Opening Session

Chair: Ms. Song Xiaozhi, Deputy Director-General, Department of International Cooperation, MEE

Opening Remarks

Mr. Chen Wenhao, Vice Governor, People’s Government of Hunan Province

Mr. Liu Shijin, CCICED Chinese Chief Advisor; Vice Chairman, China Development Research Foundation; Vice Chair, Committee of Economic Affairs, CPPCC

Mr. Arthur Hanson, CCICED International Chief Advisor; Senior Advisor and Former President of International Institute for Sustainable Development

Mr. Tu Ruihe, China Country Representative, UN Environment

Session 1: Policies and Trends on Innovation in Green Urbanization

Chair: Ms. Marjorie Yang, CCICED Member; Chairman, Esquel Group

Guest Speakers:

Mr. Zhou Wei, CCICED Member; Chief Engineer, Ministry of Transport

Mr. Hu Zhongxiong, Mayor of Changsha City, Hunan Province

Mr. Hans Friederich, CCICED Member, Director General of International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR)

Mr. Li Xiaojiang, CCICED Phase V Member; Consultative Committee member for “Jing-Jin-Ji” Coordinated Development Committee; Former Director for China Urban Planning and Research Institute

Mr. Zhang Yongsheng, CCICED Special Advisor; Deputy Director-General, Department of Development Strategy and Regional Economy, DRC

Discussion

Tea Break

Session 2: Ecological Cities Partnership for Belt and Road Initiative

Chair: Mr. Pan Biling, Deputy Director-General of the Environmental Protection Department, Hunan Province

Guest Speakers:

Ms. Zhou Guomei, Acting Director-General, China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Center

Mr. E Vuthy, Deputy Secretary General National Council for Sustainable Development Cambodia

Mr. Ge Chazhong, Head of Environmental Strategy Institute, Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, MEE

Ms. Shomi Kim, Green City Expert, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Mr. Yi Shuguang, Legal Representative & Board Chairman, Zhongye Changtian International Engineering Co., Ltd.

Session 3: Promoting Green Development through Green Finance

Chair: Mr. Liu Shijin, CCICED Chinese Chief Advisor; Vice Chairman, China Development Research Foundation; Former Deputy President, DRC

Guest Speakers:

Mr. Wang Tianyi, CCICED Member; Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, China Everbright International Limited

Mr. Devanand Ramiah, Deputy Country Director, United Nations Development Programme

Mr. Dimitri de Boer, CCICED Special Advisor; China Country Director, ClientEarth

Mr. Zhang Jianyu, CCICED Special Advisor, Vice President and Chief Representative of China Program Office, Environmental Defense Fund

Ms. Li Danning, Freshwater Director of TNC China Program, Beijing Representative Office of The Nature Conservancy

Discussion

Summary

Ms. Marjorie Yang, CCICED Member; Chairman, Esquel Group

Mr. Arthur Hanson, CCICED International Chief Advisor; Senior Advisor and Former President of International Institute for Sustainable Development

Mr. Liu Shijin, CCICED Chinese Chief Advisor; Vice Chairman, China Development Research Foundation; Former Deputy President, DRC