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Forum on “Frontier Technologies to Tackle Climate Change and Achieve a Circular Economy”

Forum on “Frontier Technologies to Tackle Climate Change and Achieve a Circular Economy"
València, Spain, 01 October 2019 (afternoon only)

Contact: Cristina Bueti

15:00 - 15:15	Opening Remarks Chaesub Lee, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU [Biography] Celsa Monrós, General Director of Climate Change, Generalitat Valenciana, Spain
15:15 - 16:30	Session 1: Boosting Climate Actions Using Frontier Technologies Moderator: Keira Ives-Keeler, Editor and Media Specialist, UNIDO [Biography] Speakers: Andre Felker, Managing Partner, Backbone.One: Backbone.one [Biography] [Presentation] Heimo Aichmaier, Managing Director, Austrian Mobile Power: Mission E-mobility - Emotions & Tools as Key-Success Factors for Smart Cities [Biography] [Presentation] Cristina Bueti, Counsellor, ITU [Biography] Vicente Sebastián, Technology and Projects Director, ETRA, Spain: Boosting Climate Actions Using Frontier Technologies [Biography] [Presentation] Motsomi Maletjane, Team Leader, LDC Unit, National Adaptation Plans and Policy Adaptation Programme, UNFCCC [Biography] Questions & Answers
16:30 - 17:00	Coffee Break
17:00 - 18:00	Session 2: Circular Economy in Cities Moderator: André Confiado, Associate Programme Officer, UN Environment [Biography] Speakers: Nancy Gillis, CEO, Green Electronics Council: Procurement Tools Driving Sustainable Technology and Circularity [Biography] [Presentation] Okan Geray, Strategic Planning Adviser, Smart Dubai Office, UAE: U4SSC - Guidelines on Strategies for Circular Cities [Biography] [Presentation] Joost de Kluijver, Director, Closing the loop: Inclusive Business Model for a Waste-free Telecom Industry [Biography] [Presentation] Paolo Gemma, Chairman, ITU-T Study Group 5 Working Party 2, ITU: Circular economy in cities ITU-T Study Group 5 activities [Biography] [Presentation] Consuelo Gómez, Head of Innovation in Waste Treatment and Disposal, Sociedad Agricultores de la Vega de Valencia (SAV): Circular Economy: Cases in an Integral Waste Management Company [Biography] [Presentation] Questions & Answers
18:00 - 18:05	Closing Remarks Cristina Bueti, Counsellor, ITU

20:00 - Transfer from the Congress Hall to the Oceanogràfic – by invitation
20:30 - Gala Dinner Location: Submarine restaurant, Oceanogràfic, City of Arts and Sciences. Sponsored by Global Omnium - by invitation More info: https://www.oceanografic.org/en/restaurante-submarino/