Making Sustainable Development Happen

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Building magazine has come together to work with the UK Green Building Council to collaborate on a double-bill of green building events

When: Tuesday 24 November 2009
Where: London

*** Full conference programme and speakers announced ***

'Making Sustainable Development Happen' will feature high profile speakers from the industry, politics and opinion leaders from the third sector, media and elsewhere. Delegates will be asked to roll up their sleeves and actively participate – we’ll be looking to make change happen, to have a real impact on Government and the industry.

Following the conference we will be holding our new Sustainability Awards reception, which will build on the success of previous years and again be a celebration of the very best examples of sustainable building the industry has to offer. It promises to be another memorable evening.

To register to attend the conference or awards, please click here.

For more information, please contact Nikki Lawrance:
T: +44 (0) 207 921 8234
E: nikki.lawrance@ubm.com

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Gemma Butler:
T: +44 (0)207 560 4291
E: sustainabilityevent@ubm.com

For more information on the UK-GBC please click here.

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Conference Programme

24th November 2009, Kings Place, London

Timing	Session
08:30 - 09:30	Arrival
09:30 - 09:35	Welcome
09:35 - 9:50	Scale of the Challenge Are you sitting comfortably? We’re all familiar with the headline targets, but just how big is the task ahead? Are the NGOs right that we’ve really got less than 100 months to save the planet? Just how radical a change do we need to see? John Sauven, director Green Peace
9.50 - 10.20	You Need to Know A snapshot of the policy landscape and key legislation affecting our sector. Some levelling up of understanding – factual, impartial information from chief government advisors. David Kennedy, chief executive Climate Change Committee Andrew Lee, chief executive Sustainable Development Commission
10:20 – 11:10	Sustainable built environment - from vision to reality UK-GBC led debate on how we radically transform our sector. What does the roadmap look like? The role of industry, the role for Government and the importance of an agreed, common framework; posing a challenge to the industry and inviting the politicians to respond. Paul King, chief executive UK Green Building Council Grant Shapps MP, shadow housing minister Conservatives Rt Hon John Healy MP, minister for housing and planning
11:10 - 11:45	Coffee Break
11:45 - 13:00	Leading from the front A special guest provides an introduction to the theme of leadership, achieving remarkable things and driving change. A panel debate with questions from the audience, the speakers will address the challenges set out in the previous session. How do we show leadership in our sector? How do we mainstream change? Can we learn anything from experiences outside of our sector? Chair: Dame Ellen McArthur Dan Labbad, chief executive officer EMEA Lend Lease Sunand Prasad, immediate past president RIBA
13:00 - 14.00	Lunch
14:00 - 14.30	Making a profit from green Positive, pro-active, inspiring – you can go green AND make money. Example of green development from North America. Joe Van Bellegham Dockside Green
14:30 - 15:00	Can we do it too in the UK? Can we achieve the same vision in the UK? What national issues must be overcome? Are we ready now? How can we avoid getting stuck? Andrew Gould, chief executive (English Business) Jones Lang LaSalle
15:00 - 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:45	The Green Dragons’ Den It is time for some of the most promising business propositions in the green builtenvironment to be backed by hard capital. Can these businesses grow to deliver a largerenvironmental impact, create wealth, andcompete for investment capital? Audience participation session to decide how £1 billion Euro should be invested. James Cameron, vice chairman The Berkely Group David Glover, director Arup
16:45 - 17:00	Summary Summary of key findings and an indication of what to expect in the future. Paul King and VIP guests
17:30	Sustainability Awards reception

Speakers include:

John Sauven UK executive director Greenpeace	David Kennedy Chief executive officer Climate Change Committee
Andrew Lee Chief executive Sustainable Development Commission	Paul King Chief executive UK Green Building Council
Grant Shapps MP Shadow housing minister Conservatives	Rt Hon John Healey MP Minister for housing and planning
Dame Ellen MacArthur Previous holder of fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in a yacht	Dan Labbad Chief executive officer EMEA, Lend Lease
Sunand Prasad Immediate past president RIBA	Jo Fox Deputy director The Bigger Picture - BSkyB
Joe Van Bellegham Dockside Green	Greg Clarke Global advisorConference moderator
Andrew Gould Chief executive (English Business) Jones LangLaSalle	James Cameron Vice chairman, executive director Climate Change Capital
Tony Pidgley Chairman The Berkely Group	David Glover Director Arup