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WACEE’25 will feature an exciting lineup of side events, including contests, workshops, and live demonstrations, designed to enhance engagement and knowledge-sharing in the lead-up to the main event. These side events will take various forms, such as panel discussions, masterclasses, interactive workshops, open-air activities, and other innovative projects aligned with the WACEE’25.

DAY 1 - TUESDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER 2025

Symposium Area 1

Sustainable Management of used textiles in Ghana

10:20 am – 10:35 am: Welcome & Setting the Scene

  • Michael Funcke-Bartz, Senior Advisor in International Development Cooperation.

10:35am – 10:45 am: Welcome by GIZ Ghana

  • Gunnar Wegner, Cluster Coordinator Sustainable Energy and Climate, GIZ Ghana.

10:45 am – 11:05 am: Where do we stand with managing used textiles in Ghana?

  • Godfred Fiifi Boadi, Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs.

11:05 am – 11:20 am: Challenges of establishing a circular textile economy

  • Burcu Goezet, Senior Research Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy.

11:20 am – 11:40 am: Ongoing regulatory developments for the management of used textiles

  • Hannah Krakani, Environmental Protection Authority (on Regulatory Developments).

11:40 am – 12:00 pm: Ongoing activities on the ground for the management of used textiles

  • Eric Agyare, Researcher, The Revival Earth Organization.

12:00 pm – 12:20 pm: Opportunities for mechanical textile recycling

  • Jan Stienemann, esearch & Development ALTEX Textil-Recycling GmbH & Co.

12:20 pm – 12:40 pm: Lessons learnt from the perspective of a sorting & exporting company in Europe

  • Ousman Touray, Head of Special Projects at Looper Textile Co.

12:40 pm – 12:55 pm: Incorporating Circular Economy concepts into educational curricula

  • Rose Bentsil-Quaye, Principal Planning Officer at the Ministry of Education, Ghana.
  • Dr. David Odikro, Head of Research & Innovation, Ghana TVET Service.

12:55 pm – 1:20 pm: Discussion Round

  • All speakers (hybrid).

1:20 pm – 1:30 pm: Closing Remarks

These sessions are sponsored by the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia and organized by GIZ and the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch/Exhibition Break.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Solar Cooling for the Agricultural Sector – (Symposium Area 1).

  • Florian Martini, Project engineer, Research and Innovation, Phaesun GmbH.
  • Géraldine Quelle, Project manager, Research and Innovation, Phaesun GmbH.

DAY 1 - TUESDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER 2025

Symposium Area 2

10:20 am – 12:00 pm: Designing Climate-Proof Structures and Healthy Urban Spaces for Public Well-being in Rapidly Growing Cities – (Symposium Area 2).

  • Kwadwo Gyima, Sector Expert Construction, Africa Business Network, Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana (Moderator).
  • Arch Agnes Catherine Afua Oye Ofosu-Appiah, Principal Architect at ArchXenus Ghana.
  • Ing Nana Danquah, Construction and Development Lead, RENDEAVOUR Ghana.
  • Irene Yeboah, Environment & Social Safeguards Specialist, Constromart Africa.
  • Samuel Siaw, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Geointell Housing.
  • Stefan Wittek, Managing Director, B.T. innovation GmbH.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch/Exhibition Break.

1:00 pm – 4:30 pm: UNIDO ITPO Delegation Trip – B2B Meetings.

  • UNIDO ITPO Germany.

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY, 12TH NOVEMBER 2025

Symposium Area 1

 Sustainable Management of end-of-life vehicles in Ghana

9:00 am – 9:10 am: Welcome & Setting the Scene

  • Michael Funcke-Bartz, Senior Advisor in International Development Cooperation.

9:10 am – 9:15 am: Video Welcome Address

  • Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Federal, European and International Affairs and the Media and Head of State Chancellery of the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia.

9:15 am – 9:30 am: Welcome by MEST

9:30 am – 10:00 am: Setting the Scene: Legal Framework and Current Challenges of Managing ELV in Ghana

  • Larry Kotoe, Environmental Protection Deputy Director, Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana, Q&A.

10:00 am – 10:30 am: Strengthening circularity in the automotive sector: The European framework and its translation into practice in Germany – achievements and challenges

  • Regina Kohlmeyer, Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Protection Agency), Germany (online), Q&A.

10:30 am – 11:00 am: Challenges of sustainable management of ELV in Ghana: The private sector perspective

  • Patrick Asante Okyere, Chief Executive Officer, Suame
    Magazine, Q&A.

11:00 am – 11:15 am: Status quo and challenges of managing end-of-life tyres in Ghana

  • Kyere Vincent Nartey, President, Mountain Research Institute, MRI, Q&A.

11:15 am – 12:00 pm: Towards Circularity in managing ELV – experiences and perspectives from North Rhine Westphalia

  • Dominik Martin, Researcher, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy Challenges and opportunities of recycling plastics from ELV.
  • Dominik D. Händler, Director Sourcing & Product Management, MOCOM Compounds GmbH & Co. KG, (online), Q&A.

12:00 pm – 12:20 pm: Opportunities of E-Commerce for selling spare parts from ELV

  • MacCarthy Mac-Gbathy, Co-Founder and Executive Director HOPin Academy & Uwe Guenzel, Director Compower, Germany, Q&A.

12:20 pm – 12:30 pm: Closing Remarks

  • Godfred Fiifi Boadi, Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs.

These sessions are sponsored by the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia and organized by GIZ and the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Exhibition Break

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Financing the Circular Economy in Ghana: From Opportunities to Investments

  • Leticia Nyaaba, Director, Ghana National Cleaner Production Centre (Moderator).
  • Marindame Kombate, Executive Director, Ghana Circular Economy Centre.
  • Babilo Mahama, Managing Partner, CDC Consult.
  • Joseph Yeboah, Strategic Partnerships and Engagements Lead, UNIDO.
  • Stephen Essien, Head of Consumer Banking at CalBank Ghana.

DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY, 12TH NOVEMBER 2025

Symposium Area 2

10:00 am – 11:00 am: From Free Cookstoves to CASH: Financing Africa’s First Clean Cooking Currency.

  • Katrin Pütz, Managing Director, B-energy and Founder, BiogasUnite.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch/Exhibition Break.

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Presentation: Decarbonization Strategies for Mines

  • Michael Ampeh Boateng, Managing Director, Blue Alliance Ghana.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: The Ghanaian Mining Sector’s Roadmap to Net-Zero – Challenges, Innovations, and Collaboration

  • Angelique Shika Akpaloo, Research Consulting and Data Analytics GESI (Moderator).
  • Adiki O. Ayitevie, Director & Principal Consultant at iFORA CommEx.
  • Dr. Celestine Allotey, VP ESG Strategy and Integration at Gold Fields.
  • Justine Shirley Sekire Dzadzra – Geologist and an Environmental Scientist.

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