Agenda
Day 1 - Oct 05, 2016
| Registration | |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Registration opens for WSDS
at Registration Desk |
| Thematic Tracks | |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | World Bank - Climate Resilient Agriculture
at Jacaranda |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | EU - India Collaboration for Implementation of NDCs
at Tamarind |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | IFC - Valuation of Energy Costs in the India Context
at Juniper |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | UNDP - Mainstreaming SDG Goal No.7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
at Gulmohar |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | CARIAA - Linking Climate Risks to Policy and Practice - Sharing Experiences and Approaches for Research Uptake
at Magnolia |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Ingersoll Rand - Corporate Dialogue on Transitioning to Low GWP Refrigerants and Higher Efficiencies
at Amaltas |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Using Multi-Stakeholder Simulations to Examine the Impacts of Food Policy Choices in India and Asia
at Conference Room, TERI |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | IUCN - Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Responsible Business
at Marigold |
| Lunch | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch hosted by EESL
at India Habitat Centre |
| Exhibition Inauguration | |
| 13:00 - 13:15 | Greenovation 2016 Exhibition Inauguration
at India Habitat Centre Mr Jayant Sinha, Hon'ble Minister of State for Civil Aviation, India Mr Tomasz Kozlowski, Ambassador of the European Union to India Followed by a walk-through of the Exhibition |
| Business Day | |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Inaugural Session
Welcome Address Mr. Ashok Chawla, Chairman, TERI Theme Setting Mr. R Mukundan, Managing director, Tata Chemicals - Chair of Ex-Com Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI Keynote Address Mr. Erik Solheim. UNEP Executive Director and. Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Special Remarks Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI Inaugural Address Sh. Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Government of India Vote of Thanks TERI |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Plenary Session 1: Encouraging businesses to take the lead in poverty reduction & achieving the SDGs
The session explores how India Inc. is responding to the threats facing the planet today that would create huge challenges in terms of the ability of human society to maintain growth at levels that have been possible in the past and which would need to be maintained for the welfare of society, particularly for those who live in poverty, in future. |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Tea
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| 16:15 - 16:45 | Smart plug-ins: The Smart Plug-In features Greenovation 2016 exhibitors talking about their solutions and technologies; which will help usher in the 'second' green revolution
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| 16:45 - 18:15 | Plenary Session 2: Accelerating the transition to Low Carbon Industries
The session explores how the advent of decent and environmentally sustainable employment can contribute enormously towards poverty reduction, social equity and inclusion, human well-being, economic development and environmental protection. The deliberations will also attempt to chart out a path towards low carbon development, which is to be inclusive of all stakeholders and how the unavoidable employment and social costs of the transition are to be shared by all. |
| 18:15 - 19:00 | Valedictory Session
Chair: Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI Address by Business Leader: Mr Rana Kapoor, Managing Director & CEO, YES Bank Ltd Special Address: Ms. Rachel Kyte, CEO, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) & Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All Valedictory Address: Mr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State(IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India Vote of Thanks Dr. (Ms.) Annapurna Vancheswaran, Senior Director, TERI |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Networking Reception
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Day 2 - Oct 06, 2016
| Thematic Tracks @ Vigyan Bhawan | |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | EU - Workshop on: Resource Efficiency and the Circular Economy
at Vigyan Bhawan - HALL NO. 6 |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | AFD - Lifestyles, Production and Consumption: Key Challenges for Sustainable Development
at Vigyan Bhawan - HALL NO. 5 |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | REEEP - Energising Agri-food Value Chain through Clean Energy - Investing in Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Solutions
at Vigyan Bhawan - HALL NO. 4 |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Clean Energy Nexus- The way forward in India
at Vigyan Bhawan - HALL NO. 1 |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Air Pollution in India: A Problem with Scalable Solutions - Roundtable
