Current Activities & Events

Keynoted the Informal Meeting of the 27 EU Environmental Ministers
 
German Presidency of the European Union 

German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 

Keynote Speech:  “Environment, Innovation, and Employment”

Essen, Germany, 1 June 2007

Mr. Rifkin was invited by German Environmental Minister Sigmar Gabriel to give the keynote address at the Informal Meeting of the 27 EU Environmental Ministers, during Germany’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.  In his speech, Mr. Rifkin outlined a strategic economic game plan for ushering in a third industrial revolution and a shift to a post-carbon, post-nuclear era for Europe.

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Annual Meeting of the European Commission Secretariat-General

Keynote Address: "Globalization and Europe's Role in the World"

Brussels, Belgium, 14 September 2007

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Transatlantic Dialogues

House of World Cultures

Keynote Address with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Berlin, Germany, 19 September 2007

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"Citizens of the Earth":  Paris International Conference on the Environment

Hosted by French President Jacques Chirac

Chaired 5th roundtable at the conference entitled "Changing Mentalities and Patterns of Production and Consumption"

Paris, France 2 February 2007

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European Ideas Network (EIN)

Sponsored by European People’s Party-European Democrats (EPP-ED) of the European Parliament

Summer University Keynote Address:  “The Third Industrial Revolution”

Warsaw, Poland,  21 September 2007

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Morgan Stanley Conference

European CEO Forum

Keynote Address:  "Sustainability and Climate Change"

Venice, Italy, 12 May 2007

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International Association Public Transport (UITP)

57^th UITP World Congress and Exhibition

Public Transport: Moving People, Moving Cities

Keynote Speech:  “Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization in the 21^st Century”

Helsinki, Finland, 21 May 2007

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Commemorating the 50^th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome: 1^st European Youth Summit

Sponsored by the European Commission and European Parliament

Keynote Speech:  “The European Dream”

Rome, Italy, 24 March 2007

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Energy Globe World Award Ceremony

Hosted by Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament

Presentation at the Fair Energy Roundtable

Speech Topic: "Environmental Technology- A Chance for Europe"

Brussels, Belgium, 11 April 2007

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ICBI Investment Conference

SuperReturn 2007: The 10^th Annual European Private Equity and Venture Capital Summit

Morning Keynote Address: “The Third Industrial Revolution:  Examining the Convergence of Energy, Climate, and Communication and the Business Opportunities This Will Create”

Frankfurt, Germany, 27 February 2007

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Camera dei Deputati 

International Meeting on the Occasion of the 50^th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome

"To Be European Today:  The Path of Identity Past and Future"

Presentation to Italian Parliament 

Rome, Italy, 5 June 2007

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Government of the Autonomous Region of Aragon 

Reception of the 2007 Saint George Award

Zaragoza, Spain, 23 April 2007

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Scanno Prize

Abruzzi, Italy 15 September 2007

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