DAY 1 - PROGRAMME

Welcome Remarks

H.E. Ambassador Toru MORIKAWA, Executive Director, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) 

Mr  Markus FERBER,  Chairman, Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) (video)

Ms Younji KANG, Head of Eco-Business Development, ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC)

Mr Yasuo TAKAHASHI, Executive Director, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)  (video)

Asia-Europe Environment Forum: Celebrating 20th Anniversary

Milestones, Highlights and Impact

Ms Grazyna PULAWSKA, Associate Director, Department of Governance and Sustainable Development, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

Keynote Remarks

Mr Ramon M. LOPEZ, Independent Director, SM Investments Corporation (SMIC);  Governor, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA); Former Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Philippines

Mr Aurel CIOBANU-DORDEA, Director in Charge of Circular Economy, European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment (video)

Opening Plenary: Circularity Pathways - Understanding the Current State of SMEs and their Environmental Footprint

Hon. Dato' Sri Suriani BINTI DATO' AHMAD, Secretary-General, Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives, Malaysia; Former Chair, ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Sandrine KERGROACH,  Head of SME and Entrepreneurship Performance, Policies and Mainstreaming Unit, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities

Ms Younji KANG,   Head of Eco-business Department, ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC)

Moderator: Ms Grazyna Pulawska, Associate Director, Department of Governance and Sustainable Development, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

Panel Discussion: Ecosystems, Innovation, Networks and Public Procurement

Dr Patrick SCHRÖDER, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House

Dr Floriana MULAZZI, Project Manager PNRR-MUSA Spoke4, University of Milan

Mr Dan SHIN, Overseas Sales Team Manager,  STARSTECH  

Moderator: Mr Dimitri DUONG, Chief Executive Officer, ASEANcham EU

Introduction to Parallel Workshops

Workshop on Network Intelligence Part I: Introduction to the Methodology and Network Strategies - Developing Ideas and Finding Partners and Investors

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka STACHOWIAK,  Faculty of Engineering Management

Poznan University of Technology (PUT) & Network IQ Alliance 

Rapporteur: Dr Lidia  STEPINSKA-USTASIAK, Network IQ Alliance 

Workshop Slides

Workshop on Circular Business Models: SMEs and Startups as Frontrunners in the Circular Transition

Mr NGUYEN Hong Long, Director, Center for Creativity and Sustainability (CCS), Vietnam

Dr Jovan TAN, Lecturer, Engineering Design and Innovation Centre, National University of Singapore (NUS)

Dr.-Ing. Jan Vincent JORDAN, Research Assistant, Coordination of EU activities and RD&I in Thailand, ITA – Institut für Textiltechnik, RWTH Aachen University

Representatives of 3 Sustainable Impact Start-ups from Vietnam 

Mr Miguel RIBEIRO, Director of Research and Development, Smartex

Moderator: Mr Michael SIEGNER, Resident Representative, Hanns Seidel Foundation Vietnam 

Rapporteur: Mr Giacomo GALLINA, Independent Researcher

Beyond Green Finance - Enhancing Responsible Business Conduct and Social Impact

Mr Ludwig GRAF WESTARP, Representative Vietnam and Moldova, BVMW

Ms Hanh LE,  Founder and CEO,  EMPACTE, Singapore

Moderator:  Dr Laszlo PINTER, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Central European University (CEU) & Senior Fellow, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)