General conference programme
Monday 19 October
7.30
Registration desk open
8.00 - 9.00
Welcome coffee and breakfast
9.00 - 10.25
Plenary Session – part 1 – Official opening of BSDS 2015
Welcome – Official opening - Dirk Fransaer, managing director – Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)
Keynote address - Rajendra K. Pachauri, director general – The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Keynote address - Graciela Chichilnisky, founder & CEO - Global Thermostat
Keynote address - Paul Anastas, Professor, director -Teresa and H. John Heinz III
Welcome – Official opening - Dirk Fransaer, managing director – Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)
Keynote address - Rajendra K. Pachauri, director general – The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Keynote address - Graciela Chichilnisky, founder & CEO - Global Thermostat
Keynote address - Paul Anastas, Professor, director -Teresa and H. John Heinz III
10.25 - 11.00
Break & refreshments
11.00 - 12.15
Plenary Session – part 2
Keynote address – Christian Häuselmann, co-founder – Swisscleantech & co-founder Global Cleantech Cluster Association GCCA
Keynote address - Howard Gutman, managing director of The Gutman Group and former United States Ambassador to Belgium
Keynote address - Maroš Šefcovic, European Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union
Keynote address – Christian Häuselmann, co-founder – Swisscleantech & co-founder Global Cleantech Cluster Association GCCA
Keynote address - Howard Gutman, managing director of The Gutman Group and former United States Ambassador to Belgium
Keynote address - Maroš Šefcovic, European Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union
12.15 - 12.30
Opening of the “Poster Gallery”
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch - poster gallery - networking
14.00 - 15.30
15.30 - 16.00
Break and refreshments - poster gallery - networking
16.00 - 18.00
18.00 - 20.00
Opening reception
Tuesday 20 October
7.30
Registration desk open
8.00 - 9.00
Welcome coffee & breakfast
9.00 - 10.00
Plenary Session – part 1
Keynote address - Venkatesh Valluri - chairman and president, Valluri Technology Accelerators
Keynote address – Kevin Conrad – director for the Coalition of Rainforest Nations
Keynote address - Venkatesh Valluri - chairman and president, Valluri Technology Accelerators
Keynote address – Kevin Conrad – director for the Coalition of Rainforest Nations
10.00 – 10.30
Break and refreshments - Poster Gallery - networking
10.30 – 12.30
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch - Poster gallery - networking and informal one-one-meetings
14.00 - 16.00
16.00 - 16.10
Short break
16.10 - 17.30
Plenary Session – part 2
Keynote address – Bert de Vries, Co-founder and member - Institute for Energy and Environment (IVEM)
Highlights of BSDS 2015 & conclusions based on the results of the workshops – poster award
Closing keynote address – Annemie Turtelboom - Viceminister-president and Flemish minister of Finances, Budget and Energy
Keynote address – Bert de Vries, Co-founder and member - Institute for Energy and Environment (IVEM)
Highlights of BSDS 2015 & conclusions based on the results of the workshops – poster award
Closing keynote address – Annemie Turtelboom - Viceminister-president and Flemish minister of Finances, Budget and Energy
17.30 - 19.30
Festive closing reception
