{"id":18245,"date":"2021-09-28T18:18:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T16:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.gstic.org\/dubai\/?page_id=18245"},"modified":"2021-12-20T17:24:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:24:38","slug":"speakers-circular-economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-circular-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular economy speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tThe G-STIC team\n\t<\/h1>\n\t   \t<ul id=\"menu-thematic-speakers\"><li id=\"menu-item-18280\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-climate\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Climate<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18301\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-education\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18295\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-energy\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Energy<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18306\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-health\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18310\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-oceans\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Oceans<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18316\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-water\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Water<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18259\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-circular-economy\/\" aria-current=\"page\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Circular Economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18321\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-ict\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">ICT<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18326\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-entrepreneurship\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Entrepreneurship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\u00d7<\/a>\n\t\t<ul id=\"menu-thematic-speakers-1\"><li id=\"menu-item-18280\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-climate\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Climate<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18301\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-education\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18295\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-energy\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Energy<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18306\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-health\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18310\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-oceans\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Oceans<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18316\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-water\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Water<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18259\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-circular-economy\/\" aria-current=\"page\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Circular Economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18321\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-ict\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">ICT<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18326\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/speakers-entrepreneurship\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Entrepreneurship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h2>Meet world-renowned keynote speakers DURING THE G-STIC CONFERENCE JANUARY 2022<\/h2>\n<h3>Get inspired by real-life examples of technological solutions for the SDGs<\/h3>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/inger-andersen\/\" content=\"Inger Andersen\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-12-16\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Inger-Andersen-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\" \"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/>   \n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t(TBC)\n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t(TBC)\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/person-placeholder.png\" alt=\" \"\/>\n  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t        (TBC)\n\n  \t        Circular Economy\n      \t        ICT\n      \t  \t  \t  \t  \t        Plenary\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/hindou-ibrahim\/\" content=\"Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-04-12\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-08\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hindou-Oumarou-Ibrahim-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnited Nations\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>SDG Advocate\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hindou-Oumarou-Ibrahim-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\"\/>\n     Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\n\tUnited Nations \n    \tSDG Advocate\n\n  \t        Circular Economy\n      \t        Climate\n      \t  \t        Entrepreneurship\n      \t        ICT\n      \t  \t  \t  \t  \t        Plenary\n\n    \tMeet  Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t                        <p> Presenting Inclusivity and digital technologies in support of the coexistence of humanity with nature during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/programme\/24-october\/?indubai=17069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratisation of technology: indigenous values &#038; the future of digitalisation<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is an environmental activist and member of Chad&#8217;s pastoralist Mbororo community, a UN Sustainable Development Goal Advocate and Conservation International Senior Fellow. <\/p>\n<p>Hindou began advocating for Indigenous rights and environmental protection at age 16, founding the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) to introduce new income revenue activities for women and collaborative tools such as 3D participatory mapping to build sustainable ecosystems management and reduction of nature-based resource conflicts. Her vision is to grow support for both traditional knowledge and science to improve resilience to climate change especially for rural communities.  <\/p>\n\t\t<!-- .pp-content-posts -->\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/inger-andersen\/\" content=\"Inger Andersen\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-12-16\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Inger-Andersen.jpg\" alt=\"Inger  Andersen\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Inger  Andersen\n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t(TBC)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNEP\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Executive Director\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/hindou-ibrahim\/\" content=\"Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-04-12\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-08\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hindou-Oumarou-Ibrahim.jpg\" alt=\"Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnited Nations\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>SDG Advocate\n\t\t<!-- .pp-content-posts -->\n\t<h2>HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH TOP EXPERTS DURING THE G-STIC CONFERENCE JANUARY 2022<\/h2>\n<h3>Get new insights about technological solutions for the SDGs<\/h3>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/youssef-nassef\/\" content=\"Youssef Nassef\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-04-08\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-11-18\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Youssef-Nassef-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Youssef  Nassef\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Youssef  Nassef \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Youssef  Nassef \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNFCCC\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Director Adaptation \n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Youssef-Nassef-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Youssef  Nassef\"\/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/youssef-nassef-0b98195\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n     Youssef  Nassef\n\tUNFCCC \n    \tDirector Adaptation \n\n                     Climate\n                        Energy\n  \t        Circular Economy\n      \t  \t  \t  \t  \t        Entrepreneurship\n      \t        ICT\n      \t  \t  \t  \t        Plenary\n\n    \tMeet  Youssef  Nassef\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Joining panel discussion Debate during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/climate\/?indubai=17179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solutions to overcome data scarcity for NDC&#8217;s<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting  during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/climate\/?indubai=17073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Role of NDCs in concerted efforts to achieve climate goals<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting  during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/climate\/?indubai=17179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solutions to overcome data scarcity for NDC&#8217;s<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>26\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t                        <p> Presenting Partners and co-creators during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/programme\/26-october\/?indubai=17079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratisation of technology: understanding young people<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t                        <p> Presenting Achieving intergenerational equity and the future role of frontier technologies during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/programme\/24-october\/?indubai=17069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratisation of technology: indigenous values &#038; the future of digitalisation<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>17\/01\/2022<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Presentation during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/climate\/?indubai=17466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Looking at climate change from different angles: surprising impacts and responses<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>19\/01\/2022<\/p>\n            \t                        <p> Presenting Digital technologies for social good during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/programme\/19-january\/?indubai=17180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratisation of technology: living the change in a post-pandemic world<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\t\t<!-- .pp-content-posts -->\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/youssef-nassef\/\" content=\"Youssef Nassef\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-04-08\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-11-18\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Youssef-Nassef.jpg\" alt=\"Youssef  Nassef\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Youssef  Nassef\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNFCCC\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Director Adaptation \n\t\t<!-- .pp-content-posts -->\n\t<h2>World-renowned keynote speakers<\/h2>\n<h3>G-STIC Conference October 2021<\/h3>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/inger-andersen\/\" content=\"Inger Andersen\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-12-16\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Inger-Andersen-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Inger  Andersen\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Inger  Andersen \n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t(TBC)\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Inger  Andersen \n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t(TBC)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNEP\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Executive Director\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Inger-Andersen-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Inger  Andersen\"\/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/unep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n     Inger  Andersen\n  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t        (TBC)\n\tUNEP \n    \tExecutive Director\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t        Plenary\n\n    \tMeet  Inger  Andersen\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Opening speech: introducing the GACERE initiative during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Opening speech: introducing the GACERE initiative during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/hindou-ibrahim\/\" content=\"Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-04-12\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-08\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hindou-Oumarou-Ibrahim-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnited Nations\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>SDG Advocate\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hindou-Oumarou-Ibrahim-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\"\/>\n     Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\n\tUnited Nations \n    \tSDG Advocate\n\n  \t        Circular Economy\n      \t        Climate\n      \t  \t        Entrepreneurship\n      \t        ICT\n      \t  \t  \t  \t  \t        Plenary\n\n    \tMeet  Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t                        <p> Presenting Inclusivity and digital technologies in support of the coexistence of humanity with nature during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/programme\/24-october\/?indubai=17069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratisation of technology: indigenous values &#038; the future of digitalisation<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is an environmental activist and member of Chad&#8217;s pastoralist Mbororo community, a UN Sustainable Development Goal Advocate and Conservation International Senior Fellow. <\/p>\n<p>Hindou began advocating for Indigenous rights and environmental protection at age 16, founding the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) to introduce new income revenue activities for women and collaborative tools such as 3D participatory mapping to build sustainable ecosystems management and reduction of nature-based resource conflicts. Her vision is to grow support for both traditional knowledge and science to improve resilience to climate change especially for rural communities.  <\/p>\n\t\t<!-- .pp-content-posts -->\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/inger-andersen\/\" content=\"Inger Andersen\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-12-16\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Inger-Andersen.jpg\" alt=\"Inger  Andersen\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Inger  Andersen\n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t(TBC)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNEP\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Executive Director\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/hindou-ibrahim\/\" content=\"Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-04-12\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-08\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Hindou-Oumarou-Ibrahim.jpg\" alt=\"Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Hindou  Oumarou Ibrahim\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnited Nations\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>SDG Advocate\n\t\t<!-- .pp-content-posts -->\n\t<h2>TOP EXPERTS<\/h2>\n<h3>G-STIC Conference October 2021<\/h3>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/lina-ahmed\/\" content=\"Lina Ahmed\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-06-25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-14\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Lina-Ahmad-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Lina  Ahmad\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Lina  Ahmad \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Lina  Ahmad \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZayed University\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Associate Professor at CACE\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Lina-Ahmad-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Lina  Ahmad\"\/>\n     Lina  Ahmad\n\tZayed University \n    \tAssociate Professor at CACE\n\n  \t        Circular Economy\n      \t        Climate\n      \t  \t        Entrepreneurship\n      \t        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Lina  Ahmad\n            <p>26\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t                        <p> Presenting Partners and co-creators during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/programme\/26-october\/?indubai=17079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratisation of technology: understanding young people<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Lina Ahmad is currently employed as an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi. Ahmad holds a master&#8217;s degree (MArch) from the Architectural Association in London. She has over 10 years of professional experience as an architect working across different sectors and project stages. <\/p>\n<p>Ahmad&#8217;s work has been exhibited extensively, including at the UAE&#8217;s National Pavilion at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice Biennale. <\/p>\n<p>In 2015, she published a book titled &#8220;Cellular &#8216;Network&#8217; City&#8221; which presents an investigation into the realm of algorithmic architectural design. <\/p>\n<p>Lina&#8217;s work has been published and presented at various conferences around the world. She is passionate about modern heritage and is an advocate of digital fabrication technology, the concept of &#8220;design by making&#8221; in the design studio and its impact in regional higher education and the UAE creative industry.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/holger-berg\/\" content=\"Holger Berg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-09-09\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-09\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/09\/Holger-Berg-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Holger Berg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Holger Berg \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Holger Berg \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWuppertal Institute\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Co-Head Digital Transformation Research Unit\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/09\/Holger-Berg-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Holger Berg\"\/>\n     Holger Berg\n\tWuppertal Institute \n    \tCo-Head Digital Transformation Research Unit\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Holger Berg\n            \t<p>26\/10\/2021, 14:00 &#8211; 15:30 GST (Dubai)<\/p>\n                                \t\t<p>Chairing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paving the twin transition (single) road<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>26\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Introduction during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paving the twin transition (single) road<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Holger Berg is Co-Head of the Digital Transformation Research Unit and Vice Director of Circular Economy at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy. His research interests focus on what digital transformation means to sustainable development, in terms of opportunities and influences, with particular regard to industrial transformation. Berg looks at these topics from the perspective of ecological-business benefits, technological implementation and political design.