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SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2009
12.00-14.00 Registration desk opens Vineyard Hotel
13.30 and 15.00 Various workshops and meetings Vineyard Hotel and University of Cape Town
17.00
Registration reopens
Vineyard Hotel
18.00-20.00 Welcome Reception  
MONDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2009
07.30 Registration Desk opens Refreshments
08.30 Introduction and Welcome Harro von Blottnitz (Conference Chair) 
Danie Visser (Deputy Vice Chancellor,
University of Cape Town) 
Sonia Valdivia and Jim Fava (UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative)
08.55 Plenary speaker 1 Roland Clift (University of Surrey  ISIE)
09.45 Keynote speaker 1 Henry King (Unilever)
10.15 Keynote speaker 2 Kirstie McIntyre (HP )
10.45 Morning tea/coffee  
11.15 M2A LCM and Resources - Biofuels
  M2B LCM for Development
  M2C Life-cycle-based decisions for business - focussing on the food sector and retailers
12.30 Lunch  
13.30 M3A LCM and Resources - Energy/Carbon
  M3B Engaging with Complexity
  M3C Water workshop: Restorative Urban Water Management Cynthia Mitchell (UTS, Australia)
Ulrika Palme (Chalmers University, Sweden)
Rolfe Eberhard (Palmer Development Group, South Africa)
15.30 Afternoon tea/coffee  
16.00 M4A LCM and Resources - Biofuels
  M4B Policy. Governance and Delivery
  M3C Water workshop Cont
18.00 Poster viewing  
  LCA Lounge at Splash Cafe, Vineyard Hotel Poster Viewing 
07.30 Registration Desk opens Refreshments
08.15 Plenary speaker 2 Mark Drewell (3 Laws Capital)
09.00 Keynote speaker 3 Benny Mokaba (Sasol)
09.30 Keynote speaker 4 Markus Reuter (Ausmelt)
10.00 UNEP Resources Panel Update Mark Swilling (Sustainability Institute)
10.30 Morning tea/coffee  
11.00 T2A LCM and Resources - Waste & Minerals
  T2B Life Cycle Assessment
  T2C Human Settlements / Implementation
12.30 Lunch  
13.30 T3A LCM and Resources - Food
  T3B Implementation - Supply Chain Management
  T3C Energy workshop: The Challenges of Energy, Climate Change and Carbon Trading

David Mitchell (Energetics, Australia)
Mary Stewart
(Energetics, Australia)
Gina Downes (Eskom Ltd, South Africa)
Brett Cohen (The Green House, South Africa)

15.30 Afternoon tea/coffee  
16.00 T4A LCM and Resources - Water
  T4B Implementation - Company focus
  T4C Energy workshop Cont
17.30 Tuesday Sessions close
20.00 Conference Dinner '221' Restaurant, V&A Waterfront
WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2009
07.30 Registration Desk opens Refreshments
08.30 W1A Implementation - Education
W1B LCM and Resources - Waste & Minerals
W1C Engaging with Complexity
10.30 Morning tea/coffee  
11.00 W2A Human Settlements 
  W2B Implementation
  W2C Quantitative approaches
12.30 Lunch  
13.30 Plenary speaker 3 Raimo Hamalainen (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland)
14.30 Keynote speaker 5 Richard Chance (SABMiller)
15.00 Keynote speaker 6 Claus Stig Pedersen (Novozymes)
15.30 Afternoon tea/coffee  
16.00 Workshop and Panel Discussion: Providing Decision Support for the Planning and Practice of LCM.  Theo Stewart (UCT, South Africa)
Raimo Hamalainen (HUT, Finland)
Jim Petrie (Sydney University, Australia)
17.30 Closing Ceremony  



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