Part of People Planet Profits, a sustainability conference in partnership with MAS Paints and supported by Bee'ah.

Panel: Circular Economies - Adoption and Adaptation
A discussion on the transition from linear to circular economies as meaning more than the reduction of negative impacts on the environment, but rather the focus on generating new business opportunities for small and large operators based on systems that build societal resilience.

Jarvis Liu, co- founder and CTO at Miniwiz
Hashem Stietiya, Head of Environmental Consulting, Bee’ah
Habiba Al Marashi, Chairperson at Emirates Environmental Group
Moderated by Chuloh Jung, Director, Ajman University Innovation Center

A discussion on the transition from linear to circular economies as meaning more than the reduction of negative impacts on the environment, but rather the focus on generating new business opportunities for small and large operators based on systems that build societal resilience.

Jarvis Liu is the CTO and Co-founder of Miniwiz. He has dedicated to upcycling technology which turning post-consumer waste into innovative products and materials on different applications and helps to accelerate the shift to a closed-loop economy. Today, under Jarvis’s supervision, Miniwiz has successfully secured some of our most valuable patents for Miniwiz’s unique post-consumer materials innovately using over 1300 materials made from trash.

Dr. Hashem Stietiya is the Head of Environmental Consulting at Bee’ah. Over his 18 years of experience, as an environmental consultant and a university professor, Dr. Stietiya has worked in more than 12 countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Habiba Al Marashi is an Emirati environmentalist. In 1991 she founded the Emirates Environmental Group which she continues to chair. In 2004 she founded the Arabia CSR Network (ACSRN), devoted to corporate social responsibility across the Arab region.

Free to attend and no registration required.

About UAE Modern
UAE Modern gathers local and international experts to share experiences and exchange knowledge on design innovation for sustainable environments. UAE MODERN and Dubai Design Week present People Planet Profits, a sustainability conference in partnership with MAS Paints and supported by Bee'ah, the Embassy of Italy to the United Arab Emirates, the Consulate General of Italy Dubai and Italian Trade Agency.