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* 9-10 NOVEMBER
Meet us at Ecomondo (Rimini, Italy)
ABOUT US
SwitchMed Connect is a gathering of Mediterranean stakeholders to build
synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up eco and social innovations. It hosts
leading start-ups and entrepreneurs, industry agents, initiatives, change
agents, policy and financial institutions working on applications of productive,
circular and sharing economies in the Mediterranean.
At these regional events, both macro and micro level organisations come together
for cross-country exchanges, knowledge sharing and elaboration of solutions to
challenges for scaling up eco innovative business models.
SwitchMed Connect 2022 is the second edition of the event under the Phase II of
the programme. It will be organized within the framework of Ecomondo in Italy,
on 9-10 November 2022.
The objective of the event, in line with SwitchMed II foreseen impacts, is to
facilitate the uptake of green and circular economy best practices, by codifying
and sharing knowledge and networking relevant ecosystem stakeholders.
OUR AGENDA
The agenda of the SwitchMed Connect 2022 features a unique blend of expert
discussions, best cases and hands-on applications about circular economy
planning and implementation in the southern Mediterranean countries.
Download the agenda in English Téléchargez le programme en français
* DAY 1 (CLOSED-DOOR EVENT)
PALACONGRESSI
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* * Arrival of participants and registration procedures
* 9:00 – 9:30
* * Official Opening
* 9:30 – 09:50
* * Keynote speech
* 9:50 – 10:00
* * Plenary session 1:
A collaborative partnership to drive circular economy transition in the
Mediterranean
* 10:00 – 11:00
* * Coffee break
* 11:00 – 11:30
* * Plenary session 2:
The SwitchMed LAB
* 11:30 – 13:00
* * Networking Lunch
* 13:00 – 14:15
* * Hands-On Workshop 1
Access to Finance: tools and opportunities
* 14:15 – 15:30
* * Hands-On Workshop 2
Plastics in a Circular Economy
* 14:15 – 15:30
* * Hands-On Workshop 3
Open Eco-Innovation
* 14:15 – 15:30
* * Networking and comfort break
* 15:30 – 16:30
* * SwitchMed Steering Committee
* 16:00 – 17:30
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* DAY 2 (Open-door Event)
* DAY 2 (OPEN-DOOR EVENT)
RIMINI EXPO FAIR
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* * Arrival of participants and registration procedures
* 09:00 – 09:30
* * High-level Opening Panel:
A Just Transition to Circular Economy in the Southern Mediterranean
SALA NERI 2
* 09:30 – 11:00
* * Networking break
* 11:00 – 11:30
* * Thematic Conference 1:
Moving the Mediterranean textile and fashion industry towards greener
and circular business models
SALA NERI 2
* 11:30 – 13:00
* * Networking Lunch
* 13:00 – 14:00
* * Thematic Conference 2:
SwitchMed: sustainable and circular fish food systems for a Blue
Economy in the Mediterranean
SALA DIOTALLEVI 1
* 15:45 – 17:30
* * Free Visit to Ecomondo
* 14:00 – 18:00
* * #EyesonBlue Award ceremony
HALL SOUTH - START-UP AREA
* 18:00 – 18:45
* * Closing Ceremony + cocktail
* 18:45 - 19:30
* DAY 1 (Closed-door Event)
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SPEAKERS
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SwitchMed Connect 2022
* ELISA GAVAZZA
* MARIE LOUIS BISHARA
* SARA MARIANI
* KHALID KAIROUCH
* FERDA ULUTAS ISEVI
* OMAR ITANI
* MAGALI OUTTERS
* MARIEM KHARROUBI
* CHARLES DELANNOY
* MOHAMED SALAH AZAZA
* BENOÎT WUATELET
* ROBERTA DE PALMA
* PAOLO SANDRI
* MAYA KARKOUR
* JOUMANA BRIHI
* ALESSANDRO MIRAGLIA
* MICHAEL J. SCOULLOS
* MAI HOSSAM
* ILIAS MAVROEIDIS
* ALMOTAZ ABADI
* STEPHAN SICARS
* ANNA IBAÑEZ
* BARUCH DACH
* ELISABETH TUERK
* BURCU TUNCER
* SYRINE CHAALALA
* MÜGE DOLUN
PAST EDITIONS
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The SwitchMed Programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by the
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) Economy Division and MedWaves, the United Nations
Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) Regional Activity
Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (formerly known as SCP/RAC).
For details on the SwitchMed programme, please contact amiraglia@scprac.org. ©
2022 MedWaves
ELISA GAVAZZA
SOUTHERN EUROPE HUB MANAGER AT THE ZDHC FOUNDATION
As Southern Europe Director, Elisa is responsible for the representation and
implementation of the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme in Italy, as well as in
Spain and Portugal. In her role, Elisa focuses on increasing the awareness of
ZDHC, related stakeholder engagement and scaling the uptake and implementation
of ZDHC guidelines.
Elisa has a Master Degree in Environmental Science and a strong background in
chemical safety and chemical management. Over the last 16 years, before joining
ZDHC, she has worked in different global positions for international service
providers such as ICQ and UL.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS (11.30 – 13.00 - SALA NERI 2)
MARIE LOUIS BISHARA
PRESIDENT OF THE APPAREL EXPORT COUNCIL OF EGYPT
President of The Egyptian Apparel Export Council, Fashion designer, Partner,
Vice Chairman, and CEO of Bishara Group, a group with an invested capital of $32
million; employing more than 800 workers and 150 salesmen in the Fashion &
Apparel Retail Business.
Furthermore, Marie Louis designed and manufactured seven in-house brands under
BTM and Marielouis, sold in 7 owned showrooms.
As of 2022, she is a Designer, Vice Chairman, and CEO of Bishara Textile &
Garment Manufacturing; President of The Egyptian Apparel Export Council; Board
Member at The Holding Company of Cotton, Spinning, & Weaving; Board Member in
The National Council For Women; Board Member in The Egyptian French Business
Council; Founder & General Secretary of “I The Egyptian - أنا المصري ”
Foundation; Founder & Board member of the Egyptian Foundation of Design &
Fashion Association (EFDC); Founder & Technical Operator of the Asmarat Training
Center, the first public-private center in Egypt.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS (11.30 – 13.00 - SALA NERI 2)
SARA MARIANI
CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER AT OTB GROUP
Sara is a sustainability expert with an international background, focused on
building meaningful business cases for corporate sustainability.
Sara applies her business and leadership experience from her 17-year career in
corporate, university and non-profit organizations to engage the business
community in capturing opportunities and proactively avoiding risks by using
smart environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.
For the last nine years Sara has worked in the fashion and luxury sector, as a
consultant for many Italian and international fashion and cosmetics Brands and
has served as Social and Environmental Responsibility Director at Christian Dior
Couture before joining the OTB Group as Chief Sustainability Officer.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS (11.30 – 13.00 - SALA NERI 2)
KHALID KAIROUCH
PRODUCTION MANAGER AT EVLOX
Mr. Kairouch graduated in physics and textile engineering, he is Director of
Quality and Sustainable Development at EVLOX (a Denim maker since 1846). He
joined its Moroccan facilities in 1995 where he led various certification
projects and continuous improvement in terms of quality and environment after a
period of 5 years at a major manufacturer in the automotive sector, he returned
to the parent company to launch new upgrade projects by aligning himself with
various international referentials.
The evolution of fashion and the trend towards sustainable products has
catalyzed the changes and strengthened the orientation of projects in this
direction. In this context, and as part of the SwitchMed initiative, he leads a
project to build an ecosystem for the recovery of post-industrial waste in
Morocco.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS (11.30 – 13.00 - SALA NERI 2)
FERDA ULUTAS ISEVI
SUSTAINABILITY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERT
Ferda Ulutas Isevi has over 20 years of experience in the fields of
sustainability and circular economy. Currently she is the technical advisor for
the Turkey Circular Economy Platform. She also provides consultancy and
expertise for public and private organizations both at national and
international levels, including the project “Assessment of Turkey's Potential on
Transition to Circular Economy”.
She previously worked as a coordinator at the Technology Development Foundation
of Turkey, managing financial support schemes and other activities in the fields
of environmental technologies, eco-innovation, resource efficiency and
industrial symbiosis.
She has several publications including articles in peer-reviewed journals and
holds a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Middle East Technical
University.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS (11.30 – 13.00 - SALA NERI 2)
OMAR ITANI
CEO AND FOUNDER AT FABRIC AID
Omar Itani is the general manager of FabricAID, a social enterprise working to
establish a socially and environmentally conscious value chain for the apparel
industry. Omar's entrepreneurial journey started at high school when he created
with friends a waste management student company.
Itani is the winner of numerous competitions and awards including the Global
Social Venture Competition (GSVC), Denis Pietton Award by the French Institute
and Young Champion of the Earth by the United Nations.
