Friday 7th October

Progressive Solutions for Future Tourism - Challenges

Session 1:

Welcome Speech

Sonu Shivdasani, Chairman and CEO, Soneva Resorts

Session 2:

The Low-Carbon Countries Club

Mark Lynas, Climate Change Advisor to the President of Maldives

Session 3:

Consequences of Climate Inaction

Jakob von Uexkull, Founder, World Future Council Foundation

Session 4:

The Coming Global Energy Crisis and How it Might Affect Small Island States

Jeremy Leggett, Founder and Chairman, Solarcentury

Session 5:

Green School and Green Village

John Hardy, Co-Founder, Green School and Green Village

Session 6:

The lifeblood of the Planet: Preserving ocean biodiversity

Panel Discussion

• Fabien Cousteau, Founder, Plant A Fish
• Daryl Hannah, Actor, Environmental Activist/li>
• Jon Bowermaster, Writer, Film-Maker and Adventurer/li>

Session 7:

Keynote Speech

Richard Branson, Chairman, The Virgin Group

Session 8:

Responsible Waste Management

Edward Norton, Chairman, and Michael Walker, CEO, Baswood

Saturday 8th October

Progressive Solutions for Future Tourism - Solutions

Session 9:

Small Island States and Luxury Tourism: Unlikely bedfellows or a natural alliance?

Jonathon Porritt, Founder and Director, Forum for the Future

Session 10:

Engaging Communities: The fifth pillar of sustainability

Tim Smit, Chief Executive and Co-Founder, The Eden Project

Session 11:

Keynote Speech

President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives

Session 12:

Maldives Renewable Energy Investment Framework

Mike Mason, Energy Advisor to the President of the Maldives

Session 13:

The devil or the angel? The role of tourism in environmental protection

Panel discussion
Chair: Jonathon Porritt, Founder and Director, Forum for the Future

• President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives
• Edward Norton, Filmmaker; President of the Board, Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust; United Nations Ambassador for Biodiversity
• Sonu Shivdasani, Chairman and CEO, Soneva Resorts

Session 14:

Investment Opportunities in Renewable Technology for the Tourism Industry

Daniel Foa & Hiu Ng, Co-Founders, FairKlima Capital

Progressive Solutions for Future Tourism - Solutions

Session 15:

Ecological age islands and resorts

Peter Head, Founder, The Ecological Sequestration Trust

Session 16:

Energy Autonomy of Small Island States

Panel Discussion
Chair: Eric Scotto, Chairman and Co-Founder, Akuo Energy

• Jean Ballandras, General Secretary of Regional Affairs of La Réunion
• Mike Mason, Energy Advisor to the President of Maldives

Session 17:

Energy Futures and the Transport Sector: Laggards or Leaders?

Panel Discussion
Chair: Mark Lynas, Climate Change Advisor to the President of Maldives

• Jose Mariano, Founder and CEO, zero2infinity
• Richard Branson, Chairman, The Virgin Group

Session 18:

Sustainability as the New Normal: The role of the CEO

Panel Discussion
Chair: Jonathon Porritt, Founder and Director, Forum for the Future

• Richard Branson, Chairman, The Virgin Group
• Sonu Shivdasani, Chairman and CEO, Soneva Resorts
• Tim Smit, Chief Executive and Co-Founder, The Eden Project