Setting the New Sustainable Infrastructure Agenda

Simon Reddy, Executive Director, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Welcome by Moderator

Guy Morin, Mayor of Basel
• Welcome to Basel
• Basel’s position of leadership in deploying sustainable infrastructure
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David Miller, Former Chairman of the C40 and Former Mayor of Toronto, Advisor to the World Bank’s Task Force on the Urban Poor and Climate Resilience
• Why do cities matter?
• What do cities require in order to finance sustainable infrastructure?
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Ambassador Martin Dahinden, Director General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
• Switzerland as a financial and cleantech centre
• Switzerland’s tradition of empowering cities
• Switzerland’s strong support for developing countries
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Michael Bloomberg, Chairman of the C40 and Mayor of New York City (video presentation)
• Importance of financing solutions for sustainable infrastructure development
• Role of the C40 in combating climate change and promoting sustainability

Robert Noble, Chairman and CEO, Envision Solar InternationalFocus:
• Bringing about a more sustainable world
• Achieving sustainability through integrated technology solutions
• Harnessing the energies of multiple stakeholders
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Gina Domanig, Managing Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures
• Policy and regulatory frameworks necessary to attract venture capital to emergent technologies
• Working with cities to build a cleantech economy
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Barbara Kux, Board Member, Siemens
• What is sustainable infrastructure?
• Importance to sustainability of technological innovation
• Financing solutions from technology solution providers

Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council
• The centrality of energy to the sustainability of infrastructure
• What is the energy outlook?
• Why is it necessary for energy suppliers to consider demand management?
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