Itani has succeeded in growing FabricAID from an idea into a full-blown company
with more than 100 employees and several millions in revenues within 4 years.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS (11.30 – 13.00 - SALA NERI 2)
MAGALI OUTTERS
TEAM LEADER POLICY AREA AT MEDWAVES, THE UNEP/MAP REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTRE FOR
SCP (FORMER SCP/RAC)
Magali is an Engineer in “Materials: Economics and Environment” from the
University of Technology of Troyes (France). She also holds a Master of
Industrial Ecology and a Post-graduate degree on International development.
She has a significant expertise in sustainable consumption and production (SCP)
and circular economy in the Mediterranean region with 15 years advocating for
this approach and by being actively involved in numerous capacity building
projects, technical studies, developing specific tools and pilot initiatives
with governments, private sector organizations and CSOs. She is currently
coordinating the Policy Area for MedWaves, a Regional Centre of the
UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan/Barcelona Convention and the Stockholm Convention
on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 2: SWITCHMED: SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR FISH FOOD SYSTEMS
FOR A BLUE ECONOMY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (15:45 – 17.30)
MARIEM KHARROUBI
RESEARCH DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF THE CVSTPM (CENTRE SPÉCIALISÉ DE VALORISATION DES
PRODUITS DE LA MER) OF THE INRH (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HALIEUTIC RESEARCH)
Mariem Kharroubi has an International Master in Environmental Ingeniering and a
Biochemistry Doctorate from the University of Cadi Ayyad, Marrakesh, Morocco. Dr
Mariem Kharroubi is a Research Director, Head of Specialized Center of Sea
Product Valorization and head of Biotechnology Laboratory at the National
Institute of Fisheries Researches in Morocco. She is also a Head of Research and
Development Biotechnology commission in the AHP Cluster Agadir, Industrial
Cluster of 40 companies specialized in fishing and seafood processing. She is an
expert of intellectual propriety.
Dr Kharroubi has over 30 scientific papers, patents and projects either
presented or published; 4 PhD thesis supervisions. She is an expert in many
areas of Sea Product Biotechnological upgrading in several fields of application
(Biomedical, nutraceutical, cosmetic, …).
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 2: SWITCHMED: SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR FISH FOOD SYSTEMS
FOR A BLUE ECONOMY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (15:45 – 17.30)
CHARLES DELANNOY
CEO AND GENERAL MANAGER AT PROCIDYS
Charles DELANNOY is the managing director of the company Procidys (France) he
created 10 years ago.
He is a chemical engineer and has 38-year of experience in the field of
agro-food processing.
PROCIDYS is a French consulting and research company in food processing with
sound and recognized expertise in seafood products and manage projects from the
lab studies until the industrial scale up.
He has developed for 25 years, processes and products in the valorization of
fish by products.
He has participated in several international research programs in the field of
marine products and has filed 4 patents and participated in several scientific
publications.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 2: SWITCHMED: SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR FISH FOOD SYSTEMS
FOR A BLUE ECONOMY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (15:45 – 17.30)
MOHAMED SALAH AZAZA
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST AND DIRECTOR OF THE AQUACULTURE LABORATORY AT THE
INSTM
Full Professor and Senior research scientist and Director of the Aquaculture
Laboratory at the Tunisian National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology
(INSTM).
He joined the INSTM 20 years ago. He has a vast experience in fish nutrition and
physiology area, focusing on growth, feed formulation and feed management of
aquaculture marine and freshwater species. He has received a PhD and HDR in
aquaculture from the University of Tunis El-Manar.
He has published over 30 peer-reviewed research papers in international and
indexed journals resulting from his research activities. He has participated in
several EU-projects e.g. FP7, H2020, IEV It-Tu and Prima programs.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 2: SWITCHMED: SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR FISH FOOD SYSTEMS
FOR A BLUE ECONOMY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (15:45 – 17.30)
BENOÎT WUATELET
PROJECT COORDINATOR AND TEAM LEADER BLUE ECONOMY COMPONENT – UNIDO SWITCHMED
Benoît graduated a master’s degree in industrial engineering and environment
from the National Institute of Applied Sciences (Toulouse, France) specialized
in water resources management.
Prior to joining the UNIDO to manage technical cooperation projects in
agri-business, eco-industrial parks, river basin water management and skills
development, Benoît worked 10 years in the private sector for the company SUEZ,
to manage the implementation of water and wastewater infrastructure in several
countries of Africa, Asia and the MENA region. Throughout these years, he has
been in the forefront of large-scale environmental projects, cooperating with a
wide range of national and international private and institutional stakeholders
towards resource-efficiency and eco-industrial challenges. Since 2020, Benoit is
team leader of the Blue Economy component of the UNIDO SwitchMed programme,
responsible for the implementation and the development of blue economy
initiatives in the Mediterranean region.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 2: SWITCHMED: SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR FISH FOOD SYSTEMS
FOR A BLUE ECONOMY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (15:45 – 17.30)
ROBERTA DE PALMA
CHIEF TECHNICAL ADVISOR AT UNIDO
Roberta De Palma is acting as chief technical advisor of the SwitchMed
initiative at the UNIDO Industrial Resource Efficiency unit. She is responsible
for the strategic oversight and technical delivery of a regional programme
focusing on promoting resource efficiency in the manufacturing sector and
advancing circular business solution along textile and plastic value chainsin
the North African and Middle East countries.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS (11.30 – 13.00)
PAOLO SANDRI
SENIOR POLICY OFFICER AT EURATEX
Paolo Sandri joined EURATEX – the European textiles and clothing association -
as senior advisor for trade, energy and EU internal market regulation. In this
context, Paolo advocates for an ambitious European trade policy that combines a
free circulation of goods with a level playing field on social and environmental
sustainability. International supply chains must operate freely and smoothly in
a context where all the economic actors are subject to the same rules and
standards. Prior to this role, Paolo worked at the European Commission where he
was a policy officer responsible for the EU chemicals legislation, circular
economy and sustainability for chemicals and plastics. Paolo holds a M.A. degree
in International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Trieste-Gorizia.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS (11.30 – 13.00)
MAYA KARKOUR
FOUNDER OF ECOCONSULTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT
Maya Karkour is an Environmental and Circular Economy Specialist, an
Eco-Entrepreneur, and the Managing Director of EcoConsulting, a specialized
sustainability consultancy which she founded in 2003 in the UK and in 2007 in
Lebanon.
Maya has directly worked on numerous projects aiming at reducing their
environmental footprint. She has been a keynote speaker or moderator at various
sustainability/environmental conferences in Lebanon and other countries; and has
organized and conducted numerous sustainability, green building, circular
economy, and environmental seminars & workshops. She has been coaching
environmental start-ups with innovative entrepreneurial solutions and is
mentoring eco entrepreneurs to help them establish themselves and scale up. Maya
has been actively promoting the Circular Economy and sustainable practices in
Lebanon, more recently by launching the Circular Hub.
Maya holds an MSc in Environment & Sustainable Policies from LSE, she is a
Circular Economy Specialist with the Circular Economy Club, and holds the
Permaculture Design Certificate, first level.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* #EYESONBLUE AWARD CEREMONY (18.00-18.45)
JOUMANA BRIHI
TEAM LEADER & STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION EXPERT AT EU NEIGHBOURS SOUTH
Joumana Brihi is a strategic communication and market research consultant with
more than 15 years of experience in providing analysis to a broad variety of
clients. She has worked with SMEs, start-ups and established companies, as well
as public institutes and international organizations. She started working as an
independent consultant in 2009, and created a consulting network called
‘remark’.
In the past ten years, she has been mostly working with international
organisations, governments, donors and public institutes. Her latest and most
significant project consists of leading a team of experts in charge of running
the EU-funded regional communication programme : EU Neighbours South. The
programme creates communication campaigns, develops and nurtures a network of
journalists, media and influencers, carries out opinion polls and provides
strategic communication consulting services to EU Delegations in the South
Mediterranean region.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* #EYESONBLUE AWARD CEREMONY (18.00-18.45)
ALESSANDRO MIRAGLIA
TEAM LEADER OF NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION FACILITY AT MEDWAVES
With 15 years’ experience in sustainable development, gained working in 10
different countries, Mr. Miraglia has a strong expertise in advocacy and
capitalisation strategies.
He focuses on mainstreaming Circular Economy in the Mediterranean via networking
and local ecosystem building, developing impact communication tools to increase
awareness and policy uptake of international best practices.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* #EYESONBLUE AWARD CEREMONY (18.00-18.45)
MICHAEL J. SCOULLOS
TEAM LEADER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT (WES) IN THE ENI SOUTHERN
NEIGHBOURHOOD REGION
Prof. Scoullos (Prof. Emeritus, Univeristy of Athens) is an Environmental/Water
Chemist (MSc, DSc, University of Athens) and Oceanographer (PhD University of
Liverpool), founder of the Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and
Oceanography at the University of Athens. Today he is the Director of the UNESCO
Chair and Network on Sustainable Development Management and Education in the
Mediterranean.
