SMART 2020:

Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age

What is the role of information and communications technologies(ICTs) in enabling a low carbon economy? A global study SMART 2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age by The Climate Group and McKinsey & Company on behalf of the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) found that the ICT sector could enable 15% savings of carbon emissions in 2020 through enabling efficiency and dematerialization.

What are the next steps to realising this potential? What does leadership look like in the ICT sector, and how can it work collaboratively with other sectors to reduce emissions from buildings, transport, industry and power?

The China event will bring together senior ICT industry representatives with policy makers and other industrial leaders in the region who will report on the opportunities highlighted in the report.

TCT and GeSI invite you to join us to explore China's role in SMART 2020, and how Chinese innovation can enable local and global climate change solutions. 

Venue      Sofitel Wanda Beijing

Date        Friday, 10th Octobor 2008

Agenda

8:30        Registration with coffee and tea

9:00        Opening Remarks: Changhua WU, Greater China Director, The Climate Group

9:10        Presentation of the findings: Molly Webb, ICT Programme Director, The Climate Group

9:30        Keynotes                                                                                                                                       Mr. Tiesheng YANG, Deputy Director, Department of Energy Conservation, Ministry of Industry

                and Information Technology of the  People's Republic of China

10:00      Industry Response to SMART 2020

               Chair: Dong Chen, The Climate Group

               Speakers:  

               Mr. Zhengmao LI, Vice President, China Mobile

               Mats Olsson, President of Ericsson China, Ericsson

Mr. Kemal Ayyildiz, President Asia, Deutsche Telekom

Howard Xia, General Manager, Vodafone China

10:50      Moderated Q&A

11:05      Coffee Break

11:20      Industry Discussion  

      How to facilitate the smart transformation, in terms of policy frameworks, standards, financial mechanisms and technology innovations, and what other barriers need to be overcome? What are the best practices in the four areas: smart motors, smart grids, smart logistics and smart buildings?

      Speakers: 

      Overview: Longhai SHEN (Chair), Chairman, China Energy Conservation Association (EMCA)

Smart motors: Hongying WANG, President, Hubei Sanhuan Development Corporation Ltd. Smart grids: Molly Webb, ICT Programme Director, The Climate Group

Smart logistics: Dingyi DAI, Vice President, China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP)

Smart buildings: Mahesh Tharoor, Director - Energy Solutions, Johnson Controls

12:20     Moderated Q&A

12:35     Closing Keynote: Financing the SMART transformation

              Mr. Andrew Hemm, Special Assistant to Chief Risk Officer, China Construction Bank

12:50     Closing Remarks: Mr. Dong CHEN, The Climate Group

13:00     Lunch

Download the report: http://www.smart2020.org

Report Sponsors:
Bell Canada, British Telecommunications plc, Cisco Systems, Dell, Deutsche Telekom AG, Ericsson, France Telecom, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, LG, Microsoft, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Sun Microsystems, T-Mobile, Telefónica S.A., Telenor, Verizon, Vodafone plc.

Many thanks to our event partners:

Supporting partners: HSBC and Novator

Co-organizers: EMCA, e-China, CSL, SEE, USITO

Supporting media partner: Sohu Finance Channel

For more information about the event,please contact Dongmei Wang at The Climate Group: dwang@theclimategroup.org