Govtoday presents the ‘Greening Government 2011: Mainstreaming Sustainable Development Conference and Exhibition’, to be held in London on the 12th October 2011.

Published by ClareLydon for GovToday in Central Government and also in Environment

Award-winning Channel 4 News anchor, Krishnan Guru Murthy confirmed as Conference Facilitator.

10^th May 2011: Govtoday has announced it is to host the ‘Greening Government 2011: Mainstreaming Sustainable Development Conference and Exhibition’, to be held in London on Wednesday 12^th October 2011. As part of Govtoday’s successful ‘Securing the Future’ series of events, this is the Govtoday’s Third Annual National Conference examining progress within the Public Sector and by Central Government in particular, relating to performance in achieving Sustainable Development, which incorporates attaining both our national and international carbon reduction targets of a 34 per cent reduction in emissions by 2020, and 80 per cent by 2050.

The event will take place at The Brewery in London (from 08:15am – 16:50pm); a Grade II listed building and holder of a City Heritage Award.

Speakers include:

• Krishnan Guru Murthy, Conference Facilitator, Journalist and Broadcaster (Event Chair);
• Professor Robert Watson, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA);
• William Jordan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Government Commerce;
• Joan Wally MP, Chair, Environmental Audit Committee, The Labour Party;
• David Bott, Director of Innovation Programmes, Technology Strategy Board;
• Jill Goldsmith, Audit Director, National Audit Office;
• Moira Wallace, Permanent Secretary, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC);
• Andy Atkins, Executive Director, Friends of the Earth.

Audience:

This conference is essential for senior managers from across all areas of central government and the wider public sector. Private sector representatives are also encouraged to attend, including Directors of combined heat and power, energy, environmental services, IT, micro-generation, and utility companies.

SPECIAL OFFER:

 FULLY FUNDED tickets are currently available for public sector delegates. Standard ticket prices are £350 for public sector and £999 for private sector.

 Register:

To register your attendance for this event please contact Govtoday on 0161 238 8881 or email bookings@govtoday.co.uk

 Please quote MARK1 at the time of booking to qualify for the special offer price.

 ENDS

 For further information about this conference contact James Hall, PR and Marketing Account Executive at gtcreate on 0161 238 8855 or email james.hall@gtcreate.co.uk. You can also visit www.greeninggovernment.co.uk for further details.

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