Amsterdam Rai International Exhibition & Congress Centre27-28-29 May 1997The CongressProgramme & SpeakersEuropean Media Marketing Ltd. gratefully acknowledges the support of the following conference sponsors: NovemSchelde Energy and Environmental SystemsEtsuElectric Fuel Ltd.The CongressAddressing The Needs Of A Sustainable FutureJohn Glassey - Managing Director, European Media Marketing Ltd. The common denominator of all social and economic infrasystems, from food and shelter to sewage and transport, to communication, education and finance, is electricity. The generation of energy is a prerequisite for all aspects of the socio-economic development that is so aspired to world-wide. Technological advancement in renewables, and power transmission coupled with a greater knowledge and awareness of sustainable strategies has shifted the debate from renewable energy and sustainable transport being peripheral 'add-ons' to being core requirements essential to not only our survival but the entire balance of nature. This achievement in technology now necessitates a commitment to dismissing the trivialisation of sustainable development and a commitment from governments, industry and financiers to join in a level of awareness that is already acquired in the minds of those all present at the World Sustainable Energy Trade Fair. As Hermann Scheer, President of Eurosolar, puts it: Jeremy Leggett, took his Ph.D. in earth sciences
at the University of Oxford and after an 11 year distinguished
career in academia joined Greenpeace in 1989. He served
as Greenpeace International's Climate Campaign (1990-1994)
and Director of its Solar Initiative (1995-1996).
At the end of 1996 he set up the Solar Century initiative
to help bring solar energy to the world through obtaining
support from financiers: The congress of the World Sustainable Energy Trade Fair will include a host of top international speakers addressing the political, financial and commercial incentives required to create a long-term demand for sustainable energy and transport. Running through the Congress is the central theme that a strategic harmony is required between governments, industry and financiers to ensure consistency in sustainable targets and that those targets are met. Key speakers form Governments, international organizations, finance and industry are all present in an extensive and stimulating programme: Dr. Bakthavatsalam: Managing Director "We need to focus our efforts on replicable innovative institutional and financing models which are based on cost recovery principles, and fostering private partnerships to enable the developing countries to use these technologies." Georges Dupont Roc: Head of Energy Strategy, Shell
International Corporate Planning Dr. Annemarie Goedmakers: Managing Director
Renewable Energy. Robert Lisney - European Energy From Waste Coalition "Where re-use, recycling or composting are not possible, energy recovery provides a way of ensuring recovery and saving resources being wasted in landfill." Dr. David Miles: Head of Unit - Optimization of the Energy System: European Commission - Directorate General XII "Although road transport is the only area of growing energy demand, the issues are much wider than energy alone. The challenge is to provide the mobility needs of our citizens while reducing the negative externalities. We need a secure supply of energy including a longer-term substitution of fossil sources." Dana Younger: International Finance Corporation
GEF Coordinator and Climate Change Mitigation Specialist Michel Zaffran: World Health organization, Expanded Programme on Immunization "The Expanded Programme on Immunization of the World Health Organization believes that solar energy can play an increased role in strengthening rural health infrastructure, in helping to stabilize populations while contributing to an environmentally safe and sustainable development." Dr. Gerrit Jon Zijlstra: Chairman Managing Board,
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