Day 1: Monday, 9 February 2009

8:30 -10:00

Registration

Inaugural Session

10:00-11:15

·         H.E. Nadia Makram Ebeid, Executive Director, Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt.

·         Dr. Basel Al-Yousfi, Deputy Director, United Nations Environment Programme/ Regional Office of West Asia (UNEP/ROWA), Bahrain.

·         Mr Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid, Director, ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau, Switzerland.

·         H.E. Dr. Tarek Kamel, Minister of Communications and Information Technology.

·         H.E Eng. Maged George, Minister of Environment.

11:15  11:45

Coffee Break

Keynote Speakers: Leadership Insights

11:45-1:00

·         Moderator: Dr. Basel Al-Yousfi, Deputy Director, United Nations Environment Programme/ Regional Office of West Asia (UNEP/ROWA), Bahrain.

·         Dr. Katharina Kummer Peiry, Executive Secretary, Basel Convention Secretariat, Switzerland.

·         Mr. Iskander Shalaby, Chairman, the Egyptian Company for Mobile Service (ECMS – Mobinil), Egypt.

·         Ms. Brigitte Bourgoin, Executive Vice President, France Telecom Orange, France.

·         Dr. Tarek Shawki, Director, UNESCO Cairo Office, Egypt

1:00 – 2:00

Lunch

Session I: E-waste Management Initiatives

2:00 – 3:00

·         Moderator: Mr. Paul Makin, UNIDO Representative and Head, Regional Office, Egypt

·         Mr. Ruediger Kuehr, Executive Secretary, StEP Initiative, United Nations University, Germany.

·         Mr. Guido Sonnemann, Programme Officer for Innovation and Life Cycle Management, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP/DTIE), France.

·         Mr. Oliver Keserue, Programme Manager – Waste, UNEP/MAP – Blue Plan, France.

Session II:  Collection. Refurbishment and Recycling Practices

3:00 – 4:00

·         Moderator: Ms. Hanan EL-Hadary, Director, Egypt National Clean Production Center, Egypt.

·         Mr. Steven Art, Sales Manager, E-waste Recycling, UMICORE, Belgium.

·         Mr. Sherif Issa, Sr. Manager Health and Environment Affairs, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, (ECMS – Mobinil), Egypt.

·         Mr. Edgar Mugisha, Technical Officer, Uganda Cleaner Production Center, Uganda.

4:00 – 4:15

Coffee Break

Session III: E-waste Effects,  Assessment and Life Cycle

4:15 – 5:15

·         Moderator: Mr. Sherif Issa, Sr. Manager Health and Environment Affairs, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, (ECMS – Mobinil), Egypt.

·         Prof. Medhat El Messiery, Head of the Egyptian Society for Non-ionizing Radiation Protection, Egypt.

·         Dr. Bernd Kopacek, Managing Director, Austrian Society for Systems Engineering and Automation. Austria.

5:15

Closing

Day 2: Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Session IV: E-waste International Practices

9:30 – 10:30

·         Moderator:  Mr. Fareed Bushaheri, Regional Coordinator, UNEP/DTIE

·         Dr. Jack Rowley, Director of Research and Sustainability, Global Systems for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), United Kingdom.

·         Mr. Mathias Schluep, Project Manager, Laboratory for Technology and Society, Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Switzerland.

·         Ms. Martina Kolb, Project Manager, German Development Cooperation (GTZ). Germany.

·         Ms. Orsolya Csorba, European Commission, DG Environment, Belgium.

10:30 -11:00

Coffee Break

Session V: International Organizations Practices

11:00 – 12:00

·         Moderator: Mr. Ruediger Kuehr, Executive Secretary, StEP Initiative, United Nations University, Germany.

·         Mr. Guido Sonnemann, Programme Officer for Innovation and Life Cycle Management, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, France.

·         Ms. Azza Morssy, Programme Manager, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Austria.

·         Mr. Hossam Allam, Regional Programme Manager, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt

·         Mr. Saied Dahroug, International Facilitator, Basel Convention Regional Centre for Arab States, Egypt.

Session VI:  Perspective of Private Sector Enterprises

12:00 - 1:00

·         Moderator: Mr. Sebastien Poisson, ESMP Manager, Zain Group, Bahrain

·         Mr. Lutz-Guenther Scheidt, Webix solutions GmbH, Germany.

·         Mr. Herve Guilcher, Environmental Programs Director, HP EMEA, France.

·         Dr. Reinhard Hoehn, Manager of Environmental Affairs, IBM, Germany.

·         Mr. Fernando A. Lagraña, Head of Partnership Promotion & Membership Division, ITU, Switzerland.

1:00-2:00

Lunch

Session VII:  The Way Forward: E-Waste in Egypt: Status and Challenges

2:00 – 3:15

·         Moderator: Dr. Howida Ismail, Director, Technical Assistance Unit, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt.

·         Dr. Khaled El Amrawy, Country Manager (ELN), Intel Corporation, Egypt.

·         Mr. Ahmed Imam, Director, Nokia Maintenance Center (Raya), Egypt.

·         Mr. Amr Sheira, CEO, Compume, Egypt.

·         Mr. Ahmed Samy, Country Manager, HP, Egypt.

·         Mr. Amr Abdallah, Chairman, Dreamers of Tomorrow, Egypt

3:15-3:30

Coffee Break

Session VIII:  The Way Forward: E-waste Management Programme in the Arab Region

3:30-5:00

·         Moderator: Mr. Tarek El-Baz, Advisor, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), Egypt.

·         Mr. Hossam Allam, Regional Programme Manager, Centre for the Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe (CEDARE). Egypt.

·         Mr. Ruediger Kuehr, Executive Secretary, StEP Initiative, United Nations University, Germany.

·         Mr. Fareed Bushaheri, Regional Coordinator, UNEP/DTIE, Bahrain

·         Mr. Mathias Schluep, Project Manager, Laboratory for Technology and Society, Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Switzerland.

·         Mr. Miloud Ameziane, Head of International Telecommunication Union Regional Office for the Arab Region (ITU), Egypt.

·         Ms. Nehal El Kouesny, Information Centers Coordinator, The World Bank, Egypt

·         Mr. Sherif Issa, Sr. Manager Health and Environment Affairs, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, (ECMS – Mobinil), Egypt

5:00

Closing Session