EEB Annual Conference

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* *  UN USG and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner to participate  * *

The EEB’s 2012 Annual Conference will focus on what the outcome of the Rio+20 Conference – both its successes and its failures – means for Europe; to what extent it has changed the environment and sustainable development governance framework and provided a stimulus to a greener economy; and what tools and opportunities it provides for addressing future challenges. It will bring together leading figures from governments, EU and international institutions, NGOs and other stakeholders to address the question: ‘how must the EU renew its commitment to sustainable development after Rio?’

When: Monday, 1 October 2012

Where: Brussels - Location to be confirmed

Confirmed speakers include:

• Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (keynote)
• Janez Potocnik, EU Environment Commissioner, European Commission (keynote)
• Phil Hogan, Minister for the Environment, Ireland
• Evelyne Huytebroeck, Minister for the Environment, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
• Matthias Groote MEP, Chair of the Environment Committee, European Parliament
• Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director, European Environment Agency
• Johan Rockström, Executive Director, Stockholm Resilience Centre

More information at: http://www.eeb.org/index.cfm/news-events/news/save-the-date-eeb-annual-conference/