29-30 JUNE, 2020
GREEN DAYS 2020:
RETHINKING DEVELOPMENT
ONLINE TALKS
Connecting changemakers from across the world for two days of inspiration, green impact, and sustainable innovation.
At Green Days 2020 we believe we can build a safer, and more resilient future for people and nature.
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Stay in the loop – Green Days 2020 gathers people, institutions & companies rethinking development
At #greendays2020, we will be connecting changemakers from around the world who share a passion to create a better future by directing and accelerating sustainability. It is time to step outside the conventional lenses of mainstream development in a world beset by sharp inequalities, financial instability, and pressing environmental challenges.
Pre-conference event
Invitation-only online workshop
Circular Economy Roadmap with Ms. Ladeja Godina Košir
FRIDAY, June 5, 2020
09:00 AM – 12:00 MIDDAY
Registration for the conference’s Zoom call are closed.
You can follow live stream of the conference on our YouTube and Facebook channels.
Green Days 2020 thematic sessions
Circular advantage: the economic and business rationale
Our society is based on growth, yet much of this growth has come at the expense of our natural environment.
Future-driven innovation
As technology continues to advance at breakneck speed, countries are racing to the top with open data to drive digital innovation.
Turning promises into action: Climate Promise 2030
Carbon emissions have fallen significantly due to the coronavirus pandemic, but this reduction will not last if governments do not start moving to cleaner energies.
Tourism 2020: planning recovery for the long term
The coronavirus crisis has severely affected the tourist industry but with the right measures in place to support the survival of the sector…
Green Days 2020 in pictures
Opening address
Milutin Simović
Deputy Prime Minister, Government of Montenegro
Mirjana Špoljarić Egger
Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau
Vlastimir Golubović
President, Chamber of Economy of Montenegro
Meet our Green Days 2020 speakers
Janez Potočnik
Co-Chair of the UN International Resource Panel
Mr Potočnik is co-chair of the UN’s International Resource Panel and a former European Commissioner for the Environment. He has held many important positions and has extensive experience in the realm of the environment, economics, and European Affairs. In September 2013 he received the United Nation’s Champions of the Earth Award.
Jyri Arponen
Senior Lead for Circular Economy, SITRA, Finland
Having worked for 25 years in business development, marketing and financing, as well as accelerating company growth and internationalization, he is now Senior Lead in the Finnish innovation fund Sitra, directing a circular business programme with the technology industry to help the enterprises and companies to turn inefficiencies in the current linear value chains into business value with circular business models.
George Tavoularis
Expert in Waste Management Systems, Enviroplan S.A., Greece
Dejan Mitrović
CEO, Department 22, United Kingdom
Darja Figelj
Executive Director, Interseroh, Slovenia
Ladeja Godina Košir
CEO of Circular Change, the Chair of European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP)
Ana Trbović
European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Dr Ana Trbović is the co-founder and COO of Grid Singularity, a green energy blockchain venture that was proclaimed the 2018 World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer. She serves as a member of the Governing Board of the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) and of the Energy Web Foundation, which strives to unleash blockchain’s potential to accelerate the transition to a decentralized, democratized, decarbonized, and resilient energy system.
Alison Kemp
UK Ambassador to Montenegro
Ms Alison Kemp was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Montenegro in May 2017. She has been a member of the British Diplomatic Service since 1997 and served in Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Liberia, Iraq, and Yemen. She led the “Greening the FCO” programme from 2008 to 2020, which aspired to make the British Foreign Office carbon neutral by 2020.
Sanja Damjanović
Minister of Science, Montenegro
Viktor Simončić
Independent environmentalist, Slovenia
Mr Simončić advocates the need to adapt sustainable development and the latest paradigm of circular economy to local conditions. He understands combating climate change as an opportunity for sustainable local development and local business opportunities. Mr Simončić has more than 40 years of experience in education and business, and as a public servant in the state administrations in Croatia and Slovenia.
Dobrivoje - Lale Erić
Centre for the Promotion of Science, Serbia
Mr Erić is leading International Cooperation at Serbia’s Centre for the Promotion of Science. He is also managing two other EU projects – the European Artificial Intelligence Lab (Creative Europe) and RRING (H2020) – aimed, respectively, at increasing AI literacy and its understanding by the wider public, and at emphasizing the social relevance of the processes of research and innovation.
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya
UNDP Executive Coordinator and Director, Global Environmental Finance
Ivana Vojinović
General Director for the Environment, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro
Nikola Vujović
State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Montenegro
Hermann Spitz
Head of the Cooperation Section, Delegation of European Union to Montenegro
Goran Svilanović
Diplomat, Serbia
Damir Davidović
State Secretary, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro
Damir is a Secretary of State in the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism responsible for implementation and supervision of polices in the field of tourism. Prior to joining the Ministry, Damir worked in private sector in the field of international trade and project implementation in Montenegro. He began his career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Montenegro, later worked as Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of the Parliament of Montenegro, after that also as Chief of Cabinet to Mayor of the Capital City of Montenegro, before being appointed for two terms as Secretary General of the Parliament of Montenegro. Damir holds M.Sc. in European Affairs and B.Sc. in International Management.
