International Conference Green Days 2019: Unlocking Green Growth Potential (UGGP) is large conference that takes place in Podgorica on June 5-6. The conference is organized by the Government of Montenegro, the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro and United Nations Development Programme Country Office (UNDP).
For the 2019 edition, we are joined by business leaders from multiple industries, policymakers, international experts, practitioners, academics, NGOs, learners and educators, EU representatives, the media and other relevant entities. The conference will cover a range of topics, such as current trends focusing on the best green economy practices and how those contribute to global Agenda 2030.
UGGP was founded to inspire businesses and governments to invest and build a greener future and amplify the importance of integrating economic and environmental policies in a way that opens the opportunities for new sources of economic growth. Together we have the possibility to put words into action makings the world more connected, sustainable and a better place.
Our panelists come from a broad range of different countries, industries and sectors. Policymakers and entrepreneurs to business leaders, investors and academics, they will all be there.
These are the first announced speakers, more will follow soon.
Milutin Simović, Deputy Prime Minister, Government of MNE
Daniela Gašparikova, UNDP Resident Representative to MNE
Vlastimir Golubović, President, Chamber of Economy of Montenegro
Slađana Vujačić, Deputy Mayor of Podgorica
Mirjana Špoljarić Egger, UN Assistant Secretary-general, UNDP Assistant Administrator And Regional Director For Europe And The CIS
Nicholas Hanley, Speaker
Fiona McCluney, UN
Resident Coordinator to Montenegro
Stine Rasmussen, DG CLIMA, European Commission, EU
Pavle Radulović, Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro
Hervé le Treut, Director of Institute Pierre Simon Laplace, Professor at Sorbonne
University, France
Aleksandar Drljević,
Chief
Negotiator with EU, Office for European Integration,
Montenegro
Sanjin Avdić,UNDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Case: Energy efficiency in BH public sector, Sanjin Avdić, UNDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Moderator: Goran Svilanović,
Diplomat, Serbia
Dragica Sekulić, Minister of Economy, Montenegro
Simon Schäfer-Stradowsky, CEO, IKEM, Germany
Patrik Kryzanski, Director, SEVA, Slovakia
Domagoj Puzak, HEP Team for e-mobility, Croatia
Igor Vušanović, Dean,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Montenegro
Vesna Bukarica, Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar, Croatia
Case: Montenegro e-Mobility feasibility study, Vesna Bukarica
Moderator: Dušan Lukič, Editor , Avto Magazin, Slovenia
Branka Žižić,
Acting Director General, Directorate for Innovation and Technology Development, Ministry of Science, Montenegro
Piotr Szymanski,
Director for Energy, Transport and Climate at the Joint Research Centre (EC)
Erich Hoedl, Vice-president, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Austria
Nebojša Nakićenović,
Deputy Director General, IIASA, Austria
Ivana Strahinić ,
Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Serbia
Tatevik Koloyan,
UNDP Armenia Environmental programme officer/Innovation platform lead, Armenia
Case: Life of new probiotic-from laboratory to beneficiary, Ivana Strahinić
Moderator: Dobrivoje Lale Erić, Center for Promotion of Science, Serbia
Visit to wine cellar Šipčanik – Host: Mininstry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Igor Kos, WeCycle, Slovenia
Dragan Asanović, General director, Directorate for Waste Management and Utility Development, MSDT, Montenegro
Viktor Simončić,
Consultant, Vikos, Croatia
Maxim Surkov, UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub, Turkey
Branko Dunjić, Cleaner
Production Centre of Serbia, Serbia
Case: Chemical Leasing,Branko Dunjić
Moderator: J. Daniel
Dahm, United Sustainability, Germany
Bruno Oberle, Professor,
Green Economy and Resource Government, Switzerland
Martin Vogt, Managing
director, VDI Centre for Resource Efficiency, Germany
Milosav Anđelić, State Secretary for Forestry,
Hunting and Wood Industry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Montenegro
Borko Raičević,
Energy Efficiency Expert at the Energy Community Secretariat, Austria
Federico Fioretto, CEO
Exsulting Ltd, Italy
Marko Radulović, Director, Directorate for Energy Efficiency,
Ministry of Economy, Montenegro
Case: Policy and business perspectives for energy efficiency and decentralized energy, Borko Raičević
Moderator: Ivan Saveljić, Vice-president, Chamber of Economy of Montenegro
Massimiliano Riva, Policy
Specialist, Innovative Finance at UNDP Head office, USA
Jaap Sprey, Head
of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Montenegro
Katarina Kafadar, Eco
sklad Slovenia,
Igor Građević, General director, Directorate for EU Integration and International Cooperation, Ministry
of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro
Robert Pašičko, Senior expert, Alternative Finance Lab
Case: Eko sklad, Slovenia, Katarina Kafadar
Moderator: Aleksandra
Novikova, IKEM, Germany
Daniela Gašparikova, UNDP Resident Representative to MNE
Cocktail hosted by the Chamber of Economy
Konceptualni sažetak konferencije
Plenary session 1
Plenary session 2
Plenary session 3
Plenary session 4
Plenary session 5
Plenary session 6
Side event stage
"Conference room ,,Milica’’
June 5th, 2019
11:00 - 11:30
