This World Environment Day, it’s time for NATURE.
In these times of global challenges, climate change, pandemic, biodiversity lose, nature is sending us more and more clear messages that no one can stay in the safe zone when environment is in degradation, that we must take immediate and collective actions to protection our mother nature and sustain ourselves.
At this exceptional time, we need to unite closely more than ever with all the nations, all the industries, all the cultures, to act together, through eco-innovation and find a green development path.
On the occasion of the World Environment Day and 113th anniversary of Tongji University, IESD is delighted to host the World Environment Day Event in Tongji with the theme Eco-innovation towards Green Development and the 2020 Alumni Reunion event online.
We are also proud to say that, up to 2020, more than 3000 emerging leaders from nearly 100 countries participated in various degree and capacity-building programmers including the flagship Asia Pacific Leadership Programme (APLP). Our alumni are pursuing their career in UN agencies, international organizations, private companies, private sectors or being entrepreneurs, playing important leadership roles on different positions.
This WED event intends to bring together professionals from different sectors and industries, under the theme of green development and eco-innovation, to share knowledge and experience in their career, to build friendship and partnership for collective wisdom, and to act together for the nature.
Time: 1600-1800PM (UTC+8, Beijing time), 5 June 2020
Venue: Online Zoom Meeting (Room ID: 912 630 83848, Room password: 20200605)
Tentative Agenda
Time |
Activity |
Moderator |
16:00-16:10 |
Opening introduction Remarks: · Isabelle Louis, Deputy Regional Director for UNEP Asia and the Pacific Office · Prof. Li Fengting, Executive Deputy Dean of UNEP-TJU IESD |
Jia Qian |
16:10-16:20 |
Updates of IESD and Tongji |
Shen Jiaqi |
16:20-16:30 |
Icebreaking |
Yu Wenying |
16:30-16:50
|
Keynote speech: Novel Approaches to Sustainable Business · Lukasz Madrzynski
Cofounder of Wild Mountain Education Consulting Ltd |
Gu Wenjing |
16:50-17:30 |
Panel discussion: Green Development and Eco-innovation · Mr. Lukasz Madrzynski (Poland, 2013 International Ph.D. Program)
Cofounder
Wild Mountain Education Consulting Ltd · Mr. Li Zhe (China, 2009 International Master Program)
Senior Associate of American Securities · Mr. Xing Yi (China, 2018 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme
on Sustainability)
Journalist of China Daily · Ms. Mumbi Anne Wambui (Kenya, 2018 International Ph.D. Program)
Topic: In the time of global challenges, particularly climate change and biodiversity lose, green development and eco-innovation, e.g. sustainable entrepreneurship and shifting traditional model of business, arises as promising solution to keep prospering economy and sustaining ecosystem. Moreover, Covid-19 outbreak has made significant impact on various industries and many economies, creating green opportunities and jobs is of highly interest and importance to countries and individuals. Eco-tourism, material innovation and policies to make sustainable use and protection of biodiversity are among the key areas of green development. |
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17:30-17:50 |
Interactive discussion |
Jia Qian |
17:50-18:00 |
Closing remarks · Prof. Wang Ying, Vice Dean of UNEP-TJU IESD |
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