IGPN International Green Purchasing Workshop in Singapore
09:00
Registration
09:20 Welcome Remarks
-Mr Michael Ho, Vice-Chairman, EPIF2006 Steering Committee Chairman, Waste Management & Recycling Association of Singapore
09:30 Keynote Presentation: Green Purchasing Challenges Globally & in the Region
  -Professor Ryoichi Yamamoto, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan & IGPN Chair, International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN)
10:00 EU Perspective on Green Purchasing and Swedish Administered Eco-Labels
-Mr Peter Nohrstedt, Lead Manager, Swedish Environmental Management Council (SEMC)
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00 Singapore's Green Efforts
-Mr Vincent Teo, Chief Engineer, National Environment Agency
11:30 Concept and Significance of Green Purchasing
  -Mr Hiroyuki Sato, Secretary- General, Green Purchasing Network
12:00
Lunch Break
13:30 The Green Purchasing Law and Promoting Green Procurement in Japan
-Mr Hideki Onizaki, Division Chief, Environment & Economy Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
14:00
NEC's Green Purchasing/Procurement Program and Expectations to the Asia-Pacific Region
-Mr Tsuyoshi Horinouchi , Senior Manager, CSR Promotion Unit,Environmental Management Division, NEC Corporation
14:30
Green Purchasing International Trends & Network
-Mr Akira Kataoka, Manager, Secretariat, IGPN
15:00
Demonstration of Green Purchasing Toolkit
-Mr Mandar Parasnis, E2KM Group
15:30 Tea Break
16:00 Panel Discussion
16:30 Closing Remark
  -Mr Hiromi Mori, Secretary-General, International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN)
16:45 End of Workshop