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Agenda for Attending Reporters (Subject to Change) Agenda for Attending Reporters (Subject to Change) Friday, 4, December 2015 TIME SESSION ROOM SPEAKER[S] 8:00am – 8:45am Media Interviews Salon Bertrand 9:00am – 10:00am Opening Remarks Salle des Fetes • Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of (seated by 8:45am) Paris, France • Michael Bloomberg, U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change City Solutions • Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, President of C40 • Park Won-Soon, Mayor of Seoul, South Korea; President of ICLEI • Khalifa Sall, Mayor of Dakar and President UCLGA • Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul, Turkey; President UCLG • Xie Zhenhua, China Special Represetaative for Climate Change Affairs • Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, and chairman of SolarCity • François Hollande, President, Republic of France • Patrick Klugman welcomes press for photo opportunity with Francois Hollande, Michael Bloomberg and Anne Hidalgo 10:00am – 12:15pm C40 Forum Salon des Arcades • C40 Chair, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro – Eduardo Paes • Mayor of Paris – Anne Hidalgo • Mayor of London - Boris Johnson • Mayor of Rio de Janeiro - Eduardo Paes • Lord Mayor of Sydney – Clover Moore • Mayor of Wuhan – Wan Yong • Mayor of Portland - Charlie Hales • Mayor of Tshwane - Kgosientso Ramokgopa • Lord Mayor of Copenhagen – Frank Jensen • Mayor of Rotterdam – Ahmed Aboutaleb • Mayor of New Orleans – Mitch Landrieu • Mayor of Stockholm - Karin Wanngård • Mayor of Milan - Giuliano Pisapia • Mayor of Cape Town - Patricia de Lille 10:00am – 12:00pm UCLG Salle Saint Jean 10:00am – 12:00pm ICLEI [*Invitation Only] • Minister Xie Zhenhua 10:30am – 12:00pm China Panel Salon du Conseil • Moderator: Deborah Lehr, Senior Fellow, Paulson Institute • Chinese Mayors: 1. Mr. HONG Feng, Senior Advisor to Beijing Municipal Government 2. Mr. CHEN Shaorong, Deputy Mayor of Guiyang 3. Mr. ZHAO Yiyang, Deputy Mayor of Jincheng 4. Mr. YUAN Zhanting, Mayor of Lanzhou 5. Mr. LI Guanding, Deputy Mayor of Ningbo 6. Mr. XU Zhenxi, Deputy Mayor of Qingdao 7. Mr. TANG Jie, Former Deputy Mayor of Shenzhen 8. Mr. WAN Yong, Mayor of Wuhan 9. Madame ZHU Xiaoming, Mayor of Zhenjiang 12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch 12:30pm – 1:00pm Time for Press Interviews Salon George Bertrand *All press welcome 2:30pm – 3:15pm Time for Press Interviews Salon George Bertrand *All press welcome 3:00pm – 3:15pm Senators Press Conference Salon George Bertrand 3:15pm – 3:45pm Senators Media Interviews Salon George Bertrand Act 1 d s 15:40pm – 16:10pm Greeting Salle des fêtes / Salon des • Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Arcades Paris, France 3:30pm • Michael Bloomberg, U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, United States • Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Pop-up Interviews (1) Salle des fêtes Angeles, United States • Gregor Robertson, Mayor Salon des arcades of Vancouver, Canada • Hoesung Lee, Chairman, Salle des fêtes IPCC, Korea • Leonardo DiCaprio, Actor, Celebrity Greeting Salon des Arcades U.N. Messenger of Peace for the Climate, United States 3:45pm Panel 1: What is the Salon des Arcades • Akl Biltaji, Mayor of Transformation Imperative Amman, Jordan 3:50pm • Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans, United States • Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona • Felix Santi, President of Sarayaku, Kichwa People • Tommy Remengesau, Keynote Speeches Salle des fêtes President, Palau 4:00pm Act II 4.15pm - 4.55pm Pop-up Interviews (2) Salle des fêtes • Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montreal, Canada Salon des Arcades • Manuela Carmena, Mayor Salle des fêtes of Madrid, Spain • Robert Redford, Trustee, Celebrity Greeting Salon des Arcades Natural Resources Defense council • Célia Blauel, Deputy Mayor Interview: Paris Solutions in Salle des fêtes of Paris practice – in Paris and the Metropolis 4:20pm • Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of City Hall Lighting Ceremony Paris, France • Eric Rondolat, CEO, Philips Lighting • Thomas Bach, President, Special Message IOC • Alain Juppé, Mayor of Bordeaux, France Panel 2: City Solutions: Let’s Go! • Carolina Toha, Mayor of Santiago, Chile • Robin Chase, CEO, Buzzcar 4:40pm • Mélanie Laurent, Actress Celebrity Greeting Advocate, • Cyrill Dion, Film Director *All Press Welcome 5.00pm-5.30pm Time for Press Interviews Salon Bertrand Act III • Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever, 4:55pm - 5:40pm Special Message on New Climate Salle des fêtes United Kingdom Economy 5:00pm • Alex Noerdin, Governor of Pop-up Interviews (3) Salle des fêtes South Sumatra, Indonesia 5:05pm • Michael Müller, Mayor of Berlin, Germany • Jean-Louise Borloo, President Energies pour L’Afrique • Al Gore, Founder and Conversation: Solidarity for All, Salle des fêtes Chairman of the Climate by All Reality Project, United States 5:25pm • Pierre Moscovici, European Panel 3: To Invest is To Engage Salle des fêtes Commissioner for Economic Affairs • Miguel Angel Mancera, Mayor of Mexico City, Mexico • Mpho Parks Tau, Mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa • Ariane de Rosthchild, Vice President at Edmond de Rothschild Holding • Nicolas Hulot, Fondation Niclas Hulot, France Special Remarks Salle des fêtes • Michael Bloomberg, U.N. 5:35pm Secretary-General's Special Speech Salle des fêtes Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, United States Closing • Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, France 5:40pm – 6:00pm Bloomberg/Hidalgo Goodbye Salle des fêtes • Michael Bloomberg, U.N. Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, United States • Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations • Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development , President of the COP21 Mayor Co-Chairs: • Eduardo Paes, Mayor, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, President C40 • Park Won-Soon, Mayor of Seoul, Korea; President ICLEI • Khalifa Sall, Mayor of Dakar, President UCLGA • Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul, Turkey; President UCLG Youth (Students) 18:00pm – 18:30pm UN Climate Finance Press Salon George Bertrand Conference .
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