LOCATION: Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), Brussels, Belgium
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If you wish to join us in person in Brussels, please register HERE.
Following the successful first edition of the SWITCH:COLAB during WCEF2023 in Helsinki, UNIDO will organize the second edition of this consultative forum at the sidelines of WCEF2024 in Brussels.
SWITCH:COLAB will serve as a global networking and knowledge exchange platform, uniting stakeholders from UNIDO-led projects across Africa and Asia. Based on a participatory model and the world café methodology, the first part of the event will be an invitation-only closed group discussion. While the focal points of this year's SWITCH:COLAB are plastic and ICT & electronics value chains, the conversations will encompass vital cross-cutting themes like standardisation and policy.
For the second part of the event, between 14:30-16:30, the event extends its reach beyond this core group and invites additional participants to join an interactive panel discussion which will build on the world café sessions' discussions and lessons learned.
Opening remarks: Smail Alhilali, Division Chief, Circular Economy and Chemicals Management, UNIDO
Moderators:
- Jerome Stucki, Unit Chief, Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency, UNIDO
- Müge Dolun, Industrial Development Officer, Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency, UNIDO
Speakers:
- Rowena Gjilpin, Sustainable Plastics Lead for Africa, Unilever, South Africa
- Asmaa Reznara, Consultant, ThirdWay Partners, Morocco
- Vivian Ahiayibor, Managing Director, City Waste Recycling, Ghana
- Jack Barrie, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House, United Kingdom
- Roberta de Palma, Chief Technical Advisor, UNIDO
- Marie Cecile Dolezal, Senior Manager Consultant, Sofrecom, France
- Hoda Shakra, Manager of industry and external relations, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Egypt
- Florian Doussot, OSCAR & Orange Expert (Circular Economy), Orange Corporate, France
- Ibukun Faluyi, Environmental/ sustainability Consultant, E-waste Producer Responsibility Organization (EPRON), Nigeria
- Binh Adjemian, Acting Head of the Thematic Unit A3 (an Economy that works for people, green, digital and connected), DG NEAR
- Mark Draeck, Chief Technical Advisor, UNIDO
Please note that this is an in-person event only and there is no option for remote participation.
This event is an accelerator session at the World Circular Economy Forum 2024 (wcef2024.com).
