Global Forum on Human Settlements 2009
Agenda
November 7 (Sat)
08:00 - 22:00 Forum Registration
18:00- 18:30 Meeting VIP Guests
18:30 - 20:30 Welcome Dinner by Wuxi Municipal Government
November 8 (Sun)
I. Opening Ceremony
Time: 09:00-12:00
Venue: Wuhu Hall, Taihu Hotel
Host: Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of All-China Environment Federation, Zeng Xiaodong
09:00-10:00
Forum begins. Host introduction. Meeting leaders and distinguished guests.
Member of Jiangsu Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of Wuxi Municipal Party
Committee, Yang Weize delivers welcome speech;
Vice Chairwoman of 10th Standing Committee of NPC, Gu Xiulian gives speech;
Vice Chairman of GFHS, former Director of UNEP North America Region, Dr. Noel Brown gives speech;
President of China Association for Yellow River Cultural and Economic Development, former deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office, Central Government, Yuan Tao gives speech;
Chief Engineer, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Wan Bentai gives speech;
Vice Governor of Jiangsu Provincial Government, Xu Ming gives speech
10:10-12:00 Theme Forum: Safeguard Water Safety and Build Sustainable Human Settlements
Host: Member of Wuxi Municipal Party Standing Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor, Xu Jie
10:10-10:30 Mao Xiaoping, Mayor, City of Wuxi
10:30-10:45 Chairman of International Water Association (IWA) , David Garman
Innovative Water Management and Sustainable Human Settlements
10:45-11:00 Chairman of The World Association for Lakes, Cun Zhengjiu
The Response of Lake Ecosystem
11:00-11:15 Former Minister of Environment Ministry of Canada and Chairman of UNEP Government Administration Commission, David Anderson
Water might be the biggest challenge of this era
11:15-11:30 Deputy Director of Department of Policy and Regulations, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Xu Zongwei
Public Service and Public Rights Market
11:30-11:45 Fellow, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, doctoral adviser Jin Xiangcan gives speech
11:45-11:55 Chairman of Board and CEO of Wuxi Suntech Power, Shi Zhengrong
Develop Clean Energy and Build Sustainable Human Settlements
11:55-12:00 Publish “Wuxi Declaration of Water and Human Settlements in the 21st Century”
II. Topic Forum 1: International Forum on Lake Water Environment Treatment and Ecological City Building
Time 14:00-17:50
Venue: Wuyue Hall, Taihu Hotel
Host: Wang Dehui, Consultant to Assessment Centre of State Ministry of Environmental Protection, former Deputy Director of Natural Ecosystem Protection Office of State Environmental Protection Administration
14:00-14:05 Forum begins. Host introduction. Meeting leaders and distinguished guests.
14:05-14:20 Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of All-China Environment Federation, Zeng Xiaodong
Mass prevention and mass treatment of Taihu water pollution
14:20-14:35 Secretary-General of World Association of NGOs (WANGO), Taj Hamad
Solve the water crisis through multiple channels
14:35-14:50 Former Deputy Director of State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), Researcher, Wang Yangzu
The work of China’s water pollution treatment
14:50-15:05 Director of Jiangsu Provincial Taihu Lake Office, Zhu Tiejun
Lake environment treatment and eco-civilized city
15:05-15:20 Chief Business Officer, Consulate General of the United States in Shanghai, Gao Dawei
Sustainable urban development and new opportunities for water
15:20-15:30 Fellow, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, doctoral adviser, Liu Yongding
Stable transformation and ecological restoration of lake system
15:30-15:40 Fellow, Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, doctoral adviser,Qin Boqiang
The approaches for lake eco-system restoration
15:40-15:50 Deputy Secretary General of Nanchang Municipal Government, Hu Tao
Taking water as the guiding principle, building cities upon water, and promoting overall development of eco-civilized cities
15:50-16:00 Head of HESTIUN Investment (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd, Richard Galainer
The application of high-efficient microorganism and immobilization technology in river and lake restoration
16:00-16:10 President of Suez Environment China, Gao Dehui
Resource utilization of waste water and sludge
16:10-16:20 Chief Scientist of US Hengde Group, Dr. Li Ming
Utah cyanobacteria biofuel and carbon recycling
16:20-16:30 General Manager of Murata Electronics, Kubota Masaaki
The environmental activities of Murata Electronics in Wuxi
16:30-16:50 Free speeches
16:50-17:45 Exchange dialogues
17:45-17:50 Summary
III. Topic Forum 2 International Forum on livable City Building
Time: 14:00-17:55
Venue: Multifunctional Hall, Taihu hotel
Host: Lu Haifeng, Secretary General, Global Forum on Human Settlements
14:00-14:05 Forum begins. Host introduction. Meeting leaders and distinguished guests.
14:05-16:00 Topic 1: Green and Livable
14:05-14:25 Head, Department of Construction, Jiangsu Provincial Government, Zhou Lan
Jiangsu urban and rural planning: from strategies to actions
14:25-14:45 Vice Mayor, City of Wuxi, Wu Jianxuan
Wuxi’s efforts and insights on building a livable city
14:45-15:10 Chairman of International Ecocity Builders Association, Richard Register
Coastal Ecocities
15:10-15:20 President, China-Japan Association of Social Economic & Cultural Exchange, Ryuichiro Hirota
15:20-15:35 Member of Standing Committee of Yangzhou Municipal Committee, Vice Mayor of Yangzhou, Zhang Aijun
Building livable homes and harmonious city in Yangzhou
15:35-15:50 General Manager, Jiangsu Sunshine Property Co., Ltd, Shen Xun
World-class lake dwelling culture and dreams
15:45-16:00 President, Jiangsu Jinyang Investment Co. Ltd., Li Ying
16:00-17: 55 Topic 2: Lakeside Human Settlements Culture
16:10-16:25 Fellow, Housing Industrialization Promotion Center, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Post Doctorate, Tsinghua University, Yin Boyue
Building green livable communities and improving urban culture
16:25-16:40 Chief Representative to China, Architects Crang & Boake, Dr. Gao Zhi
The experience from lake-side cities in Canada
16:40-17:00 Chairman of Board of China Association of Urban Environmental Sanitation, Hao Shengkun
Strengthen the waste management and protect human settlements
17:00-17:10 President, Wuxi Jujiang Group Co., Ltd., Pu Dong
17:10-17:15 President, Hongkong Huachen Investment Group, Chen Guohua
Focus on ecological restoration and build livable communities
17:15-17:50 Free speeches & Exchange dialogues
17:50-17:55 Summary
IV. Best Practices Awards
Time: November 8, 20:00-20:30
Venue: Shuitian Pavilion, Taihu Hotel
November 9 (Mon)
09:30-10:30 Opening Ceremony of China (Wuxi) Water Saving and Water Treatment Technology and Equipment Exhibition ( Anzhen Agri-Expo Exhibition Hall)
10:30-11:00 Theme Activity: Guests plant the “Eco-Forestry of the 2009 Global Forum on Human Settlements” in Anzhen Agri-Expo Garden
11:00-11:50 Tour to Lihu Lake Exhibition Hall
14:00-17:00 Tour to Buddhist Temple
