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BAYERBeiersdorfEbeling HeffernanEMERSONEuropean Union DelegationFederal Republic of GermanyGerman Technical CooperationMalaysia-Europe Forum (MEF)Mandarin OrientalPTTQueen Sirikit Convention CentreRadissonSiemensTesco

High Profile speakers, participants from 12 countries in SOP 2010 series

Dr. Michael Nobel, Founder, The Nobel Charitable Trust, SwedenPeter Chin, Malaysian Minister of Energy, Green Technology and WaterRafidah Aziz, MP, former Malaysian Minister of International Trade and IndustryVincent Piket, European Union Ambassador to MalaysiaDr. Hanns Schumacher, Ambassador of Germany to ThailandDr. Art-Ong Jumsai Ayuthaya, former NASA scientist, ThailandDominikus von Pescatore, Head, BAYER (North Asean)David Oberhuber, Head, The German Technical Cooperation, SE AsiaTony Novak, Country General Manager; Emerson (Thailand) Ltd.Chris D’Couto, CEO, Neah Power Systems, USANiraj Sharan, Chairman, Aura Inc. Italy and India,Sumit Phokrel, Climate Change Specialist, Asian Development BankShayne Heffernan, Co-Founder, Ebeling Heffernan, BahamasThe Honorable Barry Gusi, Founder, The Gusi Peace Prize, PhilippinesStuart Scott, Director, The Climate Summit, USAProfessor Said Irandoust, President, Asian Institute of Technology, BangkokDr Achim Deja, Member UN Global Compact, President TIMA Gmbh, Germany

SAVE OUR PLANET CONFERENCE SERIES 2011http://www.aseanaffairs.com/sop

Friday, March 18, 2011

Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok89 Soi Wat Suan Plu, New Rd., Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 Thailand

Warm greetings from AseanAffairs, an independent media with a dedicated focus on Southeast Asia(Asean), connecting the region with the world and vice versa.

The Save Our Planet conference series was launched in 2010 by Asean Affairs - the GlobalPublication of Southeast Asia. The series began in March 2010 in Bangkok (12 March and

25 March) and continued in Malaysia (3 Aug 2010 in Kuala Lumpur). It continues in 2011 inThailand, Singapore, and Malaysia. Plans to organize the series in India, Vietnam, Indonesia and

China are on the drawing board, culminating in a mega-conference at the end of the series.

More than 700 participants have attended the SOP 2010 series from a dozen countries. “SOP hasbecome a prestigious and internationally recognized event in a very short time”, remarked

Mr. Peter Chin, Malaysia’s Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water in his keynote speechat SOP Malaysia on 3 August 2010.

Sincerely,

S. Roy ([email protected] , [email protected])Founder & ChairmanASEANAFFAIRS –The Voice of Southeast Asia

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Invitation to participate at the Save Our Planet Conference Series 2011

Warm greetings from AseanAffairs, an independent media with a dedicated focus on Southeast Asia

(Asean), connecting the region with the world and vice versa.

The Save Our Planet conference series was launched in 2010 by Asean Affairs - the Global Publication of Southeast Asia. The series began in March 2010 in Bangkok (12 March and 25 March) and continued in Malaysia (3 Aug 2010 in Kuala Lumpur). Over 700 partici-pants and 60 speakers were part of the 2010 series. All the presentations were made available in print (Asean Affairs global maga-zine) and online (pdf reports, individual presentations as well as videos).

The Save Our Planet conferences continue in 2011 in Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia. Plans to organize the series in India, Viet-nam, Indonesia and China are on the drawing board, culminating in a mega-conference at the end of the series. “Save Our Planet IV”

on 18 March 201l in Bangkok is the fourth in a series of conferences organized by AseanAffairs. The conference seeks to enlighten leaders in business and government in Southeast Asia to the outcome of the Cancun Climate Conference, create awareness of our growing carbon footprint, and find sustainable solutions for individuals, businesses, civic society and governments to contribute to-ward saving our planet from catastrophic consequences before it is too late. The Fourth Save Our Planet conference in Bangkok will search for consensus on effective climate change initiatives and identify emerging business and investment opportunities. It will help Thai businesses to learn from the best practices that are available today to turn their businesses green. This is the forum for leaders of Asean’s business community, civic organizations and academic institutions to come together to reaffirm their confidence in Asean’s future.