<\/p>\n<p>Holger Berg is the author of several studies on the connection between digitalisation and sustainability, with a focus on circular economy. In his expert capacity, he supports various national and international organisations and advises governments and the EU on issues related to digital transformation and the circular economy.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/kris-broos\/\" content=\"Kris Broos\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-01\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Kris-Broos-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Kris  Broos\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Kris  Broos \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Kris  Broos \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVITO\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Expert Sustainable Materials\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Kris-Broos-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Kris  Broos\"\/>\n     Kris  Broos\n\tVITO \n    \tExpert Sustainable Materials\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Kris  Broos\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting AI-based characterisation of streams containing mixed metals during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital technologies for urban mining<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Kris Broos graduated as an environmental engineer in 1999 and obtained a PhD in Applied and Biological Sciences in 2003 at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium). After 5 years of environmental research at CSIRO Land and Water in Australia, Kris moved back to Belgium to work at VITO, the Flemish Institute for Technological Research. <\/p>\n<p>With a track record of more than 35 SCI papers and strong involvement in several large EU projects (H2020, EIT Raw Materials, Interreg), Kris has become an expert on Sustainable Materials Management, particularly in the field of transformation of inorganic waste streams into new resources and products. The recycling of construction and demolition waste, metal slags and industrial waste streams are among his main focus areas. <\/p>\n<p>Kris is currently exploring a new strategic research line on the use of sensor-based technologies and machine learning for the inline characterisation of heterogeneous waste streams.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/juan-calero\/\" content=\"Juan Calero\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-09-09\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-09\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/09\/Juan-Calero-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Juan Calero\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Juan Calero \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Juan Calero \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Environment Agency\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Expert &#8211; Industry and the environment\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/09\/Juan-Calero-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Juan Calero\"\/>\n     Juan Calero\n\tEuropean Environment Agency \n    \tExpert &#8211; Industry and the environment\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Juan Calero\n            <p>26\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Unlocking the potential of Industry 4.0 to reduce the environmental impact of production during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paving the twin transition (single) road<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Juan is an expert in industrial pollution and environment at the European Environment Agency (EEA). He leads assessments and policy support activities around the interface between industry and environment, as well as coordinating the monitoring and reporting of industrial emission data, notably the integrated reporting to the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) and the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) reporting requirements.<\/p>\n<p>As part of his role, Juan manages projects to do with the role of consumer electronics in the circular economy and on unlocking Industry 4.0&#8217;s potential to reduce the environmental impact of production. Prior to working at the Agency, Juan was a principal consultant and project manager in a consultancy firm, where his work focused on assessing European and UK environmental policy, especially related to industrial emissions, chemicals, and air quality.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/lieze-cloots\/\" content=\"Lieze Cloots\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-06\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Lieze-Cloots-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Lieze Cloots\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Lieze Cloots \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Lieze Cloots \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOVAM \/ European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP)      \n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Head international policy team\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Lieze-Cloots-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Lieze Cloots\"\/>\n     Lieze Cloots\n\tOVAM \/ European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP)       \n    \tHead international policy team\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t        Plenary\n\n    \tMeet  Lieze Cloots\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Statements during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Statements during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Joining panel discussion Debate during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Joining panel discussion Debate during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Lieze Cloots is Head of International Policy at OVAM, the Flanders region&#8217;s Public Waste Agency, for whom she has organised events such as the WRF&#8217;19 on Resources and Circular Economy held in Antwerp. Since 2017 she has been a member of the coordination group for the EU CE Stakeholder platform (ECESP), the European stakeholder network for circular economy that shares good practices, disseminates knowledge and stimulates dialogue and cooperation. <\/p>\n<p>Lieze is the lead expert for Belgium on the European Circular Economy Action Plan. She has over 20 years&#8217; experience in environment and sustainability policymaking and civil society action, at both national and international level. She has represented Belgium in UN negotiations on sustainable development, chemicals, GMOs, the Aarhus Convention and EU waste legislation. <\/p>\n<p>Cloots has been legal advisor to the Belgian Federal Minister of Environment and was policy director for Bond Beter Leefmilieu, the federation of environment NGOs in Flanders. Lieze has also held board member roles for several Belgian and European organisations associated with sustainable development and is a full member of the Club of Rome EU Chapter. She holds a law degree from the Catholic University of Leuven and a master&#8217;s in EU law from the Universit\u00e9 de Liege.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/caroline-craenhals\/\" content=\"Caroline Craenhals\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-01\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Caroline-Craenhals-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Craenhals\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Caroline Craenhals \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Caroline Craenhals \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBelgian Scrap Terminal Group\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>CEO, Co-owner\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Caroline-Craenhals-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Craenhals\"\/>\n     Caroline Craenhals\n\tBelgian Scrap Terminal Group \n    \tCEO, Co-owner\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Caroline Craenhals\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Controlled processing of end-of-life products and goods for high grade recovery during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital technologies for urban mining<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Caroline Craenhals was born and raised in the recycling business. Her great grandfather saw there was value in discarded metals and founded Belgian Scrap Terminal. As she grew up, surrounded by heavy machinery, steel and port terminals, her choices in life were always inspired by the family business.<\/p>\n<p>Caroline studied commercial engineering at VUB Solvay Management School and graduated with great distinction with her thesis &#8220;Management of automotive shredder residues&#8221;. After specialising further, in 2015 she was invited to join a select group of businesswomen from all around the world taking part in &#8220;The Women Entrepreneur Program&#8221;, an exclusive leadership programme at Stanford Graduate School of Business.<\/p>\n<p>Having accumulated years of management experience in the family recycling business&#8217;s branches around Western Europe, Caroline is now CEO and co-owner of Belgian Scrap Terminal Group, which supplies the global market with 1.5 million tonnes of valuable and natural resources via the Port of Antwerp. <\/p>\n<p>Under her watch, Belgian Scrap Terminal has evolved from a purely revenue-driven company into a value-driven one, with a genuine passion for recycling.<\/p>\n<p>Caroline strongly believes in an ecosystem where collaboration, smart recycling and urban mining leave nothing to waste.  <\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/erik-dewaet\/\" content=\"Erik Dewaet\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-01\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Eric-Dewaet-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Eric  Dewaet\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Eric  Dewaet \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Eric  Dewaet \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecupel\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>CEO\/COO\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Eric-Dewaet-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Eric  Dewaet\"\/>\n     Eric  Dewaet\n\tRecupel \n    \tCEO\/COO\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Eric  Dewaet\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Machine learning for characterisation of WEEE during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital technologies for urban mining<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/tom-duhoux\/\" content=\"Tom Duhoux\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Tom-Duhoux.jpg-240x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"Tom Duhoux\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Tom Duhoux \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Tom Duhoux \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVITO\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Expert Circular Economy\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Tom-Duhoux.jpg-240x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"Tom Duhoux\"\/>\n     Tom Duhoux\n\tVITO \n    \tExpert Circular Economy\n\n                        Circular Economy\n\n    \tMeet  Tom Duhoux\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting The SCIRT project: developing a circular value chain in Europe during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circular textiles<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Tom Duhoux has more than 10 years of experience in applying sustainability and circularity principles in businesses. As well as co-founding a sustainability consultancy, he has proven the concept of circular business innovation in the textiles industry by founding the circular denim brand HNST. Prior to embarking on his consultancy work, Tom worked in waste management in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. Tom is currently a Circular Economy researcher at VITO, involved in various projects to do with circular textiles.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/cliona-howie\/\" content=\"Kirsten Dunlop\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-21\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Kirsten-Dunlop-240x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"Kirsten  Dunlop\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Kirsten  Dunlop \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Kirsten  Dunlop \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEIT Climate-KIC\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Chief Executive Officer\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Kirsten-Dunlop-240x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"Kirsten  Dunlop\"\/>\n     Kirsten  Dunlop\n\tEIT Climate-KIC \n    \tChief Executive Officer\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t        Plenary\n\n    \tMeet  Kirsten  Dunlop\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Statements during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Joining panel discussion Debate during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Statements during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Joining panel discussion Debate during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Kirsten Dunlop joined EIT Climate-KIC in January 2017 from Suncorp, Australia, where she was Executive General Manager of Strategic Innovation.<\/p>\n<p>At Suncorp, Kirsten founded and led a bespoke division focused on managing and responding to strategic risk through innovation, transforming core business and industry models from within.<\/p>\n<p>Previous to this, Kirsten held roles at Second Road and KPMG. She also worked in the UK and Italy for 15 years.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/khalil-efendiev\/\" content=\"Khalil Efendiev\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-09-29\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-30\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/09\/Khalil-Efendiev-1-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Khalil Efendiev\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Khalil Efendiev \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Khalil Efendiev \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCELSA Group\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Innovation Manager Industry 4.0\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/09\/Khalil-Efendiev-1-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Khalil Efendiev\"\/>\n     Khalil Efendiev\n\tCELSA Group \n    \tInnovation Manager Industry 4.0\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Khalil Efendiev\n            <p>26\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Digital transformation in the steel industry during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paving the twin transition (single) road<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Khalil is a forward-thinking and results-driven professional with eight years of experience in manufacturing environments. He joined CELSA Group&#8217;s innovation team in 2017 as Innovation and Service Designer, where current focus areas are Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation. <\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/carsten-stoecker\/\" content=\"Susanne Guth-Orlowski\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-09\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Susanne-Guth-Orlowski-240x0-c-default.jpeg\" alt=\"Susanne  Guth-Orlowski\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Susanne  Guth-Orlowski \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Susanne  Guth-Orlowski \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpherity\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Chief Innovation and Solution Officer\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Susanne-Guth-Orlowski-240x0-c-default.jpeg\" alt=\"Susanne  Guth-Orlowski\"\/>\n     Susanne  Guth-Orlowski\n\tSpherity \n    \tChief Innovation and Solution Officer\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Susanne  Guth-Orlowski\n            <p>26\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Identity in a circular future during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paving the twin transition (single) road<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Susanne is Chief Innovation &amp; Solution Officer at Spherity &#8211; a decentralised identity company. Her background is in security technology and she has 20 years hands-on, technical experience in cryptography. After leading technical teams of large German mobile network operators, she moved to more business-related roles, where she drove sales, business development, partnerships and roadmap activities for IT-security services and products.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Susanne consults with companies on how to define IT-Security products &amp; services and bring them to market. She is a strong believer that technology can help the climate goals to be reached and is currently engaged in defining the technical concepts for a digital, decentralised battery product passport to facilitate better recycling and reuse of batteries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/tobias-herzog\/\" content=\"Tobias Herzog\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-10-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/katleenvandormael\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Katleen Vandormael\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Tobias-Herzog-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Tobias Herzog\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Tobias Herzog \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Tobias Herzog \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTailorlux\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>CEO\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Tobias-Herzog-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Tobias Herzog\"\/>\n     Tobias Herzog\n\tTailorlux \n    \tCEO\n\n                        Circular Economy\n\n    \tMeet  Tobias Herzog\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Fiber Traceability during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circular textiles<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/suzanne-karcher\/\" content=\"Susanne Karcher\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-12\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Suzanne-Karcher-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Susanne  Karcher\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Susanne  Karcher \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Susanne  Karcher \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWRF\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Co-Founder and Executive; National Project Coordinator, ACEN\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Suzanne-Karcher-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Susanne  Karcher\"\/>\n     Susanne  Karcher\n\tWRF \n    \tCo-Founder and Executive; National Project Coordinator, ACEN\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t        Plenary\n\n    \tMeet  Susanne  Karcher\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Statements during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Joining panel discussion Debate during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Statements during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Joining panel discussion Debate during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>After completing her studies in Chemical Engineering in Germany, Susanne Karcher founded EnviroSense CC (an Environmental Consultancy) in Cape Town in 1999. Her company specialises in planning, development and facilitation of tailor-made governmental, industrial\/commercial and residential &#8220;Integrated Resource and Waste Management&#8221; programmes ultimately geared towards pollution prevention.<\/p>\n<p>Susanne is a qualified RECP (Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production) end-use level trainer with the NCPC and a founding member of the African Circular Economy Network. She also provides voluntary mentoring services as a member of the globally operating Circular Economy Club.<\/p>\n<p>As a one-woman consultancy, and in her former role as the Chair of the Southern African e-Waste Alliance, Susanne specialised in furthering collaborative, safe and inclusive WEEE management at an early point in her career. In 2014 she was appointed as part of a national task team that developed a WEEE Industrial Waste Plan, which was only this year replaced by the formulation and introduction of WEEE EPR-based regulation for South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Since her first encounter with Empa visiting South Africa (back in 2003), Susanne systematically built and cultivated strong relationships with both Empa and the World Resources Forum in the years that followed. As part of an international round table led by the WRF, she contributed to the development of various signature research publications and projects including the ISO IWA Guidance Principles, the related &#8220;Worst to Good Practices&#8221; fact sheets and the UNEP &#8220;Eco-e Manual: Electronics Supplement&#8221;. Susanne also assisted the GIZ with SRI-led training initiatives in Ghana and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 2020, Susanne was appointed by WRF and Empa as the National Coordinator for Phase 2 of the SRI South Africa project (2020-2023).  <\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/norbert-klos\/\" content=\"Norbert Klos\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-06-25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-15\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Norbert-Kolos-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Norbert  Kolos\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Norbert  Kolos \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Norbert  Kolos \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4CF Sp. z o.o.\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Managing partner\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Norbert-Kolos-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Norbert  Kolos\"\/>\n     Norbert  Kolos\n\t4CF Sp. z o.o. \n    \tManaging partner\n\n  \t        Circular Economy\n      \t        Climate\n      \t  \t        Entrepreneurship\n      \t  \t        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Norbert  Kolos\n            \t<p>26\/10\/2021, 09:30 &#8211; 13:00 GST (Dubai)<\/p>\n                            \t\t\t<p>Chairing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/programme\/26-october\/?indubai=17079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratisation of technology: understanding young people<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Norbert Kolos is a managing partner of 4CF. For over a decade, he has headed its analytical team&#8217;s contributions to numerous studies and strategies for business, governmental bodies and international institutions, providing foresight, socio-economic and regulatory impact assessments. Norbert has also examined the future of manufacturing and related business (in the packaging, automotive and technology sectors&#8217; models) under Industry 4.0. <\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Norbert has led consulting projects in strategic planning for Norwegian government agencies such as Jernbaneverket, Innovasjon Norge and Kystverket, for the Polish Ministry of Investments and Development, and others. He has conducted workshops and training sessions for decision makers of large corporations and institutions. <\/p>\n<p>Norbert Kolos is currently the chair of the Polish node of The Millennium Project, an international foresight think-tank based in Washington, and a member of the World Future Society. He also teaches strategic foresight at the Naval Academy in Gdynia, having earned master&#8217;s degrees in both economics and management at the University of Warsaw.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/matthias-kuom\/\" content=\"Matthias Kuom\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-10-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/katleenvandormael\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Katleen Vandormael\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Matthias-Kuom-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Matthias Kuom\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Matthias Kuom \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Matthias Kuom \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Commission Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Policy Officer\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Matthias-Kuom-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Matthias Kuom\"\/>\n     Matthias Kuom\n\tEuropean Commission Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology \n    \tPolicy Officer\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Matthias Kuom\n            <p>26\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting The European perspective on the Green Digital Transition during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paving the twin transition (single) road<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Matthias Kuom is currently Seconded National Expert to the European Commission, Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology, in the new unit CNECT.A.4 &#8220;Digital Transformation of Industrial Ecosystems&#8221;. Here he works on topics such as digital platforms for industry and implementation of Digital Innovation Hubs within the Digital Europe Programme. He drives forward the topics of Industry 4.0, Data Spaces as well as business models and innovation strategies in the data economy.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/mieke-de-ketelaere\/\" content=\"Steven Latr\u00e9\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-01\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Steven-Latre\u0301-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Steven Latr\u00e9\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Steven Latr\u00e9 \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Steven Latr\u00e9 \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImec\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Director Research Centre\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Steven-Latre\u0301-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Steven Latr\u00e9\"\/>\n     Steven Latr\u00e9\n\tImec \n    \tDirector Research Centre\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Steven Latr\u00e9\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Machine learning for characterisation of WEEE during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital technologies for urban mining<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Steven Latr\u00e9 is a professor at the University of Antwerp and a director at the Imec research centre in Belgium. He leads the IDLab Antwerp research group (100+ members), which is performing applied and fundamental research in the area of communication networks and distributed intelligence. His personal research interests are in the domain of low-power machine learning and its application to wireless network optimisation. <\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/julie-lietaer\/\" content=\"Julie Lietaer\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-05-27\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Julie-Lietaer-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Julie  Lietaer\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Julie  Lietaer \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Julie  Lietaer \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Spinning Group\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Co-CEO \n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Julie-Lietaer-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Julie  Lietaer\"\/>\n     Julie  Lietaer\n\tEuropean Spinning Group \n    \tCo-CEO \n\n                        Circular Economy\n\n    \tMeet  Julie  Lietaer\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Using digital technologies and ecosystems to drive towards a more sustainable textiles and fashion industry during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circular textiles<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Julie is holds a master&#8217;s degree in Financial Management from Vlerick Business School. She has several years of experience as a business consultant at Arthur D Little and business analyst at Barco. <\/p>\n<p>She is active