Day I :
Tuesday, 19 December 2006

Registration

Inaugural Session
Summit Chairman

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

Summit Co-Chairman

Dr. Ashok Khosla
Chairman, Development Alternatives

Lamp Lighting

Welcome Address by

Mr. Y C Deveshwar

Address by

Dr. Ashok Khosla

Message from Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP

Special Address by

Mr. Mechai Viravaidya
Founder & Chairman, Population & Community Development Programme, Thailand and Former Minister for Prime Minister's Office, Thailand

Keynote Address by

Prof. Emil Salim
Member, United Nations High Level Adviosry Board on Sustainable Development,Chairman, National Economic Board, Indonesia and Former Minister for Population and Environment, Indonesia

Address by Guest of Honour

Mr. Padmanabha Behera
Minister for Steel & Mines and Planning & Coordination Government of Orissa

Address by Chief Guest

Thiru A Raja
Union Minister for Environment & Forests, Government of India

Vote of Thanks

Lt.Gen.(Retd.) S S Mehta
Director General, CII

Tea / Coffee break 

Plenary Session I

Mining - Unearthing Perpetual Value
The mining sector is the backbone of the developmental process; a highly resource-intensive sector which is replete with risks to society and the environment. This session is designed to share strategies adopted by the sector to embed the principles of sustainable development without compromising business motives and to establish competitive advantage.

Highlights:

• "Best" Practices in the mining sector; emphasis on case studies of India
• Policies to make mining more responsive to the needs of the environment and society

Mr. Ravindra Kastia
Chairman, CII National Committee on Mining, Coal & Mineral Resources and Business Head & Group Executive President, Aditya Birla Group

Mr. Subhrakant Panda
Chairman, CII Orissa State & Managing Director, IMFA Group

Opening Remarks by

Mr. Ravindra Kastia

Sustainable Iron Ore Mining: A Continuous Journey

Mr. P K Mukherjee
Managing Director Sesa Goa

Sustainable Mining Pays

Mr. Nik Senapati
Vice President & Managing Director
Rio Tinto India Private Limited

Address by

Mr. Ben Mellor Head-International, Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, U.K.

Developing The Human Capital

Ms. Meena Gupta
Secretary
Ministry of Tribal Affairs Government of India

Questions & Answers

Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks

Mr. Subhrakant Panda

Lunch

Plenary Session II

Forestry - Enhancing Natural Capital

Forests are critical for survival of life on earth due to the various economic and ecologic value that they provide and thus imperative for civilization to exist and flourish. This session is designed to capture the essence of forests as a resource; sustainable forest management and consumption.

Highlights :

• Institutional mechanisms to conserve forests
• Path -breaking sustainable production and consumption measures and initiatives taken by forest based industries

Mr. Pradeep Dhobale *
Vice President, Indian Paper Manufacturers Association and CEO, ITC Ltd. - Paper Boards & Specialty Paper Division

Opening Remarks by

Mr. Pradeep Dhobale

Address by

Mr. Ravi Singh
CEO & Secretary General, WWF-India

Balancing Today with Tomorrow

Dr. Kinsuk Mitra
President
Winrock International India

Approaches to Enhancing Natural Capital

Mr. Chris van der Goot
Member, Forest Stewardship Council Board of Director

Keynote Address by

Dr. Prodipto Ghosh
Secretary
Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India

Questions & Answers

Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks

Mr. Pradeep Dhobale

Tea / Coffee break

 

Plenary Session III:
Partnering Growth - Journey of Orissa
The state of Orissa is at the fore front of economic development in the country and is taking giant strides in the path of achieving excellence. This session is designed to enumerate comprehensively the patterns of growth in the state and strategies the state has adopted in focus the agenda of sustainable development.

Highlight:

• Catalyzing development through "win-win" partnerships in the mineral rich state

Mr. B J Panda

Opening Remarks by

Address by

Question & Answers

Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks

ORISSA EVENING
(at Nandiya Gardens)

Lamp Lighting
Cultural Show
Cocktails & Dinner

Day II :
Wednesday, 20 December 2006

Registration

Plenary Session IV

Reporting: A Measure of Sustainability Performance

The latest version of the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines are the outcome of three years of intensive collaboration, research and development with stakeholders drawn from all corners of the globe - representing business, civil society, labor, investors, accountants, and others - who all convened to create an improved framework for disclosing sustainability information.

The session will focus on the GRI G3 version of the internationally accepted reporting framework. Leading speakers from various stakeholder groups will discuss the varied ways that sustainability reporting contributes to sustainable development and assist organizations to measure such contributions.

Mr. Suresh P Prabhu
Member of Parliament - Lok Sabha

Opening Remarks by

Mr. Suresh P Prabhu

Corporate Sustainability Reporting: The Indian Experience

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

The Next Generation of Sustainability Reporting Guidelines - GRI G3

Mr. Ernst Ligteringen
Chief Executive Officer
Global Reporting Initiative

Presentation by

Mr. Kishor A Chaukar
Chairman, Development Alternatives

Presentation by

Mr. Xavier Houot
Partner, Environment & Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.

Discussion

Summing up & Vote of Thanks

Mr. Suresh P Prabhu

Lunch

Plenary Session V:

Innovation in Sustainable Development

To address the issues of sustainability in various economic activities, it is imperative that path-breaking initiatives be taken and models be developed which internalize the agenda of sustainable development in the local context. The session has been designed with the aim to capture these initiatives from the entire spectrum of operations in Asia -- grass-root to the MNCs.

Highlight:

• Ambassadors of institutions/ business houses share aspects of introducing novel people-oriented/centric approaches/technologies which have contributed to excellence in sustainable development

Mr. Mechai Viravaidya
Founder & Chairman, Population & Community Development Programme, Thailand and Former Minister for Prime Minister's Office, Thailand

Mr. Lalit Bhasin
President, Society of Indian Law Firms & General Secretary, Bar Association of India

Opening Remarks by

Mr. Mechai Viravaidya

Innovations in Mindset: Changing the Business Paradigm

Mr. Somak Ghosh
President - Corporate Finance & Development Banking Yes Bank Limited.

nnovative Sustainable Development: Imperatives for Tomorrow

Mr. M S Mehta
Chief Executive Officer, Hindustan Zinc Ltd.

Managing Sustainable Development through Innovative Approaches

Prof. David Jackman
Chair, British Standards (BSi) Committee on Sustainable Development and Director, London Financial Academy

Enabling Innovation at the Grassroots

Prof. Anil K Gupta
Executive Vice Chairperson, National Innovation Foundation

Innovation Driven Inclusive Growth

Dr. T Ramasami
Secretary, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India

Questions & Answers

Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks

Mr. Lalit Bhasin

Tea / Coffee break

 

Valedictory Session
Session Chairman

Dr. Ashok Khosla
Chairman, Development Alternatives

Opening Remarks by

Dr. Ashok Khosla

India Sustainability Watch

Mr. George C Varughese
President, Development Alternatives &

Mr. K P Nyati
Principal Advisor CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development

Dr. Maxine Olson
Member, Planning Commission, Government of India

Address by Guest of Honour

Dr. Kirit S Parikh
Member, Planning Commission Government of India

Announcement of Sustainability Awards 2007
      Unveiling of Awards Trophy & Brochure

Concluding Address by

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