at Vigyan Bhawan - HALL NO. 2 & 3 |
| Inaugural | |
| 13:15 - 14:15 | Inaugural by the Hon'ble President of India
at Vigyan Bhawan Presentation of the 2016 Sustainable Development Leadership Award |
| Lunch | |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Lunch served
at India Habitat Centre |
| Ministerial Session | |
| 15:45 - 17:00 | People's Aspirations and Sustainability : New Governance Paradigm
at India Habitat Centre Chair: Ambassador Ajai Malhotra, Distinguished Fellow & Senior Advisor (Climate Change), TERI HE Mr Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission Mr Anil Madhav Dave, Hon'ble Minister of State (I/C) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India HE Mr Lars Andreas Lunde, Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Norway HE Mr Slawomir Mazurek, Deputy Minister of Environment, Poland HE Mr Ibrahim Baylan, Minister for Policy Coordination and Energy, Sweden HE Mr Erik Solheim Under Secretary General of the United Nations & Executive Director of UN Environment |
| Plenary Session I | |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Air Pollution is a Solvable Problem
Chair: Prof. V Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor and UNEP1s Champions of Earth, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego Panelists: Mr Kamal Bali, Managing Director, Volvo India Private Limited Dr Carlos Dora, Coordinator - Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health Department, WHO Dr Dirk Fransaer, Managing Director, VITO Dr Sunday Leonard, Science Programme Office, UNEP-CCAC Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI |
| 18:00 - 18:15 | Tea
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| Plenary Session II | |
| 18:15 - 19:30 | Climate ~Water ~ Energy ~ Food Nexus
Chair: Mr Ajay Shankar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI Panelists: Ambassador Jonathan Addleton, Mission Director, USAID-India Mr Anindya Chatterjee, Regional Director, Asia, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Mr Klas Eklund, Senior Economist Sustainability, SEB Dr Keywan Riahi, Director- Energy Program, IIASA Mr Ravi Singh, Secretary General & CEO, WWF-India |
| Special Addresses | |
| 19:30 - 19:50 | Mr Suresh Prabhu, Hon'ble Union Minister of Railways, India
Mr Pawan Chamling, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Sikkim Chair: Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI |
| Cultural Programme | |
| 19:50 - 21:50 | Cultural evening followed by Dinner
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Day 3 - Oct 07, 2016
| Tea | |
| 09:15 - 09:45 | Tea
at India Habitat Centre |
| Plenary Session I | |
| 09:45 - 11:00 | Habitat III Agenda - Sustainable Development Goals and Implications for Cities
at India Habitat Centre Chair: Mr S Sundar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI Co-chair: Prof. Om Prakash Mathur, Senior Fellow and Head, Urban Studies, Institute of Social Sciences Keynote Address: Mr Durga Shanker Mishra, Additional Secretary (UD), Ministry of Urban Development, India Panelists: Mr Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Ms Anita Arjundas, President & CEO, Mahindra Lifespaces Mr Cyrille Bellier, Deputy Executive Director, Strategy, Partnerships & Communication Directorate, AFD Mr Andreas Klugescheid, Vice President Governmental Affairs, BMW AG Dr Shipra Narang Suri, Vice-President, General Assembly of Partners towards Habitat III & Co-Chair, World Urban Campaign Ms Xueman Wang, Senior Carbon Finance Specialist, The World Bank, Sustainable Development Network |
| 11:00 - 11:05 | Showcasing the TERI - Mahindra Centre of Excellence
at India Habitat Centre |
| Plenary Session II | |
| 11:05 - 12:20 | Sustainable Development Goals on Water: Challenges and Opportunities
Chair: Dr SK Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI Panelists: Dr Genevieve Connors, Program Leader, Water & Sustainability, India Country Office, The World Bank HE Mr Slawomir Mazurek, Deputy Minister of Environment, Poland Dr A Ravindra, Chairman, Centre for Sustainable Development & Chairman, Institute for Social & Economic Change & former Chief Secretary, Karnataka Ms Astrid Schomaker, Director Global Sustainable Development, DG Environment, European Commission Dr Alok Sikka, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Country Representative, India |
| Lunch | |
| 12:20 - 13:15 | Lunch served
at India Habitat Centre |
| Plenary Session III | |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | NDCs: Plans, Policies & Priorities
Chair: Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, TERI Mr Erik Brandsma, Director-General, Swedish Energy Agency Prof. Hironori Hamanaka, Chair of the Board of Directors, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI, India Mr RR Rashmi, Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Chane, Government of India |
| Plenary Session IV | |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Beyond 2015: Sustainable Infrastructure for Africa's Transformation
