European Green India Summit - EUGIS'16
The European Green India Summit (EUGIS'16) will take place for the first time on 18 May 2016. This joint initiative by the Liechtenstein Institute for Strategic Development and Panitek AG will form the second day of the "Namaste India — Second India Week in Liechtenstein" organized by India Club in Liechtenstein, and launched by Minister Aurelia Frick
Date: Wednesday 18 May, 2016
Place: Auditorium University of Liechtenstein Vaduz
Please register by 6 May 2016 (click here)
Registration fee: 30 Euro / CHF
Contact:kirsten.steinhofer@uni.li
EUGIS, the European Green India Summit, is dedicated to the exchange and trade of ideas and services between India and Europe. This year it is focused on Smart Cities: Green Infrastructure and Regenerative Urban Development.
Who should attend
Investors: Banks, family offices, private equity investors, venture capitalists, individuals
Professionals and Service Providers: Architects, consultants and consulting firms
Businesses: Building and technology companies
Bilateral, multilateral and government agencies: Indian and European government officials
Associations: Indian, Swiss and European chambers of commerce
Press: Swiss and Indian newspapers and media organizations
Opening session
Launch of EUGIS, the European Green India Summit
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Auditorium of the University of Liechtenstein
09.00
Introduction by Pankaj Agarwal and Peter Droege
Welcome by Thomas Zwiefelhofer, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Economy, Principality of Liechtenstein
Opening by the Indian Ambassador to Liechtenstein and Switzerland and
Claude Béglé, Member of the Swiss Parliament
Session 1
Green Infrastructure Policy
What policy frameworks promise to support strategic alliances towards sustainable development — especially in renewable energy and energy efficiency across Indian-European trade lines?
09.30
Akshay Jaitly, Partner, TRILEGAL: Policy versus statuatory transitions
Anindya Bhattacharya, Director, E&Y New Delhi: Policy Guidance in the private sector
Katharina Schneider, Global Infrastructure Basel: International innovations in advanced infrastructure policy
10.30
Coffee Break
Session 2
Green Infrastructure Finance
What are the finance drivers for a sustainable urban future, in renewable energy and efficiency?
11.00
Sadashiv Rao, IDFC Infra Debt Fund Limited: Advanced infrastructure finance
Rajat Misra, Energy and Infrastructure, SBI Capital Markets: Investments in sustainability
Sabine Döbeli, CEO, Swiss Sustainable Finance: Financing the transtition to a regenerative economy
Session 3
Green Infrastructure Technology
What are the renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and IT systems that form the core of a sustainable urban future?
12.00
Tania Bhattacharya, Celestial Earth: Urban metabolism
Pankaj Agarwal, PanitekAG: Spectrum of renewable visions
Gianni Operto, AEE Suisse: Renewable energy and efficiency transitions
13.00
Lunch
Session 4
Future forum — regenerative urban development visions
14.00
What outcomes will mark a successfully green urban system?
Ajay Jain, State of Andhra Pradesh: New capital of Andhra Pradesh
Francesco Gherzi, Swiss India Chamber of Commerce: Swiss Center of Excellence, Pune
Guy Perry, Cities+Strategy, Essel Infra&Utilities: Smart cities design
Uli Hellweg, ISD StadtBauen: International Building Exhibition IBA-Hamburg
15.00
India Visions — Smart Cities speakers
Kavi Jain, Nirman Consultants: Smart buildings as infrastructure
Johannes Fiedler, Doppelmayr Urban Systems: Smart transport for smart cities
Alexander Lüchinger, Alexander Lüchinger Consulting: ALC SouthPole DEZA CapaCITIES project Coimbatore, Rajkot, Siliguri, and Udaypur
15.45
Afternoon Break
16.15
Ines Lamuniere, EPF Lausanne: Advanced motion city
Kees Christiaanse, ETH Zurich: Smart megacities
Peter Droege, University of Liechtenstein and ISD: Intelligent regenerative cities
17.00
Closing panel and concluding words
19.30
Reception
Entertainment by Bollywood in Liechtenstein
For more information, please visit www.wcrcity.org/eugis/