Hawaii Convention Center :: Green Exchange

US-China “Green” Technology Business Exchange April 5-9, 2009 Hawaii Convention Center “Where Business and Aloha Meet” Registration fee includes Welcome Reception, two continental breakfasts, two lunches, breaks and full access to all sessions, seminars, workshops and virtual exhibits.
Sunday, April 5	Aloha Welcome
10:00 am – 6:00 pm	Registration
6:00 pm	Welcome/Networking Reception
6:30 pm	Grand Opening of Clean Technologies Virtual Expo

Monday, April 6	Trade & Investment Opportunities in GREEN Technologies
7:00 am – 10:00 am	Registration
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast and Networking (at your leisure)
9:00 am - 10:00 am	Opening Session State of Hawai‘i and US Department of Energy’s (US DOE) Clean Energy Initiative Welcoming remarks Linda Lingle, Governor, State of Hawaii Speaker: To be announced (Department of Energy)
10:00 am – 11:00 am	Joint Session Acceleration of Clean Development in China thru Partnerships Speaker: Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate is an innovative effort to accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy technologies. The partners (including Australia, Canada, China, India, Republic of Korea and the U.S.) have agreed to work together with the private sector and expand investment and trade in cleaner energy technologies, goods and services in key market sectors
11:00 am - 11:15 am	Beverage Break and Networking
11:15 am - 12:15 pm	Seminars :
	Doing business in China, Joint Ventures and Cross Border Transactions Presenters: To be announced Clean Technology a Compelling Investment Opportunity Presenters: To be announced
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm	Move to ballroom for lunch
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm	Lunch The Opportunities in Transpacific Investment in Clean Technologies Speaker: Dan Picutta, Deputy Chief Mission, U.S. Embassy (Invited)
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm	Visit the Virtual Exposition and Networking Including facilitated 15 minute one-on-one meetings to meet and interact with potential customers and suppliers
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm	Move to seminar rooms
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm	Seminars:
	Trade and Investment Opportunities in US States Promoting Green Economies Presenters: To be announced Find out which US States are developing 'green' criteria and certification programs. Trade and Investment Opportunities in Clean Technologies in China Presenters: To be announced Find Shenzhen to Guangzhou and Hong Kong to Tianjin, the investment opportunities in China are endless.
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm	Beverage Break and Networking
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm	Joint Session - Panel Discussion Clean Technologies “Encouraged” by China’s Provincial Governments Panel Members: Chinese Government Officials to be announced
5:15 pm - 7:00 pm	Virtual Exhibition and Networking Including facilitated 15 minute one-on-one meetings to meet and interact with potential customers and suppliers

Tuesday, April 7	Green Technology Innovators and the Solutions they Provide
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast (at your leisure)
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Virtual Exhibition and Networking Including facilitated 15 minute one-on-one meetings to meet and interact with potential customers and suppliers
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Joint Session - Keynote Speaker Economic Growth and Environmental Protection Are Not Mutually Exclusive Speaker : To be announced
10:30 am - 11:45 am	Joint Session - Panel Discussion How clean technologies Decrease Pollution While Creating Jobs Economic Prosperity Speakers: Leading Chinese and US Think Tanks
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm	Beverage Break and Networking
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm	Lunch "Hotel and Resort Implementation of Clean Technology" Speaker: Mark Glickman, Director of Resort Marketing, Mauna Lani Resort
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm	Move to seminar rooms
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm	Seminars:
	Industrial Water Treatment - Panel Discussion Presenters: To be announced Monitoring – Solids, Water and Energy - Panel Discussion Presenters: To be announced Green Building and Building Efficiency - Panel Discussion Presenters: To be announced Air Pollution – Emissions - Panel Discussion Presenters: To be announced

Wednesday, April 8	Hawai‘i—Global Model for Energy Efficiency, Clean Technology, and Energy Research
8:00 am – 9:00 am	Morning Beverages and Networking ( at your leisure)
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Join Session - Panel Discussion A Sustainable Hawaii: Solar, Wind, Geo-Thermal, Hydro-Ocean and Bio-energy Panel: To be announced
11:00 am - 12:00 am	Closing Session Where Do We Go From Here? Speaker: To be announced

Afternoon: Off-site visits to clean technology models on the island of Oahu will be offered on an optional (paid by participant) basis.
Please Note: Agenda is subject to change without notice.