We have invited Dr Supachai Tantikom, Member, Advisory Committee to Governor of Bangkok and Mrs. Kasemsri Homchean, Governor, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research to officiate and deliver the Keynote Address. We have also invited thirty six leading experts in their fields to be speaker/panelists. At SOP Bangkok, on 18 March 2011, the audience of 300 - 400 participants will comprise heads/owners of businesses, CEOs, ambassadors and other top diplomats as well as heads of various ministries.

Please confirm your attendance within 11 March 2011 for us to make reservations. Confirmation is also required. The entire event (speaker presentation and Q& A) will be published on our website under Event Page, Save Our Planet Conference Series 2011.

Please click this link to register http://www.aseanaffairs.com/events/save_our_planet_4_participant

Organizer:ASEANAFFAIRS

Regional Partner: MALAYSIA-EUROPE FORUM (MEF)

Official Hotel Partner:SHANGRI-LA HOTEL BANGKOK

Knowledge Partner: AIT (ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)

Associate Partners:COGNITO, INDIA

COUNTERPOINT, MALAYSIA

SUSTAINABLE PR, SINGAPORE

Partners in SOP Bangkok 2011:

PTT

EMERSON

CNN

BAYER

EMBASSY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY BANGKOK

BEIERSDORF

ASIA MAJESTIC AIRLINES (AMA)

BOON RAWD BREWERY CO., LTD.

Save Our Planet Conference Series 2011 Friday, March 18, 2011, the Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok (1pm to 6.30pm)

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ASEANAFFAIRSThe Voice of Southeast AsiaPROGRAM

SAVE OUR PLANET CONFERENCE SERIES 2011Friday, March 18, 2011, Grand Ballroom, the Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok

Program (as of 3 March 2011)12.30 – 1.00 pmRegistration

1.00 pm – 1.20 pm: (Welcome and Opening) Valerie McKenzie, MC Welcome by Mom Luang Rajadarasri Jayankura, Honorary Chairwoman of Asean Affairs Introduction to Save Our Planet movement: Peter Nuthall Welcome address by Swarup Roy, Founder & Chairman of Asean Affairs

1.20 pm – 1.35 pmSOP for Schools: “Save The Planet For the Children” By students of Garden International School, Bangkok

1.35 pm – 1.45 pmFelicitation of SOP Partners by Dr Supachai Tantikom, Member, Advisory Committee to Governor of Bangkok

1.45 pm – 2.05 pm(Keynote) “Bangkok Big Tree Campaign: Greening the Big Mango” Dr Supachai Tantikom, Member, Advisory Committee to Governor of Bangkok

2.05 pm – 2.25 pm (Keynote address) “Thailand’s National Climate Change Plan”Mrs. Kasemsri Homchean, Governor, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research

2.25 pm – 3.00 pm“Green Building: From Concept to Practice” Mr. Jakchai Barlee, President of ENCO (LEED Platinum Certificated Green - ENERGY COMPLEX),(ENCO (PTT) building is the first and only Platinum Level Green Building in Thailand, Investment in Green Buildings is more than just looking green. It leads to energy savings and the return on the investment pays back over time.

3.00 pm – 3.20 pm“Is Nuclear Energy a viable solution for Thailand?”Mr. Pricha Karasuddhi, Technical Advisor Nuclear Power Program Development Office (NPPDO), Thai Ministry of Energy

3.20 pm – 3.50 pm“The 4P’s of Sustainability: The future of business” Mr. Harsh Purohit, Executive Director, Cognito, India

3.50 pm – 4.10 pm Coffee Break

4.10 pm – 4.40 pm“SAVE OUR PLANET CARBON SCORE CARD (SOP CSC)”TIME Consulting and AIT Dr. Abdul Salam (PhD), Assistant Professor, Energy Field of Study, School of Environment, Resources andDevelopment, AIT (Asian Institute of technology)Save Our Planet Carbon Score Card (SOP CSC) is an appealing way to involve all those involved in

the Save Our Planet conferences to grade their carbon footprint. Participants are encouraged to learn and take advantage of SOP CSC to improve the energy efficiency in their organizations. Time Con-sulting and its publication, AseanAffairs, and their team of experts are going beyond the norm to help companies take the next step into the Evolving Eco-Economy. www.timecolt.d.com/green_consulting

