Thursday 28th May 2009
| 8.30-9.30 | Registration and coffee | |
| 9.30-11.00 | Opening Ceremony of the HCF 2009 | |
| - Mr Mauri Pekkarinen, Minister of Economic Affairs, Government of Finland - Mr Stavros Dimas, Commissioner for Environment, EU Commission - Mr Jussi Pajunen, Mayor of Helsinki, Chairman of Advisory Board - Mr Geert Dancet, Executive Director, ECHA | ||
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.30-13.00 | Competitiveness & Innovation | |
| Moderator: Dr Dan Steinbock, Research Director of International Business, India, China and America Institute | ||
| Panel: Enhancing Innovation to survive in Global Competition - Mr Johan von Knorring , FECC, Member of HLG - Mr D.P. Misra, Indian Chemical Council - Mr Klaus Berend, EU Commission - Mr Per Sandberg , World Business Council for Sustainable Development - Mr Tokio Niikuni, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation - Ms Martina Bianchini, Dow | ||
| 13.00-15.00 | Luncheon | |
| - Keynote: Mr Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP | ||
| 15.00-17.00 | Chemical Industry Regulation | |
| Moderator: Mr Erkki Liikanen, Governor, Bank of Finland, HCF Advisory Board | ||
| Opening comments - experience and global implications of REACH by Mr Klaus Berend, EU Commission | ||
| Panel: Is there a Need for Global norm of Chemical Industry Regulation? - Mr Martin Kayser, BASF - Mr Robert Matthews, McKenna Long&Aldridge - Mr Zhou Hongda, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association - Mr Klaus Berend, EU Commission - Mr Dmitry Skobelev, VNICSMV | ||
| 19.00-20.00 | Reception by the City of
Helsinki, City Hall of Helsinki | |
| 20.30 - | Gala Dinner (pre-registration required, black tie) | |
| Keynote: Mr Paavo Lipponen, former Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament | ||