20 April 2021
Morning session
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Opening and Welcome |
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H. E. Mr.Mr. Yury Ambrazevich, Chair of the Commission
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UN web TV
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Ms. Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Europe
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UN web TV
6:26
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Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
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statement
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Mr. Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
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Video
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Ms. Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development
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UN web TV
36:15
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Mr. Dominic Waughray, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum.
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Video
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Delegation
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High Level Segment
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Spain
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H.E. Ms. Teresa Ribera, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
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Video
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Belarus
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H.E. Mr. Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs
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statement
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Armenia
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H.E. Mr. Vahan Kerobyan, Minister of Economy
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statement
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Turkmenistan
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H.E. Mr. Muhammetgeli Serdarov, Minister of Finance and Economy
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statement
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Slovakia
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H.E. Mr. Ján Budaj, Minister of Environment
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UN web TV
1:03:40
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Georgia
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H.E. Mr. Levan Davitashvili, Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
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statement
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Austria
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H.E. Ms. Leonore Gewessler, Federal Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
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Video
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Andorra
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H.E. Ms. Sílvia Calvó Armengol, Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Sustainability
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Video
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Luxembourg
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H.E. Ms. Carole Dieschbourg, Minister of the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development
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Video
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North Macedonia
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H.E. Mr. Nuredini Naser, Minister of Environment
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Video
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Russian Federation
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H.E. Mr. Sergei Vershinin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
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UN web TV
1:38:05
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Ireland
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H.E. Mr. James Brown, Minister of Justice and Equality
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statement
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Germany
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H.E. Ms. Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker, Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy
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Video
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Hungary
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H.E. Mr. Attila Steiner, State Secretary, Ministry for Innovation and Technology
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UN web TV
1:52:35
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Bulgaria
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H.E. Mr. Milen Lyutskanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
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UN web TV
1:57:50
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Romania
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H.E. Mr. Ionuț Sorin Banciu, Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests
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statement
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Portugal
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H.E. Ms. Inês dos Santos Costa, Secretary of State of Environment
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statement
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Czech Republic
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H.E. Mr. Vladislav Smrž, Deputy Minister of Environment
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statement
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Slovenia
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H.E. Dr. Stanislav Raščan, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Video
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United States of America
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H.E. Ms. Nerissa Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organizations Affairs, Department of State
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Video
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Latvia
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H.E. Ms. Alda Ozola, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
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statement
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Serbia
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H.E. Ms. Sandra Dokić, Assistant Minister of Environmental Protection
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UN web TV
2:28:15
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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H.E. Ms. Miriam Shearman, Deputy Permanent Representative
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statement
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Switzerland
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Ms. Martine Rohn-Brossard, Head of Europe, Trade and Development Cooperation Section, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment.
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statement
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Estonia
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Mr. Kaupo Heinma, Deputy Secretary-General of the Unit of Environmental Management and International Affairs, Ministry of the Environment
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statement
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Croatia
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Mr. Marko Markic, Director of EU Programmes and Projects, European and International Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development
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UN web TV
2:43:50
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Kazakhstan
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H.E. Mr. Akhmetzhan Primkulov, Vice Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources
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Video
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Greece
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Mr. Konstantinos ARAVOSSIS, Secretary-General for Natural Environment & Water, Ministry of Environment and Energy
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Video
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Israel
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Mr. Alon Zask, Deputy Director General for Natural Resources, Ministry of Environmental Protection
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Video
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Republic of Moldova
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H.E. Ms. Iuliana Dragalin, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure
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Video
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Ukraine
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H.E. Mr. Taras Kachka, Deputy Minister for the Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture
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UN web TV
3:04:45
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Montenegro
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H.E. Ms. Slavica Milacic, Permanent Representative of Montenegro
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statement
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The Netherlands
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H.E. Ms. Stientje van Veldhoven, Minister for Environment, Host of the WCEF 2021
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statement
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Mr. Mirza Hujić, Assistant Minister, Sector for Water Resources, Tourism and Environment Protection, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
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UN web TV
3:21:45
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Azerbaijan
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Ms. Sevinj Hasanova, Deputy Minister of Economy
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UN web TV
3:23:40
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Tajikistan
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H.E. Mr. Abdurahmonzoda Abdurahmon, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade
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UN web TV
3:28:05
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20 April 2021
Afternoon session
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Item 3: Roundtable: Building back better - Accelerating the shift to a more circular economy and the sustainable use of natural resources
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UN web TV
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Segment 1: Circular Energy, Mobility and Digital Transformation: Towards Cradle -to-Cradle Models
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Mr. Julian Hilton, Chair, ECE Expert Group on Resource Management, SDG Delivery Working Group
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Mr. Denis Deryushkin, Deputy Head, Federal State Budgetary Institution “Russian Energy Agency”, Ministry of Energy, Russian Federation,
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Mr. Peter Handley, Head of Unit, Energy Intensive Industries and Raw Materials, Directorate-General for the Internal Market, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission,
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Ms. Sarah Forbes, Division of Minerals Sustainability, Department of Energy, United States of America
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Mr. Christoph Wolff, Head of Shaping the Future of Mobility, World Economic Forum
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Mr. Thomas Deloison, Director Mobility, World Business Council for Sustainable Development,
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Mr. Mr. Scott Foster, Director, Sustainable Energy Division, ECE
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Mr. John Batten, Global Cities Director, Arcadis,
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UN web TV
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Segment 2: Supply Chain Traceability and Sustainability
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Mr. Joss Blériot, Executive Lead, International Institutions & Governments, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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Ms. Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, ECE
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Ms. Maylis Souque, Senior Advisor on Corporate Social Responsibility and Responsible Business Conduct (RBC), Ministry for Economy, Finance and Recovery, France
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Mr. Greg Rampley, Chief, Bioproducts and Supply Chain Economics, Natural Resources Canada
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Mr. Gernot Lorenz, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria
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Mr. Bartosz Zambrzycki, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
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Ms. Alice Tipping, Lead, Sustainable Trade and Fisheries Subsidies, International Institute for Sustainable Development
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Ms. Elisa Tonda, Head, Consumption and Production Unit, UN Environment
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Ms. Miriam Shearman, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Ms. Maria Benedetta Francesconi, Directorate General for Industrial Policy, Innovation and SMEs, Ministry of Economic Development, Italy
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Mr. Crispin Conroy, Permanent Observer of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to the United Nations Office at Geneva
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21 April 2021
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Morning session |
UN web TV
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Item 3. Roundtable: Building back better - Accelerating the shift to a more circular economy and the sustainable use of natural resources (cont.)
Segment 3: Business perspectives
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Video
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Mr. John Denton AO, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce
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Mr. Jyrki Katainen, President, Finnish Innovation Fund, SITRA
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Mr. Dmitry Mariyasin, Deputy Executive Secretary, ECE
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Ms. Shakhlo Turdikulova, First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Innovative Development, Uzbekistan
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Ms. Natalia Stapran, Director, Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects, Ministry of Economic Development, Russian Federation
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Video
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Ms. Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker, Deputy Minister, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany
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Mr. Pär Larshans, Head of Sustainability and Public Affairs, Ragn-Sells
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Ms. Ardita Seknaj, Secretary General, ICC Albania
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Mr.Stephan Sicars, Managing Director, Directorate of Environment and Energy, UNIDO
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Mr. Laszlo Borbely, State Counsellor to the Prime Minister, Romania
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Mr.Alexander Szymoniuk, Lukas Land Building Technologies
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Mr.Joakim Wernberg, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum
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UN web TV
1:26:50
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Item 5: Report on activities on the high-level theme of the sixty-eighth session; “Smart Sustainable Cities: Drivers for Sustainable Development” and update on the work in the nexus areas
Circular Cities: Local action towards a circular economy
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Ms. Ms. Olga Algayerova, ECE Executive Secretary
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PPP
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Mr. Mechislav Goi, Mayor of Grodno, Belarus
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Mr. Victor Vieira, Senior Advsisor to the Director of Lisbon City Urban Environmental Department, City of Lisbon, Portugal
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PPP
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Ms. Eleni Myrivili, Senior Advisor to the City of Athens
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UN web TV
2:14:30
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The work of the UNECE Nexus Teams
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Mr. Yaroslav Demchenkov, Deputy Minister for European Integration, Ministry of Energy, Ukraine
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PPP
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Mr. Robert Thaler, Chair of the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP)
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Mr. Jan Hoffmann, Head, Trade Logistics Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
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Ms. Elisabete Quintas da Silva, Chair of the ECE Committee on Environmental Policy
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