4.40 pm – 4.55 pm “Green Investments in Asia” Mr. Stefanos Fotiou, Regional Coordinator Resource Efficiency, UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) - Bangkok

4.55 pm – 5.05 pm“Climate Change and Food Crisis”: Feeding a Billion Children Yank Barry, Founder, The Global Village Champions Foundation (has fed more than 500 million children since the foundation started in 1995)

5.05 pm – 6.20 pmPanel Discussion and Q&A with audience

The Quest for Clean and Green EnergyHow will conventional and alternative energy companies bring about a drastic change in the energy mix in the future starting with this decade?

Moderated by: Mr. Steve Mccoy, Founder & Principal, Counterpoint Consulting Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Panelists: Mr. Pricha Karasuddhi, Technical Advisor Nuclear Power Program Development Office (NPPDO), Thai Ministry of EnergyMr. Torsten Fritsche, Director, German Technical Cooperation ThailandMr. David Masahiko Matsumoto, The Chairman of the Board Nobel Charitable Trust FoundationDr. Seeree Supratid, Managing Director, The Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Phetchaburi, ThailandAssoc. Prof. Dr.Suthep Butdee, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut University of Technology North Bangkok, ThailandMr. Harsh Purohit, Executive Director, Cognito, IndiaMr. Dominikus von Pescatore, Senior Bayer Representative for Country Group North ASEAN and Managing Director of Bayer Thai Co., Ltd.Mr. Tony Novak, Country General Manager; Emerson (Thailand) Ltd.Mr. Wolfgang Lehmacher, Former Chief Executive Officer, GeoPost Intercontinental, FranceMr. Volker U. Friedrich, Managing Director, GBP INTERNATIONAL, Germany.Dr. Achim Deja, Member UN Global Compact, President TIMA Gmbh, GermanyAlexander Wan, Senior Advisor, China Daily Asia, Executive Director, China Daily Asia Leadership Roundtable

6.20 pm – 6.30 pm (Closing Address)‘What can you do to Save Our Planet”How can participants actively engage to build Save Our Planet into a mass movement of people across Asia and the world? When governments fail, it is we the people who will suffer the catastrophe of climate change. It is now up to us to take decisive action by committing our time, energy, resources and hopes to Save Our Planet for our Children and humankind.What are you prepared to do? Go online and register your support through the variety of online media: www.aseanaffairs.com/sop , sop page on facebook.

Peter Nuthall and Swarup Roy

7.00 pm onward: Dinner

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ASEANAFFAIRS –The only global publication from Southeast Asia Organizer

unique media that is ASEANAFFAIRS,into its fifth year of publishing.

and Print magazine available in 35 countries-Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, 27 Countries of the Euro zone,USA and Canada.

CNN. Com/southeast asia, (Google & Alexa rankings).

(ASEANAFFAIRS Business Council) and the Save Our Planet Conference series plus TV programs round up the unique media that is the Voice of Southeast Asia.

MALAYSIA-EUROPE FORUM (MEF) Regional Partner

views, furthering of mutual interests and enhancement of links between and among European and Malaysian business leaders, professionals, scientists, academics and humanitarians at a non-governmental level.

in Brussels, London and Berlin, is to play a non-governmental role to forge greater understanding between Europe and Malaysia, and thereby advance Malaysia’s global agenda.

as enhance international confidence in Malaysia, promote greater international understanding and clarity of Malaysia’s economic and social policies by way of dissemination of facts, and to endeavour, wherever possible, to support worthy causes that benefit Malaysia’s reputation abroad.

sels and Munich.

civil society forum, facilitated by lively and creative people from Malaysia and Europe, covering topics such as sustainable business, transparency, good governance, environmental, education and cultural affairs and all matters affecting global citizens of today.