In his forty-year career, he has combined advanced scientific research and
academic teaching with active participation in drafting and piloting
environmental and water related policies, while stimulating and coordinating
team work of different stakeholders. Since 2019 he is the Team Leader of its
follow-up project Water and Environment Support in the ENI Neighbourhood South
region.
From 1992-2018 he represented, as an expert, the European Parliament on the
Management Board and the Executive Bureau of the European Environmental Agency
(EEA), the lead knowledge hub of the EU on environmental and water issues. As
Chairman (2005 – today) of the Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med)
he has strategically led and facilitated a series of regional water cooperation
mechanisms, processes and projects.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* #EYESONBLUE AWARD CEREMONY (18.00-18.45)
MAI HOSSAM
FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER AT DARJEE
Mai Hossam launched her startup “Darjee” that focuses on using technology in the
fashion field. Throughout her experience, she accumulated knowledge in using
technology to accelerate business growth, developed products that proved to be
market fit, designed new business lines in response to Covid-19 to sustain her
business.
Before that, Mai was providing tailored support and mentoring to hundreds of
startups as an officer in one of the national incubators in Egypt. Mai is so
passionate about social entrepreneurship, social-business ventures and synergies
between social and business sectors in search for alternative solutions.
Mai aspires to digitalize the fashion industry in Egypt, provide more quality
jobs to people working in the fashion industry and support local designers by
bringing their designs to light. Also Mai aspires to have an environmental
impact through instructing the concepts and practices of sustainable fashion to
the Egyptian market.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS (11.30 – 13.00)
ILIAS MAVROEIDIS
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER AT UNEP/MAP
Dr. Ilias Mavroeidis is a Programme Management Officer in UNEP/Mediterranean
Action Plan (MAP) since June 2016, where he is responsible for governance issues
including partnerships. Ilias has a long experience on environmental management
and sustainable development. Before joining MAP, he has served as a scientific
expert in the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Greece and as Environment
Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Greece to the European Union. He
holds a PhD in Environmental Technology from the University of Manchester,
United Kingdom, and has published more than 80 scientific articles, mainly in
the field of environmental management and technology
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* HIGH-LEVEL PANEL (9.30 - 11.00)
ALMOTAZ ABADI
DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL AT UFM
Almotaz Abadi is the UfM Deputy Secretary General in charge of Water,
Environment and Blue Economy since September 2022.
He was UfM Acting Deputy Secretary General for the same division between
September 2015 and August 2016. At the UfM, he had led the initiatives to
revitalize the water political process in the Mediterranean, including achieving
a Ministerial Declaration and approving a regional water strategy.
Before the UfM, he was the director of the Aid Coordination & Management Unit
with the donor community and the Government of Palestine in the water and
related sectors.
Mr Abadi has been building his career during the last 20 years working with
international donors, international and regional organizations as well as policy
advisers to governments in the region. He has a Master degree in water resources
management and another in Governance, and post graduate in leadership and
multilateral cooperation on resources.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* HIGH-LEVEL PANEL (9.30 - 11.00)
STEPHAN SICARS
DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AT
UNIDO
Mr. Sicars has worked for, and later managed, the Research Centre for
Refrigeration and Heat Pumps in Germany. Later, he headed his own consultancy
undertaking research for international industries, NGOs and governments. He
implemented projects in India and China, and provided policy advice on
environment matters. He served as a technical expert on several international
panels.
In 2004, he started work in the United Nations as Senior Programme Officer with
the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol. Joining
UNIDO in 2014, he became Director of the Department of Environment in 2015. In
that role, he focused the department on the reduction of emissions of Greenhouse
Gases, on minimizing industrial pollution, and on advancing circular economy. In
addition, between 2020 and 2022, he oversaw UNIDO’s Energy portfolio. He has
also been responsible for managing climate action across all of UNIDO and
advancing programmatic work with several strategic donors, including the Green
Climate Fund.
He was recognized for his contribution, as coordinating lead author for IPCC, to
the Nobel Peace Prize 2007, and has received an US-EPA Ozone Award. Mr. Sicars
holds the equivalent of a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Hanover, Germany.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* HIGH-LEVEL PANEL (9.30 - 11.00)
ANNA IBAÑEZ
PROJECT MANAGER AT MEDWAVES
Ms. Anna Ibañez, B. in Law (UBBarcelona), PGCert in Cultural Management and
Policies (UOCBarcelona), MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility (UOCBarcelona).
Project Manager at MedWaves, she coordinates the ENI CBC MED funded STAND Up!
project aiming at enhancing circular textiles ventures in the Mediterranean and
manages the centre's sustainable consumption-related activities.
Ms. Ibañez has more than 9 years of experience in the field of sustainability.
Anna specializes in supporting sustainable business development and fostering
sustainable consumption the Mediterranean with a special focus on the
intersection between the role of companies as drivers of circular consumption
models and the change in consumer behaviour as lever for charge towards a
circular economy.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS (11.30 – 13.00)
BARUCH DACH
CO-FOUNDER OF ALGAECORE
An inventor, entrepreneur, marine biotechnologist and bio-based materials
specialist with over 14 years of expertise is the fields of microalgae and
alternative proteins.
He founded AlgaeCore technologies in 2013 and served as the company's CTO since.
AlgaeCore is a global pioneer in the production and commercialization of
spirulina and spirulina-based food products, aiming for completely disrupting
the field with it's proprietary tissue bio-mimicking technology based
predominantly on Spirulina cell matrices.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 2: SWITCHMED: SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR FISH FOOD SYSTEMS
FOR A BLUE ECONOMY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (15.45 – 17.30)
ELISABETH TUERK
DIRECTOR OF THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND TRADE AT UNECE
Ms. Tuerk is Director of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Division (ECTD) at
UNECE and leads the Division’s work across its four Sections: Cooperation and
Partnerships, Innovative Policies Development, Market Access and Trade
Facilitation.
The Division works to support closer economic relations among UNECE’s 56 member
States in the pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the
2030 Agenda. It assists member States in better integrating their economies into
the world economy and in promoting a better policy, financial and regulatory
environment conducive to inclusive economic growth, innovative and sustainable
development and higher competitiveness in the ECE region.
Prior to that, Ms. Tuerk acted as Chief of the Section on International
Investment Agreements (IIAs) in UNCTAD’s Division on Investment and Enterprise
(DIAE), where she led the Section's work across the three pillars of UNCTAD
activities: research and analysis, capacity-building and consensus-building. Ms.
Tuerk also coordinated the Section's contribution to other UNCTAD products, such
as the joint UNCTAD/OECD monitoring of G20 countries' investment policy changes,
the annual World Investment Report (WIR), and the biennial World Investment
Forum (WIF), including key events such as Ministerial Roundtables.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* HIGH-LEVEL OPENING PANEL: A JUST TRANSITION TO CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE
SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN (9.30 – 11.00)
BURCU TUNCER
CO-LEAD CIRCULAR ECONOMY AT ADELPHI
Burcu Tuncer is Senior Manager + Co-Lead Circular Economy at adelphi. Burcu has
20 years of experience in developing and implementing sustainable consumption
and production (SCP) projects in South and South East Asia, Middle East and
North Africa. She has engaged with national and local governments,
multi-national companies, small businesses, entrepreneurs and non-governmental
organisations on policy instruments, hot-spot analysis, business model
development and capacity building for SCP. She currently works on promoting and
monitoring circular economy practices in global textile, agro-food and plastic
value chains. Lately, she has been acting as the Team Leader of the GIZ Green
Action in Enterprise (GAIN) textile waste reduction and revalorisation project
at El-Hassan Industrial Estate in Irbid, Jordan.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS (11.30 – 13.00)
SYRINE CHAALALA
FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NEXTPROTEIN
With 10 years experience with FAO as an emergency operations officer and
coordinator, seeing first hand the devastating results of climate change, Syrine
co-founded nextProtein in 2015.
Through this pioneering and innovative process created by nextProtein, not only
would she be able to feed animals (Fish, Poultry, Swine) with natural
ingredients, producing healthier animals requiring less antibiotics, but she
would also be able to have a positive impact on the environment with an
eco-friendly business model, using inconsumable fruits and vegetables that would
otherwise end up in landfills by reintroducing them into the food chain, using
one of the least exploited natural resources we have: insects. Syrine is also
passionate about building motivated and ambitious teams that, like the founders
of nextProtein, want to change the world for the better!
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* THEMATIC CONFERENCE 2: SWITCHMED: SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR FISH FOOD SYSTEMS
FOR A BLUE ECONOMY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (15.45 – 17.30)
MÜGE DOLUN
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AT UNIDO
Müge Dolun is a development practitioner, with expertise on trade, gender and
the environment. She has over 20 years of experience in strategic research,
technical assistance projects and programme evaluation.
Since mid-2021, she has been managing a large portfolio of UNIDO projects on
circular economy and resource efficiency. Immediately prior to taking up duties
at the Division of Circular Economy and Environmental Protection, she served as
the ad-interim Gender Coordinator at the Office for Gender Equality and the
Empowerment of Women. Between 2016 and 2019, she was responsible for managing
independent evaluations, mostly focusing on the energy and environment portfolio
of UNIDO. In her previous roles, she has managed technical assistance projects
in trade and standards as well as agri-business development. Ms. Dolun is a
development economist by training, with a Master in Public Administration in
International Development degree from Harvard Kennedy School and a BA in
Environmental Studies.
PARTICIPATED CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
* HIGH-LEVEL OPENING PANEL: A JUST TRANSITION TO CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE
SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN (9.30 – 11.00)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
OFFICIAL OPENING
9.30 – 9.50 - SALA ARENGO
Official opening and welcoming:
* Moderation: Mr. Alessandro Miraglia, Team Leader of the Networking and
Communication Facility at MedWaves
* Welcoming: Mr. Stefano Dotto, Head of sector at DG NEAR (online)
* Intervention 1: Ms. Müge Dolun, Industrial Development Officer at UNIDO
* Intervention 2: Mr. Ilias Mavroeidis, Programme Management Officer at
UNEP/MAP
* Intervention 3: Mr. Luc Reuter, Programme officer at UNEP
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
KEYNOTE SPEECH
9.50 – 10.00 - SALA ARENGO
SwitchMed key stakeholder to deliver a keynote speech, highlighting the
importance of Circular Economy for the ecological transition in the
Mediterranean and how SwitchMed is relevant to the transition.
Mr. Hossam Allam, Regional director for sustainable growth at CEDARE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
SWITCHMED STEERING COMMITTEE
16.00 – 17.30 - SALA CASTELLO 1
It will be organized and leaded by UNIDO. It will convene donors’
representatives, focal points and managers to discuss the state of play and
propose strategic adjustments to the action.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
THEMATIC CONFERENCE 1: MOVING THE MEDITERRANEAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
TOWARDS GREENER AND CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS
11.30 – 13.00 - SALA NERI 2
This conference will shed some light on how businesses in the Mediterranean are
launching platforms, collaborations and initiatives to reach sustainability
targets such as implementing recycling technologies; increasing the use of
sustainably produced fibers; implementing safer chemical protocols; and
improving the valorization of post-industrial and post-consumer textile waste.
Welcoming: Ms. Roberta De Palma, Chief Technical Adviser at UNIDO
Keynote speech: Mr. Paolo Sandri, Senior Policy Office at Euratex
Thematic contribution 1: SwitchMed pilot projects from Tunisia, Egypt and
Morocco, in collaboration with the ZDHC Foundation, targeting safer chemical
protocols in the textile industry.
Ms. Elisa Gavazza, Southern Europe Hub manager at the ZDHC Foundation
Thematic contribution 2: Safer chemical management in the textile industry and
the impacts of hazardous chemicals on the circularity in the textile value
chain.
Ms. Marie Louis Bishara, President of the Apparel Export Council of Egypt
Thematic contribution 3: Sustainability challenges and opportunities of industry
in the North African Region, strategic partnerships and collaborations in place
to advance circularity of the local industry, traceability and transparency for
textile waste recycling value chains
Ms. Sara Mariani, Chief Sustainability Officer at OTB Group
Thematic contribution 4: Circular business opportunities in Tunisia? What is
needed to support textile and garment industries in Tunisia in becoming the
suppliers of the future?
Mr. Haithem Bouajila, Managing Director at Tunicotex
Thematic contribution 5: Circular business models for valorising post-industrial
textile waste and business opportunities for localizing textile recycling value
chains in the Mediterranean.
Mr. Khalid Kairouch, Production manager at EVLOX
Moderation: Ms. Anna Ibañez, Open eco-innovation Manager at MedWaves
Thematic contribution 6: Creating new business and entrepreneurship
opportunities through revalorisation of pre-consumer textile waste in Jordan
Ms. Burcu Tuncer, Co-lead Circular Economy at Adelphi
Thematic contribution 7: Circular business opportunities in the south
Mediterranean: how can businesses lead the way to sustainable fashion?
Ms. Ferda Ulutas Isevi, Sustainability and Circular Economy expert
Thematic contribution (Case Study 1): Circular business models for post-consumer
textile waste: attaining the sustainability triple bottom line, integrating and
scaling up entrepreneurship in Lebanon.
Mr. Omar Itani, CEO and Founder at Fabric Aid
Thematic contribution (Case Study 2): Recovering resources after disposal:
eco-innovative recovering value and upcycling strategies in the fashion sector
in Egypt.
Ms. Mai Hossam, Founder and Managing Partner at Darjee.
SPEAKERS
* ELISA GAVAZZA
* MARIE LOUIS BISHARA
* SARA MARIANI
* KHALID KAIROUCH
* FERDA ULUTAS ISEVI
* OMAR ITANI
* ROBERTA DE PALMA
* PAOLO SANDRI
* MAI HOSSAM
* ANNA IBAÑEZ
* BRUCU TUNCER
* ELISA GAVAZZA
SOUTHERN EUROPE HUB MANAGER AT THE ZDHC FOUNDATION
As Southern Europe Director, Elisa is responsible for the representation and
implementation of the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme in Italy, as well as in
Spain and Portugal. In her role, Elisa focuses on increasing the awareness of
ZDHC, related stakeholder engagement and scaling the uptake and
implementation of ZDHC guidelines.
Elisa has a Master Degree in Environmental Science and a strong background in
chemical safety and chemical management. Over the last 16 years, before
joining ZDHC, she has worked in different global positions for international
service providers such as ICQ and UL.
* MARIE LOUIS BISHARA
PRESIDENT OF THE APPAREL EXPORT COUNCIL OF EGYPT
President of The Egyptian Apparel Export Council, Fashion designer, Partner,
Vice Chairman, and CEO of Bishara Group, a group with an invested capital of
$32 million; employing more than 800 workers and 150 salesmen in the Fashion
& Apparel Retail Business.
Furthermore, Marie Louis designed and manufactured seven in-house brands
under BTM and Marielouis, sold in 7 owned showrooms.
As of 2022, she is a Designer, Vice Chairman, and CEO of Bishara Textile &
Garment Manufacturing; President of The Egyptian Apparel Export Council;
Board Member at The Holding Company of Cotton, Spinning, & Weaving; Board
Member in The National Council For Women; Board Member in The Egyptian French
Business Council; Founder & General Secretary of “I The Egyptian - أنا المصري
” Foundation; Founder & Board member of the Egyptian Foundation of Design &
Fashion Association (EFDC); Founder & Technical Operator of the Asmarat
Training Center, the first public-private center in Egypt.
* SARA MARIANI
CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER AT OTB GROUP
Sara is a sustainability expert with an international background, focused on
building meaningful business cases for corporate sustainability.
Sara applies her business and leadership experience from her 17-year career
in corporate, university and non-profit organizations to engage the business
community in capturing opportunities and proactively avoiding risks by using
smart environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.
For the last nine years Sara has worked in the fashion and luxury sector, as
a consultant for many Italian and international fashion and cosmetics Brands
and has served as Social and Environmental Responsibility Director at
Christian Dior Couture before joining the OTB Group as Chief Sustainability
Officer.
* KHALID KAIROUCH
PRODUCTION MANAGER AT EVLOX
Mr. Kairouch graduated in physics and textile engineering, he is Director of
Quality and Sustainable Development at EVLOX (a Denim maker since 1846). He
joined its Moroccan facilities in 1995 where he led various certification
projects and continuous improvement in terms of quality and environment after
a period of 5 years at a major manufacturer in the automotive sector, he
returned to the parent company to launch new upgrade projects by aligning
himself with various international referentials.
The evolution of fashion and the trend towards sustainable products has
catalyzed the changes and strengthened the orientation of projects in this
direction. In this context, and as part of the SwitchMed initiative, he leads
a project to build an ecosystem for the recovery of post-industrial waste in
Morocco.
* FERDA ULUTAS ISEVI
SUSTAINABILITY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERT
Ferda Ulutas Isevi has over 20 years of experience in the fields of
sustainability and circular economy. Currently she is the technical advisor
for the Turkey Circular Economy Platform. She also provides consultancy and
expertise for public and private organizations both at national and
international levels, including the project “Assessment of Turkey's Potential
on Transition to Circular Economy”.
She previously worked as a coordinator at the Technology Development
Foundation of Turkey, managing financial support schemes and other activities
in the fields of environmental technologies, eco-innovation, resource
efficiency and industrial symbiosis.
She has several publications including articles in peer-reviewed journals and
holds a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Middle East
Technical University.
