Programme

Details of the 2008 SSN Conference programme are below. For further information, you can also download the Conference brochure.

Thursday 13th November

Chair	Simon Pepper
9.00	Registration and refreshments
10.20	Welcome from Simon Pepper, Conference Chair Welcome from Ken Gibb, SSN Chair
	SESSION ONE: Sustainable Economic Growth - Making the Economy Work for Scotland's Sustainable Development
10.40	Ministerial Address Stewart Stevenson MSP - Minister for Transport, Infrastructure & Climate Change Followed by Q&A Listen to audio
11.00	Refreshments and exhibition
11.15	Keynote Address: 'Sustainable Economic Growth: Time for a Reality Check' Professor Paul Ekins - Kings College London/Green Fiscal Commission Download Presentation (pdf, 514kb) Listen to audio from this speaker
12.15	Panel Q&A With: Prof. Paul Ekins; Thomas Lewis, CIPFA; Cllr. David O'Neill, COSLA; Lesley Martin, City of Edinburgh Council; Stuart Nichol, Fife Council Listen to audio
12.30	Lunch and exhibition
	SESSION TWO: Directing Local Government Finance towards Sustainable Development
13.45	Parallel Seminars
15.10	Refreshments & exhibition
15:40	'Accounting for Sustainable Development - A New Vision for the Profession' Roger Adams - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Download Presentation (pdf, 553kb) Listen to audio from this speaker Listen to Q&A Session audio
16.30	Closing Comments Sylvia Gray - Vice-Chair, SSN
16.45	Close of Conference Day 1
18:00	SSN Conference Dinner & Social Held at David Bann's Restaurant, and afterwards at The Rowantree with the Clyde Valley Ceilidh Band.

Friday 14th November

Chair	James Curran
9.00	Registration and refreshments
9:45	Welcome from James Curran, Conference Chair Welcome from Ken Gibb, SSN Chair
	SESSION ONE: Accounting for Climate Change
10.00	'Climate Change Economics: Defra's Shadow Price of Carbon' Simeon Thornton, Head of Climate Change Economics, Defra
10.25	'Climate Change Economics: Local Government Accounting' Dr. Andy Johnston - Local Government Information Unit Download Presentation (pdf, 271kb) Listen to audio from this speaker
10:50	Panel Q&A With: Simeon Thornton, Defra; Dr. Andy Johnston, LGiU Listen to audio
11:15	Refreshments & exhibition
	SESSION TWO: Procurement for Sustainable Development
11.45	'Spending for Sustainability: The Myths and Reality of European Legislation' Martijn Quinn - Deputy Head of Cabinet for Stavros Dimas, the European Commissioner for Environment (video presentation)
12:00	'Sustainable Procurement: Making It Real' Michael Damm - City of Aalborg, Denmark Download Presentation (pdf, 173kb) Listen to audio from this speaker
12:25	'Sustainable Procurement in Scotland: Moving Forward' Dorothy Cowie - Scotland Excel and Janice Pauwels - City of Edinburgh Council Listen to audio from this speaker
12:45	Panel Q&A With: Michael Damm, City of Aalborg; Keith Grieves, Fife Council; Dorothy Cowie, Scotland Excel; Janice Pauwels, City of Edinburgh Council Listen to audio
13:00	Lunch and exhibition
14:00	Parallel Seminars
15:25	Refreshments and exhibition
	SESSION THREE: Redefining Progress
15:45	Closing Plenary Maf Smith - Sustainable Development Commisssion Scotland
16:15	Closing Comments Ken Gibb - SSN Chair
16.45	End of Conference