About the conference
Where
Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre, Muscat
Who's speaking
HH Sayyid Dr. Adham Al Said
Assistant Professor of Economics at the College of Economics and Political Science in Sultan Qaboos University
HE Salim Al Aufi
Undersecretary, Ministry of Energy and Minerals
HE Dr. Ali Al Shidhani
Undersecretary for Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology
HE Dr. Saif Al Hiddabi
Undersecretary for Research and Innovation, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
HE Eng. Naif Al Abri
President, Civil Aviation Authority
HE Tahir Al Amri
Executive President, Central Bank of Oman
HE Abdullah Al Salmi
Executive President, The Capital Market Authority (CMA)
HE Dr. Mansoor Al Hinai
Chairman, Authority for Public Services Regulation
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Eng. Ahmed Al Subhi
Chairman, Oman Environmental Service Holding Company (be’ah)
Sayyid Dr. Munther Al Busaidi
Advisor, Behavioral Economic Department, Ministry of Economy
Sheikh Mohammad Al Harthy
Executive Vice President, Strategic Development Sector, be’ah
Spyros Kouvelis
Director, EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development
Dr. Hisham Sherif
Vice Chairman & CEO, The Egyptian Company for Solid Waste Recycling (ECARU)
Dr. Jane Gilbert
Consultant at Carbon Clarity and Vice Chair of the ISWA Working Group on Biological Treatment, UK
Dr. Lieve Fransen
Executive Director and founding partner of the Platform for Transformative Technologies (P4TT)
Eng. Hassan Al Amri
Executive Investment Director, Saudi Investment Recycling Company (PIF Company)
Dr. Ali Al Maktoumi
Director Of Water Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University
Ana Loureiro
National Member Representative ISWA Board & Communication Director at EGF
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Marco Ricci
Environmental Consultant & Vice Chair ISWA Working Group Biological Treatment of Waste
Dr. Nazar Hassan
Senior Regional STI Specialist For The Arab States, UNESCO
Dr. Ger Bergkamp
Executive Director, ARCOWA
Mohammed Al Shauyli
Climate Change and Sustainability Manager, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Prof. Smita Srinivas
Visiting Professor at Open University UK and NCBS-TIFR, Bengaluru (National Centre for Biological Sciences-Tata Institute for Fundamental Research)
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Dr. Paulo Gadelha
Former Director of Fiocruz
Prof. Ahmed Al Harrasi
Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and External Relations, University of Nizwa & Founder & Chair of Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center
Essam Al-Sharji
Head Corporate Affair, Oman Environmental Service Holding Company (be'ah)
Dr. Georgios Kostakos
Co-founder and Executive Director, FOGGS
Kareem Hassan
Executive Director, ESCWA Technology Centre for Development
Mohab Ali Al-Hinai, PhD
Head – Center for Sustainability and Circular Economy, be'ah
Laila Al Hadhrami
Smart Cities Development Manager, National Energy Center
Ramon Plana
Independent International Consultant in Biological Treatments for Organic Wastes
Marc Tijhuis
Managing Director, International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)
Dr. Anne Woolridge
Chief Operating Officer, Independent Safety Services Limited
Kumayl Al Lawati
Head of Business Development, Oman Environmental Service Holding Company (be'ah)
Wei Liu
Coordinator of the UN Inter-agency Task Team on STI for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Officer, UN DESA
Dr. Farah Al Barwani
Research and Development Manager, be'ah
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Luis Neves
CEO, Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GESI)
Sujay Santra
Founder & CEO, iKure
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Dr. Amer Al Hinai
Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Postgraduate Studies & Research, Sultan Qaboos University
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Stephen Gitonga
Regional Energy and Environment Specialist, United Nations Development Programme
Hani Tohme
Partner, Head of Waste Management global and Head of Sustainability, Roland Berger Middle East
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Tom Clarke
GM Commercial, Oman Shell
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Rodrigo Costa
Chairman and CEO, REN
Sven Jense
Founder, Climate Cleanup
Khalil Al Balushi
Marine Director, ASYAD Shipping
Philip Heylen
Director of the BoD of Port of Duqm Company, ISWA Chair of the 'Sustainable Cities Initiative' and/or UN-Habitat advisor ‘Waste Wise Cities’
Prof. Tom Richard
Director, Institutes of Energy and the Environment Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Penn State University
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Jerome Viricel
General Manager RECAPP at Veolia Middle East
Matt Minshall
Managing Director of Translucidus and Founder and Owner of the Mayamn Water Project
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William R. Crew
Founder & CEO, Inspired Solutions
Eng. Saleh Al Shanfari
CEO, Oman Food Investment Holding
Malek Sukkar
CEO, Averda
Jean-Baptiste THUBERT
Technical Director, SIDEM
Rehab Al Lawati
Chief Operating Officer, Rakiza Fund
Yousuf Al Bulushi
Associate Deputy Rector for Innovation and Educational Services, GUtech University
Saad Al Habsi
Department Head - Business Partnership & Solution, Ooredoo
Eng. Yaqoob Al Kiyumi
CEO of Oman Power & Water Procurement Company (Member of Nama Group)
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Shaima Al Lawati
Vice President, Sustainability, OQ
Nasser Al Mamary
Head of Environment, OQ Downstream
Kevin Holliday
Managing Director, Companies Creating Change (C3)
Wendy Bosmans
VP Production, bp Oman
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Dr. Ali Al Alawi
Waste and wastewater lead, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Dr. John Nkengason
Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Suleiman Al Qasmi
Chief of Planning and Asset Management, Oman Water and Wastewater Services Company “Haya Water” (Member of NAMA Group)
Mohammed Al Mashani
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Port of Salalah
Siddiqa Al Lawati
Manager Green Molecules, OQ Alternative Energy
Feras Al Farsi
Head of Sustainability & CSR, Oman Arab Bank
Prof. Ercan Ağırbaş
Associate Professor, GUtech University
Adnan Zubaid Khan
Department Head Marketing – Corporate, Government & ICT Solutions, Ooredoo
Mazen Raad
Chief Innovation Officer – SAP Middle East South
Amr Adel
Senior Vice President, Mobility East and Director, Shell Oman Marketing Company board
Rabih Jawad
Chief Operating Officer, Averda International
Mohammed Al Balushi
Architect & Urban Planner and co-founder, Studio Maskat
Shaharin Annisa
Lecturer, Msc. Coordinator, International Urbanism department, University of Stuttgart and Representing MCTspaceLab Oman
Dr. Yasmine Souissi
Assistant Professor GUtech University
Program
Onsite Registration and Badges' Collection
Conference Room 1:
Welcome Remarks
Speaker
HE Salim Al Aufi
Undersecretary, Ministry of Energy and Minerals
Conference Room 1:
HIGH LEVEL POLICY MAKERS & SENIOR EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Technology can be used to monitor, control and mitigate climate change consequences. Earth observations, remote sensing, satellite data analytics, Al and loT are examples of market ready technologies that are used around the world.
During this session, High level government representatives from the Sultanate of Oman and the industry will highlight the importance of technological transformations of the industrial and economic infrastructure, and how the Sultanate of Oman is enabling these transformations from production to consumption processes and the critical role policies, regulations and ESG funding play in accelerating their adoption.
Speaker
HE Dr. Ali Al Shidhani
Undersecretary for Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology
Speaker
HE Dr. Mansoor Al Hinai
Chairman, Authority for Public Services Regulation
Speaker
Eng. Ahmed Al Subhi
Chairman, Oman Environmental Service Holding Company (be’ah)
Moderator
HH Sayyid Dr. Adham Al Said
Assistant Professor of Economics at the College of Economics and Political Science in Sultan Qaboos University
Break & Networking at OSW Exhibition Area
Conference Room 3:
PILLAR 1: Session 1: Biowaste, Food Security and Soil
How Effective Biowaste Collection and Recycling Can Reduce Emissions and Improve Soils in 30°+
(SDG 13, SDG 15)
Summary: The greatest challenges of the next 10 years in biowaste treatment include creating value and market for compost and digestate, to re-orientate global agriculture towards sustainable management of soils and make cities aware about the pivotal role of organic waste in MSW management. This session shows how biowaste recycling can have profoundly positive effects against desertification, water and CO2 retention in soils and is particularly necessary for hot climates.
Speaker
Marco Ricci
Environmental Consultant & Vice Chair ISWA Working Group Biological Treatment of Waste
Speaker
Ramon Plana
Independent International Consultant in Biological Treatments for Organic Wastes
Speaker
Kumayl Al Lawati
Head of Business Development, Oman Environmental Service Holding Company (be'ah)
Moderator
Dr. Jane Gilbert
Consultant at Carbon Clarity and Vice Chair of the ISWA Working Group on Biological Treatment, UK
Conference Room 2:
PILLAR 2: Session 1: A Road to Success: Strategic Planning for Sustainable Development
Exploring the Agenda 2030 Framework
(all 17 SDGs)
Summary: This Session Focuses on the work done by the United Nations Interagency Task Team on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (IATT). IATT is one of the 4 components of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism adopted by the Governments of the world under the Agenda 2030 framework. It aims at supporting countries in developing realistic and implementable STI roadmaps to achieve the SDGs.
Speaker
Wei Liu
Coordinator of the UN Inter-agency Task Team on STI for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Officer, UN DESA
Speaker
Kareem Hassan
Executive Director, ESCWA Technology Centre for Development
Speaker
Prof. Ahmed Al Harrasi
Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and External Relations, University of Nizwa & Founder & Chair of Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center
Moderator
Dr. Nazar Hassan
Senior Regional STI Specialist For The Arab States, UNESCO
Conference Room 1:
PILLAR 3: Session 1: Sustainability & the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Industry 4.0 as key enabler for the transition to a sustainable economy
(SDG 9)
Summary: This topic holds the possibility of unleashing unprecedented breakthrough technologies, the velocity, scale and impact of which will herald the transformation of the entire system of production, management, and governance. This session aims to view emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, the internet of things, nanotechnology, and quantum computing in a regional and local context
Speaker
Luis Neves
CEO, Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GESI)
Speaker
Laila Al Hadhrami
Smart Cities Development Manager, National Energy Center
Speaker
Adnan Zubaid Khan
Department Head Marketing – Corporate, Government & ICT Solutions, Ooredoo
Speaker
Mazen Raad
Chief Innovation Officer – SAP Middle East South
Speaker
Amr Adel
Senior Vice President, Mobility East and Director, Shell Oman Marketing Company board
Moderator
Saad Al Habsi
Department Head - Business Partnership & Solution, Ooredoo
Break & Networking at OSW Exhibition Area
Conference Room 1:
Panel Discussion: The Importance of Technological Transitions to Reach the SDGs and Climate Change Challenges
Speaker
HE Dr. Saif Al Hiddabi
Undersecretary for Research and Innovation, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
Speaker
HE Eng. Naif Al Abri
President, Civil Aviation Authority
Moderator
Siddiqa Al Lawati
Manager Green Molecules, OQ Alternative Energy
Conference Room 3:
PILLAR 1: Session 2 Safe Management of Healthcare Waste (SD3)
Summary: What is more important, human health or planetary health? How can we still be sustainable while having these huge vaccination programs?
Speaker
Rabih Jawad
Chief Operating Officer, Averda International
Moderator
Dr. Anne Woolridge
Chief Operating Officer, Independent Safety Services Limited
Conference Room 2:
PILLAR 2: Session 2: Regional and national Success Stories
National and International Programs for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)
(all 17 SDGs)
Summary: Focuses on concrete regional and national programs in support of the transition to a sustainable industrial development and circular economy. Various UN agencies support these programs with the aim of bridging gaps in STI planning and policies in order to achieve SDG targets.
Speaker
Kareem Hassan
Executive Director, ESCWA Technology Centre for Development
Speaker
Yousuf Al Bulushi
Associate Deputy Rector for Innovation and Educational Services, GUtech University
Speaker
Eng. Yaqoob Al Kiyumi
CEO of Oman Power & Water Procurement Company (Member of Nama Group)
Moderator
Dr. Georgios Kostakos
Co-founder and Executive Director, FOGGS
Conference Room 1:
PILLAR 3: Session 2: Integrated Water Resource Management
Integrated technological solutions & critical levers of change for deployment and upscaling
(SDG 9)
Summary: Focuses on Integrated water resources management. The session addresses the market ready technological innovations that can substantially contribute in making the water sector sustainable and which ones are particularly suited to be deployed in the region.
Speaker
Dr. Ger Bergkamp
Executive Director, ARCOWA
Speaker
Matt Minshall
Managing Director of Translucidus and Founder and Owner of the Mayamn Water Project
Speaker
Jean-Baptiste THUBERT
Technical Director, SIDEM
Speaker
Dr. Ali Al Alawi
Waste and wastewater lead, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Speaker
Suleiman Al Qasmi
Chief of Planning and Asset Management, Oman Water and Wastewater Services Company “Haya Water” (Member of NAMA Group)
Moderator
Dr. Ali Al Maktoumi
Director Of Water Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University
Networking at OSW Exhibition Area
Onsite Registration and Badges' Collection
Conference Room 1:
Plenary Panel Discussion
Funding the Future: Exploring Sustainable Finance and ESG Investing.
Summary: With the ever increasing importance of meeting climate goals, organizations and companies are finding ways to ensure capital creates positive social and environmental outcomes alongside financial return. Those who are best able to articulate, measure, and maximize their social and environmental impact will be poised to attract the inflows of capital that is funding future investments. This session aims to investigate the role of both the public and private sector in sustainable finance, discuss strategies and frameworks for responding to financial risks posed by social and sustainability issues, including impact investing, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing, and positive screening. In addition, megatrends and potentially disruptive innovations will be explored and debated.
Speaker
HE Tahir Al Amri
Executive President, Central Bank of Oman
Speaker
HE Abdullah Al Salmi
Executive President, The Capital Market Authority (CMA)
Speaker
Spyros Kouvelis
Director, EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development
Speaker
Rehab Al Lawati
Chief Operating Officer, Rakiza Fund
Moderator
William R. Crew
Founder & CEO, Inspired Solutions
Break & Networking at OSW Exhibition Area
Conference Room 3:
PILLAR 1: Session 3: Behavior Change and Social Innovation Through Communication
A Call for Collective Engagement
(SDG 13)
Summary: How to reach objectives for a public waste management company in a successful program to raise public and political awareness/acceptance for new technologies or behavior with communication.
Speaker
Essam Al-Sharji
Head Corporate Affair, Oman Environmental Service Holding Company (be'ah)
Speaker
Jerome Viricel
General Manager RECAPP at Veolia Middle East
Speaker
Nasser Al Mamary
Head of Environment, OQ Downstream
Moderator
Ana Loureiro
National Member Representative ISWA Board & Communication Director at EGF
Conference Room 2:
PILLAR 2: Session 3: Strategic Sustainable Development planning in a post covid era
Summary: How to transform global and regional policies and guide public health and industrial investments for a sustainable and efficient post-Covid society and economy.
Speaker
Prof. Smita Srinivas
Visiting Professor at Open University UK and NCBS-TIFR, Bengaluru (National Centre for Biological Sciences-Tata Institute for Fundamental Research)
Speaker
Sujay Santra
Founder & CEO, iKure
Speaker
Dr. Paulo Gadelha
Former Director of Fiocruz
Moderator
Dr. Lieve Fransen
Executive Director and founding partner of the Platform for Transformative Technologies (P4TT)
Conference Room 1:
PILLAR 3: Session 3: Sustainable Energy
Energy Positive Communities
(SDG 7, SDG 13)
Summary: This topic summarizes the major technological innovations for energy provision to all, giving examples of the ground applications of innovative technologies that substantially increase sustainable energy for all and what is needed to deploy these innovative tech solutions at scale in the regions. Furthermore, it reflects on the applicability of the technologies presented in the region and Oman, and what critical actions need to be taken to promote the deployment of the technologies in the region.
