Mainstreaming the Circular Economy Model
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2017-09-21

The circular economy can be instrumental in decoupling growth from natural resource constraints. The aim of this workshop is to explore how new financing models and policy approaches can accelerate collaboration to scale-up the circular economy in key regions and across global value chains.

This session supports the work of a new global public-private Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE), co-chaired by UN Environment, the Global Environment Facility and Royal Dutch Phillips in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Accenture Strategy.

- Charles Arden Clarke, Head, 10YFP Secretariat, UN Environment Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Mexico City
- Herman Betten, Global Director, External Affairs, Royal DSM, Netherlands
- Jean-Louis Chaussade, Chief Executive Officer, SUEZ, France
- Quentin Drewell, Principal, Strategy, Accenture, United Kingdom
- Facundo Garreton, Member of Congress, Argentina; Young Global Leader
- Michael Goltzman, Vice-President, Global Public Policy, Environmental Sustainability and Social Impact, The Coca-Cola Company, USA
- Naoko Ishii, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility, USA
- Kai Mykkänen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Finland
- Stuart Pann, Chief Supply Chain Officer, HP, USA
- Mathy Stanislaus, Senior Adviser, World Economic Forum
- Jeff Turner, Vice-President, Sustainability, Royal DSM, Netherlands
- Frans van Houten, President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Philips, Netherlands

Introduced by
- Antonia Gawel, Head of Circular Economy Initiative, World Economic Forum

With
- Stephen Engblom, Senior Vice-President; Global Director, AECOM Cities, AECOM, USA
- Khaled Fahmy, Minister of Environment of Egypt
- Jean-Philippe Hermine, Vice-President, Strategic Environmental Planning, Renault-Nissan Alliance, Netherlands
- Simon Boas Hoffmeyer, Director, Group Sustainability at Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg Group, Denmark
- Mahmoud Safwat Mohieldin, Senior Vice-President, 2030 Development Agenda, UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank, Washington DC
- Kevin Moss, Global Director, Business Center, World Resources Institute, USA
- Clay Nesler, Vice-President, Global Sustainability and Industry Initiatives, Building Technologies and Solutions, Johnson Controls, USA
- Ligia Noronha, Director, Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Mexico City
- Astrid Schomaker, Director, Global Sustainable Development, European Commission, Brussels
- Francis Sollano, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Youth For A Livable Cebu (YFLC), Philippines
- Malek Sukkar, Chief Executive Officer, averda, United Kingdom
- Tom Szaky, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TerraCycle, USA
- Jean Christophe Taret, Senior Vice-President, Strategy, Veolia, France
Christian Wessels, Deputy Group Managing Director, TGI Group, Nigeria; Young Global Leader

Facilitated by
- Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Belgium