Three days at a glance: Wednesday 4 - Friday 6 OctoberLeaders including Al Gore, Margot Wallström, and Mark Moody-Stuart will deliver three days of plenary sessions, focused leadership tracks, interactive See and Believe Visits and Future Now Forums, and a Tech Fair showcasing the latest integrated reporting tools. Plenary sessions gather senior and influential business and civil society speakers to pose fundamental questions: What do you know about your organization’s sustainability impact_ How can sustainability reporting enhance trust_ What is the future of sustainability_ Leadership tracks focus on: the business case and global best practice; emerging and capital markets; reporting to underpin corporate governance and assurance, the license to operate, and supply chain management; SMEs and public agencies; the main norms and standards; and what’s new in the G3 Guidelines. Wednesday 4 October 2006 |
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| 12:00 | Registration and check-in (also possible throughout the conference) |
| 14:00 - 18:00 | See and Believe Future Now Forums |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Transportation by boat to the Amsterdam Maritime Museum (on invitation only) |
| 19:00 - 22:30 | Organizational Stakeholders' Dinner Featuring music specially composed by Merlijn Twaalfhoven The dinner is open to one representative per Organizational Stakeholder. Please contact for further details. Please visit for more information on the OS program and further benefits at the conference. |
| 22:30 - 23:30 | Transportation by boat to Hotel Okura and main hotels |
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| 9:00 - 12:15 | Plenary |
12:15 - 13:30 12:45 - 13:15 |
Festive lunch with organic food, Okura Hotel (optional) UNEP Special Event |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Leadership Tracks - Block I |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Refreshments and networking |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Leadership Tracks - Block II |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Plenary Panel How can sustainability reporting enhance trust_ |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Transportation by boat to the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam |
| 19:00 - 22:30 | Celebrating the GRI
Global Network - Dinner All participants are invited to attend a celebration in honor of the individuals and organizations that have built the GRI network and Guidelines over the years. Come to meet practitioners from across the globe, and enjoy yourself! |
| 22:30 - 23:30 | Transportation by boat to Hotel Okura and main hotels |
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| 8:00 - 8:45 | (optional) Ceres breakfast roundtable Success stories from shareholders on driving GRI-based disclosure |
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Leadership
Tracks - Block III |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Refreshments and networking |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Leadership Tracks - Block IV Topics: Landscape, Public Agencies, Supply Chain, Assurance, GRI Guidelines |
12:30 - 14:00 13:00 - 13:30 |
Festive lunch with organic food, Hotel Okura (optional) GRI - Global Compact Special Event |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Plenary The future of sustainability: is there an alternative scenario_ |
Program Overview
Wednesday 4 October |
Thursday 5 October |
Friday 6 October |
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Registration and check-in starts |
Lunch |
UNEP Special Event |
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Lunch |
GRI-Global Compact Special Event |
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Transportation by boat for Dinner (on invitation only) |
Transportation
by boat to Dinner |
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GRI
Network Dinner Passenger Terminal Amsterdam |
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