Raw materials

A Green strategy

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