Cities and buildings as agents of climate action

1. Opening

MS. Martina Otto, Head of Cities Unit, UNEP / GlobalABC Secretariat

Mr. Gonzalo Muñoz, Chile High-Level Climate Champion 

2. Keynote: Circular economy: Cities and buildings as drivers for climate action

Mr. William McDonough, Founding Partner, William McDonough + Partners, Architect; Inaugural Chair, World Economic Forum’s Meta-Council on Circular Economy; Co-author, Cradle to Cradle: Design for the Circular Economy

3. Forum: What is needed: Setting the scene for circular economy in cities and buildings

Moderator: Mr. Sello Mphaga, Divisional Head: City Sustainability, City of Tshwane, South Africa; Chair of ICLEI Global Lead City Network on Sustainable Procurement

• Dr. Vera Rodenhoff, LL.M. Head of Division for International Cooperation on Environment, Energy and OECD and OECDCountries in the German Federal Ministry for the

Environment, Nature Conservation Building and Nuclear Safety.

• Ms. Minna Arve, Mayor of Turku, Finland
• Mr. Daniel Martínez-Valle, Chief Executive Officer, Orbia
• Mr. Jason Nardi, Coordinator of RIPESS Intercontinental

4. Forum: What is happening already: Implementing circular economy, day-by-day

Moderator: Mr. Brendan Edgerton, Director for Circular Economy, WBCSD

• Mr. Mahendra Singhi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited
• Mr. Anthony Abbots Director Group Sustainability, ROCKWOOL
• Mr. Ar. Tan Szue Hann, Chairman, Sustainability, Singapore Institute of Architects and Managing Director, MINIWIZ Singapore
• Ms. Almudena Barona, Associate, Water and Infrastructure, Arup Madrid

5. Closing remarks

Ms. Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Scottish Government