Date:    Sun, 8 Aug 1999 19:45:32 PDT
From:    info@GLOBALFF.ORG
Subject: Future 500 Tokyo Event: The Frontiers of Industrial Ecology

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THE FRONTIERS OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
Presented by The Future 500
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Foreign Correspondents' Press Club: Tokyo, Japan
September 5, 1999


We invite you to join The Future 500 for its first-ever event in Tokyo,
Japan on Sunday, September 5th, 1999 in central Tokyo.

Join leading executives and experts from the United States, Europe and Japan
for an interactive and practical series of keynotes and breakout workshops
covering the emerging business strategies of Industrial Ecology.

This one-day event offers its participants the opportunity to expand their
knowledge of the practical applications of Industrial Ecology to commercial
enterprise and to explore first-hand Industrial Ecology developments in
Japan.


AGENDA

10:00 Opening Remarks
        Keynote 1:  Tachi Kiuchi, Chairman, The Future 500
                    "From Fortune 500 to Future 500 - The Purpose and Vision
                      of the Future 500"
        Keynote 2:  Bill Shireman, President, The Future 500
                    "Eco-Capitalism and the New Economy"
        Keynote 3:  Chris Lotspeich, Researcher, Rocky Mountain Institute
                    "Natural Capital and The Resource Productivity
                          Revolution"

        Professor Ryoichi Yamamoto of Tokyo University
        will  comment on the above keynotes and close the morning session.

12:00   Buffet Lunch
13:00   Afternoon Session
        Workshops cover the following themes:

        1) Factor 4/10 - the latest research and applications
        2) The Tools of Eco-Capitalism
        3) The Natural Step and Biomimicry

Coffee Break

        4) The Barrier and Hurdles on the Way to "Sustainability"
        5) Report from Ricoh - Japan's Leading "Green Manufacturer"
            (Ranked as no. 1 in 1999 by the Nikkei Newspaper)
        6) Practitioners of "Industrial Ecology" - Global Green Pioneers

17:00  Event closes


REGISTRATION
Registration fees are 15,000 yen (approx. US $130)/person, including tax,
lunch, and seminar materials.

To register contact Cathy Johnson at (916) 486-5999. Fees may be paid with
credit card (Visa/MasterCard), check or money order


INFORMATION
For further workshop information contact Peter David Pedersen
c/o Planet Publishing Inc.:
Tel. +81-3-5485-2840
Fax. +81-3-5485-2910
e-mail:  jjyp@aol.com


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