Agenda
 
May 31st  

8:30–9:00 Registration
9:00–9:20 Welcome

LIN Haoguang, Chairman, Shell China

Richard Stanley, CEO, Citigroup China (tbc)

MAO Yushi, Founder, Fuping Development Institute

YE Weijia, Director, New Ventures China / Virginia Barreiro, Global Director New Ventures

9:20–10:20 Keynote Speeches followed by Q&A

PAN Yue, Deputy Director, State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) (tbc)

DI Na, Director SME Bureau, National Development and Reform Comission

Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute

10:20–10:40 Coffee Break
10:40–12:00 Roundtable Dialogue:

 Promoting Investment into China’s Sustainable SME Sector

TAN Bo, Deputy Director Project Appraisal, China Development Bank

ZHANG Weiying, Deputy Director, Guanghua Business School, Peking University (tbc)

Randall Riopelle, Manager of Manufacturing and Services for the East Asia and Pacific Region, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

YE Don, CEO and President, Tsinghua Venture Capital Management Company

Wayne Silby, Founding Chair, Calvert Funds

Host: Dr. TANG Min, Chief Economist and Deputy Representative in China, Asian Development Bank

12:00–14:00 Lunch and Visit of the Sustainable Business Marketplace
14:00–17:30
Presentation of New Ventures 2007 Finalists

Beijing Landwasher Science & Technology Development Co. (Water-free, solar powered portable toilets)

ZhuhaiHuisheng Energy Technology Development Co., Ltd. (Energy conservation, electricity generation from waste materials)

Liaoning SME Credit Guarantee Center (Loan guarantees for micro & small entrepreneurs and green business projects)

Tianjin Lotus Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (Organic fertilizer)

Beijing Taxus Co., Ltd. (Sustainable forestry and reforestation)

Suzhou Henghui Biological Energy Development Co., Ltd. (Compression equipment for biofuel production)

Liu Pan Shui Folk Art Center Business Co., Ltd (Traditional arts&crafts produced by women in remote communities)

Southwest Bamboo Industry Co., Ltd. (Bamboo charcoal used for wastewater treatment and other bamboo products)

Beijing Usenvitec Co., Ltd. (Biodegradable polymers - planting bags for reforestation of desertified areas)

Beijing ShengchangBioenergy S&T Co., Ltd (Biofuel production with integrated heat utilization)

17:30–18:00 Comments from the Judges Panel
18:00–18:30
Closing Comments
18:30–19:30
Cocktail