JUNE 19, 2000 (Agenda below)  DATE: Budapest, June 19, 2000, Monday, 13.30 - 17.45 pm    VENUE: Corinthia Aquincum Hotel, Budapest, Apicius Suite District III, Árpád Fejedelem útja 94.    AIM: As part of an effort to promote eco-efficiency - in order to improve industry's competitiveness in the European market, increase its profitability, and reduce its environmental impacts by cost effective compliance - this meeting is designed to secure assurances from industry and Ministries of Economy and Environment of their full support for the Åarhus Business and Environ-ment Initiative (ABEI), including the necessary structures to manage the on-going campaign and organisation of the National Roundtable on Eco-Efficiency, which will be held in November 2000, in Budapest.    PRESENT: - EU Commissioner for the Environment, Margot Wallström - Representatives of the Hungarian government - Co-chairs of ABEI, Tom Garvey and Patrick Nodé-Langlois - Top industrialists as leading speakers - CEOs from local industries - Local partner: KÖVET-INEM Hungária    FORMAT: The meeting will begin with a short speech by the Hungarian Parliamentary Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Béla Glattfelder and EU Commissioner Margot Wallström. Practical experience of closed or ongoing eco-efficiency, cleaner production and environmental management projects in Hungary will be presented to the Commissioner, followed by a dialogue between the Commissioner, Secretary of State and the industrialists. After the discussion, a "visual" presentation by the ABEI co-chair on the Åarhus Business and Environment Initiative will be given, followed by the concrete WBCSD approach to eco-efficiency. Presenters will outline the "Aims of the Meeting," and ask for advice, guidance and support from the government and industry representatives in furthering the eco-efficiency agenda in Hungary, in the context of accession to the EU and implementation of the EU requirements, in particular the IPPC. The idea of organising a National Eco-efficiency Roundtable in November will be outlined. Examples from Germany will highlight how saving potential can be achieved with environmental improvement. This will be followed by a presentation of feasibility opportunities from leading Hungarian and EU CEOs. The last event of the day is a discussion forum, in which participants will consider further possible activities and investigate the demands of local industry. Representatives will be invited to participate in a subsequent press conference. AGENDA Moderator: Mr. Patrick Nodé-Langlois, Co-chair of the ABEI 13.30 - 14.30 BUSINESS LUNCH 13.30 - 13.40 Environmental Performance of the Hungarian Industry, eco-efficency in the National Development Plan of the Hungarian Government, Mr. Béla Glattfelder, Parliamentary Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs (confirmed) 13.40 - 13.50 Competitiveness and Environmental Management, Ms. Margot Wallström, Comissioner for the Environment, EC DGXI. (confirmed) 13.50 - 14.00 Experience of Cleaner Production and Environmental Management Projects in Hungary, Dr. Georg Winter, entrepreneur, chairman of the International Network for Environmental Management (INEM) (confirmed) 14.00 - 14.30 Questions to the speakers 14.30 - 14.50  Coffee Break Moderator: Mr. Péter Hónig, Deputy Secretary of State in charge of Economic Strategy   14.50 - 15.00 The Arhus Business and Environment Initiative in CEE Mr. Tom Garvey, Co-chair of the ABEI (confirmed) 15.00 - 15.15 Eco-efficiency Dividends, Mr. Marcel Engel, program manager, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) (confirmed) 15.15 - 15.30 Eco-efficiency Benefits at FIAT, Mr. Luc Weemaes, CEO, Fiat-Hungary, ERT member (requested) 15.30 - 15.45 The opportunities for eco-efficiency and environmental management at MOL, Mr. György Mosonyi, CEO, MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas (confirmed) 15.45 - 16.00 Questions Moderator: Mr. Tom Garvey, Co-chair of the ABEI   16.00 - 17.15 PANEL DISCUSSION: Further steps to promote environmental management and eco-efficiency in Hungary Remarks (5 minutes each): -Herend Porcelain Manufacture, József Kovács, CEO (confirmed) -Philips Assembly Centre, Rheinhold Zeiler-Rausch, engineering manager (confirmed) -Chinoin sanofi synthelabo, István Jelinek, vice president industrial resources (confirmed) -Fiat-Hungary, Luc Weemaes, CEO (requested) -Ericsson Hungary, Istvan Fodor, President (requested) -GE Hungary, Tungsram Lighting, Miklós Csapody, Vice President, Director Technology Development (confirmed) -Burton Apta, Márton Varga, executive director (confirmed) -Zwack Rt, György Rétfalvi, CEO (requested) -TVK Rt., Sándor Pálfi, CEO (requested) 17.15 - 17.45 PRESS CONFERENCE

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