Sino Swiss Sustainability Forum
| Date | 31 Oct 2023 |
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| Location | Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue Click to open location details |
| Language | English and Chinese (with interpretation) |
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Agenda
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| 09:00-09:05 |
Welcome speech
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| 09:05-09:10 |
Opening and formal address |
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| 09:10-09:15 |
Sino Swiss friendship and sustainability Panel discussion with 5-6 Swiss and Chinese VIP participants. Moderated by Remo Steinmetz. |
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| 09:15-09:20 |
The Swiss footprint in supporting sustainable development in China |
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| 09:20-09:25 |
Driving factors of sustainable growth in China |
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| 09:25-09:35 | ||||||||||
| 09:35-09:45 |
China in the new era: Xiong'an as a city of the future for the development of mankind |
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| 09:45-09:55 | ||||||||||
| 09:55-10:05 |
Creating a sustainable city with Sci-Tech innovation, humanity and ecology |
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| 10:05-10:40 |
Coffee break |
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| 10:40-10:50 |
Smart City Schaffhausen: The Power of «we» in Urban Development |
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| 10:50-11:00 | ||||||||||
| 11:00-11:10 | ||||||||||
| 11:10-11:20 | ||||||||||
| 11:20-11:30 |
Q&A with keynote speakers Moderated by Andries Diener, President SCA |
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| 11:30-11:45 |
MOU singing ceremony |
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| 11:45-12:00 |
Group picture |
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| 12:00-13:30 |
Lunch banquet Hosted by Swiss Re |
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| 13:30-17:00 |
Three breakout sessions in parallel |
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| 17:30-18:30 |
Special programme with the Chinese Embassy |
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| 18:30-20:30 |
Dinner reception |
Further Information
Forum programme bilingual
Further Information
Choose one from three breakout sessions
Breakout session 1 : Green Finance
Swiss Re
- Financial challenges of climate risk for the government sector
- Disaster prevention and mitigation through innovative financial solutions, international experience and lessons learned
- The role of financial institutions in supporting the government sector in disaster preparedness, mitigation and post-disaster reconstruction
- Promoting climate finance through innovative financial solutions to serve the green economy and safeguard ecological values
- Promoting climate investment and financing through innovative financial solutions to serve the green economy and safeguard ecological value
- Addressing the risks associated with the green transformation of regional economies and carbon emissions trading through innovative financial tools Innovative financial solutions for rural revitalization
Breakout session 2 : Smart Water Management
Holinger AG / Swiss Water
- Constructional and non-constructional measures to manage the risk of flooding, and renaturation of the lakes-rivers.
- Wastewater treatment/sludge treatment (energy gain) and carbon emissions trading.
- Improving the quality and efficiency of urban drainage systems
- Efficient operation and maintenance of small rural wastewater treatment plants
- Process technology for micropollutants in wastewater
Breakout session 3 : Sustainable Cities
LEP AG + other firms of Green Buildings Society
- Resilient cities
- Smart cities
- Green cities
- Low-carbon cities
- Green buildings
- Smart mobility
Further Information
Note
Chinese officials will select one out of the following two options for a site survey on 1 November 2023 to further discuss sustainability topics with Swiss counterparts.
Option A
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Theme |
Smart Water Management |
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City |
Zurich |
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Organizer |
Holinger AG / Swiss Water |
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Agenda |
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Option B
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Theme |
Sustainable Cities |
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City |
Zurich / Spreitenbach |
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Organizer |
LEP Consultants AG / Nüesch Development AG |
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Agenda |
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Further Information
Participants
Swiss and Chinese government officials, senior representatives of Swiss and Chinese companies, as well as academic experts from China and Switzerland are cordially invited to participate.
Disclaimer
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Contact If there are any questions about this event, feel free to reach out
Vivian Xu
