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Raw materials
A Green strategy
WATCH THE RECORDED LIVE STREAM at http://www.greenmediabox.eu/archive/2011/05/04/raw-materials/
Wednesday 4 May 15.00 - 18.30
15.00 - Welcome and moderation - Reinhard Bütikofer, MEP (3 min)
Panel 1 - Trade and Development (focus on metals) - 70 min.
Introduction - Judith Sargentini, MEP (3 min)
- Dr. Obadiah Mailafia - Head of Cabinet, Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
- Isabelle Ramdoo - Policy officer Economic and Trade Cooperation ECDPM (European Centre for Development Policy Management)
Discussion - 45 min
16:10 - Panel 2 - Resource Efficiency (focus on metals) - 70 min.
Introduction - Bas Eickhout, MEP (3 min)
- Kurt Vandenberghe - Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Potočnik - Link between resource efficiency targets and EU semester
- Dr. Allan Walton - Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham
- Specific policy instruments for resource efficiency (7 min) - Kai Schlegelmilch, Vice President of Green Budget Germany /GBG and Green Budget Europe / GBE - Taxation of raw materials: a good idea? - (7 min)
Discussion - 45 min
17:20 - Panel 3 - Commodity Markets and Speculation (focus on food and metals) - 70 min.
Introduction - Pascal Canfin, MEP (3 min)
- Thomas Lines - Specialist in international trade and agricultural markets - Speculation in food commodity markets (7 min)
- Jasper Jorritsma - Policy Officer in the Securities Markets Unit at DG Internal Market and Services (7 min)
Discussion - 45 min
Registration closed: Wednesday 27 April 2011 at 16.00
