Program: Investing in Green

Friday, September 24, 2010
3 West Club, 3 West 51 Street, New York, 10019 NY

09.30 – 10.00
Registration & Networking   

10.00 – 10.30 
Welcome by Mr. Jeffrey Bernstein, Chairman of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Opening address by H.E. Borut Pahor, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia

Introductory address by H.E. Samuel Žbogar, Foreign Minister of Slovenia

10.30 – 11.00
Statement by Ursula Burns, Chief Excecutive Officer, Xerox (TBC)

Signing of Cooperation Agreement between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia and the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

Presentation of Slovenian companies (Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia)

11.00 – 11.45
Panel: Financing Green Technology with Presentations from representatives of New York State, City of New York and members of the Venture Capital Community

11.45 – 12.00
Break

12.00 – 12.45
Panel: Development of Clean Technologies as a Business Opportunity with Presentation of Good Practice Models

12.45 – 02.00
Networking Reception

01.00      – 02.30
Business to Business Meetings

Program is followed by the Roundtable on Slovenian Tourism

01.00  – 01.30
Registration & Networking

01.30 – 02.00 
Panel: Green Slovenia with presentation of Slovenian Tourism by director of Bled Tourist Board, Ms. Eva Štravs Podlogar

02.00 – 03.30 
Business to Business Meetings & Slovenian Luncheon