COGNITO, INDIA Associate Partner Sustainability

Cognito helps organizations internalize sustainability, report on their triple bottom-line performance and leverage sustainability to create a more robust, respected and remunerative business.Brandability

Cognito is where good ideas meet better people. It’s where exploration and discovery join hands every day. Its where strat egy, design and production rally together to create engaging communication.Knowledgability

Cognito helps assimilate collective knowledge of global industry experts, ignite dialogue and explore future paths on key issues across industries through seminars, conferences, workshops and webinars.




ORGANIZER AND PARTNERS

AIT (ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY) Knowledge Partner Situated just north of metropolitan Bangkok, Thailand, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was established in 1959, and is poised to be re-established as an intergovernmental organization. It is a leading international institution of higher learning in engineering and technology, environmental resources and development, and management. Through its extensive network of partners in the region and around the world, it promotes technological change and sustainable development in the Asia

and Pacific region through higher education, research, outreach and capacity development in order to fulfill its mission: to develop highly qualified and committed professional who play leading roles in the region’s sustainable development and its integration into the global economy. Striving to be Asia’s knowledge center and thought leader in technological innovation for sustainable develop-ment, the Institute aims to foster a vibrant, prosperous Asia that leads the world in innovative responses to two of the greatest chal-lenges of the 21st century: global climate change and poverty. In addition to its main campus in Bangkok, Thailand, AIT currently has centers in Vietnam and Indonesia. It plans to open satellite campuses in a number of countries in the region.

In addition to offering degree courses (bachelor, master’s and doctoral), the institute offers short courses / training programs and consultancy services. AIT also houses a number of research and outreach centers, such as the Center of Excellence in Nanotechnol-ogy; ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence on the Millennium Development Goals (ARCMDG); Yunus Center at AIT established in partnership with Professor Muhammad Yunus, recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peach Prize; CSR Asia Center at AIT; and the Center of Excellence on Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change (SDCC). The institute is also home to regional offices for international organizations such as the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Telecoms sans Frontières, which are actively working on various development issues of Asian countries.

ASEAN AFFAIRS-SAVE OUR PLANET ENDOWMENT CHAIR

to meet CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES There are solutions and technologies for a cleaner and greener world available in some of the countries of the world today. However to actualize them in the countries in Asean/Asia will take more than just technology transfer. It will require delving into the challenges faced by these countries at a local level and finding and applying the appropriate solutions. In order to do that we propose the creation of an endowment chair funded by supporters/sponsors of Save Our Planet Conferences at our Knowledge Partner Universities to fund research and create clean and green energy solutions for specific Asean countries to address specific climate change challenges.

THE NEXT STEP IN THE EVOLUTION

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SAVE OUR PLANET CARBON SCORE CARD (SOP CSC)

Save Our Planet Carbon Score Card (SOP CSC): is an appealing way to involve all those involved in the Save Our Planet conferences to grade their carbon footprint in preparing for and participating in the event. Participants would be required to fill out the SOP CSC, preferably prior to the conference. The objectives are: - Help participants to realize the size of the carbon footprints their businesses create. A number is more telling and impactful, a starting point and a benchmark against which a goal for carbon reduction can be set. - Once the score cards are filled out by participants, the number for all the participants can be totaled for a carbon output of the businesses taking part in the event. - Next, a mutually accepted goal of reduction can be set. e.g. 10% between now and next year by SOP 2012. - A tracking mechanism can be set up online whereby participants can post the results of reduction every quarter.

The final goal: to help companies arrive at their Carbon footprint number, learn the steps to reduce that footprint from

the conference and set a time bound goal of reduction.

- Awards and recognitions to the participants who achieve the CSC goals will follow in the SOP conferences in 2012.

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SWARUP ROY Founder and Chairman, ASEANAFFAIRS AND SAVE OUR PLANET

Swarup Roy is the Founder and Chairman of ASEAN AFFAIRS, the first and only global publication of Southeast Asia and Save Our Planet conference series. Born in 1969 in India, Roy was the president of Business Day (2002 to 2006), Thailand’s only English language daily business newspaper. He has more than18 years of corporate, management and entrepreneurial experience. He started his management career in 1993 at the age of 22 and worked with some of the leading companies in India for the next eight years rising to middle management by the age of 27.