Speaker Regional Energy and Environment Specialist, United Nations Development Programme Speaker GM Commercial, Oman Shell Speaker Chairman and CEO, REN Moderator Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Postgraduate Studies & Research, Sultan Qaboos UniversityStephen Gitonga
Tom Clarke
Rodrigo Costa
Dr. Amer Al Hinai
Break & Networking at OSW Exhibition Area
Conference Room 1:
Keynote Address: Social Behavior and Corporate Change Management
Speaker
Sayyid Dr. Munther Al Busaidi
Advisor, Behavioral Economic Department, Ministry of Economy
Moderator
Dr. Farah Al Barwani
Research and Development Manager, be'ah
Conference Room 1:
Discussion: Technologies for global Sustainable health beyond Covid 19
Speaker
Dr. Lieve Fransen
Executive Director and founding partner of the Platform for Transformative Technologies (P4TT)
Speaker
Dr. John Nkengason
Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
Conference Room 3:
PILLAR 1: Session 4: Planning for Success
Ambitious Goals in Solid Waste Management
(SDG 13, SDG 15)
Summary: Cities and nations are leading the way in sustainable solid waste management activities through local and regional goal setting: see how several countries set the bar high and how it makes a big difference to do so!
Speaker
Dr. Jane Gilbert
Consultant at Carbon Clarity and Vice Chair of the ISWA Working Group on Biological Treatment, UK
Speaker
Hani Tohme
Partner, Head of Waste Management global and Head of Sustainability, Roland Berger Middle East
Speaker
Dr. Hisham Sherif
Vice Chairman & CEO, The Egyptian Company for Solid Waste Recycling (ECARU)
Moderator
Ana Loureiro
National Member Representative ISWA Board & Communication Director at EGF
Conference Room 2:
PILLAR 2: Session 4: The Economy of Carbon Emissions C02 as a resource
(SDG 13)
Summary: This session will zoom in on realistic doable solutions to address the climate change problem.
Speaker
Dr. Farah Al Barwani
Research and Development Manager, be'ah
Speaker
Prof. Tom Richard
Director, Institutes of Energy and the Environment Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Penn State University
Speaker
Mohammed Al Shauyli
Climate Change and Sustainability Manager, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Speaker
Wendy Bosmans
VP Production, bp Oman
Moderator
Dr. Lieve Fransen
Executive Director and founding partner of the Platform for Transformative Technologies (P4TT)
Conference Room 1:
PILLAR 3: Session 4: Sailing to New Haven (SDG 7, SDG 9, SDG 13)
Summary: The session would also focus on sustainable coastal and marine economic development solutions and highlight major technological innovations in the sustainable ports and harbor’s industry. Examples of on the ground applications of innovative technologies that substantially increase the sustainability of ports and harbor’s operations and what is needed to deploy these innovative tech solutions at scale in the region would be presented. The session will also dwell on reflections on the applicability of the technologies presented in the region and Oman, and what critical actions need to be taken to promote the deployment of the technologies in the region.
