Nordic-German Sustainable Business Summit ™* May 19th 2015 Bristol Conference Center, Oslo The 2015 Sustainable Business Summit will be an arena for Nordic and German companies, organizations and policy-makers to develop and define corporate sustainable best practices. The summit wants to establish a larger understanding of the impact of leadership involvement. Brand new developed scenarios from the leading companies in the Nordics and Germany will be presented for the first time and demonstrate the sustainable future. *Front page illustration: Center for Corporate Diversity Preliminary program May 19th, 2015 8:30 - 9:00 Registration 9:00 - 10:15 Session 1: Sustainable Innovation and Growth What will it take for the corporate world to include the sustainable innovation perspective in the day-today business? How can sustainability principles precede and initiate innovation practices? Introduction speeches: Perspectives from business leaders and government representatives: Anna Johansson, Swedish Minister for Infrastructure, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (tbc) Lars Jacob Hiim, Norwegian State Secretary, Ministry for Trade, Industry and Fishery Christian Rynning Tønnesen, CEO, Statkraft, Member of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate Dagfinn Høybråten, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers Oliver Rittgen, CEO Bayer Nordic SE, CEO Country Group Nordic, Finland Dr. Ole Janssen, MinDirig, Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany (tbc) 10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break and refreshment 10:45 – 13:00 Session 2: Smart innovation will change the corporate world: Industrial scenarios for a sustainable future presented by leading Nordic and German companies Introductory comment: Marit Hoel, dr. philos, Director, Center for Corporate Diversity “The dynamics of responsibility and sustainable innovation.” Moderator: Gry Nordhus, Director Communication, Siemens AS, Norway Part 1: Infrastructure and technological innovations: Great possibilities and the framework to realize them? - The Siemens scenario: The future of infrastructure Maersk Company : Sustainability as a source of Innovation Deutsche Telekom: Business through Sustainability – a shared value approach The Volvo scenario: New technology and global commitment Comment: Ola Elvestuen, Chair of the Committee on Energy and the Environment, The Norwegian Parliament Part 2: Health science innovation demands major resources: How can large companies create opportunities for cooperation and transparency - The Bayer scenario: Health and life science innovation Comment : Anne Lise Ryel, Secretary General of the Norwegian Cancer Society 13:00 – 14:15 Bristol Lunch 14:15 – 16:30: Session 3: Sustainable Leadership Top level involvement was viewed as crucial to promote targets for mainstreaming diversity in Nordic public and private sectors. This session will explore the extent of leadership involvement in social responsibility and sustainability corporate policies in Nordic and German companies. How is top management involved? Are new initiatives emerging from board discussions? Does the board of the companies commit to ownership of initiative and practices? How are new practices and targets executed by top company leadership? The Nordic-German Top Leadership Panel Chairs, CEOs and Business Leaders perspectives Moderator: Per Otto Dyb, Chair, Innovation Norway Introduction: Johan H. Andresen, Owner and Chair, Ferd AS, and Head of Council on Ethics for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, Norway Carina Lundberg-Markow, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Folksam, Sweden Johan H. Andresen, Owner and Chair, Ferd AS, and Head of Council on Ethics for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, Norway Oliver Rittgen, CEO Bayer Nordic SE, CEO Country Group Nordic, Finland Anne Marit Panengstuen, CEO, Siemens AS, Norway Anette Trettebergstuen, Member of the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, The Norwegian Parliament Malin Ripa, Head of CSR management, Volvo Group, Sweden Kari Hietanen, Executive Vice President, Wärtsilä Oyj Abp, Finland (tbc) Per Bondevik, Manager, Ethical Trade Initiative, Norway Hardy Nitsche, CEO, 360report GmbH, Germany 16:00 – 17:00: Networking Hour Organization committee: Gry Nordhus, Director Communication, Siemens AS, Norway Torstein Myhre, CEO, Bayer AS, Norway Carina Lundberg-Markow, Head of Sustainability, Folksam, Sweden Dr. Heinz-Gerd Peters, Group Corporate Responsibility, Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany Malin Ripa, Head of CSR management, Volvo Group, Sweden Marit Hoel, dr.philos, Director Center for Corporate Diversity, Norway Kathrin Luze-Hercz, Deputy Managing Director,German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce