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30 March 2020 | The Ritz-Carlton, DIFC

As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary in 2019, we pride ourselves on delivering another mile-stone convention, The 1st CIRCULAR ECONOMY SUMMIT, in collaboration with Responsible Business Consultancy – UAE, building on a decade-long overwhelming success of The CSR LEBANON FORUM, the largest international scale sustainability Forum in the region.

This First Edition, titled “THE NEXT GENERATION OF SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS” is in line with the UAE’s determined advancement towards ‘circularity’ aimed at fullfiling sustainable growth and promoting a more efficient resource management, a matter that is increasingly gaining importance on the agendas of policymakers globally.

The 1st CIRCULAR ECONOMY SUMMIT in the Region will bring together more than 700 business leaders and professionals, business and industry representatives, scientists, researchers and academics, innovators, public authorities and policymakers, as well as experts across the recy-cling and waste management industries. The Summit will highlight how organizations, cities, and countries can leverage the latest innovations to shift from a linear economic model and to foster new business opportunities, sharing best practices for protecting the environment and enhancing people’s quality of life.

A LEGACY OF SUSTAINABILITY

THE NEXT GENERATION OF SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS

The circular economy: an opportunity

worth an excess of $1 trillion for the

global economy.

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The circular economy is an economic system where products and services are produced and traded in closed loops or ‘cycles’. A circular economy is regenerative by design, it replaces the end-of-life concept with restoration, shifts towards the use of renewable energy, and aims for the elimination of waste through the superior design and value retention of materials, prod-ucts, systems and business models.

Moving towards a more circular economy is a logical proposition. Using less natural resourc-es, reducing pollution, tackling climate change, enhancing consumer satisfaction, while also improving the bottom line. In other terms, the circular economy seeks to redefine growth.

A GLIMPSE OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

“In April 2019, the UAE has taken firm steps towards a circular

economy model where the government, became the first

signatory to the World Economic Forum’s “Scale 360” initiative.”

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A MODEL GAINING GRAVITY IN THE REGION

The concept of circularity has recently gained strength, under the Paris Agreement to fight climate change.

Solutions to rule out waste are indeed relevant for the region. A recent report reveals that incorporating circular initiatives in urban areas can generate savings of $138 billion in the GCC by 2030, equivalent to about 1% of the region’s cumulative GDP from 2020-2030. It can also reduce emissions by 150 million tonnes.

In April 2019, the UAE has taken firm steps towards a circular economy model where the gov-ernment, became the first signatory to the World Economic Forum’s “Scale 360” initiative, and formed a Coalition of Innovation in Recycling towards a Closed Loop Economy (Coalition Circle), both accelerating the move towards a more circular economy and tackling climate change. This aligns with the UAE Vision 2021 and the Centennial Strategy 2071, to reduce landfill waste by 75% by 2021 and drive sustainable growth and position the country among the best in the world.

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THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY SUMMIT

MAJOR TOPICS AT A GLANCE• Moving Towards a Circular Economy: Principles and Regulations • Designing the Circular Cities of the Future• Advancing Circularity Throughout the Supply Chains: Stakeholder incentives • Circular Economy Roadmaps: Collaboration and Partnerships• Circular Procurement: A Key Enabler for the Transition to A Circular Economy• Investing in Circular Businesses: Perspectives and Prospects• From Waste to Resource: Regenerating Productivity and Efficiency• Circular Innovation: Rethinking Product Design and Packaging • Disruptions: New Technologies for Building A Circular Economy • Circular Economy and Job Creation: New Opportunities and Skills

WHAT WILL WE DISCUSS?

The 1st CIRCULAR ECONOMY SUMMIT in the Region will provide deep insight on the concept of Circular Economy as a catalyzer for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on business model innovation and capturing opportunities to drive performance. It will also emphasize the role of waste management in the context of a circular economy transition moving beyond the perception of ‘waste as a problem’ to ‘waste as a resource’.

Collaboration, leadership commitment, citizen engagement, and other factors will be also deliberated as significant enablers of a coherent and holistic approach to circularity, topped with new technologies and their potential to disrupt the value chain.

The Summit aims at strengthening the knowledge base on the transition towards sustainable circular economy, identifying policy options and priorities, and planning future actions.

“If it can’t be reduced, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished,

resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted,

redesigned or removed from production.”

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Ms. Ellen MacArthur, Founder

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Mr. Brendan EdgertonDirector of Circular Economy,

(WBCSD)

Mr. Tim MohinChief Executive, (GRI)

Mr. Ziad Abi ChakerCEO, Cedar Environmental

Ms. Kate RaworthProgressive Economist and Senior Visiting Research Associate, Oxford University, UK

Mr. Mallen BakerFounder and Managing Director,

Daisywheel Interactive, UK

Dr. Najat SalibaDirector, AUB Nature Conservation Center

H.E. Mr. Jan WaltmansAmbassador to Lebanon, Kingdom

of the Netherlands

Dr. Pedro Moura CostaDirector and Founder of BVRio

Co-Founder of the 3R Initiative, UK

Mr. Daan Weddepohlfounder and CEO,

Peerby.com

Mr. Ibrahim Al-Zu’biChief Sustainability Officer Majid Al Futtaim Holding

Mr. Bassam MahfouzLabour Councillor for Northolt West End. Ealing

Cabinet Member for Finance & Leisure, UK

Mr. David GraysonAuthor and Independent

Commentator, UK

Ms. Dana Van HesFounder, E4 Consulting

Mr. Mateo DugandTechnologist, IT Efficiency and

Sustainability HP Enterprise

Mr. Freek Van EijkCEO, Holland Circular

Hotspot

Mr. Jorge Laguna-CelisDirector, Governance Affairs Office & Private Sector Relations, UNEP

Mr. Gijs LangeveldConsultant, Project Gijs

Ms. Amina BatoolSustainability Director,

Kingfisher, UK

Mr. Alain BejjaniChief Executive Officer

Majid Al Futtaim Holding

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Ms. Melina TaprantziSocial Entrepreneur and

Founder, Wise Greece

Mrs. Rana SalhabPartner, Deloitte, Middle East

Dr. Yusuf SidaniProfessor of Leadership

and Business Ethics, AUB

Mr. Martin WrightPublic Speaker, Commentator and

Award-Winning Journalist, UK

Ms. Maria Van der HeijdenDirector, CSR Netherlands

(MVO Nederland)

Ms. Jacqueline LimStrategic Initiatives Lead, Volans

Dr. Nasser YassinDirector of Research,

(AUB)

Ms. Tatiana LandyshevaGlobal Program Manager, the Youth

4 Global Goals initiative, AIESEC

Dr. Fadlo R. KhuriPresident, American University

of Beirut, (AUB)

Mr. Mohamad Ali HassanDirector of Accounting Depart-

ment, Banque du Liban

Mr. Ben Kellard, Director of Business Strategy

CISL

Ms. Lamia MoubayedDirector, Institut des Finances

Basil Fuleihan

Mr. Peter Mousley Program Leader, World Bank

Group

Ms. Melody HossainiFounder & CEO, InspirEngage

International, UK

Dr. Oussama Ziade Chairman, Intelligile Group

Mr. Mazen HayekGroup Director of Commercial,

PR & CSR, mbc, UAE

Mr. Nazareth SeferianFounder & CEO, CSR Armenia

Mrs. Jacqueline CramerDirector of the Circular Economy

Amsterdam Economic Board

Dr. Olivier DelbardProfessor, Sustainable Development,

ESCP Europe & ESA

Mr. Hani RaadGeneral Manager, Cisco,

Levant and Iraq

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Mr. Wayne HubbardChief Executive Officer

London Waste & Recycling Board

Mr. Marcel RachedInvestment Professional,

International Finance Corporation

Dr. Fiona CharnleyAssociate Professor of Circular Economy, University of Exeter

Ms. Caroline FattalBoard Member, Fattal Group

Mr. Filippo BettiniHead of Group Sustainability &

Risk Governance, PIRELLI

Mr. Michael JaninhoffHead of GIZ Responsible &

Inclusive Business Hub MENA

Dr. Joel CarboniPresident and Founder, GPM

Global - New York

Mr. Walid RasamnyChairman & CEO, Rasamny Group

Ms. Kristin PålssonDeputy Director, Ministry for Foreign

Affairs, Sweden

Mrs. Andrea PaniaguaTrade & Investment Officer, ProMexico, and CSR Expert

Mr. Filippo AddariiDirector, the Young Foundation,

and Co-Founder, PlusValue

Mr. Klaus German PhinderCEO, ACCSE (Acción Social

Empresarial)

Mr. Wayne VisserWriter, Speaker, Academic and Poet

Mrs. Diana JanseChargé d’Affaires of Sweden

in Lebanon

Mrs. Zahra BissatGeneral Manager, Eduware

Mrs. Solitaire TownsendCo-founder, Futerra

Ms. Lila Karbassi Head, Environment and Climate,

UN Global Compact Office

Mr. Georg KellFormer Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact, (UNDP)

OUR SPEAKERS

Ms. Teresa FogelbergDeputy Chief Executive, Global

Reporting Initiative

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Mr. Tristram StuartAuthor and UK based Food

Waste campaigner

THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY SUMMIT

International Scale Contents, Speakers Experts, and Reach

The First to Tackle Circular Economy as A New Business Model in The Arab Region

Leadership is Remaining at the Forefront of Innovation and Progress

Circular Economy is at the Core of SDGs Businesses Seek to Embrace and Support

A Meeting Point and an Efficient Opportunity for Networking of Various Stakeholders

Supporting a Belief, a New Paradigm, a Disrupting Culture with Nation Wide Effect

Sustaining a Platform That Nurtures Collaboration and Pledges Positive Change

Gaining Targeted Brand Exposure as a Leading Business Innovator

Gaining Visibility with a Robust Ethical Message

Opportunity to Promote Your Values from a Business Perspective

If we could build an economy that would use things

rather than use them up, we could build a future.

Ellen MacArthur, Record-breaking Yachtswoman and Champion of Circular Economy

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