Seminarium
Thursday 18.03.10
Hotel Majestic Barrière, 10, La Croisette (opposite the Festival Hall) Salon Croisette •
MIPIM 2010 • Time: 08:00– 10:15 am
Stockholm – growth in the European Green Capital
- an investor seminar on the importance of climate issues for the regional economy
When Stockholm was awarded the honour of being European Green Capital 2010 the winning formula was holistic thinking encompassing factors such as the traffic system, urban planning, waste disposal, energy supply and water purification. For international property investors Stockholm and Sweden do not only represent transparency and a stable regulatory system but also well thought-out urban planning that generates the preconditions for growth in value over time. The environmental ideas that are now spreading throughout the world have been an integral part of Stockholm’s development for decades. And now world-leading Swedish cleantech expertise is being exported.
Welcome to two constructive hours for those who have invested in the Stockholm region or who are planning to do so! City officials will be there to answer your questions!
Programme
08.00 Breakfast
08.25 Introduction by the seminar’s moderator
Moderator: Elinor Persson
08:30 Stockholm Green Capital 2010
Welcome speech by Sten Nordin, Mayor of Stockholm
08.40 Keynote Speaker I – Is green growth the way out of the crisis?
What is looming large as an enormous problem may turn out to be a massive opportunity. Despite the failure of the Climate Conference in Copenhagen, the Swedish economist Klas Eklund feels that the next major upward phase in the global economy will be driven by the conversion to a climate-compatible society. Sweden has demonstrated that it is possible to grow economically and simultaneously reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. Major opportunities are now opening up to export Swedish cleantech and “green” urban development expertise.
Klas Eklund, Senior Economist, SEB
09:00 Keynote Speaker II – Climate-adaptation in commercial profile projects
Properties that are adapted to the climate are often spoken about in the future tense, but when Jernhusen constructed the centrally located office building Kungsbrohuset it used existing environmental engineering to reduce consumption to just 50 kwh/m². Moreover, when making the case for a revitalisation of the “hot” western part of central Stockholm links are made to climate-compatible travel by train.
Stockholm Waterfront is emerging In the middle of Stockholm with offices, hotels and conference facilities. This high profile project represents the latest current environmental thinking and life cycle perspective.
A world-leading cluster within life science is going to emerge in North Station-Karolinska based on an interplay between healthcare, research and business. The area is also going to have an ecological profile in order to make the environment attractive and creative. The Norwegian company Oslo Naeringseiendom is one of the investors in the area.
Per Berggren, MD Jernhusen
Leif Andersson, MD AREIM
Steinar Stokke, partner Oslo Naeringseiendom
09:30 Global pulse with sustainability in three dimensions
Ecological sustainability has climbed ever higher up the political agenda in the last five years and the climate issue is already playing a major role as Stockholm grows physically. Unfortunately this is not enough. Everything is linked. A big city must resolve the problems surrounding economic and social sustainability in order to be able to develop in the right direction. Stockholm has stable democratic traditions and a low level of social tensions compared with many other cities in Europe. However, the ambition to achieve top class in the global arena means that issues such as provision of housing, giving young people an opportunity to get into the labour market and better utilisation of residents with experience of other cultures has to be resolved. A view of Stockholm from the suburbs.
Zanyar Adami, journalist, opinion former and media entrepreneur.
10.00 “Stockholm – a world-class city”
In “Vision 2030”, together with a number of important stakeholders, the city itself explains how Stockholm will be developed into a ”diverse and vibrant world-class city”. The climate and the environment will be a central issue. The formula also includes ingredients such as growth, security and citizen influence. Here a number of the city’s leading politicians explain how the vision will become reality, with comments from an interesting new personality in the property industry!
Ulla Hamilton, Vice Mayor of Stockholm
Kristina Alvendal, Vice Mayor of Stockholm
Helene Hellmark Knutsson, Mayor of Sundbyberg
Patrik Enblad, MD Newsec
10:15 Seminar ends
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