High-level panel marks launch of the GGKP office in Geneva

To mark the official launch of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform's Geneva-based office, the GGKP, Swiss Government and Geneva Environment Network hosted a high-level panel debate and lunch reception. The event took place Wednesday, 22 January from 11:00-14:00 at the International Environment House II in Geneva, Switzerland.

Welcome Address

Bruno OBERLE, Director, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment

High-Level Panel “Green Economy and Green Growth: Passing Fad or Future Paradigm?”

Achim STEINER, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
Howard BAMSEY, Director-General, Global Green Growth Institute
Marianne FAY, Chief Economist, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank
Dale ANDREW, Head of Environment Division, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Moderated by Mark HALLE, Vice-President, International, International Institute for Sustainable Development

Lunch Reception (13:00)

Welcome Remarks by Guillaume BARAZZONE, vice-Mayor of Geneva and Antonio HODGERS, State Councillor of the Republic and State of Geneva
Presentation of GGKP web platform, Ben SIMMONS, Head, GGKP

The Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) is a global partnership of leading international organizations, research institutes, and think tanks with the mission to collaboratively identify and address major knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice; and to provide, through world-class knowledge management and communication tools, the analysis, guidance, and data necessary to support a green economy transition.

Full photo coverage of the event is available through the GGKP's Flickr account: