Slovak Republic: Workshop Agenda
Competing in the New Environmental Marketplace:
A workshop for environmental professionals
Bratislava, Slovak Republic, November 27-28, 1995
Day One: Government Initiatives
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Lee Jackson, US Executive Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
SESSION I: Slovak regulatory and enforcement initiatives
- *Water Protection Legislation in the Slovak Republic:
- Ing. P. Hlavaty, Manager, Water Protection Department, Ministry of Environment
- *Current Legislative Amendments in the Sphere of Air Protection:
- Ing. J. Jagnesakova, Manager, Air Protection Department, Ministry of Environment
- *Legislative Rules for Waste Management Policy in the Slovak Republic and Problems of Harmonization with OECD and European Union (EU) Legislation:
- Ing. B. Bezuch, Manager, Waste Management Department, Ministry of Environment
- Privatization and Environmental Liability Issues: Financing Environmental Projects - The Liability of Firms from the Viewpoint of the State Fund for the Environment:
- Ing. P. Mertus, Director, The Slovak State Fund for the Environment
SESSION II: Impact of approximating Slovak legislation to EU standards
- Overview of European Union (EU) Environmental Regulations:
- Mr. L. Cashmen, DGXI (Environment), European Commission
- *Slovak Environmental Law and its Integration into European Union (EU) Law:
- JUDr. B. Gasparikova, Director, Environmental Legislation Department, Ministry of Environment
- Roundtable Discussion: The Impact of EU Harmonization on In-country Legislation.
- Moderator:
- Mr. W. Bowman
- Team Leader, Information Exchange, Regional Environmental Center
- Panelists:
- Ing. P. Hlavaty
- Manager, Water Protection Department, Ministry of Environment
- Ing. J. Jagnesakova
- Manager, Air Protection Department, Ministry of Environment
- Ing. B. Bezuch
- Manager, Waste Management Department, Ministry of Environment
- Ing. P. Mertus
- Director, The Slovak State Fund for the Environment
- Mr. L. Jackson
- US Executive Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Mr. L. Cashmen
- DGXI (Environment), European Commission
Day Two: Business Initiatives
SESSION I: Environmental initiatives in business
- Overview of Current Environmental Market and Future Prospectives:
- Dr. P. Burda, Director, PB Consulting, Slovak Republic
- *The Emerging Environmental Market. A Survey in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic:
- Mr. E. Dzuray, Business Information Services, Regional Environmental Center
- Industrial Community Initiatives in Solving Environmental Problems
- Ing. P. Jech, General Director, ASPEK, Association of Industrial Ecology
- *Environmental Management Policy in the ISO 14000 Standards Series:
- RNDr. M. Tokar, Quality Expert, Bureau Veritas Slovakia
- Case Study: Business Planning for Ecological Facilities and Hydro-Electric Power Plants
- Mr. Bezak, Eko Zar spol s r.o., Nitra, Slovak Republic
SESSION II: The new environmental professional
- Certification of Environmental Professionals in the Slovak Republic;
- Ing. M. Pridavkova, Ministry of Environment
- Roundtable Discussion - New Environmental Professional Certification Requirements and Future Actions.
- Moderator:
- Mr. W. Bowman
- Team Leader, Information Exchange, Regional Environmental Center
- Panelists:
- Dr. P. Burda
- Director, PB Consulting, Slovak Republic
- RNDr. M. Tokar
- Quality Expert, Bureau Veritas Slovakia
- Ms. M. Pridavkova
- Ministry of Environment
- Mr. E. Dzuray
- Business Information Service, Regional Environmental Center
- Ing. P. Jech
- General Director, ASPEK, Association of Industrial Ecology
* denotes papers included in this section
REC * PUBLICATIONS * COMPETING IN THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETPLACE * SLOVAK REPUBLIC *
WORKSHOP AGENDA
