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1. OpeningMS. Martina Otto, Head of Cities Unit, UNEP / GlobalABC SecretariatMr. Gonzalo Muñoz, Chile High-Level Climate Champion 2. Keynote: Circular economy: Cities and buildings as drivers for climate actionMr. William McDonough, Founding Partner, William McDonough + Partners, Architect; Inaugural Chair, World Economic Forum’s Meta-Council on Circular Economy; Co-author, Cradle to Cradle: Design for the Circular Economy3. Forum: What is needed: Setting the scene for circular economy in cities and buildingsModerator: Mr. Sello Mphaga, Divisional Head: City Sustainability, City of Tshwane, South Africa; Chair of ICLEI Global Lead City Network on Sustainable ProcurementDr. Vera Rodenhoff, LL.M. Head of Division for International Cooperation on Environment, Energy and OECD and OECDCountries in the German Federal Ministry for theEnvironment, Nature Conservation Building and Nuclear Safety.Ms. Minna Arve, Mayor of Turku, FinlandMr. Daniel Martínez-Valle, Chief Executive Officer, OrbiaMr. Jason Nardi, Coordinator of RIPESS Intercontinental4. Forum: What is happening already: Implementing circular economy, day-by-dayModerator: Mr. Brendan Edgerton, Director for Circular Economy, WBCSDMr. Mahendra Singhi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) LimitedMr. Anthony Abbots Director Group Sustainability, ROCKWOOLMr. Ar. Tan Szue Hann, Chairman, Sustainability, Singapore Institute of Architects and Managing Director, MINIWIZ SingaporeMs. Almudena Barona, Associate, Water and Infrastructure, Arup Madrid5. Closing remarksMs. Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Scottish Government

Tuesday, 10 December 2019 (Upon conclusion of the opening of the high-level segment until 13.00) Preliminary List of SpeakersHis Excellency Mr. Taneti Maamau, President of KiribatiHis Excellency Mr. Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of TongaHis Excellency Mr. Kausea Natano, Prime Minister of Government of TuvaluHis Excellency Mr. Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, Prime Minister of FijiHis Excellency Mr. Ali Mohsen Saleh, Vice President of YemenHis Excellency Mr. László Sólymos, Deputy Prime Minister of SlovakiaHer Excellency Ms. Isabella Lövin, Deputy Prime Minister of SwedenHis Excellency Mr. Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid, Deputy Prime Minister of SomaliaHis Excellency Mr. Richard Brabec, Deputy Prime Minister of the CzechiaHis Excellency Mr. Jorge Arreaza Montserrat, Minister of People’s Power for Foreign Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaHis Excellency Mr. Riad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and ChinaHis Excellency Mr. Omar Antonio Fugueroa, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry the Environment and Sustainable Development of Belize speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island Developing StatesHer Excellency Ms. Krista Mikkonen, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Finland andHis Excellency Mr. Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission speaking jointly on behalf of the European UnionHis Excellency Mr. James Shaw, Minister for Climate Change of New ZealandHer Excellency Ms. Marieme Elizabeth Bekaye, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of MauritaniaHis Excellency Mr. Ola Elvestuen, Minister of Climate and Environment of NorwayHer Excellency Ms. Maria Patek, Minister of Sustainability and Tourism of AustriaHer Excellency Ms. Mary Gorretti Kitutu, Minister of Environment of UgandaHer Excellency Ms. Svenja Schulze, Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of GermanyHis Excellency Mr. Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of ThailandHis Excellency Mr. Abdulla Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie, Minister of Municipality and Environment of QatarHer Excellency Ms. Dominique Hasler, Minister of Home Affairs, Education and Environment of LiechtensteinHis Excellency Mr. Batio Bassiere, Minister of Environment Green Economy and Climate Change of Burkina FasoHer Excellency Ms. Fabiola M. Muñoz, Minister of Environment of PeruHis Excellency Mr. Brahim Mahamat Djamaladine, Minister of Environment, Water and Fisheries of ChadHis Excellency Mr. Hussein Rasheed Hassan, Minister of Environment of MaldivesHis Excellency Mr. Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad H.J. Alsabah, Minister, Chairman and Director General of Kuwait Environment Public AuthorityHis Excellency Mr. Perrance Shiri, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement of ZimbabweHis Excellency Mr. Daryl Wesley Vaz, Minister of Economic Growth and Job Creation of JamaicaHis Excellency Mr. Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment and Urbanization of TurkeyHer Excellency Ms. Elisabeth Borne, Minister for an Ecological and Solidary Transition of FranceHis Excellency Mr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Energy of IsraelHis Excellency Mr. Osvaldo Cravid Viegas d'Abreu, Minister of Public Works, Infrastructure, Natural Resources and Environment of Sao Tome and PrincipeHis Excellency Mr. Thani Bin Ahmed El Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate and Environment of United Arab EmiratesHer Excellency Ms. Barbara D. Creecy, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries of South AfricaHis Excellency Mr. Romauld Ferreira, Minister of the Environment and Housing of Bahamas