Alternative Energy and Healthy Life in Urban Development
Tuesday 20 May 2008, 10.00-17.00
The City of Shanghai and the City of Göteborg have sister city relations since 1986. The cooperation between the two cities has grown stronger over the years, partly thanks to the Swedish Ship Götheborg´s stopover in Shanghai in 2006. This year, the two cities will jointly arrange the event "Sister Cities Forum" to broaden the contacts even more and to promote business and research. The main themes for the event are sustainable development and biomedicine/traditional Chinese medicine.09.15 - 10.00 Registration and coffee
10.00 Opening Remarks by the Mayors of Shanghai and Göteborg
Keynote speakers:
Mr Jianzhi Huang, Deputy Director-General, Bureau of
Shanghai World EXPO coordination: World Expo and
Sustainable Development
Mr Håkan Karlsson, President and CEO, Volvo Bus
Corporation and member of Group Executive Committee
Mr Lu Guoliang, President of Shanghai Academy of
Development & Reform
Ms Pam Fredman, President of Göteborg University and
Ms Karin Markides, President of Chalmers University of
Technology, Göteborg
11.45 Lunch
13.00 - 17.00 Parallel seminars - see enclosed programs:
• Sustainable energy
Presentation of front lines and applications of sustainable
energy in urban areas
• Transport and alternative fuels
Environmentally adapted motor and fuel solutions and
research focused on hybrid solutions
• Waste and recycling
Applications of sustainable waste and recycling systems in
urban areas with focus on energy recovering
• Clean Ports and Shipping
Applications of sustainable solutions for harbours and
shipping. Promotion of international cooperation between
climate change fighting ports in the world.
• Biomedicine/Traditional Chinese Medicine
The most recent advances in heart failure and stroke,
new biomaterials and regenerative medicine including
stem cell therapy. Both in Shanghai and Göteborg there
are cutting edge research going on in these fields.
19.30: ABBA - concert with the Göteborg music group "Waterloo"
at Shanghai Majestic Theatre
Please register on the enclosed form before 15 May >>
(klick on the link for registration form)