as a board member of the Belgian textile federation Fedustria, Textirama Foundation and various educational institutes in Belgium. Julie&#8217;s expertise lies in knowledge of fibres and sustainable yarns, as well as in circular product development projects. <\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/musonda-mumba\/\" content=\"Musonda Mumba\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-04-12\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-11-18\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Musonda-Mumba-1-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Musonda  Mumba \"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Musonda  Mumba  \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Musonda  Mumba  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNDP, Rome Centre for Sustainable Development\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Director\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Musonda-Mumba-1-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Musonda  Mumba \"\/>\n     Musonda  Mumba \n\tUNDP, Rome Centre for Sustainable Development \n    \tDirector\n\n  \t        Circular Economy\n      \t        Climate\n      \t  \t        Energy\n      \t        Entrepreneurship\n      \t        ICT\n      \t  \t        Plenary\n\n    \tMeet  Musonda  Mumba \n            <p>26\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t                        <p> Presenting  during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/programme\/26-october\/?indubai=17434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The potential of biodiversity for achieving the SDGs<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Musonda Mumba, a Zambian National, is the Director for The Rome Centre for Sustainable Development under United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in close collaboration with Italian Government (Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition). The Centre focuses on three priority areas notably: Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Nature Protection. In her role, she provides strategic leadership on these matters through convening, collaboration, connecting and co-creation as the world navigates complexity and uncertainty, with the aim of achieving the SDGs collectively. Her ambition is that this work is done with a Systems Thinking lens and also Systems Leadership. <\/p>\n<p>She has over 25 years&#8217; experience in environmental and conservation issues globally. She is the Chair of the Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration (GPFLR) and Vice-Chair for the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF). She is also the Founder of the Network of African Women Environmentalists (NAWE). <\/p>\n<p>She has published widely in various journals, newspapers, articles and contributed to book chapters. Before joining UNDP, Musonda was the head of United Nations Environment Programme &#8211; UNEP&#8217;s Terrestrial Ecosystems Programme and served in various roles over a period of 12 years. Before working for UNEP, Musonda worked for the Zambian Government, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (in Switzerland), WWF (at International, UK and East Africa Regional Offices) and as such working with governments on Africa, Europe, Asia and Latin America. <\/p>\n<p>She received her BSc. Ed degree at University of Zambia (UNZA) and has a PhD from University College London (UCL) in Wetland Conservation and Hydrology. <\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/almut-nagel\/\" content=\"Almut Nagel\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-10-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/katleenvandormael\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Katleen Vandormael\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Almut-Nagel-240x0-c-default.jpeg\" alt=\"Almut Nagel\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Almut Nagel \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Almut Nagel \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Commission Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Policy Officer\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Almut-Nagel-240x0-c-default.jpeg\" alt=\"Almut Nagel\"\/>\n     Almut Nagel\n\tEuropean Commission Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology \n    \tPolicy Officer\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Almut Nagel\n            <p>26\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting The European perspective on the Green Digital Transition during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paving the twin transition (single) road<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Almut Nagel is currently Seconded National Expert to the European Commission, Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology, in the unit CNECT.F.1 &#8220;Digital Transformation &#8211; Coordination of Digital Strategy and Green ICT&#8221;. She is policy officer in the field of Green Digital Transformation and works among other things on the European Digital Product Passport and with businesses of the European Green Digital Coalition towards methodologies to measure the net environmental impact of ICT solutions. <\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/kacper-nosarzewski\/\" content=\"Kacper Nosarzewski\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-06-25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-14\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Kacper-Nosarzewski-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Kacper  Nosarzewski\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Kacper  Nosarzewski \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Kacper  Nosarzewski \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4CF Sp. z o.o.\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Partner\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Kacper-Nosarzewski-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Kacper  Nosarzewski\"\/>\n     Kacper  Nosarzewski\n\t4CF Sp. z o.o. \n    \tPartner\n\n  \t        Circular Economy\n      \t        Climate\n      \t  \t        Entrepreneurship\n      \t  \t        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Kacper  Nosarzewski\n            \t<p>26\/10\/2021, 09:30 &#8211; 13:00 GST (Dubai)<\/p>\n                            \t\t\t<p>Chairing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/programme\/26-october\/?indubai=17079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratisation of technology: understanding young people<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Kacper Nosarzewski is a partner at 4CF and a board member of the Polish Society for Futures Studies. As a NATO expert, he is an author of methodologies and facilitator of foresight projects for civilian and military clients. Kacper advises on strategic foresight enterprises and international institutions, such as UNESCO and UNDP. He led the Scenarios of National Development 2050 project for the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and Development. <\/p>\n<p>Kacper has also managed projects for medium and large companies and government agencies around the world in the high-tech, food &#038; beverage, financial, logistics and defense industries. These include the Polish and Dutch Ministries of Defense, Brazilian mining corporations, the Republic of Colombia&#8217;s Ministry of Labour, Polish FMCG companies and government agencies in Tunisia and Norway. <\/p>\n<p>He is a member of the Polish branch of The Millennium Project &#8211; the world&#8217;s largest foresight think tank &#8211; and a member of the World Future Society, as well as being the author of various scientific articles, workshops and media commentaries on the future of industries, cities and companies. <\/p>\n<p>Kacper Nosarzewski currently teaches foresight at the Naval Academy, AGH University of Science and Technology, and has a seminar on future cities at the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw. He is a graduate of the University of Warsaw and an alumnus of the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Programme. <\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/michiel-scheffer\/\" content=\"Michiel Scheffer\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-10-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/katleenvandormael\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Katleen Vandormael\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Michiel-Scheffer-240x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"Michiel Scheffer\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Michiel Scheffer \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Michiel Scheffer \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWUR\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Programme Manager Sustainable Textiles\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Michiel-Scheffer-240x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"Michiel Scheffer\"\/>\n     Michiel Scheffer\n\tWUR \n    \tProgramme Manager Sustainable Textiles\n\n                        Circular Economy\n\n    \tMeet  Michiel Scheffer\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Spinning threads: the potential of agrofood-residues for fully biobased textiles in 2050. First in Asia, then in the world. during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circular textiles<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Michiel Scheffer is a Doctor in economic geography (Utrecht, 1992). He has worked for the Dutch fashion industry association Modint, been a professor at Saxion in Enschede and held the position of Gelderland Regional Minister for Economy, Education and International Affairs. Dr Scheffer is currently the Programme Manager for Sustainable Textiles at Wageningen University &#038; Research.