In 2000 he almost lost his life in a near fatal accident. It took five years and five surgeries for him to start walking normally again. But during that period (2000-2004), he left India for Thailand on a crutch, ran a daily newspaper as President, started his own company (2004) and launched his global publication, Asean Affairs (2006). He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and an MBA (Gold Medalist) from Chennai University, India. His company TIME INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISES CO. LTD., is based in Bangkok (Thailand) and India and is in the business of publishing, media and technology. Asean Affairs is available in 35 countries in the world.

DAVID SWARTZENTRUBER Managing Editor, ASEANAFFAIRS David Swartzentruber has been a journalist and editor in the United States and Thailand. He started his career with the American Broadcasting Company, New York, and in Thailand was senior web writer for the Bangkok Post and an editor for UCANEWS. He is currently managing editor of AseanAffairs web site and magazine. He has a bachelor’s degree in foreign service from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Washington, D.C., and a master’s degree in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.

DOMINIKUS VON PESCATORE Managing Director, Bayer Thai Co., Ltd. Mr. Dominikus von Pescatore has been working with Bayer Thai since 2004 as Managing Director and is also Senior Bayer Representative for the Country Group North ASEAN: Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Union of Myanmar, and Thailand.

MOM LUANG RAJADARASRI JAYANKURAHonorary Chairwoman, ASEANAFFAIRSShe is the Great Great Granddaughter of His Majesty, King Rama IV of Thailand. She is a well-known and highly respected philanthropist, business woman in Thailand and around the world. She is the Honorary Chairwoman of ASEANAFFAIRS. She also owns Harrow International School, Thailand with plans to open in India and other countries, Royal Security Service 1998 Co Ltd, Hyde Park – a high end property company and is on the Board of many companies and organizations.

TONY NOVAKCountry General Manager, Emerson (Thailand) LtdHis career in the field of process control instrumentation spans more than 25 years including resident asssignment in India, Korea, Japan, and Thailand. He has held position in product development, international operations, and sales of complex automation solutions applied in the energy sector worldwide. During his past six years in Thailand he has established an Emerson wholly owned subsidiary and has been a driving force in establishing the Fieldbus Foundation Marketing Committee, an organization comprised of automation technology manufacturers and end user companies whose mission is to promote an increased awareness and adoption of advanced digital technologies by manufacturers in the chemical and hydrocarbon processing industries as well as the power industry and many others.




IMPRESSIONS FROM SAVE OUR PLANET CONFERENCE SERIES IN 2010 SOP ADVISORY BOARD

Save Our Planet 1: 12 March 2010, The Radisson Hotel, Bangkok

Save Our Planet 2: 25 March 2010, The Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok

Save Our Planet Malaysia: 3 August 2010, The Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur

Front left, Mr. Dominikus von Pescatore, Senior Bayer Representative for Country Group North ASEAN and Managing Director of Bayer Thai Co., Ltd.,Dr. Michael Nobel, Founder, the Nobel Charitable Trust, Dr. Hanns Schumacher, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Thailand,

Dr. Raphael L’Hoest, Counsellor for Economic Affairs German Embassy, Bangkok.Back left, Swarup Roy, Founder & CEO of AseanAffairs, Mr. David Oberhuber, Country Director Thailand of GTZ, Mom Luang

Rajadarasri Jayankura, Chairwoman of Asean Affairs, Stuart Scott, Director, The Climate Summit, USA.,Right: Speakers and Delegates at the cocktail party after the conference.

Panelists passionately debate the leading role businesses have to take in the fight against climate change.

A packed hall of participants at SOP 2 is engrossed in learning how they can individually contribute to mitigating climate change.

Sponsors & Partners of Save Our Planet, Malaysia Packed Hall at the Save Our Planet, Malaysia

