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* Note: Dress code for the forum is business casual.
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Time Event Location

Wednesday, June 6, 2007
6:30 to 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception for Early Arrivers
Dinner on your own
Real InterContinental

Thursday, June 7, 2007
Noon to
1:30 PM
Welcome and Keynote Address

Welcome Remarks from
José Manuel Zelaya Rosales
President of Honduras
Real InterContinental
Arboleda
1:45 to 3.30 PM
Welcome Remarks from
Mr. Jaime Montealegre, W’73
President, Sigma Management, SA
Chairman, Organizing Committee
Real InterContinental
1& 2
  Introduction Speech by
Dr. Amy Gutmann
President of the University of Pennsylvania
 
  Keynote Address
The Honorable Al Gore
45th Vice President of the United States of America
(by live videoconference)
 
3:30 to 4:30 PM
Opening Plenary Session
Setting the Stage: Green to Gold

Participants:
Professor Daniel C. Esty
Hillouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy
Yale University

Professor Howard Kunreuther
Cecilia Yen Koo Professor; Professor of Decision Sciences and Business and Public Policy
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Professor Eric Orts
The Guardsmark Professor, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, and Management
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Real InterContinental
1& 2
5:00 to 6:30 PM
Concurrent Panel Discussion Real InterContinental
  #1: Traditional and Alternative Fuels

Moderator:
Professor John Paul MacDuffie
Associate Professor of Management
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Panelists:
Mr. Jose Bravo
Shell Chief Scientist, Physics and Physical Seperation
Shell Group of Companies

Mr. Michael T. Eckhart
President
American Council on Renewable Energy

Mr Samy Podlubny, WG’03
Partner and Head of Investment Banking
BCP Securities LLC
Rio de Janeiro
Cedro 1& 2
  #2:  Working with NGOs

Moderator:
Professor Stephen J. Kobrin
William Wurster Professor of Multinational Management
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Panelists:
Dr. Neil Franklin
Sustainability Director
Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings, Ltd. (APRIL)
Singapore

Ms. Mayté González
Program Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy
Panama

Professor Daniel Janzen
DiMaura Professor of Conservation Biology
University of Pennsylvania

Technical Advisor
Area de Conservacion Guanacaste
Costa Rica

Professor Vladimir M. Zakharov
Director
Center for Russian Environmental Policy

Laurel 1 & 2
  #3:  Academic Perspectives on Business and the Natural Environment

Moderator:
Professor Eric Orts
The Guardsmark Professor, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, and Management
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Panelists:
Professor Magali Delmas
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
of the University of California at Santa Barbara

Professor Andrew Hoffman
Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise
Ross School of Business of the University of Michigan

Mr. Christopher J. Lynch
Director
Environmental Management Assistance Program
Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers

Professor David Macauley
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies
Penn State Delaware County

Cedro 3
7:30 PM
Cocktail Reception

Dress Code: Business Suit / Cocktail dress
Real InterContinental
Real Foyer
8:30 PM
Dinner

Welcome Message
Mr. Jaime Montealegre, W’73
President, Sigma Management, SA
Chairman, Organizing Committee
Real InterContinental
Real 1 & 2
Remarks
Dr. Patrick T. Harker,
CE'81, GCE'81, GR'83, HOM'87
Dean of the Wharton School
Raffle Announcement
Keynote Speech
His Excellency Oscar Arias Sanchez
President of the Republic of Costa Rica

Friday, June 8, 2007
9:30 to 10:30 AM
Plenary #2 Real InterContinental
Real 1 & 2
Welcome Message
Keynote Address
Dr. J. Craig Venter
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
J. Craig Venter Institute
10:30 to 11:00 AM
Coffee Break Real InterContinental
Real Foyer
11:00 AM to 12.30 PM
Concurrent Panel Discussions Real InterContinental
  #1:  Climate Change as a Business Proposition Around the World

Moderator:
Professor Stephen J. Kobrin
William Wurster Professor of Multinational Management
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Panelists:
Mr. Michael B. Hoffman
Partner and Senior Managing Director
Riverstone

Mr. Ron Smith
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Verdant Power Inc.

Ms. Nie Meishing
President
China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce,
Beijing

Mr. Michael Northrop
Program Director, Sustainable Development
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund
New York City

Laurel 1 & 2
  #2:  The Role of Emerging Technologies

Moderator:
Professor Kenneth Shropshire
David W. Hauck Professor. Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Panelists:
Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz
Astronaut, Physicist and Entrepreneur

Mr. W. Frank Fountain, Jr., WG'73
Senior Vice President
DaimlerChrysler Corporation

Mr. Chris Mottorshead
Distinguished Advisor, Energy and the Environment
BP plc, London
Cedro 1 & 2
  #3:  Managing the Risk of Global Climate Change

Moderator:
Professor Howard Kunreuther

Cecilia Yen Koo Professor. Professor of Decision Sciences and Business and Public Policy
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Panelists:
Professor Jay Apt
Distinguished Service Professor
Carnegie Mellon University

Professor Neil Doherty
Frederick H. Ecker Professor of Insurance and Risk Management
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Mr. Chris Taylor
Economic Advisor
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
HM-Treasury
London

Mr. Richard Thomas
Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriing Officer
AIG, Inc.
New York City
 Cedro 3
12:30 to 2:30 PM
Lunch Real InterContinental
Arboleda
3:00 to 4:30 PM
Master Classes and Admissions Presentations Real InterContinental
  Master Class

#1: Tragedy of the Tuna

Professor Eric Orts
The Guardsmark Professor, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, and Management
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
 Cedro I
  Master Class

#2: Interdependent Security in an Uncertain World
 
Professor Howard Kunreuther
Cecilia Yen Koo Professor; Professor of Decision Sciences and Business and Public Policy
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
 Cedro 2
  Admissions Presentations

#1: Presentation and Discussion on Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania

Mr. Lee Stetson
Dean of Admissions
University of Pennsylvania

Laurel 1
  #2: Presentation and Discussion on MBA Admissions at the Wharton School

Mr. Thomas R. Caleel
Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania

Laurel 2
7:00 PM
Cocktail Reception

Dress Code: Festive Attire
Real InterContinental
Real Foyer

8:00 PM
Farewell Banquet Real InterContinental
Real 1 & 2

Welcome Message
Mr. Jaime Montealegre, W’73
President, Sigma Management, SA
Chairman, Organizing Committee
Dinner
Raffle Drawing
Entertainment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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