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/marco-sosa\/\" content=\"Marco Sosa\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-06-25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-15\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Marco-Sosa-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Marco  Sosa\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Marco  Sosa \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Marco  Sosa \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZayed University\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Associate Professor and Chair of Design at CACE\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Marco-Sosa-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Marco  Sosa\"\/>\n     Marco  Sosa\n\tZayed University \n    \tAssociate Professor and Chair of Design at CACE\n\n  \t        Circular Economy\n      \t        Climate\n      \t  \t        Entrepreneurship\n      \t        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Marco  Sosa\n            <p>26\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t                        <p> Presenting Partners and co-creators during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/programme\/26-october\/?indubai=17079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratisation of technology: understanding young people<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Marco Sosa is an Architect (RIBA), Associate Professor and Chair of Design at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi. He holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree (Hons) and postgraduate diploma in Architecture, as well as a master&#8217;s in Architecture of Rapid Change and Scarce Resources from the London Metropolitan University. In 2012, Sosa published a photography book about the oldest functional mosque in the UAE. He has also designed, participated in and curated exhibitions, nationally and internationally. <\/p>\n<p>In 2014, Marco was appointed Head of Design to the curatorial team for the First National UAE Pavilion at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice Biennale. Curated by Rem Koolhaas, this exhibition and its catalogue featured many of Sosa&#8217;s photographs. Sosa is interested in materials and their presence as space forming mediums that add materiality to a &#8220;place&#8221;, together with how to integrate digital fabrication techniques in the studio for Interior design learning.<\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/dietrich-van-der-weken\/\" content=\"Dietrich Van der Weken\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-06-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-11-24\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Dietrich-Van-der-Weken-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dietrich  Van der Weken\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Dietrich  Van der Weken \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Dietrich  Van der Weken \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVITO\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>General Manager G-STIC\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Dietrich-Van-der-Weken-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Dietrich  Van der Weken\"\/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dietrich-van-der-weken-3872286\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n     Dietrich  Van der Weken\n\tVITO \n    \tGeneral Manager G-STIC\n\n  \t        Circular Economy\n      \t        Climate\n      \t  \t        Entrepreneurship\n      \t        ICT\n      \t  \t        Plenary\n\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/ke-wang\/\" content=\"Ke Wang\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-21\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Ke-Wang-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Ke Wang\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Ke Wang \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Ke Wang \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPACE\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Knowledge Lead\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Ke-Wang-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Ke Wang\"\/>\n     Ke Wang\n\tPACE \n    \tKnowledge Lead\n\n                        Circular Economy\n                        ICT\n  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t  \t        Plenary\n\n    \tMeet  Ke Wang\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Statements during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Joining panel discussion Debate during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>25\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Presenting Statements during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n            <p>24\/10\/2021<\/p>\n            \t            \t\t\t<p> Joining panel discussion Debate during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/themes\/circular-economy\/?indubai=16820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating local approaches for global sustainable development<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>PACE is a global community of leaders working together to accelerate transition to a circular economy. As Knowledge Lead, Ke oversees PACE&#8217;s content development and knowledge management. She led development of the PACE Circular Economy Action Agenda, which integrates insights from over 100 organisations and is designed to be a rallying call for business, government, and civil society. Ke has also been a driving force behind mobilising the PACE community to turn calls-to-action into actual, impactful action. <\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining PACE, Ke accumulated over 10 years&#8217; experience leading interdisciplinary research and innovation teams in both public and private sectors. Her work with these included setting up large European projects such as Horizon2020 CIRCUSOL. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University and an Executive MBA from Rotterdam School of Management.  <\/p>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/ibon-zugasti-gorostidi\/\" content=\"Ibon Zugasti Gorostidi\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-08-19\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-06\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/Ibon-Zugasti-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Ibon  Zugasti Gorostidi\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tMeet <br \/> Ibon  Zugasti Gorostidi \n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Ibon  Zugasti Gorostidi \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProspektiker &#8211; Millennium Project\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Director\n        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" onclick=\"closeSide()\">&times;<\/a>\n        <br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/08\/Ibon-Zugasti-240x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"Ibon  Zugasti Gorostidi\"\/>\n     Ibon  Zugasti Gorostidi\n\tProspektiker &#8211; Millennium Project \n    \tDirector\n\n  \t        Circular Economy\n      \t        Climate\n      \t  \t        Entrepreneurship\n      \t  \t        ICT\n\n    \tMeet  Ibon  Zugasti Gorostidi\n            \t<p>26\/10\/2021, 09:30 &#8211; 13:00 GST (Dubai)<\/p>\n                            \t\t\t<p>Chairing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/programme\/26-october\/?indubai=17079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratisation of technology: understanding young people<\/a> session.<\/p>\n\tBiography\n    <p>Ibon Zugasti is an International Project Manager at LKS Cooperative (the Management Consulting Division of MONDRAGON Corporation), a Board Member of the Millennium Project Global Futures Think Tank, a Member of the Board of Foresight Europe Network &#8211; FEN, Deputy Director of the Foresight Iberoamerican Network &#8211; RIBER and Associate Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science. Ibon is also the Managing Partner\/Director in PROSPEKTIKER &#8211; European Institute for Futures Studies and Strategy and a member of the PREPARE Network.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1999, Ibon has led several high-impact consultancy and research projects in fields such as foresight, regional sustainable development, labour &amp; training and energy for different Governments around the world (including USA, Canada, UK, Colombia, Uruguay) and cities (including Montreal, Preston, New York City) and corporations (including Repsol, Telefonica, Iberdrola, Guggenheim, MONDRAGON). He has also advised the Committee of the Regions of the EU about the launching of a European Platform on Territorial Foresight. In the USA, Ibon advises the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI) in New York City and collaborates closely with the nationwide 1worker1vote movement.<\/p>\n<p>Ibon has co-authored several publications such as &#8220;The Future of Business Organizations and Cooperatives&#8221; (Millennium Project), &#8220;An initial assessment of territorial forward planning\/foresight projects in the European Union&#8221; (Committee of the Regions of the EU), &#8220;The Future of Work and Technology 2050&#8221; (Millennium Project) and related articles such as &#8220;Why the U.S. Needs More Worker-Owned Companies&#8221; (Harvard Business Review) and &#8220;Mondragon: Maintaining Resilience through Cooperative Strategies&#8221; (Oxford University). He also contributes to the Millennium Project&#8217;s annual &#8220;State of the Future&#8221; publication.<\/p>\n<p>Ibon attained his bachelor&#8217;s degree in business administration and his master&#8217;s in strategic management at the University of Deusto (Spain) and Marquette University (USA). He has taught strategic and cooperative management and foresight at international level at many universities and seminars (including Oxford University, TEC Monterrey, Singularity University and Yonsei University).