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PROFESSOR SAID IRANDOUST, Ph.D.President & CEO, AIT (Asian Institute of Technology), BangkokProfessor Said Irandoust, a Swedish national, serving as President of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), an international institute of higher learning, based in Thailand with affiliated Centers in Vietnam and Indonesia, was born in 1960 in Tabriz a province of Azerbaijan, north-west Iran. He gained a M.Sc. in chemical engineering in 1984 and a PhD in 1989 with a thesis on monolith reactors at Chalmers, Sweden. Prior to joining AIT he was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Borås, Sweden from 2001–2005. During his presidency, Borås University developed a new, innovative concept to become the first Swedish University of Professions. Before that he worked with one of Sweden’s leading universities Chalmers from 1990 to 2000, with his last position being that of Vice President. As the Vice President at Chalmers, he initiated and supervised a number of development projects within higher learning, further education for professionals, and internationalization. He has served as a Chair of the Swedish Government’s Committee for Promoting Mathematics; and as members of the Swedish Government’s Committee for the Widening Recruitment; the Board of the Swedish Foundation for International Co-operation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) and the Board of the National Museums of World Culture, Sweden. Professor Irandoust has received the Medal of Progress from the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He is also the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from the Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics in Moscow.

WEERAKORN ONGSAKUL, Ph.D.Dean & Associate Professor School of Environment, Resources and DevelopmentAIT (Asian Institute of Technology)Dean School of Environment, Resources and Development Sept 2009-present,Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), ThailandAssociate Professor Energy Field of Study Jan. 2003-presentSchool of Environment, Resources and DevelopmentAsian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, Coordinator Energy Field of Study, Nov. 2003 – Oct 2005School of Environment, Resources and Development Jan. 2008-Aug 2009Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), ThailandSecretary General Secretary General, Greater Mekong Subregion Academic and Research

TARIQ AHMED NIZAMIChief Executive Officer, Founder, CEO Clubs UAEAs Chief Executive Officer of CEO Clubs UAE, Tarig Ahmed Nizami heads a holding company which hasinterests in real estate, gold and diamonds, oil, trading, travel, entertainment, media, hospitality, security, food,manufacturing, medical, shipping, education and information technology.

JIM ZHANGManaging Director, the Nature Conservancy North Asia RegionJim Zhang joined The Nature Conservancy in 2008 as Managing Director of the North Asia Region (comprisingChina and Mongolia). Before this, Jim had a long career as a pioneer in the Chinese telecommunicationsindustry where he also sought to consistently engage in social and environmental activities.

WOLFGANG LEHMACHERFormer Chief Executive Officer, GeoPost Intercontinental, FranceWolfgang Lehmacher is a German businessman and the former President and CEO GeoPost Intercontinental,the La Poste global expansion vehicle. Lehmacher graduated in Business Administration and has held varioussenior management positions at TNT (1991–1999) and at French La Poste (1999–2010).




S. KUMAR Ph.D., Professor and Coordinator, Energy Field of study School of Environment, Resources and Development, AIT (Asian Institute of technology) Sivanappan Kumar, Ph.D., received his bachelor’s (honours) in mechanical engineering from University of Madras, India; master of engineering (energy technology) from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand; and doctorate from the Institute National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France. He was reader at the Madurai Kamaraj University, India, and Program Research Fellow of the International Centre of Theoretical Physics (ICTP) at the University of Ancona, Italy. He joined AIT as assistant professor in 1995, and has been a professor there since 2005. He was the dean of the School of Environment, Resources and Development at AIT 2005 – August 2009 and is also the coordinator of the energy field of study at AIT.

DR. HANNS SCHUMACHER Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Thailand A career diplomat who studied Political Studies and Law, Dr. Schumacher has served in many countries – including Tel Aviv, the German Foreign Office, Namibia, Sarajevo, the UN, Finland and Iraq. He’s been Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Thailand since October, 2008.

CHARLES TANG Chairman, the Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce & Industry Charles A. Tang is chairman of the Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is also a member of the Fernand Braudel Institute of World Economics in Sao Paulo and the Co-Founder of the Research and Study Institute for Economic Development.

HARSH PUROHIT Executive Director, Cognito, India Harsh Purohit is the co-founder of Cognito, a full service design and sustainability advisory agency. Cognito specializes in seeding and cascading the practice of sustainability in organisations through successful deployment of multi-disciplin ary design and communication tools. He is a sustainability strategist and performs at the intersection of sustainability, design, technology, and profits. Partnering with progressive clients like ABN AMRO Bank, Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Grasim, L&T and MSPL, he has helped push the envelope in sustainability reporting. The ABN AMRO Bank India Sus tainability report developed by Cognito swept the GRI Reader’s Choice awards and was adjudged the “Best Report, Financial Markets”.

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