AGENDA of World Stone Congress 2010

Secretary：Mr. Robert Stadler

Professional journalist for various international stone and building magazines

March 6, 2010

13:30 – 14:00   Registration of Congress Delegates

14:00 – 14:10   Opening Ceremony 

                           Address by Mr. Xiong Yanliang, President of Xiamen Municipal Trade Development Bureau,

                           and behalf of Xiamen Municipal Government

                           Address by Mr. Xu Xu, President of World Stone Congress, President of China Chamber of

                           Commerce of Metals Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporter

Topic 1:  How to Control Pollution in Stone Mining and Processing

14:10 – 14:30   Speaker：Mr. Daniel Rea

                          Vice President of Commercial Sales Division of Cold Spring Granite Co

14:30 – 14:50   Speaker：Mr. R. VEERAMANI

                          The CHAIRMAN of GRANITE, NATURAL STONES & PRODUCTS PANEL, CAPEXIL (EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL)

Topic 2:  How to Explore the Various Utilization of Stones

14:50 – 15:10   Speaker：Mr. Peter Becker

                           Publisher BusinessStone.com, the global magazine for the stone-industry

15:10 – 15:30   Speaker：Dr. Samir Chalfoun

                          Overseas Marketing Director of UMG Group

15:30 – 15:50   Speaker： Mr. Xu Rongqi

                           President of Fujian Stone Industry Association

15:50 – 16:20    Tea Break

Topic 3: Laws and Regulations of the Global Stone Industry

16:20 – 16:40   Speaker：Dr. Frans Papma

                           The Coordinator of The Working Group on Sustainable Natural Stone (WGDN)

16:40 – 17:00   Speaker：Mr. Zou Chuansheng

                           President of China Stone Material Association

17:00 – 17:15   Question Time

17:15 – 17:30   Concluding remarks by Mr. Robert Stadler, Secretary of the Congress