* OMAR ITANI
CEO AND FOUNDER AT FABRIC AID
Omar Itani is the general manager of FabricAID, a social enterprise working
to establish a socially and environmentally conscious value chain for the
apparel industry. Omar's entrepreneurial journey started at high school when
he created with friends a waste management student company.
Itani is the winner of numerous competitions and awards including the Global
Social Venture Competition (GSVC), Denis Pietton Award by the French
Institute and Young Champion of the Earth by the United Nations.
Itani has succeeded in growing FabricAID from an idea into a full-blown
company with more than 100 employees and several millions in revenues within
4 years.
* ROBERTA DE PALMA
CHIEF TECHNICAL ADVISOR AT UNIDO
Roberta De Palma is acting as chief technical advisor of the SwitchMed
initiative at the UNIDO Industrial Resource Efficiency unit. She is
responsible for the strategic oversight and technical delivery of a regional
programme focusing on promoting resource efficiency in the manufacturing
sector and advancing circular business solution along textile and plastic
value chainsin the North African and Middle East countries.
* PAOLO SANDRI
SENIOR POLICY OFFICER AT EURATEX
Paolo Sandri joined EURATEX – the European textiles and clothing association
- as senior advisor for trade, energy and EU internal market regulation. In
this context, Paolo advocates for an ambitious European trade policy that
combines a free circulation of goods with a level playing field on social and
environmental sustainability. International supply chains must operate freely
and smoothly in a context where all the economic actors are subject to the
same rules and standards. Prior to this role, Paolo worked at the European
Commission where he was a policy officer responsible for the EU chemicals
legislation, circular economy and sustainability for chemicals and plastics.
Paolo holds a M.A. degree in International Relations and Diplomacy at the
University of Trieste-Gorizia.
* MAI HOSSAM
FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER AT DARJEE
Mai Hossam launched her startup “Darjee” that focuses on using technology in
the fashion field. Throughout her experience, she accumulated knowledge in
using technology to accelerate business growth, developed products that
proved to be market fit, designed new business lines in response to Covid-19
to sustain her business.
Before that, Mai was providing tailored support and mentoring to hundreds of
startups as an officer in one of the national incubators in Egypt. Mai is so
passionate about social entrepreneurship, social-business ventures and
synergies between social and business sectors in search for alternative
solutions.
Mai aspires to digitalize the fashion industry in Egypt, provide more quality
jobs to people working in the fashion industry and support local designers by
bringing their designs to light. Also Mai aspires to have an environmental
impact through instructing the concepts and practices of sustainable fashion
to the Egyptian market.
* ANNA IBAÑEZ
PROJECT MANAGER AT MEDWAVES
Ms. Anna Ibañez, B. in Law (UBBarcelona), PGCert in Cultural Management and
Policies (UOCBarcelona), MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility
(UOCBarcelona). Project Manager at MedWaves, she coordinates the ENI CBC MED
funded STAND Up! project aiming at enhancing circular textiles ventures in
the Mediterranean and manages the centre's sustainable consumption-related
activities.
Ms. Ibañez has more than 9 years of experience in the field of
sustainability. Anna specializes in supporting sustainable business
development and fostering sustainable consumption the Mediterranean with a
special focus on the intersection between the role of companies as drivers of
circular consumption models and the change in consumer behaviour as lever for
charge towards a circular economy.
* BURCU TUNCER
CO-LEAD CIRCULAR ECONOMY AT ADELPHI
Burcu Tuncer is Senior Manager + Co-Lead Circular Economy at adelphi. Burcu
has 20 years of experience in developing and implementing sustainable
consumption and production (SCP) projects in South and South East Asia,
Middle East and North Africa. She has engaged with national and local
governments, multi-national companies, small businesses, entrepreneurs and
non-governmental organisations on policy instruments, hot-spot analysis,
business model development and capacity building for SCP. She currently works
on promoting and monitoring circular economy practices in global textile,
agro-food and plastic value chains. Lately, she has been acting as the Team
Leader of the GIZ Green Action in Enterprise (GAIN) textile waste reduction
and revalorisation project at El-Hassan Industrial Estate in Irbid, Jordan.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
THEMATIC CONFERENCE 2: SWITCHMED: SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR FISH FOOD SYSTEMS FOR
A BLUE ECONOMY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
15.45 – 17.30 - SALA DIOTALLEVI 1
This conference will discuss how more resource efficient modes of production
will be key for the future sustainability of the fish processing industry,
saving water and energy per unit of product. Innovative solutions for processing
fish waste into co-products with a high added value could help the industry
become more profitable, diversify the product portfolio, create new jobs,
improve the resilience of businesses, and better retain the value from maritime
resources into the economy.
Fishery and aquaculture production with its steady upward trend over the last
decades plays an essential role to ensure food for human consumption.
Considering the relevance of both sectors and the existing challenges in the
production chain (ghost gears, by-catch, discharge and waste of sea-food
products, waste generated from transportation and packaging, etc.), the
opportunity to develop circular economy initiatives in the Mediterranean is
great and would largely benefit both the economy of the sectors and the marine
environment.
Opening remarks: Mr. Benoit Wuatelet, SwitchMed Blue Economy Team Leader at
UNIDO
Thematic contribution 1: State of play of circular blue economy practices in the
Mediterranean and future opportunities.
Ms. Magali Outters, Policy Team Leader at MedWaves
Thematic contribution 2: Biotechnological applications of co-products
valorisation in the fish processing value chain. The Moroccan experience for
biomedical, nutraceutical, cosmetic, agro-industrial applications.
Dr. Mariem Kharroubi, Research Director and Head of the CVSTPM (Centre
Spécialisé de Valorisation des Produits de la Mer) of the INRH (National
Institute of Halieutic Research)
Thematic contribution 3: Identified business models and opportunities to
increase the circularity of the fish processing value chain in Morocco
Mr. Charles Delannoy CEO and General Manager at Procidys
Thematic contribution 4: The UNIDO SwitchMed pilot project in Tunisia for a
sustainable aquaculture: Improving the FCR (Feed Conversion Rate) using SMART
Technologies for resource-efficient production systems.
Dr. Mohamed Salah Azaza, Senior research scientist and Director of the
Aquaculture Laboratory at the INSTM (Tunisian National Institute of Marine
Sciences and Technology)
Innovative Business Case 1: Use of insect-based dry protein and lipid product
for aquaculture the case of Next Protein
Ms. Syrine Chaalala and Mr. Mohamed Gastli, Founders of Next Protein
Innovative Business Case 2: Blue Economy emerging sector: algae production he
case of AlgaeCore producing spiruline.
Mr. Baruch Dach, Co-founder of AlgaeCore
SPEAKERS
* MAGALI OUTTERS
* MARIEM KHARROUBI
* CHARLES DELANNOY
* MOHAMED SALAH AZAZA
* BENOÎT WUATELET
* BARUCH DACH
* SYRINE CHAALALA
* MAGALI OUTTERS
TEAM LEADER POLICY AREA AT MEDWAVES, THE UNEP/MAP REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTRE
FOR SCP (FORMER SCP/RAC)
Magali is an Engineer in “Materials: Economics and Environment” from the
University of Technology of Troyes (France). She also holds a Master of
Industrial Ecology and a Post-graduate degree on International development.
She has a significant expertise in sustainable consumption and production
(SCP) and circular economy in the Mediterranean region with 15 years
advocating for this approach and by being actively involved in numerous
capacity building projects, technical studies, developing specific tools and
pilot initiatives with governments, private sector organizations and CSOs.
She is currently coordinating the Policy Area for MedWaves, a Regional Centre
of the UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan/Barcelona Convention and the Stockholm
Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
* MARIEM KHARROUBI
RESEARCH DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF THE CVSTPM (CENTRE SPÉCIALISÉ DE VALORISATION
DES PRODUITS DE LA MER) OF THE INRH (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HALIEUTIC RESEARCH
Mariem Kharroubi has an International Master in Environmental Ingeniering and
a Biochemistry Doctorate from the University of Cadi Ayyad, Marrakesh,
Morocco. Dr Mariem Kharroubi is a Research Director, Head of Specialized
Center of Sea Product Valorization and head of Biotechnology Laboratory at
the National Institute of Fisheries Researches in Morocco. She is also a Head
of Research and Development Biotechnology commission in the AHP Cluster
Agadir, Industrial Cluster of 40 companies specialized in fishing and seafood
processing. She is an expert of intellectual propriety.
Dr Kharroubi has over 30 scientific papers, patents and projects either
presented or published; 4 PhD thesis supervisions. She is an expert in many
areas of Sea Product Biotechnological upgrading in several fields of
application (Biomedical, nutraceutical, cosmetic, …).
* CHARLES DELANNOY
CEO AND GENERAL MANAGER AT PROCIDYS
Charles DELANNOY is the managing director of the company Procidys (France) he
created 10 years ago.
He is a chemical engineer and has 38-year of experience in the field of
agro-food processing.
PROCIDYS is a French consulting and research company in food processing with
sound and recognized expertise in seafood products and manage projects from
the lab studies until the industrial scale up.
