EUROCITIES KSF Summer Event 2009.
10th of June, Reykjavik City Hall*
Tjarnargötu 11, 101 Reykjavík
16:00-18:00 City Council Meeting Room
EUROCITIES Advisory Board Meeting
for Advisory Board members, interested KSF members are welcome.
18:00-20:00 The Lake Hall
Welcome reception
for all delegates, a short introduction of Reykjavik.
Reykjavik Survival Kit.
*Information Desk for conference delegates will be open in Reykjavik City Hall from Tuesday 9th - 11th of June for handing out Reykjavik Survival Kit and general information service, open from 8:20 - 16:15.
11th June
Radisson SAS Saga Hotel -
Dedicated to responsible business initiatives focusing on Ethics, Culture, Community and the Environment
Conference Facilitator: Eiríkur Hjálmarsson, Information officer, Reykjavik Energy.
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:10 Welcome
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir - Mayor of Reykjavik
09:10 – 09:20 Welcome Note
Taavi Aas - Vice Mayor of the city of Tallinn, Chair of EUROCITIES Knowledge Society Forum
09:20-11:00 Plenary session
Keynote Speakers
The Green challenge
Katrín Júlíusdóttir - Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism
EU policy actions on ICT & Energy Efficiency
Colette Maloney - Head of Unit H4: ICT for Sustainable Growth
European Commission, DG Information Society and Media
Stockholm - Europe's first Green Capital
Stockholm has been appointed the Green Capital of Europe 2010. This is because of a long term work on reducing negative climate effects in the city and the integrated approach of using modern technology to reach that goal. In 2009 Stockholm will produce a policy for Green ICT to take its enviromental work in to the future.
Staffan Ingvarsson - Chief of Staff, Executive Office, City of Stockholm
The Bristol ICT Carbon Footprint
An overview of how the City of Bristol has calculated its citywide carbon footprint of ICT and the approaches it is taking to engage businesses in action on Green ICT.
Lorraine Hudson - Climate Change & Built Environment Co-ordinator Environment and Sustainability Unit - Bristol City Council
Data Center powered by Geothermal and Hydroelectric Energy
In an old American navy base at Keflavik Airport Verne Global is opening a giant Data Center powered by Iceland's clean energy offering large corporations a chance to store data without Carbon Footprint.
Isaac Kato - Verne Global Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Connected Urban Development
Towards a Smart and Susatainable Community: the Connected Urban Development experience.
Bas Boorsma - Head, Connected Urban Development (Amsterdam),IBSG, Cisco
11:00-11:20 Coffee Break
11:20-11:40 The Icelandic opportunity: Inspiration for a new world model
The Ministry of Ideas is a open society of people sharing ideas on Iceland's sustainable future after the financial crisis which hit Iceland hard this winter. The Ministry of Ideas sent a letter to the G8 London summit in March and caught the attention of Barack Obama who decided to visit Iceland for discussions on Iceland's sustainable future.
Guðjón Már Guðjónsson - Ministry of Ideas
11:40 – 12:30 Panel discussions
Katrín Júlíusdóttir, Colette Maloney, Staffan Ingvarsson, Lorraine Hudson, Isaac Kato, Bas Boorsma and Guðjón Már Guðjónsson.
Moderator: Paul Bevan EUROCITIES Secretary General
12:30-13:30 Lunch buffet at Skrúður Radisson Hotel Saga
13:30-15:00 Parallel thematic workshops
- Simple ICT solutions for more sustainability
- Urban policies on digital innovation and sustainable growth
15:00 – 15:30 Workshops conclusion
Short presentation of workshops and Q&A
15:30-15:50 Coffee Break
15:50-16:50 Speed networking
Three rounds of 15 minutes. A chance to meet face to face representatives of cities and organisations that have been working on interesting projects.
17:00: - 19:00 Prepare for Power Dinner
Free time to prepare for dinner or take a look at Reykjavik – Guided tour in City centre available.
19:00-23:00 OFFICIAL CONFERENCE DINNER - A POWER DINNER (Invitees only)
Dinner in a spectacular surroundings of a geothermal power station close to Reykjavik.
12th June
Radisson SAS Saga Hotel -
Dedicated to responsible business initiatives focusing on Ethics, Culture, Community and the Environment
(for EUROCITIES members only)
09:00-12:20 Working groups
09:00 – 10:30
mGovernment - Conference Room A
eInclusion - Conference Room B
10:30 - 10:50 Coffee
10:50 – 12:20
ICT4EE Conference Room A
Broadband - Conference Room B
12:20 – 13:20 Lunch buffet at Skrúður Radison Hotel Saga
13:20 – 14:00 Round table
Lessons learned in Reykjavik
14:00 – 15:30 KSF members meeting
15:30 Technical visits.
Reykjavik’s environmental department
CCP – Eve Online
17:30 – Informal gathering at the conference bar, a chance to say goodbye and/or plan the rest of the evening with help from Reykjavik's tourist office.
Cultural Programmes available in the afternoon and on Saturday the 13th of June.
NOTE - The Conference language will be English