Pioneering Green Development - Budvanska rivijera Montenegro
11:45 - 12:15
Environmental innovative solutions piloted in Armenia - UNDP-GEF Small Grants programme
12:30 - 13:00
Dare to think: Development and application of the e-solution in Montenegro-Telekom Mne
14:00 - 14:30
Photo documentary: Hybrid travel from Zagreb to Podgorica - Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar, Croatia
14:45 - 15:15
Climate Smart projects - UNDP Serbia
16:00 - 16:30
Dare to innovate: Renault Alliance shaping the next generation of electric automobiles
"Conference room ,,Ksenija’’
June 6th, 2019
09:00 - 09:30
Green economy MoU signing - UNDP & Bar municiaplity
10:00 - 10:30
Presentation: The Joint Research Centre - European Commission
10:45 - 11:15
Green Polygon- UNDP Turkmenistan
11:30 - 11:45
Leading the pack: Supporting knowledge-based economy - Amplitudo Montenegro
12:00 - 12:15
Green move: Annalia Tech, Italy
12:30 - 13:00
Eco Tours: Mountaineering association of Montenegro
JRC Dir C Green Days Piotr Szymanski_vf
Address and Contact information of the Hilton Hotel:
Bulevar Svetog Petra Cetinjskog 2,
81000 Podgorica, Crna Gora
Tel: +382 20 44 34 43
podgorica.info@hilton.com
www.podgoricacrnagora.hilton.com
The Conference language will be English and Montenegrin. Simultaneous interpretation services will be arranged during the Conference.
For speakers, facilitators and panelists arriving a day earlier, on Tuesday 4 June, a Welcome Dinner will be organized at the Conference Venue. Participants arriving on the first day of the Conference, on Wednesday 5 June, are encouraged to check-in as soon as possible, following their arrival at the venue, to confirm participation at the cocktail on the evening of June 5, and to receive background information. Given the size of the event, please allow enough time for registration formalities.
Lunch and Gala dinner will be provided for all participants on 5 and 6 June 2019.
Wireless Internet access will be available at the Conference Venue. There is a Business Centre at the Hilton Hotel which is available for participants (free of charge).
Hilton Hotel can make special arrangements to cater for the needs of the guests requiring assistance. Conference organizers are happy to facilitate this as much as possible. If you require special assistance, please contact Ms. Ana Dakovic – ana.dakovic@undp.org
The information below is grouped according to different categories of participants. Please check
under which category you fall and proceed with travel and accommodation arrangements
accordingly.
1.Speakers, Facilitators and Panelists in the Agenda: The Conference organizer will cover
airline tickets, accommodation, including breakfast and coffeee breaks on 5 and 6 June, lunch
and Gala dinner on 5 June, as well as transfers between the airport and the hotel.
Hotel, travel and airport transfer arrangements will be made and costs covered UNDP Montenegro.
2. Partners - The Conference organizers will cover coffeee breaks on 5 and 6 June, lunch
and Gala dinner on 6 June.
3. Other Registered Participants: will make their own hotel bookings/arrangements.
The Conference organizer will cover coffeee breaks on both days of the Conference, so as the
lunch on 5 and 6 June.
For participants which need to make their own hotel bookings/arrangement price for single room
on BB basis in the Hotel Hilton is 60EUR + PDV per night. The hotel rate is reduced price
that has been offered to Congress Travel Agency for the participants of this Event. Rates are
valid if the rooms are booked through Congress Travel Agency and for a limited number of rooms.
For more information and further arrangements please contact Ms. Anđela Trajković, Congress
Travel - andjela.trajkovic@congresstravel.me
Airport transfer arrangements for all speakers, facilitators and panelists in the Agenda will
be made and costs covered by UNDP Montenegro.
Information for other participants:
Taxis: Contingent on traffic, the journey from the airport to the Conference venue takes
approximately:
15 minutes, if you are arriving on Podgorica airport and costs around €7 (per vehicle)
90 minutes, if you are arriving on Tivat airport and costs around €50 (per vehicle)
For information on weather conditions in Podgorica, please check the official website http://www.meteo.co.me/
Technical arrangements will be provided for media at the Conference room. During the Conference, online stream with updates will be maintained and web broadcasts of appropriate sessions arranged.
Technical arrangements will be provided for media at the Conference room. During the Conference, online stream with updates will be maintained and web broadcasts of appropriate sessions arranged.
Technical arrangements will be provided for media at the Conference room. During the Conference, online stream with updates will be maintained and web broadcasts of appropriate sessions arranged.
Radica Zeković
radica.zekovic@undp.org
Ana Daković
conference@greendays.me
Tel: +382 20 447 493
Open for new perspectives, Sasa has wide-ranging practical experience in finance, investing, and sustainable development. Prof. Popović is the leading author of the National Human Development Report 2014 for Montenegro: Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Human Development 2014.
Each registration requires an individual e-mail address.
Registration deadline May 31st, 2019.
Please note that you can attend Green Days Conferences free of charge,
but your registration is mandatory.