2nd Preparatory Conference on theEstablishment of WGEO

with Private Sector Platform Forum

Program5th May, 2019

Meydan Hotel, Dubai, UAE

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al MaktoumChairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy

The path from the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 to the recent passage of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Change Agreement has seen strong levels of commitment by world leaders to shift to a green economy. The World Green Economy Organization (WGEO) emerged, in response to the priorities and concerns identified during this path, as an organization intended to support emerging global actions towards the green, low-carbon and climate-resilient development model.

WGEO seeks to promote the widespread acceptance and increased importance of a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, by linking financing, technology, capacity-building and all other elements of the enabling environment for a green economy. WGEO is being established by a treaty (the “Agreement establishing the World Green Economy Organization”) with an innovative organizational and institutional structure and innovative operational procedures. It is a multi-stakeholder Institution which also provides the private sector and other stakeholders with a voice in decision-making.

The aim of the “2nd Preparatory Conference on the Establishment of the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO)” is to facilitate consensus of potential members on the wording of the “Agreement establishing the World Green Economy Organization” (WGEO Agreement), to allow finalization and signature of the WGEO Agreement at the Founding Conference in 2019. In addition, the Conference will seek to facilitate progress towards adoption of an actionable framework allowing WGEO to engage effectively with private sector platform members in the pursuit of its objectives.

The Conference will provide an overview of WGEO’s core functions and innovative features as a multi-stakeholder institution that gives a voice to stakeholders in decision making and relies on funding and implementation of operational activities on non-state members.

Facilitate dialogue and knowledge exchange within a collaborative community of multisectoral leaders from business and governments to leverage the strengths of multiple sectors and disciplines to yield benefits of transitioning to green economy.

Showcase potential bankable projects for private-sector engagement through WGEO’s Private Sector Platform.

Facilitate consensus on the wording and the finalization of the WGEO Agreement.

Mark the first gathering of WGEO Private Sector Platform members, to discuss opportunities and overcome barriers in the formation of public–private partnerships, to meet country-level sustainable development priorities.

Explore a range of green transformative topics to accelerate the transition to a new model of growth, act on the urgency of climate change and meet global development challenges.

Allow potential members to consider the adoption of the draft declaration.

OBJECTIVES

5th May 2019 | Meydan Hotel, Dubai, UAE

with Private Sector Platform Forum2nd Preparatory Conference on the Establishment of WGEO

Agenda

Time Session

Registration & Welcoming Refreshments

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum Arrival & National Anthem

Opening Remarks

08:30 – 9:00

09:00 – 09:10

H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman, WGEO 09:10 – 09:20

Keynote AddressH.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, UAE

09:20 – 09:30

Welcoming Remarks H.E. Mr. Abdulrahman Ghanem Almutaiwee, Director of the Office of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs and International Cooperation in Dubai, UAE

09:30 – 09:40

Private Sector AddressMr. Mohammed A. Abunayyan, Chairman, WGEO Private Sector Platform

09:40 – 09:50

WGEO Video09:50 – 09:55

Award Ceremony09:55 – 10:10

SESSION 1 : Green Economy Partners Session :10:30 – 11:00Panellist 1 : Mr. Edem Bakhshish, Global Director a.i WGEO/Chief, Division for Arab States,

Europe and the CIS, UNOSSC

Panellist 2 : Mr. James Grabert, Director of Sustainable DevelopmentMechanisms, UNFCCC

Panellist 3 : Dr. Lasse Ringius, Director, Head of Green Investment Services, GGGI

Moderator : Ms. Dyala Sabbagh, Partner, Gulf Intelligence

Coffee Break10:10 – 10:30

Current State of Green Economy at the Country levelSESSION 2 : Country Delegates Panel Discussion:11:00 – 11:40

Panellist 1 : Ms. Aisha Mohamed Abdullah Al Abdooli, Director, Green Development andClimate Change Sector, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, UAE

Panellist 2 : Dr. Amadou Diagne, Director of Green Financing, Ministry of Environment &Sustainable Development, Senegal

Panellist 3 : Mr. Amjad Abdulla, Director General, Ministry of Environment, Maldives

Panellist 4 : Mr. Gilberto García Vazquez, Foreign Investment General Director, Ministry of Economy, Mexico

Moderator : Ms. May Ben Khadra, Business Anchor, CNBC Arabia

5th May 2019 | Meydan Hotel, Dubai, UAE

with Private Sector Platform Forum2nd Preparatory Conference on the Establishment of WGEO

Agenda

Time Session

Mr. Samy Ben Jafar, CEO, Dubai Green Fund

Private Sector Role in Amplifying & Accelerating Transition to a Greener, More InclusiveDevelopment.

SESSION 4 : Private Sector Panel Discussion:12:15 – 13:05

Panellist 1 : Mr. Yusuf Macun, Managing Partner, Cranmore Partners

Panellist 2 : Mr. Cem Tarik Yuksel, Managing Director, Unilever Gulf & Vice PresidentCustomer Development MENA, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine & Belarus, Unilever

Panellist 3 : Mr. Ali Rashid Al Jarwan, Chief Executive Officer, Dragon OilPanellist 4 : Dr. Andrea Lovato, Vice President, Business Development, ACWA PowerModerator : Ms. Dyala Sabbagh, Partner, Gulf Intelligence

Dr. Lasse Ringius, Director, Head of Green Investment Services, GGGI

Session Closing Comments

Opening RemarksPresentation on the Evolution of the World Green Economy OrganizationStrategic Outlook & Plan of Action2019 Regional Ministerial Conferences on Green EconomyInstitutional Arrangements

13:05 – 13:20

Lunch13:20 – 14:30

Closed Roundtable Session (Country Delegates)

14:30 – 16:30

Moderated Roundtable Discussion

Overview of bankable project process with the introduction of WGEO Green Development FundSESSION 3 : Fireside Chat: Smart Green Cities Bankable Projects & Interactive Survey11:40 – 12:15

Moderator : Mr. Sean Evers, Managing Partner, Gulf Intelligence

Statements & Feedback from Participants on Draft Agreement

Featured Speakers:

Open Discussion & Next StepsSummary & Closing Remarks

Mr. Belkhoudja Fouad, Director, Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy, Algeria

Mr. Bationo Becquet Polycarpe, Director of the Promotion of Entrepreneurship andGreen Investments, Burkina Faso

Dr. Syaiful Anwar, Director of Centre for Social, Economic, Policy & Climate Change Research& Development & Innovation Agency, Ministry of Environment & Forestry, Indonesia

Mr. Joshua Wycliffe, Permanent Secretary, Government of Fiji

Mr. Mohamed Ouhmed, Director of Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development, Morocco