A Healthy Planet for the Prosperity of All – Innovation for Sustainability Forum

25 May 2022

You are cordially invited to an online forum on A Healthy Planet for the Prosperity of All – Innovation for Sustainability, co-hosted by The Royal Thai Embassy in Stockholm, Business Sweden, and Thailand-Nordic Countries Innovation Unit (TNIU) on Wednesday, the 1st of June 2022. 

To commemorate the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, which has led to the establishment of UNEP, Sweden will be the host of the Stockholm +50 meeting between the 2nd – 3rd of June. The Stockholm +50 is a crucial international meeting convened by the United Nations General Assembly anchored in the “Decade of Action.”

To raise the awareness of the green transition between Thailand and Sweden, in parallel to sharing experiences in accelerating the implementation of the fossil-free plan in business and industrial sectors, this co-hosted forum will present various experts from different industries, united on the topic of “Innovation for Sustainability” under the Stockholm +50 theme of “A Healthy Planet for the Prosperity of All.” 

Programme:

Call for Action: 13.30 hrs. Stockholm, 18.30 hrs. Bangkok

  • Ralyn Satidtanasarn, A Young Thai Environmental Activist
  • Björn Fondén, Official UN Youth Representative from Sweden for Stockholm+50

Opening Remarks: 13.45 hrs. Stockholm, 18.45 hrs. Bangkok

  • Opening remarks by H.E. Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Natural Resource and Environment
  • Johanna Lissinger Peitz, Ambassador Stockholm+50
  • Renaud Meyer, UNDP Resident Representative for Thailand

Accelerating Green Transition: 14.00 hrs. Stockholm, 19.00 hrs. Bangkok

  • Svante Axelsson, Coordinator, Fossil Free Sweden
  • Roongrote Rangsiyopash, President/CEO, SCG, Thailand
  • Peter Björk, President of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce
  • Emma Modéer Wiking, Head of International Sustainable Business of Business Sweden

The end of the online forum: 15.00 hrs. Stockholm, 20.00 hrs. Bangkok

Online Forum Registration at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0ZdUk1-VT6OGENgrFmf1Ow