List of Speakers｜Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition

List of Speakers

Professor Lan Hong (Keynote Speaker)

Deputy Director of Eco-finance Research Centre of Renmin University of China,

Deputy Director of Green Finance Branch of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences,

Deputy Director of Green Finance Professional Committee of China Association of Environmental Protection Industry

Professor Lan Hong, SHE nationality, Ph.D. in Economics, Postdoctoral Fellow of Renmin University of China and New York University, Deputy Director of Eco-finance Research Centre of Renmin University of China, Professor of Environment School of Renmin University of China, Doctoral Supervisor of PhD student of Green Finance, and distinguished dean of Sino Research Institute of Green Finance. Deputy Director of Green Finance Branch of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, Deputy Director of Green Finance Professional Committee of China Association of Environmental Protection Industry, Member of China International Economic Society, Senior Academic Adviser of the UNEP Sustainable Financial Initiative, Green Finance Expert of World Bank and Asian Development Bank. Green Finance Consultant of Beijing City Sub-centre, Chief Green Finance Expert of Jiangsu Finance Association, Green Finance Consultant of Jiangxi Province and Guizhou Province. Deputy Director of Beijing Municipal Committee on Resources and Environment of the Chinese Peasants’ and Workers’ Democratic Party (CPWDP), and Member of the CPWDP Central Committee on Resources and Environment. She was named “the most influential young scholar of Chinese Humanities and Social Sciences in 2015”. And she is one of the first scholars to engage in green finance research and practice in China. From 2006 to 2007, she served as senior technical adviser to the Sustainable Finance Action Group of the United Nations Environment Programme. And from 2007 to 2010, she was the technical consultant of the Green Finance Project of the World Bank’s Washington headquarters. From 2017 to 2020, she served as the director of the Green Finance Management Committee of Gui’an New District, Guizhou, one of the first batch of national green finance pilot zones.

Professor Lan will deliver a keynote speech on the theme of "Deepen Co-operation on Green Finance, Work Together to Achieve Carbon Neutrality" at the opening ceremony, where he will share insights and engage in discussions.

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Green Innovation Drives High-Quality Development

Green innovation has drawn attention from governments, businesses, and society worldwide as one of the important directions for global sustainable development. To pave the way for harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, the session discusses policies and, on a macro-level perspective, explores green innovative solutions that drive high-quality development at the regional, national, and global levels for a greener future.

Moderator:

Professor Kou Kun Pang, Vice Chairman of the Consultative Committee of Environment of the Macao SAR Government (Macao, China)

Speakers:

Mr. Ling Jiang, Supervisory Commissioner of the General Affairs Department, General Office, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (Mainland, China)

Topic: Promote Green Development and Build a Beautiful Bay Area Together

Mr. José Carlos Pimenta Machado, Vice-President of the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) (Portugal)

Topic: Restoration Strategy for Portuguese Rivers: Nature-Based Solutions

Mr. Liu Liming, Level IV Consultant of the Research Division, General Office, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China

Topic: Promoting Holistic Green Transformation for Economic and Social Progress

Mr. Liu Wei, Director of the Pollution Source Management Division, Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau (Mainland, China)

Topic: Innovative Management Drives Green Transformation and Development

Professor Wen Zongguo, Tenured Professor of the School of Environment, Tsinghua University (Mainland, China)

Topic: Technological Innovation of Ecological Environment Supports Green and High-quality Development

Mr. Ricardo Guggisberg, President of Brazilian Institute of Sustainable Mobility (IBMS) (Brazil)

Topic: The Development of Sustainable Mobility in Brazil

Finding Innovative Solutions for Air Pollution, Waste and Wastewater Management

The management of air pollution, solid waste, and wastewater is crucial for reaching a sustainable development and building an "ecological civilisation". In this session, experts, scholars, and industry professionals are invited to share their leading experiences and insights with a focus on diversified environmental governance and sustainable solutions, to explore more comprehensive and diverse innovative technologies and its applications, aiming to better construct the ecological civilisation and achieve sustainable development goals of the society.