A NEW VIEW ON NATURAL RESOURCES FOR EUROPE
We are only a few months away from the first Koli Forum, which takes place in Finland from 22-24 October 2009. This top-level meeting brings European leaders together in a non-official atmosphere to discuss the use of natural resources.
What makes the Koli Forum different from any other seminar? To put it simply - the Koli Forum offers participants an opportunity to be a part of a new top-level initiative on natural resources. The organisers of the Koli Forum have an ambitious objective: we are striving to build the Koli Forum into a concept familiar to world leaders who deal with natural resource issues.
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KOLI FORUM 2009 PROGRAMME
The official programme of the Koli Forum has been published.
INTRODUCING THE KOLI FORUM SPEAKERS
Koli Forum 2009 will bring together speakers who are representative of top management in both business and policy making.
Confirmed Forum speakers include: the Nobel prize-winner and former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari, the Deputy Director General of DG Agriculture and Rural Development Loretta Dormal Marino; the Chairman of the Board of both Royal Dutch Shell and Nokia Jorma Ollila, to name but a few.
EMISSION REDUCTIONS, HIGHER ENERGY SECURITY AND INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
Countries are making intensive efforts to find alternative ways of cutting net greenhouse gas emissions. This may mean a rise in production costs for European industry, but will also bring greater opportunities for new bio-based products and technological innovations. Residual forest biomass is one of the alternatives for the replacement of fossil fuels and a reduction in the dependency of Europe on energy imports.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS
Help us to ensure that the arrangements for your participation in the Koli Forum 2009 run smoothly! Fill in the travel details form and return it by 30 August 2009 to:
Koli Forum Secretariat 2009
elina.valkky@koliforum.fi or fax +358 10 211 3251
Finnish Forest Research Institute, P.O. Box 68, FI-80101 Joensuu, FINLAND
