Environment Ireland
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Environment Ireland conference 2010 
Prioritising the environment in the economic recovery
Date: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Venue: Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin
Conference programme
| 9.00 Environmental policy | |
| Chair: John McCarthy, Assistant Secretary, Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government | |
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MINISTERIAL ADDRESS Investing in Ireland’s environment: Priorities for the future John Gormley, TD, Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
| Addressing Northern Ireland’s environmental policy priorities Leo O’Reilly, Permanent Secretary, Department of the Environment Northern Ireland |
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| The role of environmental management in economic recovery Mary Kelly, Director General, Environmental Protection Agency |
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS Capturing the business benefits of sustainability Will Day, Chair, Sustainable Development Commission |
| Questions & answers / Panel discussion | |
| 11.00 | Morning coffee / Networking break |
| 11.30 Driving the green economy | |
| The emergence of the eco-efficient economy Constantin Gurdgiev, Global Centre for Economic Development, IBM |
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| Creating smart and sustainable cities of the future Domhnall Carroll, Head of Industry Division, Siemens Ireland |
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| Towards a sustainable urban future Paul Dunne, Sustainability Director, ARUP |
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| Inside the smart economy: Experiences of energy and environment entrepreneurs Brian Motherway, Chief Operations Officer, Head of Strategy, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland |
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| Questions & answers / Panel discussion | |
| 13.00 | Lunch / networking opportunity |
| 14.00 Investing in Ireland’s water and waste infrastructure | |
| Chair: Micheál Ó Cinnéide, Director, Environmental Protection Agency | The Water Services Investment Programme Maria Graham, Principal Officer, Water Services Investment Programme Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government |
| Maximising the benefits from Ireland’s water resources Teri Hayes, Environmental Services Director, WYG Ireland |
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| Ensuring effective water governance Dara Lynott, Director, Office of Environmental Enforcement, Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Questions & answers / Panel discussion | |
| 15.15 | Afternoon coffee / Networking break |
| An economic approach to municipal waste management policy in Ireland: Key findings Paul Gorecki, Research Professor, Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
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| Waste management: Commercial issues - a view from the trenches Deborah Spence, Partner, Arthur Cox |
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LOCKNOTE ADDRESS Towards a sustainable environmental future for Ireland Ciarán Cuffe, TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for sustainable transport, horticulture, planning and heritage |
| Questions & answers / Panel discussion | |
| 17.00 | Chairman’s summary and conference close |