He has developed for 25 years, processes and products in the valorization of
fish by products.
He has participated in several international research programs in the field
of marine products and has filed 4 patents and participated in several
scientific publications.
* MOHAMED SALAH AZAZA
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST AND DIRECTOR OF THE AQUACULTURE LABORATORY AT THE
INSTM
Full Professor and Senior research scientist and Director of the Aquaculture
Laboratory at the Tunisian National Institute of Marine Sciences and
Technology (INSTM).
He joined the INSTM 20 years ago. He has a vast experience in fish nutrition
and physiology area, focusing on growth, feed formulation and feed management
of aquaculture marine and freshwater species. He has received a PhD and HDR
in aquaculture from the University of Tunis El-Manar.
He has published over 30 peer-reviewed research papers in international and
indexed journals resulting from his research activities. He has participated
in several EU-projects e.g. FP7, H2020, IEV It-Tu and Prima programs.
* BENOÎT WUATELET
PROJECT COORDINATOR AND TEAM LEADER BLUE ECONOMY COMPONENT – UNIDO SWITCHMED
Benoît graduated a master’s degree in industrial engineering and environment
from the National Institute of Applied Sciences (Toulouse, France)
specialized in water resources management.
Prior to joining the UNIDO to manage technical cooperation projects in
agri-business, eco-industrial parks, river basin water management and skills
development, Benoît worked 10 years in the private sector for the company
SUEZ, to manage the implementation of water and wastewater infrastructure in
several countries of Africa, Asia and the MENA region. Throughout these
years, he has been in the forefront of large-scale environmental projects,
cooperating with a wide range of national and international private and
institutional stakeholders towards resource-efficiency and eco-industrial
challenges. Since 2020, Benoit is team leader of the Blue Economy component
of the UNIDO SwitchMed programme, responsible for the implementation and the
development of blue economy initiatives in the Mediterranean region.
* BARUCH DACH
CO-FOUNDER OF ALGAECORE
An inventor, entrepreneur, marine biotechnologist and bio-based materials
specialist with over 14 years of expertise is the fields of microalgae and
alternative proteins.
He founded AlgaeCore technologies in 2013 and served as the company's CTO
since. AlgaeCore is a global pioneer in the production and commercialization
of spirulina and spirulina-based food products, aiming for completely
disrupting the field with it's proprietary tissue bio-mimicking technology
based predominantly on Spirulina cell matrices.
* SYRINE CHAALALA
FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NEXTPROTEIN
With 10 years experience with FAO as an emergency operations officer and
coordinator, seeing first hand the devastating results of climate change,
Syrine co-founded nextProtein in 2015.
Through this pioneering and innovative process created by nextProtein, not
only would she be able to feed animals (Fish, Poultry, Swine) with natural
ingredients, producing healthier animals requiring less antibiotics, but she
would also be able to have a positive impact on the environment with an
eco-friendly business model, using inconsumable fruits and vegetables that
would otherwise end up in landfills by reintroducing them into the food
chain, using one of the least exploited natural resources we have:
insects. Syrine is also passionate about building motivated and ambitious
teams that, like the founders of nextProtein, want to change the world for
the better!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
#EYESONBLUE AWARD CEREMONY
18.00 – 18.45
This ceremony will award the winners of the #EyesOnBlue competition. This
competition, jointly organized by the European Commission Directorate-General
for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), EU Neighbours South,
and the SwitchMed programme, aimed at selecting the best 3 Blue entrepreneurs
whose projects focus on water or the Blue Economy.
Moderation: Ms. Maya Karkour, Founder of EcoConsulting and Environmental
Consultant
* Welcome note. Throwback at the contest and the campaign #EyesonBlue at a
glance.
Ms. Joumana Brihi, Team Leader & Strategic Communication Expert at EU
Neighbours South
Mr. Alessandro Miraglia, Team Leader of the Networking and Communication
Facility at MedWaves
* #EyesonBlue: discovering eco-innovative solutions addressing water scarcity
and blue economy in the Mediterranean.
Prof. Fabio Fava, Full Professor of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology
Prof. Michael J. Scoullos, Team Leader of Water and Environment Support (WES)
in the ENI southern neighbourhood region
* Announcements of the 3 winners: the winners and their projects under the
spotlight.
SPEAKERS
* MAYA KARKOUR
* JOUMANA BRIHI
* ALESSANDRO MIRAGLIA
* MICHAEL J. SCOULLOS
* MAYA KARKOUR
FOUNDER OF ECOCONSULTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT
Maya Karkour is an Environmental and Circular Economy Specialist, an
Eco-Entrepreneur, and the Managing Director of EcoConsulting, a specialized
sustainability consultancy which she founded in 2003 in the UK and in 2007 in
Lebanon.
Maya has directly worked on numerous projects aiming at reducing their
environmental footprint. She has been a keynote speaker or moderator at
various sustainability/environmental conferences in Lebanon and other
countries; and has organized and conducted numerous sustainability, green
building, circular economy, and environmental seminars & workshops. She has
been coaching environmental start-ups with innovative entrepreneurial
solutions and is mentoring eco entrepreneurs to help them establish
themselves and scale up. Maya has been actively promoting the Circular
Economy and sustainable practices in Lebanon, more recently by launching the
Circular Hub.
Maya holds an MSc in Environment & Sustainable Policies from LSE, she is a
Circular Economy Specialist with the Circular Economy Club, and holds the
Permaculture Design Certificate, first level.
* JOUMANA BRIHI
TEAM LEADER & STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION EXPERT AT EU NEIGHBOURS SOUTH
Joumana Brihi is a strategic communication and market research consultant
with more than 15 years of experience in providing analysis to a broad
variety of clients. She has worked with SMEs, start-ups and established
companies, as well as public institutes and international organizations. She
started working as an independent consultant in 2009, and created a
consulting network called ‘remark’.
In the past ten years, she has been mostly working with international
organisations, governments, donors and public institutes. Her latest and most
significant project consists of leading a team of experts in charge of
running the EU-funded regional communication programme : EU Neighbours South.
The programme creates communication campaigns, develops and nurtures a
network of journalists, media and influencers, carries out opinion polls and
provides strategic communication consulting services to EU Delegations in the
South Mediterranean region.
* ALESSANDRO MIRAGLIA
TEAM LEADER OF NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION FACILITY AT MEDWAVES
With 15 years’ experience in sustainable development, gained working in 10
different countries, Mr. Miraglia has a strong expertise in advocacy and
capitalisation strategies.
He focuses on mainstreaming Circular Economy in the Mediterranean via
networking and local ecosystem building, developing impact communication
tools to increase awareness and policy uptake of international best
practices.
* MICHAEL J. SCOULLOS
TEAM LEADER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT (WES) IN THE ENI SOUTHERN
NEIGHBOURHOOD REGION
Prof. Scoullos (Prof. Emeritus, Univeristy of Athens) is an
Environmental/Water Chemist (MSc, DSc, University of Athens) and
Oceanographer (PhD University of Liverpool), founder of the Laboratory of
Environmental Chemistry and Oceanography at the University of Athens. Today
he is the Director of the UNESCO Chair and Network on Sustainable Development
Management and Education in the Mediterranean.
In his forty-year career, he has combined advanced scientific research and
academic teaching with active participation in drafting and piloting
environmental and water related policies, while stimulating and coordinating
team work of different stakeholders. Since 2019 he is the Team Leader of its
follow-up project Water and Environment Support in the ENI Neighbourhood
South region.
From 1992-2018 he represented, as an expert, the European Parliament on the
Management Board and the Executive Bureau of the European Environmental
Agency (EEA), the lead knowledge hub of the EU on environmental and water
issues. As Chairman (2005 – today) of the Global Water
Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med) he has strategically led and facilitated
a series of regional water cooperation mechanisms, processes and projects.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 1: ACCESS TO FINANCE: TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES
14.15 – 15.30 - SALA PONTE
Round-table and debate:
* Moderation: Ms. Ananda Alonso, Impact Investment Manager at MedWaves
* Intervention 1: Mr. Daniel Sorrosal, Secretary General at FEBEA
* Intervention 2: Ms. Carola Carazzone, Vice President at PHILEA
* Intervention 3: Mr. Gianluca Gaggiotti, Research Manager at EVPA
* Intervention 4: Mr. Giacomo Pinaffo, Project Manager at Fondazione di
Comunità di Messina
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 2: PLASTICS IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
14.15 – 15.30 - SALA ARENGO
Marine litter represents a pressing environmental challenge in the Mediterranean
region. Upstream actions are urgently needed to close the plastic tap and reduce
marine litter. The session will dive into the complexity of managing plastics
within a circular economy.
* Opening and introduction to the session
Mr. Benoit Wuatelet, SwitchMed Blue Economy Team Leader at UNIDO
Ms. Magali Outters, Policy Team Leader at MedWaves
* Interactive session: How to redesign a package for recycling?
