The CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESS) Catalyst 2019, organised by Singapore’s National Environment Agency, was held on 6 and 7 June 2019 as part of Ecosperity Week 2019, as a lead-up to CleanEnviro Summit Singapore 2020. The event was a platform for thought leaders, experts, technology innovators, service providers and policy makers and business leaders to share their vision for environmentally-sustainable businesses.

More than 160 participants attended the two-day by-invitation event,  themed “Circular Economy: Towards A Resource Efficient and Sustainable Business”, in recognition of Singapore’s Year Towards Zero Waste and the opportunities for the business sectors to embrace circular economy.

Notable guest speakers included:

  • Mr Daniel Calleja Director-General for Environment of the European Union Commission
  • Mr Hareld van den Brink, Co-Director Asia of Metabolic
  • Mr Park Chun-kyoo, Vice Minister, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea

For a full list of all speakers, please visit: https://www.cleanenvirosummit.sg/programme/cess-catalyst-2019/cess-2019-catalyst-speakers

These exclusive sessions also included site visits to Neste Singapore Pte Ltd and TES-AMM Singapore Pte Ltd which highlighted perspectives on how Circular Economy business ideas could be implemented successfully.