Fossil fuels will continue to play an important role in our energy future. But opportunities are rising from the development of new technologies dedicated to producing more renewable sources of energy.  During these sessions focused on the future of energy, some of the world's leading experts will discuss alternatives to fossil fuels and explore the challenges as well as the opportunities available in these new renewable sectors.

Climate change continues to present businesses with enormous economic opportunities. And it will be those companies that seek out these opportunities and act proactively amidst environmental risks that will benefit the most.

Over half the world's population now live in cities. This puts extra strain on natural resources and results in major challenges surrounding the provision of adequate shelter, clean water, and waste management services. Thankfully, worldwide initiatives to create eco-cities are underway.

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Every year, billions of dollars are invested into green infrastructure and clean technologies. These projects are driving the transition towards lower carbon economies around the world. A number of conference sessions at GLOBE 2010 will address this topic, and explore how financial institutions, venture capital firms, and governments are helping to accelerate this greening of the economy.

The GLOBE 2010 Conference and Trade Fair will focus on five main themes. Each theme will be expressed through sessions at which a number of multi-national speakers will talk about the business of the environment.

On March 24, 2010, Mr. Frank Wouters, Chief Executive of Masdar Power, will be at GLOBE 2010 to speak about the Masdar Initiative - a start-up renewable energy project based out of Abu Dhabi that aims to see this region become a world leader in clean-energy.

GLOBE will be shining the spotlight on retail this year, digging deep and asking questions about retail's role in environmental responsibility.

If you're a Canadian exhibitor at GLOBE this year you'll want to keep reading this post. Dragons' Den is touring across Canada landing at GLOBE 2010. On Friday, March 26^th the producers of CBC's hit show Dragons' Den will be holding auditions for their upcoming season on the GLOBE Trade Show floor.