“Cultural Resources for Sustainable Development”
The First “Sustainable China ” Forum
International Conference
Shanghai, April 25, 2008

Synopsis

Co-inviting units:  
The Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs
BNP Paribas Foundation
Academic support:
Center for Social Development of Fudan University
Euro-China Centre for Leadership and Responsibility (ECCLAR) of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
Organizing Unit:  Ricci Institute for Chinese Studies
Technical support:
Pamir Law Group
French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China (CCIFC)
With the support and participation of The Chirac Foundation

Conference Program:

Morning session moderated by Prof. Henri-Claude de Bettignies
Distinguished Professor of Globally Responsible Leadership, CEIBS, Emeritus Professor, INSEAD
- 9h-9h20: Greetings by Mr. Chen Yong Long, Vice President of The Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs and Mr. François Cristofari, Head of Territory for China of BNP Paribas.
- 9h20-9h50: Prof Li Tiangang, Fudan University: “Cultural resources, alternative energies for growth and development”
- 9h50-10h40: - Reading of message from Mr. Jacques Chirac, Former President of the French Republic, Chairman of the Chirac Foundation
                      - Keynote address by Mr. Michel Albert, General Secretary of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques, Paris.
- 10h40-11h10: Coffee break.
- 11h10-11h50: Professor Tian Changyan, Chinese Academy of Science: “Forest and local cultures in Xinjiang”
- 11h50-12h30: Professor Yao Dali, Fudan University, “East China, West China: cultural diversity and models of development”
- 12h30-13h30:  Lunch.

Afternoon session moderated by Nick Chen, Pamir Law Group
- 13h30-15h30: Panel on Local Initiatives for Sustainable Development and Cultural Diversity
1. Tian Jun, Chengdu Urban River Association: “Anlong village: organic agriculture & local development in Western China”.
2. Zhang Xuemei, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences: “Yangjuan village: local development, schooling and migration”
3. Jeremie Rombaut, LBGI - Lafarge Boral Gypsum India, “Mobilizing cultural resources for work safety”
4. Wang Li, Soho association, “Solidarity Networks and Civil Society: from Shanghai to Yunnan”
5. Norani Abu Bakar, Manager “Home sweet Home” Company, Shanghai, “Hygiene in Rural China and Charities in Shanghai”
- 15h30-16h: Coffee Break
-16h- 16h30: Jean Luc Chereau, President of Carrefour Foundation China, “Food Safety and Consumer’s Education”
- 16h30-17h: Prof. Fan Lizhu, Fudan University, “Environmental Strategies and Cultural Inventiveness in Wenzhou”
- 17h-17h30: general debate
- 17h30-18h: conclusions: Dr. Benoît Vermander, Ricci Institute

Chinese to English and English to Chinese translation will be provided all day.

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BIOGRAPHY

Michel ALBERT

General Secretary of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques, Paris.

Born in 1930, Michel Albert has had a particularly rich career that developed over several fields : after having begun in the Civil Service, he became a businessman, while at the same time publishing best sellers and participating in activities of a more general interest.

Former student of the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Michel Albert belongs to the prestigious Inspection des Finances. He namely was appointed as Director of medium term economic policy at the Brussels Commission in the 60's and he became planning Commissioner in France in the 70's, working closely with President Giscard d'Estaing and Prime Minister Raymond Barre. In both functions, he contributed to the advance of the European Market and to the deregulation of the French economy.

As one of the leading civil servants to go to the market sector, Michel Albert was Chairman and C.E.O. of the major Insurance company AGF from 1982 to 1994. During this period, the turnover and above all the profits increased dramatically, in the framework of a consistent policy of international development; moreover, at the same period, he was member of the board of several first rank companies: Havas, Pargesa, Paribas, Rhône-Poulenc, Schneider and Société Générale.

During the 60's, Michel Albert largely contributed to the writing, with Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, of the worldwide best seller, “The American Challenge” which advocated in favor of the monetary union and the political union of Europe while hinting at the prospects of globalization and of NIT. Under of his own name, he then wrote several best sellers including “Le pari français” (1982), “Un pari pour l'Europe” (1983) and above all “Capitalism against capitalism” which has been translated into 19 languages, and recommended in many universities. Contrasting the “new American” capitalism with the “rhenish” capitalism, this book announced the growing successes of the shareholder value versus stakeholder value.

When the Bank of France became independent in 1994, Michel Albert was appointed a member of its board in order to prepare the advent of the euro. Moreover, he was elected member of the, vice-chairman of the Trilatéral Commission for France, and administrator of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques. At the international level, his commitment is also visible within the chairmanship of UNIAPAC (International Association of Christians Entrepreneurs). Since 2005, he is the General Secretary of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques.

Michel Albert is Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur, Kommandeur des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland and Grand Officier de l'Ordre National du Mérite.

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