Alessandra Priante
Director Regional Department for Europe, UNWTO
Matthias Beyer
Mascontour GmbH, Germany
Dušan Lukič
New Mobility Project Leader at Porsche, Slovenia
Ana Tripković Marković
Professor and Researcher specialized in sustainable tourism
Rambo Amadeus
Musician, author & environmentalist
Green Days 2020 agenda
10:00 – 10:30
WELCOME REMARKS
- Milutin Simovic, Deputy Prime Minister, Government of Montenegro
- Mirjana Špoljarić Egger, Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS
- Vlastimir Golubović, President, Chamber of Economy of Montenegro
10:30 – 11:00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair of the UN International Resource Panel, Download PDF
11:00 – 12:15
PLENARY SESSION 1 – CIRCULAR ADVANTAGE: THE ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RATIONALE
Keynote presentation: Jyri Arponen, Senior Lead for Circular Economy, SITRA, Finland, Download PDF
Panellists:
- George Tavoularis, Expert in Waste Management Systems, Enviroplan S.A., Greece, Download PDF
- Dejan Mitrović, CEO, Department 22, United Kingdom, Download PDF
- Darja Figelj, Executive Director, Interseroh, Slovenia, Download PDF
Moderator: Ladeja Godina Kosir, CEO of Circular Change, the Chair of European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP)
This session is held in partnership with the 5th Circular Change Conference.
12.15 – 12.45
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
12.45 – 13.00
BREAK: Session Highlights
13:00 – 14:15
PLENARY SESSION 2 – FUTURE-DRIVEN INNOVATION
Keynote presentation: Ana Trbović, European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT), Download PDF
Panellists:
- H.E. Alison Kemp, UK Ambassador to Montenegro
- Sanja Damjanović, Minister of Science, Montenegro, Download PDF
- Viktor Simončić, Independent environmentalist, Slovenia, Download PDF
Moderator: Dobrivoje Lale Erić, Centre for the Promotion of Science, Serbia
14.15 – 14.45
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
14.45
OVERVIEW/HIGHLIGHTS OF DAY 1
10:00 – 11:15
PLENARY SESSION 3 – TURNING PROMISES INTO ACTION: CLIMATE PROMISE 2030
Keynote presentation: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, UNDP Executive Coordinator and Director, Global Environmental Finance, Download PDF
Panellists:
- Ivana Vojinović, General Director for the Environment, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro, Download PDF
- Nikola Vujović, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Montenegro, Download PDF
- Hermann Spitz, Head of the Cooperation Section, Delegation of European Union to Montenegro, Download PDF
Moderator: Goran Svilanović, Diplomat, Serbia
11.15 – 11.45
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
11.45 – 12.00
BREAK: Session Highlights
12:00– 13:15
PLENARY SESSION 4 – TOURISM 2020: PLANNING RECOVERY FOR THE LONG TERM
Keynote presentation: Damir Davidović, State Secretary, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro
Panellists:
- Alessandra Priante, Director Regional Department for Europe, UNWTO
- Matthias Beyer, Mascontour GmbH, Germany, Download PDF
- Dušan Lukič, New Mobility Project Leader at Porsche, Slovenia, Download PDF
Moderator: Ana Marković, Professor and Researcher specialized in sustainable tourism
Antonije Pušić, a.k.a. Rambo Amadeus – creative message for the low-carbon future of Montenegro (pre-recorded)
13.15 – 13.45
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
13.45
CLOSING REMARKS AND CONCLUSIONS
Registrations are closed.
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Insights from Green Days 2019
Milutin Simović
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy & the Financial System
“Montenegro has to grow, and its growth has to be sustainable & green.”
Ms Mirjana Spoljaric Egger
Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS
“With the right policies in place, a shift to a greener economy could generate 24 million new jobs globally by 2030.”
Bruno Oberle
WRF Vice-President, Professor at EPFL
“We need innovative solutions to make the same products with fewer natural resources or to replace them with different materials.”
Federico Fioretto
CEO of Exsulting, motivational speaker
“Resource efficiency does not mean sacrificing the quality of our lives.”
Vlastimir Golubović
President of the Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro
“Green technologies and resource efficiency are the key elements for creating a green economy.”
Daniela Gasparikova
UNDP Resident Representative for Montenegro
‘’One of the key objectives of UNDP is to provide support to the green transformation of the Montenegrin economy so that it happens in a timely, predictable and controlled manner’’.
Sanjin Avdić
UNDP BiH
“Do we have the guts to redirect money flows into green?”
Milutin Simović
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy & the Financial System
“Montenegro has to grow, and its growth has to be sustainable & green.”
Ms Mirjana Spoljaric Egger
Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS
“With the right policies in place, a shift to a greener economy could generate 24 million new jobs globally by 2030.”
Bruno Oberle
WRF Vice-President, Professor at EPFL
“We need innovative solutions to make the same products with fewer natural resources or to replace them with different materials.”
Federico Fioretto
CEO of Exsulting, motivational speaker
“Resource efficiency does not mean sacrificing the quality of our lives.”
Vlastimir Golubović
President of the Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro
“Green technologies and resource efficiency are the key elements for creating a green economy.”
Daniela Gasparikova
UNDP Resident Representative for Montenegro
‘’One of the key objectives of UNDP is to provide support to the green transformation of the Montenegrin economy so that it happens in a timely, predictable and controlled manner’’.
Sanjjn Avdić
UNDP BiH
“Do we have the guts to redirect money flows into green?”