Chair: Konrad Otto-Zimmermann, Secretary General

Panel: From Rio to Rio       

• Jeb Brugmann, Founder of ICLEI in 1992, Now: Founding Partner, The Next Practice, Toronto, Canada
  The birth of a movement
  

• Gino Van Begin, Deputy Secretary General & Regional Director for Europe, Freiburg, Germany
  Local sustainability 2012: Review of 20 years of local action for global sustainability
  

• Tae Young Yeom, Mayor, City of Suwon, Suwon, Korea, South
  Local Agenda 21 in Korea since 1992
  

• Greg Nickels, Former Mayor, Seattle, United States
  The emergence of the local government climate movement (video)
  
  

Keynote

• Martin Lees, Former Executive Secretary of the Club of Rome, Club of Rome, United Kingdom
  Global trends: the year 2030 and the responsibility of todays decision makers (presentation part1) (presentation part2) (document)
  
  

Panel: The crucial question of responsibility for securing a sustainable future

• Simone Ariane Pflaum, Council Member, City of Freiburg, ICLEI's FutureCityLeaders, Initiative, Freiburg, Germany
  Localizing global trends: The future for our youth?
  

• Xinsheng Zhang, Executive Chairman of Eco-Forum Global, Beijing, China
  Pathways towards a global eco-civilization: Whose commitments, whose actions are needed? 
  
  

Panel: From Rio+20 to 2030 - what commitments, what alliances are needed?

• Martha Delgado Peralta, Secretary of Environment, City of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico & ICLEI Vice President
  

• Reta Lewis, Special Representative, U.S. Department of State, Washington, United States

• Phillip Joubert, Senior Advisor, World Business Council on Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland 

• Sébastian Duyck, Executive Board Member, Rio+twenties, France

• David Cadman, President, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Vancouver, Canada
  The opportunity for new alliances
  
  

Update from Rio +20

• Brice Lalonde, Executive Coordinator of Rio+20, UN Commission on Sustainable Development & French Ministry for the Environment
  A statement from Rio+20 
  
  
  

Highlights of the past three years of ICLEI, leading into the future:

• David Cadman, ICLEI President
• Konrad Otto-Zimmermann, ICLEI Secretary General
  On behalf of the ICLEI Executive Committee and senior management
  
  ICLEI as an organization today, including its regional and global partnerships
  ICLEI global Membership
  Governance reform to manage growth
  Our ICLEI programmatic agendas
  Our work in climate and biodiversity advocacy
  Strategies towards the future
  (presentation)

A1 Sustainable City (more)

A2 Resilient City (more)

A3 Low carbon city (more)

A4 Biodiverse city: Securing ecosystem services (more)

A5 Resource-efficient city (more)

A6 Smart urban infrastructure (more)

A7  Healthy and happy community (more)

After the end of these sessions, all participants are invited to a joint coffee break during which they can inform themselves about the other agenda items in informal talks with the presenters. Thus, everybody can get a flavor of what is happening in ICLEI Members cities and offices.

• Gil Peñalosa, Director, 8-80 Cities: Cities for people

Gil Peñalosa is passionate about realizing the potential of great places to foster healthier communities with happier residents. As the Commissioner of Parks, Sport and Recreation for the City of Bogotá, Colombia, he led his team to create one of the most successful and renowned parks and recreation systems in the world. This inspiring keynote will demonstrate how to create vibrant cities and healthy communities where residents will live happier lives enjoying great public places. The presentation focuses on EcoMobility: walking, cycling, and public transit, as well as streets, parks and other public spaces as potentially great places.