Schedule for DGDW 2012

Day 1 – Friday, February 24, 2012

• 08:00 – 09:15 / North Campus / Registration & Coffee
• 08:00 – 15:45 / North – Q401 / Cleantech Venture Forum
• 09:15 – 09:30 / Aula Magna / Welcome Address
• 09:30 – 10:30 / Aula Magna /Opening Keynote Speech – Gavin Neath, Unilever
• 10:30 – 10:45 / North Campus / Coffee Break
• 10:45 – 12:00 Cleantech Venture Forum - Entrepreneur Pitch Session 1
• 10:45 – 12:00 1^st Panel Discussions
  • North – Q101 / Extending Access to Education Across Global Markets
  • North – Q103 / Opportunities and Challenges through Energy Sustainability
  • South – F301 / Global Sports as a Powerful Tool in Driving Social Change
  • South – F302 / Rethinking Social Business Models: Motivations, Challenges & Growth
• 12:00 – 12:15 / North Campus / Coffee Break
• 12:15 – 13:30 Cleantech Venture Forum - Entrepreneur Pitch Session 2
• 12:15 – 13:30 2^ndPanel Discussions
  • North – Q101 / Microfinance For Profit: Stealing From the Poor or Helping the Poor Help Themselves?
  • North – Q103 / The Impact of Private Equities and Impact Investing Funds in Furthering Sustainable Economic Development and Social Welfare in Emerging Markets.
  • South – F301 / Healthcare Trends in Emerging Economies and the Role of the Key Players
  • South – F302 / Energy Panel: Collaboration in Sustainable Urban Development
• 13:30 – 14:30 / North Campus / Lunch
• 14:30 – 15:15 Cleantech Venture Forum - Entrepreneur Pitch Session 3
• 14:30 – 15:45 1^st Plenary Panel
  • Aula Magna / Large Corporations’ Sustainability Practices and their Rippling Impact
• 15:45 – 16:00 / North Campus / Break
• 16:00 – 17:15 / Aula Magna / 2^nd Keynote Speech - Jeffrey Spector, BMGF + Cleantech Highlights
• 17:00 – 19:00 / North Campus / Career Forum & Networking Event
• 17:00 – 19:00 / North Campus / Sustainability Fair
• 19:30 – 24:00 / CaixaForum / Gala Dinner + CaixaForum Expo Event (Invitation Only)

Day 2 – Saturday, February 25, 2012

• 08:00 – 17:30 / North – Q402 / Social Investment Competition (SIC)
• 08:45 – 09:50 Social Investment Competition – Entrepreneur Pitches
  
• 09:00 – 09:30 / North Campus / Breakfast
• 09:30 – 10:30 / Aula Magna / 3^rd Keynote Speech – Mark Drewell, GRLI 
• 10:30 – 10:45 / North Campus / Coffee Break
• 10:45 – 12:00 3^rd Panel Discussions
  • North – Q101 / Avoiding the Next Financial Crisis – What is the Sustainable Model?
  • North – Q103 / Agricultural Investments in Africa – Opportunities and Risks of a Growing Market
  • North – Q401 / Mobile Technology, Financial Services and More: Enterprise Finance Models and the Future Progress in Mobile Payments
  • North – Q102 / Is CSR Still a Viable Strategy? A Discussion of Corporate Social Responsibility and its Role in Business Strategy
• 12:00 – 12:15 / North Campus / Break
• 12:15 – 13:30 4^thPanel Discussions
  • North – Q101 / Social Investing – Valuable or Detrimental to Shareholder Value?
  • North – Q103 / Responsible Leadership: More than just CSR?
  • North – Q401 / Reaching Socially-Conscious Fashion Consumers
  • North – Q102 / Development of Sustainable Urban Infrastructures: Past-Present-Future
• 13:30 – 14:30 / North Campus / Lunch
• 14:30 – 15:45 5th Panel Discussions
  • North – Q101 / Contributing to Corporate Social Initiatives on a Part-Time Basis
  • North – Q103 / The Shifting Roles between Development Banks and the Private Sector in Spurring Growth
  • North – Q401 / The Importance of Ethics and Compliance Across the Value Chain
  • North – Q102 / Responsible Tourism: Current Models, Challenges and The Future
• 15:15 – 16:55 Social Investment Competition – Entrepreneur Negotiations with Student Teams
  
• 15:45 – 16:00 / North Campus / Break
• 16:00 – 17:15 2^nd Plenary Panel
  • Aula Magna / Are Sustainability Practices common across Geographies? Comparing Corporations and their ‘Glocal Practices’
• 17:15 – 17:30 / North Campus / Break
• 17:30 – 18:45 / Aula Magna /Closing Keynote Speech – Jacques Pieraerts, Toyota Spain + SIC Awards Ceremony
• 17:00 – 19:00 SIC Awards Ceremony + Closing Address

Note: The schedule is tentative and is likely to change before the start of the DGDW 2012 Conference