<\/p>\n\t\t<!-- .pp-content-posts -->\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/lina-ahmed\/\" content=\"Lina Ahmed\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-06-25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-14\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" 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itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/caroline-craenhals\/\" content=\"Caroline Craenhals\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-01\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Caroline-Craenhals.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Craenhals\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Caroline Craenhals\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBelgian Scrap Terminal Group\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>CEO, Co-owner\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/erik-dewaet\/\" content=\"Erik Dewaet\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-01\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Eric-Dewaet.jpg\" alt=\"Eric  Dewaet\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Eric  Dewaet\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecupel\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>CEO\/COO\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/tom-duhoux\/\" content=\"Tom Duhoux\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Tom-Duhoux.jpg.png\" alt=\"Tom Duhoux\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Tom Duhoux\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVITO\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Expert Circular Economy\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/cliona-howie\/\" content=\"Kirsten Dunlop\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-21\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Kirsten-Dunlop.png\" alt=\"Kirsten  Dunlop\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Kirsten  Dunlop\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEIT Climate-KIC\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Chief Executive Officer\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/khalil-efendiev\/\" content=\"Khalil Efendiev\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-09-29\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-30\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/09\/Khalil-Efendiev-1.jpg\" alt=\"Khalil Efendiev\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Khalil Efendiev\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCELSA Group\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Innovation Manager Industry 4.0\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/carsten-stoecker\/\" content=\"Susanne Guth-Orlowski\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-09-09\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Susanne-Guth-Orlowski.jpeg\" alt=\"Susanne  Guth-Orlowski\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Susanne  Guth-Orlowski\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpherity\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Chief Innovation and Solution Officer\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/tobias-herzog\/\" content=\"Tobias Herzog\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-10-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/katleenvandormael\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Katleen Vandormael\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Tobias-Herzog.jpg\" alt=\"Tobias Herzog\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Tobias Herzog\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTailorlux\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>CEO\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/suzanne-karcher\/\" content=\"Susanne Karcher\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-12\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Suzanne-Karcher.jpg\" alt=\"Susanne  Karcher\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Susanne  Karcher\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWRF\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Co-Founder and Executive; National Project Coordinator, ACEN\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/matthias-kuom\/\" content=\"Matthias Kuom\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-10-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/katleenvandormael\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Katleen Vandormael\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Matthias-Kuom.jpg\" alt=\"Matthias Kuom\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Matthias Kuom\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Commission Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Policy Officer\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/mieke-de-ketelaere\/\" content=\"Steven Latr\u00e9\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-01\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Steven-Latre\u0301.jpg\" alt=\"Steven Latr\u00e9\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Steven Latr\u00e9\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImec\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Director Research Centre\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/julie-lietaer\/\" content=\"Julie Lietaer\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-05-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-05-27\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/Julie-Lietaer.jpg\" alt=\"Julie  Lietaer\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Julie  Lietaer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Spinning Group\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Co-CEO \n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/musonda-mumba\/\" content=\"Musonda Mumba\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-04-12\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-11-18\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Musonda-Mumba-1.jpg\" alt=\"Musonda  Mumba \"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Musonda  Mumba \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNDP, Rome Centre for Sustainable Development\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Director\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/almut-nagel\/\" content=\"Almut Nagel\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-10-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/katleenvandormael\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Katleen Vandormael\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Almut-Nagel.jpeg\" alt=\"Almut Nagel\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Almut Nagel\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Commission Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Policy Officer\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/youssef-nassef\/\" content=\"Youssef Nassef\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-04-08\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-11-18\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/04\/Youssef-Nassef.jpg\" alt=\"Youssef  Nassef\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Youssef  Nassef\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUNFCCC\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Director Adaptation \n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/michiel-scheffer\/\" content=\"Michiel Scheffer\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-10-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-11\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/katleenvandormael\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Katleen Vandormael\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/10\/Michiel-Scheffer.png\" alt=\"Michiel Scheffer\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Michiel Scheffer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWUR\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Programme Manager Sustainable Textiles\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/marco-sosa\/\" content=\"Marco Sosa\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-06-25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-07-15\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Marco-Sosa.jpg\" alt=\"Marco  Sosa\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Marco  Sosa\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZayed University\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Associate Professor and Chair of Design at CACE\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/dietrich-van-der-weken\/\" content=\"Dietrich Van der Weken\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-06-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-11-24\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/Dietrich-Van-der-Weken.jpg\" alt=\"Dietrich  Van der Weken\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t Dietrich  Van der Weken\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVITO\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t<br \/>General Manager G-STIC\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/person\/karl-vrancken\/\" content=\"Karl Vrancken\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2021-04-08\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2021-10-08\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"G-STIC Dubai\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/G-STIC-logo-blue-horizontal.png\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/dubai\/author\/sonja\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"sonja\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/><!DOCTYPE html>\n    \t<img decoding=\"async\" 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