction with participants

Concluding Remarks by Session Chairman & Moderator

Mr. M P Bezbaruah
Permanent Representative, WTO & Former Secretary, Ministry of Tourism

Networking Lunch

Plenary
Climate Change: The Defining Challenge

Opening Remarks by Session Chairman

Dr. Prem C Jain Chairman, Indian Green Building Congress and President & Founder, Spectral Services Consultants

Business Opportunity Presented by Climate Change & How to Mitigate the Risks

Mr. Simon C Martin

Integrating Climate Concerns: Role of Business & Industry from a Civil Society Perspective

Mr. Ravi Singh
Secretary General & CEO, WWF India

Building S&T Knowledge System for Climate Change in India

Dr Akhilesh Gupta
Scientist- Climate Change Programme Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology

Climate Change: The Defining Challenge, or it is all talk and no real action?

Mr. Dennis Pamlin
Advisor, WWF and Senior Associate, Chinese Academy for Social Sciences

Interaction with the participants

Concluding Remarks by Session Co-Chairman

Mr. Bishal Thapa

Valedictory

Opening Remarks

Mr. Y C Deveshwar
Past President, CII, Chairman, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development Advisory Council and Chairman, ITC Ltd.

MoU Signing between CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development & The Ethos Institute

Keynote Address

Mr. Ricardo Young
President of The Ethos Institute, Brazil

Address by Chief Guest

Mr. Salman Khurshid
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs (Independent Charge)

Concluding Remarks

Ms. Sarita Nagpal
Deputy Director General Confederation of Indian Industry

Networking Tea / Coffee break

Presentation Ceremony CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2010

Introduction to CII-ITC Sustainability Awards

Awards Presentation

Address by Chief Guest

Mr. Jairam Ramesh
Minister of State for Environment & Forests (Independent Charge)

Ms. Seema Arora
Principal Counsellor & Head CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development

Cocktails & Dinner