2009 was a year of extensive discussion and great anticipation in the run-up to the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December.  The resulting Copenhagen Accord was a disappointment to many and for businesses who anticipated clarity and certainty around the pace and direction of climate policy, the Accord falls far short.   But even if the Accord does not include a binding international agreement, Copenhagen has reinforced a number of themes and trends which will require action by companies and their boards. Individual governments - including China's - are taking action to address climate change and this will have an impact on how businesses operate.  

With this backdrop, we invite you to attend a breakfast briefing to hear from experts and Copenhagen attendees to discuss where the climate change debate moves from here and the implications for businesses in China.  

Pick up your own copy of the China Greentech Report 2009 at this breakfast for RMB 100 (available in English or Chinese language versions)

SPEAKERS:

Ruth Dobson, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Ruth is a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, based in Beijing.  Ruth leads PwC's sustainability and climate change group in China, part of PwC's global sustainability network which comprises over 800 business advisors in more than 40 countries.
   
Ruth leads the provision of services to both multi-national and domestic clients in the areas of climate change and emission reductions, environmental health and safety management, social responsibility, corporate governance and business ethics, strategy and economics, responsible supply-chain management, and reporting and assurance of non-financial information.
    
Gary Rieschel, Founder and Managing Director, Qi Ming Ventures

Gary has over 25 years of operating and investing experience in the information technology and cleantech industries. He has been widely recognized as a leading VC in both the U.S. and China and is a founder of Qiming Venture Partners. Prior to Qiming, Gary was the founder or lead investor in several leading venture capital firms in the U.S. and China including SOFTBANK Venture Capital, Mobius Venture Capital, SAIF Partners (China), and Ignition Partners (U.S.). Gary served on Softbank’s Board of Directors. He currently serves on the board of THQ, a NASDAQ listed public company, and Bank of China Investment Management, a joint venture between Blackrock and the Bank of China. Prior to being a venture capitalist, Gary held senior executive positions at Cisco Systems, Sequent Computer Systems and Intel. He and his family live in Shanghai since 2004.

Charles McElwee II, Counsel , Squire Saunders & Dempsey 

Charles R. McElwee has practiced environmental and energy law for over  20 years, all at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., now in its Shanghai office.  He represents a wide range of clients in the U.S. and China in a variety of matters including counseling regarding entry into the China market; environmental, energy, and import/export compliance issues; structuring carbon trade and NOx and SO2 allowance trade agreements; performing environmental due diligence, and pursuing and defending federal court claims involving Natural Resource Damages, the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, RCRA, and CERCLA.  Mr. McElwee is also a Professor of Law at Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s School of Law (where he won the President’s Prize for extraordinary contributions to the University in 2009), and a frequent author, speaker, and commentator on China environmental and energy issues.  He was also awarded the Shanghai Municipal Government’s Magnolia Award (the highest honor the City bestows upon foreigners) in 2008.

Agenda:

08:00 Registeration and Breakfast
08:30 Program
10:00 Event Ends

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