Dr. Shira Rosen, Chairman of the Israeli packaging institute
* Intervention 1: Circularity in plastics – How to tackle a vicious problem?
Mr. Avi Blau, Director of Afeka institute of circular engineering and economy
* Intervention 3: Examples of circular design practices to safely prevent or
minimize plastic waste from single-use plastic products (SUPPs)
Ms. Alessandra Pomé, international expert
* Closing – Take away messages
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP 3: OPEN ECO-INNOVATION: CO-CREATING SOLUTIONS FOR CIRCULAR
BUSINESS CHALLENGES
14.15 – 15.30 - SALA PORTO
This workshop will offer participants insights on the Open eco-innovation manual
for circular economy enablers and will serve to identify and formulate real
circularity challenges, develop and share ideas answering to these needs and
come out with concrete innovation concepts.
The workshop is directed to Business Support Organizations, industries and
practitioners willing to gain knowledge about Open eco-innovation and how to
develop open eco-innovation processes.
* Moderation : Ms. Anna Ibañez, Open eco-innovation Manager at MedWaves
* Intervention 1: Mr. Ignasi Clos, Managing Director at SDLI
* Intervention 2: Ms. Neveen Badr, Operations Lead at Yomken
* “Living Lab”: working groups involving all participants
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
PLENARY SESSION 1: A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP TO DRIVE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
TRANSITION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
10.00 – 11.00 - SALA ARENGO
This plenary session will address the state of play of the initiative,
presenting key results achieved by the different components and how they are
effectively contributing to the transition to a circular economy in the
Mediterranean by addressing common challenges and proposing integrated
solutions:
* Moderation: Mr. Alessandro Miraglia, Team Leader of the Networking and
Communication Facility at MedWaves
* Intervention 1: State of play of the Industry component within the SwitchMed
programme
Ms. Roberta de Palma, Chief Technical Advisor at UNIDO
* Intervention 2: State of play of the Green Entrepreneurship component within
the SwitchMed programme
Mr. Giorgio Mosangini, Green Entrepreneurship and Civil Society Team Leader
at MedWaves
* Intervention 3: State of play of the Policy Regional component within the
SwitchMed programme
Ms. Magali Outters, Policy Team Leader at MedWaves
* Intervention 4: State of play of the Policy National component within the
SwitchMed programme.
Mr. Luc Reuter, programme Officer at UNEP
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
HIGH-LEVEL OPENING PANEL: A JUST TRANSITION TO CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE SOUTHERN
MEDITERRANEAN
9.30 – 11.00 – SALA NERI 2
The High-level panel provides a global context for the following thematic
conferences. Panellists will share their perspectives on the current regional
landscape, particularly focusing on those leverage points which can enable a
transition to a just Circular Economy in the Mediterranean. The discussions will
help convey a genuine picture and understanding of the regional background,
depicting multiple intersecting challenges and potential solutions catering to
the needs of the private sector and society as a whole.
* Moderation: Ms. Müge Dolun, Industrial Development Officer at UNIDO
* Opening statement by DG Near:
Mr. Maciej Popowski, Acting Director-General – Directorate General
Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) (online)
* Intervention from UNIDO:
Mr. Stephan Sicars, Director of the Division of Circular Economy and
Environmental Protection at UNIDO
* Intervention from UNEP/MAP:
Mr. Ilias Mavroeidis, Programme Management Officer at UNEP/MAP
* Intervention from UFM:
Mr. Almotaz Abadi, Deputy Secretary General for Water, Environment and Blue
Economy at UfM (online)
* Intervention from UNECE:
Ms. Elizabeth Tuerk, Director of the economic Cooperation and Trade at UNECE
(online)
SPEAKERS
* ILIAS MAVROEIDIS
* ALMOTAZ ABADI
* STEPHAN SICARS
* ELISABETH TUERK
* MÜGE DOLUN
* ILIAS MAVROEIDIS
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER AT UNEP/MAP
Dr. Ilias Mavroeidis is a Programme Management Officer in UNEP/Mediterranean
Action Plan (MAP) since June 2016, where he is responsible for governance
issues including partnerships. Ilias has a long experience on environmental
management and sustainable development. Before joining MAP, he has served as
a scientific expert in the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Greece and
as Environment Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Greece to the
European Union. He holds a PhD in Environmental Technology from the
University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and has published more than 80
scientific articles, mainly in the field of environmental management and
technology
* ALMOTAZ ABADI
DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL AT UFM
Almotaz Abadi is the UfM Deputy Secretary General in charge of Water,
Environment and Blue Economy since September 2022.
He was UfM Acting Deputy Secretary General for the same division between
September 2015 and August 2016. At the UfM, he had led the initiatives to
revitalize the water political process in the Mediterranean, including
achieving a Ministerial Declaration and approving a regional water strategy.
Before the UfM, he was the director of the Aid Coordination & Management Unit
with the donor community and the Government of Palestine in the water and
related sectors.
Mr Abadi has been building his career during the last 20 years working with
international donors, international and regional organizations as well as
policy advisers to governments in the region.
He has a Master degree in water resources management and another in
Governance, and post graduate in leadership and multilateral cooperation on
resources.
* STEPHAN SICARS
DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AT
UNIDO
Mr. Sicars has worked for, and later managed, the Research Centre for
Refrigeration and Heat Pumps in Germany. Later, he headed his own consultancy
undertaking research for international industries, NGOs and governments. He
implemented projects in India and China, and provided policy advice on
environment matters. He served as a technical expert on several international
panels.
In 2004, he started work in the United Nations as Senior Programme Officer
with the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
Joining UNIDO in 2014, he became Director of the Department of Environment in
2015. In that role, he focused the department on the reduction of emissions
of Greenhouse Gases, on minimizing industrial pollution, and on advancing
circular economy. In addition, between 2020 and 2022, he oversaw UNIDO’s
Energy portfolio. He has also been responsible for managing climate action
across all of UNIDO and advancing programmatic work with several strategic
donors, including the Green Climate Fund.
He was recognized for his contribution, as coordinating lead author for IPCC,
to the Nobel Peace Prize 2007, and has received an US-EPA Ozone Award. Mr.
Sicars holds the equivalent of a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Hanover, Germany.
* ELISABETH TUERK
DIRECTOR OF THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND TRADE AT UNECE
Ms. Tuerk is Director of the Economic Cooperation and Trade Division (ECTD)
at UNECE and leads the Division’s work across its four Sections: Cooperation
and Partnerships, Innovative Policies Development, Market Access and Trade
Facilitation.
The Division works to support closer economic relations among UNECE’s 56
member States in the pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
and the 2030 Agenda. It assists member States in better integrating their
economies into the world economy and in promoting a better policy, financial
and regulatory environment conducive to inclusive economic growth, innovative
and sustainable development and higher competitiveness in the ECE region.
Prior to that, Ms. Tuerk acted as Chief of the Section on International
Investment Agreements (IIAs) in UNCTAD’s Division on Investment and
Enterprise (DIAE), where she led the Section's work across the three pillars
of UNCTAD activities: research and analysis, capacity-building and
consensus-building. Ms. Tuerk also coordinated the Section's contribution to
other UNCTAD products, such as the joint UNCTAD/OECD monitoring of G20
countries' investment policy changes, the annual World Investment Report
(WIR), and the biennial World Investment Forum (WIF), including key events
such as Ministerial Roundtables.
* MÜGE DOLUN
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AT UNIDO
Müge Dolun is a development practitioner, with expertise on trade, gender and
the environment. She has over 20 years of experience in strategic research,
technical assistance projects and programme evaluation.
Since mid-2021, she has been managing a large portfolio of UNIDO projects on
circular economy and resource efficiency. Immediately prior to taking up
duties at the Division of Circular Economy and Environmental Protection, she
served as the ad-interim Gender Coordinator at the Office for Gender Equality
and the Empowerment of Women. Between 2016 and 2019, she was responsible for
managing independent evaluations, mostly focusing on the energy and
environment portfolio of UNIDO. In her previous roles, she has managed
technical assistance projects in trade and standards as well as agri-business
development. Ms. Dolun is a development economist by training, with a Master
in Public Administration in International Development degree from Harvard
Kennedy School and a BA in Environmental Studies.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
PLENARY SESSION 2: THE SWITCHMED LAB
11.30 – 13.00 - SALA ARENGO
This plenary session will dive deeper into SwitchMed impacts, presenting and
analyzing best practices and case studies while promoting cross-exchange among
the different components.
Opening and moderation: Ms. Julia Pierraccini, Communication Manager at MedWaves
Intervention 1: Launch of TheSwitchers Policy hub and Euro-Med Weeks for Waste
reduction.
