Inaugural IREO Renewable Energy Conference

World Leaders of Environmental Impact Organizations Gather at UN Headquarters

(New York, NY)  – Thursday, June 11, 2009 the Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization (IREO) will host the inaugural IREO Renewable Energy Conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, NY.  As the foremost international voice on Renewable Energy worldwide, IREO has established this annual conference to bring together leaders from political, private and media sectors to discuss the state of renewable energy needs and plausible solutions in response to the growth of developing nations around the world.  The conference will precede the 2nd Annual IREO Renewable Energy Awards Gala beginning that evening at 6pm.

IREO is a proponent of clean and efficient energy sources combined with sustainable development and social awareness.  The organization started as a partnership initiative launched in response to the Rio Declaration on Environmental and Development, the Kyoto Protocol, the Johannesburg Declaration and the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in New York.

Conference Schedule below:

Wednesday, June 10, 2009                

4:30PM - 6:30PM: Registration / Main Visitors' Lobby

Thursday, June 11, 2009

  8:30AM - 10:00AM: Registration / Main Visitors' Lobby 

10:00AM - 10:45AM: Opening Greeting / Conference Room 4    

Greetings:  H.E. Jorge Arturo Reina Idiaquez, Permanent Representative of Honduras

HRH Prince Malik ado Ibrahim of Nigeria        

Welcome: Robson Mello, IREO

Keynote: Dr. Arthur Nozik, NREL   

11:00AM - 12:30PM:
Session 1 - Sources of Renewable Energy / Conference Room 4
Moderator: H.E. Ivan Romero, Permanent Representative of Hondura

Algae: Juergen Polle, Brooklyn College        

Solar: Dr. Daniel Nocera, MIT          

Waste: Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, Sulabh International           

Hydro: Ron Smith, Verdant  

Government: Luiz Marinho, Mayor of Sao Bernado do Campo       

  2:30PM - 3:30PM:
Session 2 - Investing in Renewable Energy / Conference Room 4    

Moderator: H.E. Francis Lorenzo, Permanent Representative of Dominican Republic

Investment: Holger Heims, Falcon Group     

Incentives: Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim, Falcon Group    

Investment: Todd Sibilla, Bloomberg                                                                        

3:30PM - 3:45PM: Break                              

3:45PM - 5:00PM: Session 3 - Future of Renewable Energy / Conference Room 4        

Moderator: Dr. Carl Liggio    

Solar: HRH Prince Malik ado Ibrahim of Nigeria     

Biofuels: Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil           

Agriculture: Guillermo Garcia, Universidad de las Palmas   

Technology: John Paul DeJoria, Owner, Owner of Paul Mitchell Systems, Patron, Sun King Solar

Options: Josh Tickell, FUEL 

Development: H.E. Francis Lorenzo, Permanent Representative of Dominican Republic

Contact for conference attendance:  conference@ireoigo.org