Wednesday 23rd of April - Hotel Sofitel ("New York" Conference Hall)

08.00-09.00am	Registration & Coffee
09.00am	Introduction: The business case for building green

Steven Borncamp - SOPOLEC and EcoNavitas
Joana Barata Correia - Sonae Sierra / core working group member company of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development - Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project
Nadia Boschi Ph.D. - Bovis Lend Lease

09.45am         First Session: Defining the green building concept

Subtopics:

• Why build green ?
• Green building and sustainable development
• The emerging green standards and certifications

Speakers:

• Anna Surgenor - BREEAM International
• David Lawrence - AIG Lincoln
• Andrew Szyman - F&C Property Asset Management

11.00-11.30   Coffee Break
11.30-13.30   Second Session: The Financials of green buildings and funding opportunities

Subtopics:

• Cost considerations in developing a green building project
• Tangible and intangible benefits of sustainable constructions
• Improving risk management through building green

Speakers:

• Joana Barata Correia - Sonae Sierra
• Silvia Popa - Schoenherr & Associates

Subtopics:

• National and European Funding opportunities for green projects
• Green Building valuation, financing, and life cycle benefits
• Green mortgages and banking products

Speakers:

• David Crous Duran - Sustainable Energy Europe, DG TREN
• Ionut Trinca - Management Authority for Regional Operational Program – Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing
• Anne Lise Rognlidalen - Royal Norwegian Embassy / Innovation Norway Bucharest & Sofia
• Sinziana Frangeti - EcoNavitas

13.30-14.30   Lunch
14.30-18.30   Third Session: Implementation!

Architecture and design

Subtopics:

• Innovation in green design and planning
• Integration with sustainable urban planning
• Case studies

Speakers:

• Gamze Celikyilmaz - Regional Environmental Center for introducing REEP and REC zero emmission conference center 
• Jaques Gilbert - DuPont
• David Devenish - EcoNavitas
• Daniela Fugaru - 121.ro

16.30   Coffee Break

Construction materials and building technologies

Subtopics:

• New building technologies and their usability in the region
• Improved and green building materials
• Integration of renewable technologies into building and the national grid
• Case studies

Speakers:

• Costin Cunesteanu - Philips
• Prof. Dr. Arh. Ana Maria Dabija - University of Architecture and Urbanism "Ion Mincu"
• Florin Stoiean - Lafarge
• Ioana Simion - National Housing Authority

18.30-20.30   Cocktail and networking

Thursday 24th of April - Hotel Sofitel

08.00-09.00   Registration
09.00-13.00   Fourth Session: Regional policies and incentives for developing the green building sector

Subtopics:

• Opening speech of Romania's State Secretary Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing
• Opening speech of Romania's Deputy General Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

Speakers:

• Horia Irimia - State Secretary Romanian Ministry of Development, Public Works andHousing
• Florin Andrei - Deputy General Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

Subtopics:

• Country specific policies and incentives for promoting green construction in the region
• Adoption of European Standards: Basic Elements for Developing Sustainable Construction
• Case study - local measures and incentives regarding energy efficiency in buildings

Speakers:

• Aurelia Simion - Ministry of Development, Public Works, & Housing
• Prof. Emilia-Cerna Mladin - Association of Energy Auditors
• Anamaria Stroia - Ministry of Environment & Sustainable Development
• Eng. Irena Plocková - Head of the Power Engineering and Renewable Energy Resources Department, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic

11.00-11.30   Coffee Break

Sustainable urban design/ infrastructure

Speakers:

• Anca Ginavar - Architect, The General Direction for Territorial Development

Presentations of local green building projects with integrated renewable energy

Speakers:

• Eng. Alexandru Tomescu
• Arh. drd. Mihaela Harmanescu, Arh. Carmen Dutescu
• Arh. Gabriela Tabacu and Arh. Dr. Cosmin Caciuc

13.00-14.00   Lunch / Networking