Program - Day 1

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Thursday, February 22, 2002
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15H00: OPENING SESSION

Chaired by
Mikhail Gorbachev
President, Green Cross International

Welcome Address
Gerard Collomb
Mayor of Lyon

Address
Raymond Barre
Former Prime Minister of France
Address
Anne-Marie Comparini
President of Regional
Council of Rhône Alpes

Address
Alexander Bessmertnykh
Chair, Council for Foreign Former
Ministers

Overview of the
Earth Dialogues
Mikhail Gorbachev
President, Green Cross International


MULTI-IMAGE PRESENTATION


16H00: PLENARY PANEL SESSION:
The Ethics Challenges and the Role of Ethical Norms
in the New Millennium

Chaired by
Maurice Strong
Founding Chair, Earth Council
Chair, Earth Council Foundation

Bertrand Charrier
Executive Director, Green Cross International

Yolanda Kakabadse
President, World Conservation Union (IUCN)
Earth Charter Commissioner

Gerard Mestrallet
Chair and CEO, Suez

Walter Erdelen
Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences,
UNESCO

Dr. Klaus Töpfer
Executive-Director, UNEP

Maurice Strong
Founding Chair, Earth Council
Chair, Earth Council Foundation

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Marie-Noëlle Lienemann
Secretaire d’Etat au Logement

Open Discussion with Audience Members
19H00: Official Drinks Reception at City Hall