GROW: People – Planet – Profit

Mainstreaming sustainability across regions

18 October 2007

Venue: Diamant Conference Centre, Boulevard A Reyerslaan, 80,

Brussels B-1030

Agenda

The conference will highlight tangible results of GROW projects with views from project participants and first hand accounts from project beneficiaries. GROW has supported 16 interregional projects under the themes of green growth, business growth and social inclusion. Policy makers, influencers and implementers will discuss how knowledge gained at the grassroots level can be used to influence policies. The panels will provide examples of how the exchanges of experience have contributed towards smart growth and sustainable prosperity across the participating regions and why all regions unanimously wish to continue this collaboration.
13h30 / Registration and coffee
14h00 – 14h10 / Welcome
Rob Douglas, CBE, Deputy Chairman, South East England Development Agency
14h10 – 14h30 / What is GROW, how far we’ve come ….
Kathy Vuillaume, GROW Programme Manager
14h30 – 14h50 / The role of Interregional cooperation in delivering the Lisbon and Gothenburg Agendas – Fernando-Jose Coelho-Moniz Directorate General for Regional Policy, Territorial Cooperation Unit (INTERREG)
14h50 – 15h30 / Panel Discussion 1:
Moderated by Julie Kapsalis, Director of Business Support & Enterprise, South East England Development Agency
Connecting Social Inclusion to the Lisbon Agenda
- Anne Minter, Project Leader, FEW!
- Sergio Marin Conejo, CEPES, Ecosocial
- Peter Southcombe, Director, Hope in the Community, Championing Neighbourhoods
- Ewa Ślęzak, Project Coordinator, Social on Business
- Carlos Garcia de Cortazar, REPER, Spanish Government Permanent Representation to EU
Questions and Answers
15h30 – 16h00 / Coffee break
16h00 – 16h50 / Panel Discussion 2:
Moderated by Greg Ward, Innovation Director, South East England Regional Development Agency
GROW’s contribution to the Lisbon Agenda through enterprise and innovation
- Martin Oxley, CEO, Polish-UK Chamber of Commerce
- Tony Book, Director, Riomay Limited (beneficiary of BBAS Project)
- Richard Hall, Grow Trade & Innovation, Project Leader
- Hollie Higa, (beneficiary of Enterprising Exchange Academy Project – youth representative)
- David Parry, Project Leader, GrowHealth
- Steve Davis, Project Leader, Grow Enterprise
- Laurens Meijering, Programme Manager Innovation, Province Noord-Brabant
- Alex Pratt, OBE, Board Director, SEEDA
Questions and Answers
16h50 – 17h20 / Panel Discussion 3:
Moderated byGraham Tubb, Chief Sustainability Advisor, South East England Development Agency
GROW’s contribution to the Gothenburg Agenda through influencing environmental behaviours and policies
- Dr Richard Williams, Project Manager, Suspurpol
- David Bonner, Team Leader Flood Risk Management, Environment Agency, (Florispre Project)
- Jan van Rijen, Project Leader, RELEMCOM Project
- Michele Sansoni, Project Participant, RAMEA
- Dr Jonathan Parker, DG Environment
Questions and Answers
17h20 – 17h30 / Interreg IVC – Erwin Siweris, Deputy Programme Manager, JTS
17h30 – 17h40 / Reflections on the day – Fernando Alonso, Deputy Director, Stockholm Region
17h40 – 17h45 / Closing remarks – Rob Douglas, CBE, Deputy Chairman, South East England Development Agency
17h45 – 19h00 / Cocktail and networking – opportunity to visit project stands, talk with project participants and view tangible results