* Moderation: Ms. Ananda Alonso, Impact Investment/Policy Manager at MedWaves
* Mr. Ilias Mavroeidis, Programme Management Officer at UNEP/MAP
* Ms. Roksolana Shelest, Associate Economic Affairs Officer at UNECE
* Ms. Serena Lisai, Project Officer at AISBL ACR+
Intervention 2: The Green Entrepreneurship component of SwitchMed: supporting
the emergence of eco-innovative start-ups.
* Moderation: Mr. Daniel Pelufo, Green Entrepreneurship Manager at MedWaves
* How is SwitchMed strengthening Business Support Organizations?
Ms. Meriem Hachami, Public relations officer at CTPES
* Examples of sustainable business projects supported by SwitchMed
Ms. Enas Radwan, Founder of RecycleHUB
Mr. Makrem Ghidaoui, Founder of Blue Octopus
Ms. Batoul Hakim, Founder of Savvy Element
Intervention 3: Cases from the SwitchMed industry component
* Moderation: Ms. Roberta De Palma, Chief Technical Advisor at UNIDO
* Promoting continued adoption of TEST and circular practices in Lebanese
industries
Ms. Gabriela Cordoba, Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production Expert at
UNIDO
* Promoting Circular textile value chains in Egypt
Mr. Ayman Elzahaby, TEST Coordinator at UNIDO
* Promoting a sustainable and resource-efficient aquaculture in the
Mediterranea
Mr. Benoit Wuatelet, SwitchMed Blue Economy Team Leader at UNIDO
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
OFFICIAL OPENING
9.30 – 9.50 - SALA ARENGO
ABOUT USSwitchMed Connect is a gathering of Mediterranean stakeholders to build
synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up eco and social innovations. It hosts
leading start-ups and entrepreneurs, industry agents, initiatives, change
agents, policy and financial institutions working on applications of productive,
circular and sharing economies in the Mediterranean. During this regional event,
both macro and micro level organisations come together for cross-country
exchanges, knowledge sharing and elaboration of solutions to challenges for
scaling up eco innovative business models.
In the first phase of the SwitchMed programme (2013-2018), three editions of
SwitchMed Connect were organized, each with more than 400 participants from
diverse types of organisations. SwitchMed Steering Committee decided to postpone
the 2020 edition of the SwitchMed Connect, due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
SwitchMed Connect 2021 will therefore be the first edition of the second phase
of SwitchMed (2019-2023). In this sense, its role is to introduce the new
activities and partners of the programme.
SPEAKERS
* HARRY WILSON
* AMELIA DAVIES
* HARRY WILSON
* AMELIA DAVIES
* HARRY WILSON
* AMELIA DAVIES
* AMELIA DAVIES
POSITION
ABOUT USSwitchMed Connect is a gathering of Mediterranean stakeholders to
build synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up eco and social innovations.
It hosts leading start-ups and entrepreneurs, industry agents, initiatives,
change agents, policy and financial institutions working on applications of
productive, circular and sharing economies in the Mediterranean. During this
regional event, both macro and micro level organisations come together for
cross-country exchanges, knowledge sharing and elaboration of solutions to
challenges for scaling up eco innovative business models.
In the first phase of the SwitchMed programme (2013-2018), three editions of
SwitchMed Connect were organized, each with more than 400 participants from
diverse types of organisations. SwitchMed Steering Committee decided to
postpone the 2020 edition of the SwitchMed Connect, due to the COVID 19
pandemic. SwitchMed Connect 2021 will therefore be the first edition of the
second phase of SwitchMed (2019-2023). In this sense, its role is to
introduce the new activities and partners of the programme.
EVENTO EN EL QUE PARTICIPA
TUESDAY, 20TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
WEDNESDAY, 21TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
* AMELIA DAVIES
POSITION
ABOUT USSwitchMed Connect is a gathering of Mediterranean stakeholders to
build synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up eco and social innovations.
It hosts leading start-ups and entrepreneurs, industry agents, initiatives,
change agents, policy and financial institutions working on applications of
productive, circular and sharing economies in the Mediterranean. During this
regional event, both macro and micro level organisations come together for
cross-country exchanges, knowledge sharing and elaboration of solutions to
challenges for scaling up eco innovative business models.
In the first phase of the SwitchMed programme (2013-2018), three editions of
SwitchMed Connect were organized, each with more than 400 participants from
diverse types of organisations. SwitchMed Steering Committee decided to
postpone the 2020 edition of the SwitchMed Connect, due to the COVID 19
pandemic. SwitchMed Connect 2021 will therefore be the first edition of the
second phase of SwitchMed (2019-2023). In this sense, its role is to
introduce the new activities and partners of the programme.
EVENTO EN EL QUE PARTICIPA
TUESDAY, 20TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
WEDNESDAY, 21TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
* AMELIA DAVIES
POSITION
ABOUT USSwitchMed Connect is a gathering of Mediterranean stakeholders to
build synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up eco and social innovations.
It hosts leading start-ups and entrepreneurs, industry agents, initiatives,
change agents, policy and financial institutions working on applications of
productive, circular and sharing economies in the Mediterranean. During this
regional event, both macro and micro level organisations come together for
cross-country exchanges, knowledge sharing and elaboration of solutions to
challenges for scaling up eco innovative business models.
In the first phase of the SwitchMed programme (2013-2018), three editions of
SwitchMed Connect were organized, each with more than 400 participants from
diverse types of organisations. SwitchMed Steering Committee decided to
postpone the 2020 edition of the SwitchMed Connect, due to the COVID 19
pandemic. SwitchMed Connect 2021 will therefore be the first edition of the
second phase of SwitchMed (2019-2023). In this sense, its role is to
introduce the new activities and partners of the programme.
EVENTO EN EL QUE PARTICIPA
TUESDAY, 20TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
WEDNESDAY, 21TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
* AMELIA DAVIES
POSITION
ABOUT USSwitchMed Connect is a gathering of Mediterranean stakeholders to
build synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up eco and social innovations.
It hosts leading start-ups and entrepreneurs, industry agents, initiatives,
change agents, policy and financial institutions working on applications of
productive, circular and sharing economies in the Mediterranean. During this
regional event, both macro and micro level organisations come together for
cross-country exchanges, knowledge sharing and elaboration of solutions to
challenges for scaling up eco innovative business models.
In the first phase of the SwitchMed programme (2013-2018), three editions of
SwitchMed Connect were organized, each with more than 400 participants from
diverse types of organisations. SwitchMed Steering Committee decided to
postpone the 2020 edition of the SwitchMed Connect, due to the COVID 19
pandemic. SwitchMed Connect 2021 will therefore be the first edition of the
second phase of SwitchMed (2019-2023). In this sense, its role is to
introduce the new activities and partners of the programme.
EVENTO EN EL QUE PARTICIPA
TUESDAY, 20TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
WEDNESDAY, 21TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
* AMELIA DAVIES
POSITION
ABOUT USSwitchMed Connect is a gathering of Mediterranean stakeholders to
build synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up eco and social innovations.
It hosts leading start-ups and entrepreneurs, industry agents, initiatives,
change agents, policy and financial institutions working on applications of
productive, circular and sharing economies in the Mediterranean. During this
regional event, both macro and micro level organisations come together for
cross-country exchanges, knowledge sharing and elaboration of solutions to
challenges for scaling up eco innovative business models.
In the first phase of the SwitchMed programme (2013-2018), three editions of
SwitchMed Connect were organized, each with more than 400 participants from
diverse types of organisations. SwitchMed Steering Committee decided to
postpone the 2020 edition of the SwitchMed Connect, due to the COVID 19
pandemic. SwitchMed Connect 2021 will therefore be the first edition of the
second phase of SwitchMed (2019-2023). In this sense, its role is to
introduce the new activities and partners of the programme.
EVENTO EN EL QUE PARTICIPA
TUESDAY, 20TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
WEDNESDAY, 21TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
* AMELIA DAVIES
POSITION
ABOUT USSwitchMed Connect is a gathering of Mediterranean stakeholders to
build synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up eco and social innovations.
It hosts leading start-ups and entrepreneurs, industry agents, initiatives,
change agents, policy and financial institutions working on applications of
productive, circular and sharing economies in the Mediterranean. During this
regional event, both macro and micro level organisations come together for
cross-country exchanges, knowledge sharing and elaboration of solutions to
challenges for scaling up eco innovative business models.
In the first phase of the SwitchMed programme (2013-2018), three editions of
SwitchMed Connect were organized, each with more than 400 participants from
diverse types of organisations. SwitchMed Steering Committee decided to
postpone the 2020 edition of the SwitchMed Connect, due to the COVID 19
pandemic. SwitchMed Connect 2021 will therefore be the first edition of the
second phase of SwitchMed (2019-2023). In this sense, its role is to
introduce the new activities and partners of the programme.
EVENTO EN EL QUE PARTICIPA
TUESDAY, 20TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40
WEDNESDAY, 21TH OF OCTOBER
* OPENING CONFERENCE: "JOINING THE DOTS
10:00 - 11:40