Session 1 - Opening

• Raymond Van Ermen, European Partners for the Environment (EPE)
  Financing Eco-Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe

• Attila Várkonyi, Chairman of the Research and Technology Innovation Council
  Hungarian Innovation Policy and the Role of Eco-innovation

• Why eco-innovation? Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) – new EU framework programme - Mr. Mr Ian Clark, Head of Unit Research, Science & Innovation, DG Environment European Commission

• Eco-innovation as an opportunity for CEE region – GE's Ecomagination initiative ; Ms. Eszter Szabo, GE Corporate Communications & Public Affairs Leader for Central and Eastern Europe

• Eco-innovation as an opportunity for finance community –– Mr. Mikko Venermo, Senior Environmental Adviser, EBRD

• Eco-innovation in the CEE region – role of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe - Ms. Marta Szigeti Bonifert, Executive Director REC

• The Environmental Technologies Action Plan Competitiveness and Innovation Programme

Session 2 - Experiences of the Countries

• Gottfried Lamers- Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
  Financing eco-innovations, Austrian approach

• Juri.Truusa, Phd, ETAP HLWG member
  Eco-innovation in Estonia: challenges and preconditions of success

• Riina Loukola - SITRA, Cleantech Finland
  Environmental Programme

• Rune Opheim - Norwegian Pollution Control Authority SFT
  Financing eco-innovations, environmental technology

Session 3 - Experiences of the Businesses

• Russlan Zhechkov
  Eco-efficient Innovations for Competitiveness. Environment as a Driver of the Economy Financing Eco-innovations in CEE

• Andrzej Szoszkiewicz, CEO Smartlink Ltd.
  Eco-innovation: struggling for acknowledgement and money

• Mr. Attila Bodnár, Organica Ecotechnologies Inc Hungary
  The Organica Experience in Financing Eco-Innovation

Session 4 - Debate on Financing Eco-innovation in the CEE

• Marion de Marcillac, Head of Research
  Venture Capital For Sustainability (VC4S): A Growing Market in the EU

• Tamás Solymosi, CIB Bank Zrt.
  Financing Eco-innovation: opportunities

• Gábor Herczeg, CEO, Corvinus Venture Capital Fund Managing Co.
  Government Assisted Venture Capital Funds in Innovation Finance in Hungary

• Stefania Romano, REC, Italian Trust Fund
  Financing eco-innovation in Central and Eastern Europe

• Osamu MIZUNO, REC, Director of Japan Special Fund
  Financial mechanisms for eco-innovation in Japan