Speaker
Sven Jense
Founder, Climate Cleanup
Speaker
Khalil Al Balushi
Marine Director, ASYAD Shipping
Speaker
Philip Heylen
Director of the BoD of Port of Duqm Company, ISWA Chair of the 'Sustainable Cities Initiative' and/or UN-Habitat advisor ‘Waste Wise Cities’
Speaker
Mohammed Al Mashani
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Port of Salalah
Moderator
HH Sayyid Dr. Adham Al Said
Assistant Professor of Economics at the College of Economics and Political Science in Sultan Qaboos University
Networking at OSW Exhibition Area
Conference Room 1:
Sustainability is a Journey, not a Destination
Advancing Lifelong Learning and Access to Education
Summary: This session will focus on how to advance lifelong learning and access to Education. This Session starts off with an overview of new technologies that can substantially contribute to the concept of Education for all and lifelong learning. To move towards sustainable societies and economies in a quickly changing world we need to teach differently, taking advantage of the opportunities the digital economy offers, and we need to teach different topics - such as computational skills, algorithms, artificial intelligence, big data, social and emotional intelligence. This session will build on a comprehensive assessment of the use of ICT technologies for forwarding the SDGs “Digital with a purpose: Delivering a smarter 2030” and discuss how new development in education can jumpstart a nation on the road to sustainability and economic prosperity
Speaker
Dr. Georgios Kostakos
Co-founder and Executive Director, FOGGS
Speaker
Kevin Holliday
Managing Director, Companies Creating Change (C3)
Moderator
Dr. Nazar Hassan
Senior Regional STI Specialist For The Arab States, UNESCO
Break & Networking at OSW Exhibition Area
Conference Room 2:
PILLAR 1: Session 5 Future of Waste Management
Summary: In October ISWA launched a ten-year outlook “The Future of Waste Management” highlighting the key issues around the transition to a circular economy, the role waste management will play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and combating climate change. The writers of the report will join this panel to talk further on how to move forward into the new decade.
Speaker
Ana Loureiro
National Member Representative ISWA Board & Communication Director at EGF
Speaker
Dr. Anne Woolridge
Chief Operating Officer, Independent Safety Services Limited
Speaker
Dr. Jane Gilbert
Consultant at Carbon Clarity and Vice Chair of the ISWA Working Group on Biological Treatment, UK
Speaker
Malek Sukkar
CEO, Averda
Moderator
Marc Tijhuis
Managing Director, International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)
Conference Room 1:
PILLAR 2: Session 5 Paving the Path to Sustainability
A Regional Action Plan
(all 17 SDGs)
Summary: Having reviewed in session 1 and 2 what is happening in the regional and that national levels with regards to planning for Sustainable Development, and having zoomed in session 3 and 4 on the economic feasible solutions for climate change, this session will chart the way forward, discuss and and possibly develop a roadmap for future national and regional action and make the bridge to ISRTC 2023.
Speaker
Eng. Saleh Al Shanfari
CEO, Oman Food Investment Holding
Speaker
Shaima Al Lawati
Vice President, Sustainability, OQ
Speaker
Feras Al Farsi
Head of Sustainability & CSR, Oman Arab Bank
Speaker
Eng. Hassan Al Amri
Executive Investment Director, Saudi Investment Recycling Company (PIF Company)
Moderator
Mohab Ali Al-Hinai, PhD
Head – Center for Sustainability and Circular Economy, be'ah
Conference Room 3:
PILLAR 3 : Session 5 Sustainable Urban Planning and Development
(all SDGs)
Summary: What will the city of the future look like? Can we produce smart cities by sustainable planning? And what is a smart city? How cities will remain livable and how housing and mobility have to change is the topic of this session.
Speaker
Mohammed Al Balushi
Architect & Urban Planner and co-founder, Studio Maskat
Speaker
Shaharin Annisa
Lecturer, Msc. Coordinator, International Urbanism department, University of Stuttgart and Representing MCTspaceLab Oman
Speaker
Dr. Yasmine Souissi
Assistant Professor GUtech University
Moderator
Prof. Ercan Ağırbaş
Associate Professor, GUtech University
Break & Networking at OSW Exhibition Area
Conference Room 1:
Closing Session
Summary: This session will discuss the key findings of the conference, the link with Oman 2040 vision and plans for next ISRTC / ISWA 2023 in Oman.
Speaker
Sheikh Mohammad Al Harthy
Executive Vice President, Strategic Development Sector, be’ah
Speaker
Dr. Lieve Fransen
Executive Director and founding partner of the Platform for Transformative Technologies (P4TT)
Speaker
Marc Tijhuis
Managing Director, International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)
Networking at OSW Exhibition Area
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