Program WRF 2019

Wednesday October 23

08h00 – 08h30: Registration

08h30 – 10h00: Workshops (WS) & Scientific Sessions (SS)

• WS 1: “Towards an Integrated Sustainable Resource Management (Part 1)” by the ESM Foundation (“Entwicklungsfonds Seltene Metalle”), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and EIT Raw Materials in room 3
• WS 2: “How to Create a Bio-Based Circular Economy – From Political Goals to Actions in Cities and Industries” by the University of Freiburg in room 5
• WS 3: “Trade Relations and Sustainability” by The National Research Programme “Sustainable Economy: resource-friendly, future-oriented, innovative” (NRP 73) in room 6
• WS 4: “Towards a Circular Economy for Electronics” by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in room 4
• SS 1: Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in room 13
• SS 2: Meeting the SDGs in room 18

10h00 – 10h30: Coffee Break & Networking

10h30 – 12h00: Plenary I: Getting the License to Operate

Room: 2

Moderators: Bas de Leeuw (WRFA) and Barbara Dubach (engageability/NRP 73)

Speakers:

• Bruno Oberle (World Resources Forum Association)
• Ernst von Weizsäcker (Club of Rome)
• Cristina Bueti (International Telecommunication Union)
• Daniel Weston (Nestlé-Nespresso & Board Member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative)
• Gary Litman (United States Chamber of Commerce)
• Brendan Edgerton (World Business Council for Sustainable Development)
• Gunter Stephan (NRP 73)

12h00 – 12h30: Power Lunch

• E[co]work Dismantling Mobile Phones Demonstration Booth

12h30 – 14h00: Workshops (WS) & Scientific Sessions (SS)

• WS 5: “Towards an Integrated Sustainable Resource Management (Part 2)” by the ESM Foundation (“Entwicklungsfonds Seltene Metalle”), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and EIT Raw Materials in room 3
• WS 6: Sustainable Recycling Industries (SRI) Project in room 4
• WS 7: “Towards a Public Innovation Compass” by the NewHoRRIzon Project managed by the Federation of German Scientists in room 5
• SS 3: Circular Economy: From Ideas to Implementation in room 13

14h00 – 15h30: Plenary II: High-Level Political Dialogue on the Governance of Mineral Resources – Searching for Political Leadership

Room 2

Moderators: Bas de Leeuw (WRFA) and Barbara Dubach (engageability/NRP 73)

Speakers:

• Marc Chardonnens (Federal Office of the Environment, Switzerland)
• Ol’ga Algayerová (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe)
• H.E. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng (Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Ghana)
• Ligia Noronha (Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme)
• Astrid Schomaker (Environment, European Commission)

15h30 – 16h00: Coffee Break

16h00 – 18h00: Workshops (WS) & Scientific Sessions (SS)

• WS 9: “Voluntary Certification Scheme for CRM recycling (CEWASTE Project)” Workshop, by the CEWASTE Project Consortium in room 4
• WS 10: “Acting on 1.5: An Anatomy of Action” Workshop, hosted by the 10-year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (10YFP) Sustainable Lifestyles Initiative Multi-Stakeholders Advisory Committee (SLE MAC) at UN Environment in room 3
• WS 11: “Scoping Workshop for a Nation-Wide Study on Resource Efficiency and Climate Change in India” by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in room 5
• SS 4: Resource Efficiency in room 13
• SS 5: Social Aspects of Sustainability in room 18

18:00 – 19:00: Geneva Apéro Riche (Hosted by the State of Geneva) with ZEM (harpist and singer-songwriter from Ethiopia)

Thursday 24 October

08h00 – 08h30: Registration

08h30 – 10h00: Workshops (WS) & Scientific Sessions (SS)

• WS 12: “G20 Emerging Economies’ Perspective on Resource Efficiency Challenges and Prospects” by two GIZ (German Bilateral Development Cooperation Agency) projects: “Resource Efficiency Initiative for India (EU-REI)”, commissioned by the EU and “Initiative Resource Efficiency and Climate Action”, commissioned by BMU through IKI in room 3
• WS 13: “Nurturing ‘The Human Side’ of the Circular Economy” by the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN) in room 4
• WS 14: “Challenges and best practices of supply chain management” by the Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland (FOEN), Global Compact Network, and Rütter Soceco AG in room 5
• WS 8: A Musical Workshop hosted by ZEM in room 6
• SS 6: Sustainable Lifestyles and Education in room 13
• SS 7: E-waste to Resource in room 18

10h00 – 10h30: Coffee Break & Networking

10h30 – 12h00: Plenary III: Raw Materials Around the World

Room 2

Moderators: Bas de Leeuw (WRFA) and Barbara Dubach (engageability/NRP 73)

Speakers:

• Peder Jensen and Elisa Tonda (United Nations Environment Programme)
• Lieze Cloots (Public Waste Agency of Flanders)
• Qingshan Zhu (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
• Susanne Karcher (African Circular Economy Network)
• Lorena del Pilar Munoz (Universidad Vina del Mar, Chile)

12h00 – 12h30: Power Lunch

• E[co]work Dismantling Mobile Phones Demonstration Booth

12h30 – 14h00: Workshops (WS) & Scientific Sessions (SS)

• WS 15: “CRITICALC: Scoping a CRITICALity Life Long Learning Course” a project by EIT Raw Materials in room 5
• WS 16: “Apply life cycle thinking to achieve green business and sustainable development” by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in room 3
• WS 17: “Introduction of Sustainable E-Waste Management in Ghana: An innovative cooperation between MESTI and GIZ” supported by the German Government and Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, & Innovation (MESTI) in room 4
• WS 18: “Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in Commodity Trading” by the Swiss Trade and Shipping Organization (STSA) in room 6
• SS 8: Materials Flows and Management in room 13

14:00 – 15:30: Plenary IV: Summary, Awards, & Closing

Room 2

Moderators: Bas de Leeuw (WRFA) and Barbara Dubach (engageability/NRP 73)

• South Pole CO2 Offset
• Feng Wang, Launch of UNEP LCA Awards
• Christian Ludwig (Paul Scherrer Institute/EPFL) & Sonia Valdivia (WRFA) – Awards
• Fabian Ottiger (WRFA) & Workshop Organizers – WRF Workshop parade & Summary
• Jessica Clement (WRFA) – Chairman Summary

In addition to two packed days of plenaries, Scientific Sessions, and workshops, we are excited to announce that ZEM will perform at WRF 2019.

ZEM was born in Ethiopia. As an orphan she was adopted by a Belgian/Dutch family and raised in Ghent.

She studied classical harp (private student of Susanna Mildonian) and piano and started her career as singersong writer in a hiphop-formation at the age of 16. She participated in ‘The Voice 2014’.

From 2017 onwards, her artistic quest gets a whole new dynamic: ZEM returns to her first, great love, the Harp.

In 2018 she wins the TV5MONDE public award at the “Concours de la Chanson Alliance Française”.

Find some videos of Zem’s performances below and get ready for a very special performance at the WRF!

• Zem Live @ the Preacher
• Jazzharp
• Cover “They don’t care about us”
• “Slaves (but happy ones)”
• “Blurred Vision Mind”