OPPORTUNITIES IN A GLOBAL GREEN PLACE Rio Global Green Business is - - PDF document

Rio Global Green Business is the first Green Economy event to bring together some of the most influential companies and decision makers within clean energy and technology, financial and investment, communities and public

• management. The objective is to create a business

environment that promotes and expands worldwide markets for cleantech industry and also opens business and partnership opportunities in the Brazilian, Latin American and African markets.

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OPPORTUNITIES IN

A GLOBAL GREEN PLACE

Rio Global Green Business is a starting point of collaboration between all sectors in preparation for the UN Conference RIO 2012 and it begins to build a legacy for the Conference, whose theme is also the Green Economy. The event is designed to bring cleantech companies, financial institutions and public management together. It is the place to understand the trends, to learn key issues of this market worldwide, to build strong networks and to make great green business. The green industry will be, in about two years, a one trillion dollars market. This can help to solve our main problems in the climate, environment, social and world development by creating a real and strong “main street” economy.

BUILDING A NEW WORLD THROUGH A GREEN ECONOMY

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Bright Green Book Lounge: The 21 Century Green Economy book is an EUBRA and UN-Habitat initiative that contains a compilation of some important innovative cleantech companies and institutions that have boosted the construction of the Green Economy in the last 10 years. The book will be presented at the

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Opening Ceremony of the event on May 31 and the cases will be

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exhibited at the Bright Green Book Lounge from June 1 to 3 . Preface of the book is by UN-Habitat and Introduction by Bloomberg (Research Partner). Presentations: From Corporate to Government to provide in depth insight on investments, opportunities and trends. Networking: Panels, showcases, business meetings, cocktails and business matchmaking to create numerous opportunities to meet investors, customers and new partners. Exhibition spaces: Innovative design and open booths for presentations, showcases and meetings.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Leading businessmen, personalities and important public

• fficials who are really working to build a “greener”

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economy for the 21 Century. Numerous cases of success and experiences to help us understand the positive impacts

• f clean energy and technology on the economy and on the

planet. The list of speakers, presentations and showcases will be

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available from March 14 at the event's website www.brightgreencities.com.

KEY GREEN SPEAKERS

• 200 showcases in the exhibitor area to create direct

contact, business meetings and networking. Important panels and conferences directly related to the event's concept;

• 3 auditoriums, lounges and more than 15 business back
• ffices/ meeting rooms;
• Bright Green Book Lounge with 240 sq m space for special

Bright Green Book showcases and presentations.

SHOWCASES AND CONFERENCE

Ambasciata d’Italia

Altus Lumen

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Partners: Institutional support:

Media Partner: Research Partner: Organization:

EXHIBITORS AND VISITORS * Representatives of cleantech and finance companies and institutions from all over the world. * Public managers from local, regional and federal governments, mainly from Brazil, Latin America and Africa. List of participants will be

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available from March 20 at the event's website www.brightgreencities.com

Main Theme Events

RIO GLOBAL GREEN BUSINESS THE WORLD'S GREEN ECONOMY IN ONE PLACE Economy and ecology are beginning to move together. Cleaner and more intelligent technologies are building a new economic model - The Green Economy. This New Era creates incredible opportunities, injects more money in the global finance, generates millions of jobs and at the same time produces a positive impact on society and in the environment.

InSide Events are also part of the official program and consist of panels, workshops, showcases and seminars

• rganized by companies, corporate institutions and

governmental regulatory agencies with pre-defined themes that can be proposed to the organization

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committee until April 15 .

INSIDE EVENTS

The market and opportunities for financing companies in the Green Economy. The connections for investments in PPPs and cleantech initiatives. New financing instruments. New tech for sporting events planning and infrastructure. Showcases of green port cities, urban regeneration and multi modal actions. Business and organizations meetings for preparations and proposals - COP17 in Durban and RIO 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. Cleantech and energy companies will present showcases in separated specific panels about renewable energy technologies and its innovations - geothermal, hydrogen, bio fuel, wind, solar and hydrodynamics. Meetings between cleantech startups, green venture capital and seed money funds. Governments, businesses, financial institutions and communication groups are developing initiatives

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that are building the Green Economy in the 21

• Century. These actions, their impacts and players are

part of the publication Bright Green Book (BGB). The book will be presented in the Opening Ceremony and the cases exhibited during the entire event. Companies, cities and organizations will present showcases in intelligent urban planning, waste treatment, urban lighting, green mobility and green

• building. This main event will be connected to other

specific InSide Events. TelePresence, virtual workspace and virtual

• education. Community safety.

RIO GLOBAL GREEN BUSINESS

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM The event will happen at FIRJAN - Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro, from May 31st to June 3rd 2011.

* Schedule below subjected to changes

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May 31 – 10 AM to 03:00 PM - Opening Ceremony Bright Green Book - presentation of the selected cases and distribution of the printed version. Cocktail.

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June 2 – 11:00 AM to 07:00 PM – Event Floor 2 and Rooftop: Green Energy, Green Finance, AdVenture, InSide Events and Networking. Smart Communities: Morning Session – CISCO - “Smart+Connected Communities Institute” Floors 3 and 4: Exhibition and Presentations.

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June 1 – 11:00 AM to 07:00 PM – Event Floor 2 and Rooftop: Green Ports, Greener Cities, InSide Events and Networking. Smart Communities: Afternoon Session - CISCO - “Smart+Connected Communities Institute” - New thinking and practices, to address the unprecedented challenges of urbanization, and to focus on governance, information and communications technology and new models of public-private partnership aimed at achieving economic, environmental and social sustainability. Floors 3 and 4: Exhibition and Presentations.

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June 3 – 11:00 AM to 07:00 PM – Event and Closing Ceremony Floor 2 and Rooftop: Green Games, Post COP15 - Pre RIO2012, InSide Events and Networking.

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Special event: 21 - The challenges on sustainable

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development for regional governments in the 21 Century. Special presentations: A Brazil called Northeast/ A Brazil called Amazon Floors 3 and 4: Exhibition and Presentations