Chair: Mr Nitin Desai, Distinguished Fellow, TERI & Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Panelists: Dr Araya Asfaw, Director, Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre & Network, Addis Ababa Ms Meaza Ashenafi, Adviser, Gender and Women's Rights, Capacity Development Division, UNECA Mr Martin Hiller, Director-General, REEEP Ambassador Ajai Malhotra, Distinguished Fellow, TERI Ambassador Nalin Surie, Director-General, Indian Council of World Affairs |
| Special Addresses | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | MOU Signing between the Government of India and European Union
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| Tea Break | |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Tea
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| Thematic Tracks | |
| 16:15 - 18:15 | BMW-Realising the Electric Mobility Vision
at Jacaranda |
| 16:15 - 18:15 | 2nd EU- India Water Forum
at Tamarind |
| 16:15 - 18:15 | EU- Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges and Opportunities for Urban India
at Juniper |
| 16:15 - 18:15 | Role of Forests in India's INDC
at Gulmohar |
| 16:15 - 18:15 | Pre-COP 22 Corporate Consultation: Role of Indian Industry in meeting India's INDC Goals
at Magnolia |
| 16:15 - 18:15 | World Bank- Challenges & Strategies to Mobilise Climate Finance for Climate-resilient Development
at Amaltas |
| 16:15 - 18:15 | Swedish Energy Agency - Role of Smart Grid Technologies in Power Sector Reforms for promoting 24x7 affordable & environment friendly 'Power for All' in India
at Marigold |
| Special Address | |
| 18:15 - 18:45 | Special Address
Mr Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), Government of India Chair: Mr Jayant Banthia, Former Chief Secretary of Maharastra - Launch of the Publication, 'People, Planet & Progress Beyond 2015' |
| Cultural Programme | |
| 18:45 - 20:45 | LIVE performance by the Band - Indian Ocean followed by dinner
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Day 4 - Oct 08, 2016
| Keynote | |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Keynote Address
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Director- The Earth Institute, Columbia University (via video) Chair: Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI |
| Thematic Tracks | |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Genpact - Youth Ecopreneurs
at Jacaranda |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | International Solar Alliance
at Tamarind |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | CDKN & LEAD - Collaborative Regional Learning and Brokering Knowledge to Enhance Resilience to Climate Change in South Asia
at Juniper |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | EESL - Scaling Up Energy Efficiency
at Gulmohar |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | TU - Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (SDG 12) through Higher Education Learning
at Marigold |
| Lunch | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch served
at India Habitat Centre |
| Plenary Session | |
| 13:00 - 14:15 | Energy Transitions: Perspectives & Priorities
Chair: Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI Lead Presentations: Global Energy Transitions: Mr Paul Simons, Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency India Energy Transitions: Dr Ritu Mathur, Director, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency, TERI Panelists: Dr Anshu Bharadwaj, Executive Director, CSTEP Mr Jaco Cilliers, Country Director, UNDP India Mr Ashok Lavasa, Secretary - Finance & Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, India Mr Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO, ReNEW Power Mr Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India - Screening of the TRISHA (TERI's Research Initiative at Supi for Himalayan Advancement) film |
| 14:15 - 15:15 | Climate Finance and Implementation Towards Sustainability
Chair: Mr Nitin Desai, Distinguished Fellow, TERI & Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Panelists: Mr Suman Bery, Former Member Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Mr Ashok Chawla, Chairman, TERI Mr Sanjay Mitra, Secretary, Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways, India Mr Dinesh Sharma, Special Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, India Mr George N Sibley, Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs and Environment, Science and Technology, US Embassy - India |
| Valedictory Session | |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Valedictory Session
Opening Remarks: Mr Ashok Chawla, Chairman, TERI Summary of the WSDS 2016 Proceedings: Mr Amit Kumar, Senior Director - Social Transformation, TERI Special Address - Presentation of Awards: - TERI University Award - TERI Press Photo Contest Award Valedictory Address: Mr Prakash Javadekar, Hon'ble Minister of Human Resource Development, India ( pre-recorded video message) Concluding Remarks: Dr Ajay Mathur, Director-General, TERI |
| Green Day | |
| 18:00 - 21:00 | An Evening dedicated to Environmental Innovation Dialogues, Open Mic and Literary Prize
at Residence of France IMPORTANT: Entry by registration only - register at sve@ifindia.in by 7th October noon. |
* To be confirmed
