Knowledge cafÉ
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Mr Jeffrey D. Sachs University Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University
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R Mukundan Managing Director and CEO, Tata Chemicals
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Mr Sumit Sharma Associate Director, Earth Science and Climate Change, TERI
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Mr Takehiko Nakao President, Asian Development Bank
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Mr Kjell Magne Bondevik Former Prime Minister, Norway & President, The Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights
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Ms Mary Robinson Former President, Ireland & UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate Change
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Dr José Ramos-Horta Former President, East Timor & Chair, High Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations, United Nations
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Mr Kailash Satyarthi Founder, Bachpan Bachao Andolan & Chairperson, Global March Against Child Labour
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Mr Venkatesh Valluri Chairman and President, Ingersoll Rand
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Ms Lise Grande UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme, India
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Mr Achim Steiner UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director
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Dr Kandeh K Yumkella Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All & Chief Executive Officer of the Sustainable Energy for All
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Dr Yuan Tseh Lee Nobel Laureate & President, International Council for Science
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Mr Kofi Annan Chairman, Kofi Annan Foundation & Former Secretary-General, United Nations
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Mr William Hammink Mission Director, USAID, India
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Ms Tarja Halonen Former President of Finland
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Dr Mariyam Shakeela Minister of Environment and Energy, Maldives
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Mr Donald Ramotar President, Guyana
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Mr Anote Tong President, Kiribati
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Mr Marcin Korolec Minister of Environment, Poland
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Mr Krishan Dhawan Chief Executive Officer, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Mr Michael Christiansen Chairman of the Board, Danish Cultural Institute (DCI), Denmark
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Mr Zubin Irani Senior Managing Director - Commercial Companies, United Technologies Corporation (UTC), India
Lord John Prescott Former Deputy Prime Minister & Member of Parliament, House of Lords, UK
Dr Naoko Ishii CEO & Chairperson, Global Environment Facility
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Mr Martin Hiller Director General, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
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Mr Donald Kaberuka President, African Development Bank
Mr Haruhiko Kuroda President, Asian Development Bank
Mr Thomas L Friedman Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times
Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University & Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Prof. Joseph Stiglitz Professor, Columbia University and Nobel laureate
President, Asian Development Bank
Speaking at DSDS 2013, Mr Haruhiko Kuroda highlighted the need for a transition to a more resource-efficient economy which would not only improve the environment but also lead to spill-over effects in terms of job creation. Mr Kuroda also highlighted the need to build institutional capacity.