Green Business Africa Summit and Expo

The Green Business Africa Summit & Expo (GBASE 2010) is Africa’s first flagship event that brings to the mainstream issues around sustainability in the business environment as well as green corporate social responsibility (CSR).

The Summit has a rich programme and the wide expertise, experience and variety of speakers, presenters and panelists ensures the GBASE 2010 will be an interesting, enriching and stimulating green business and sustainability event. The theme of the conference is Sustainable Business as Vehicle for Africa’s Economic Growth and Social Uplift.

The Summit will provide business leaders at all levels with insight on developing and enhancing profitable and sustainable business enterprises and practices.

Summit thematic areas include:

Climate Change Mitigation/ Adaptation
CDMs and other Financial Mechanisms
Green Computing/ Mobile Technologies
Environmental Sustainability & Compliance
Eco-labelling and Sustainable Production
Sustainable Water and Sanitation
Sustainable Urbanization and Ecocities
Green Manufacturing and Energy Efficiency
Waste Treatment and Management
Green Building and Sustainable Habitats
Green Revolution and Sustainable Agriculture
Renewable Energy
Sustainable Tourism
Clean Technologies
Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Confirmed speakers include:

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – Dr R.K. Pachauri, Chairman
Standard Chartered Bank – Yulanda Chung, Head of Sustainable Business, Group Sustainability
GEG Project – Prof Maria Ivanova, Director, Global Environmental Governance Project, Yale Center for Env. Law & Policy
Equity Bank, Kenya – Dr James Mwangi, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Green For All – Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Chief Executive Officer
City of Toledo – Beatrice Miringu, Environmental Specialist
ICCSR, Nottingham Business School – Dr Judy Muthuri, Lecturer in Corporate Social Responsibility
Ecocity Builders – Kirstin Miller, Executive Director
Carbon Manna Unlimited – David Palella, Founder/ President
cooltribe – Hessia Fernandez, Founder, Chief Executive Officer
africapractice – Camilla Flatt, Corporate Citizenship Consultant
The Mayflower Foundation – Mikko Summala, Trustee
Business Respect – Mallen Baker, Chief Executive Officer
Renewable Energy Ventures – Joseph Ng’ang’a, Chief Executive Officer
Carbon Manna Africa – Geoffrey Kiringa, President and Chief Executive Officer
Tillväxtverket – Nadja Berger, DemoEnvironment Programme Manager, The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Toulouse Business School – Dr Risa Morimoto, Professor in Environmental Economics
Partners for Euro-African Green Energy (PANGEA) – Meghan Sapp, Secretary General
Corporate Governance Solutions – Eva Thorne, Founder and Principal
Alkol (1HourFlex), Brazil – Al Costa, Chief Executive Officer
Forum For The Future – Dr James Taplin, Principal Sustainability Consultant
JP Morgan Climate Care – Tom Morton, Executive Director
New Era Partners – Albert May, Corporate Social Responsibility Consultant
UNEP-DTIE – Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch

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