Globe Forum is an international marketplace for sustainable innovation welcoming experts, innovators and companies with a focus on innovation and sustainable development. Last year Globe Forum attracted over 1300 business leaders, entrepreneurs, academics and political leaders, from Europe, Asia and the most dynamic growth markets, to the meeting in Stockholm.

Some of the speakers at the Globe Forum:
Frank Appel, CEO, Deutsche Post DHL
Johan Gorecki, Founder and CEO Globe Forum
Ananth Guruswami, Program Director, Greenpeace International
Connie Hedegaard, Minister of Energy, Denmark
Wu Jianmin, Professor, China Foreign Affairs University
CS Kiang, Professor, Chairman of Peking University Environment Fund
Kerstin Lindberg Göransson, Managing Director, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Oren R Lyons, Chairman Plantagon International, Member of the Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Hannu Syrjälä, President and CEO, Tieto
Halla Tómasdóttir, founder & CEO Audur Capital
Gülderen Tuna, Head of Marketing & Communication, Technology & Innovation Manager, Deutsche Post DHL
Anders Wijkman, Committee on Climate Change of the European parliament
and many more ...

Interviews and press meetings
We will try, if possible, to arrange interviews with speakers. We will also arrange press meetings for those who are short of time but that many would like to see, such as Connie Hedegaard, Frank Appel and Halla Tómasdóttir, but also Gülderen Tuna, CS Kiang, R Oren Lyons and Michael Van Der Sande.

Media Accreditation
Contact Carin Balfe Arbman for press accreditation to the Globe Forum on telephone +46-70-633 35 08 or e-mail: carin.balfe.arbman@globeforum.com.

More information
Learn more about Globe Forum and Globe Award on www.globeforum.com and www.globeaward.org

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Read more about the highlights of the conference below.


Highlights of Globe Forum 2009

New interesting speakers
We have several interesting new speakers such as Wu Jianmin, Professor, China Foreign Affairs University and Oren R Lyons, Chairman of the Board, Plantagon International, and member of the Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Oren R Lyons is speaking in "Road to Action - Where the Action is" on June 5. Wu Jianmin is speaking in "A new paradigm for global sustainability" June 4.

Connie Hedegaard
Danish Minister for Environment and Energy, Connie Hedegaard was recently ranked by Time Magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential thinkers on global warming. Connie Hedegaard is the initiator of the COP15, the major international environmental meeting in Copenhagen this autumn. At Globe Forum she is speaking in "A New Paradigm for Global Sustainability," June 4.

Frank Appel presents future study
There will also be premières at the Globe Forum. Deutsche Post DHL CEO Frank Appel will launch a future study Rand Institute, at the Globe Forum. The study will form the basis for the company's future strategies. Deutsche Post DHL is one of the world's largest companies, so their strategies will have great impact. In addition to participating in the headline session, "A New Paradigm for Global Sustainability," on June 4, Frank Appel is holding two press meetings, one in German and one in English at the Globe Forum.

Tesla Roadster
At Globe Forum, we will also get a sneak preview of the electric sports car Tesla Roadster by American Tesla Motor's. This high-performance electric sports car has drawn a lot of attention worldwide and will be launched in Europe by the end of June. Tesla Motors is also one of the nominated innovators to Globe Award. Vice President Michael Van Der Sande will be present.

Idol for innovators
The selected innovators in our program Sustainable innovators 100, will participate in Globe Forum's own "Idol for innovators" during the conference. This means that ten selected innovations will be presented on the stage in the morning June 4. Delegates will then be able to vote for the innovations they believe most in. Om day two, June 5, the three best innovators get an opportunity to talk more about their inventions, and at the end of the day a winner - an "Innovations Idol" - will be selected by the audience.

Arlanda - one of Europe's most innovative airports
Kerstin Lindberg Göransson, Managing Director of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, is participating in Globe Forum during the theme session "Cities of the Future - Case Studies: the City of Solna and Stockholm Arlanda Airport". She is also a member of the Globe Award jury for sustainable cities.

Globe Award - Leading Sustainability Awards
On June 3 Globe Award will be given out at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria. On June 4 there will be a seminar with the winners in the four categories. In the category of best sustainability research three of the five nominated scientists are women. In the innovation category, American Tesla Motors is nominated, among other interesting innovators. Nominations in the category Sustainable Cities will be announced later.

See the detailed program at: www.globeforum.com