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The WCEF Grand Opening session sets the scene for the World Circular Economy Forum 2018. The session follows up on the previous year’s forum in Helsinki and adds a focus towards the year 2050. The Grand Opening also honours the WCEF2018 host country Japan.
| 12.00 | Welcome to WCEF2018 Mikko Kosonen, President, Sitra |
| Greeting from the Government of Japan and Finland Yoshiaki Harada, Minister of the Environment, Japan Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing, Finland |
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| Welcome to Yokohama Fumiko Hayashi, Mayor, City of Yokohama |
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| WCEF High-level talks Jyrki Katainen, Vice-President, European Commission Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, GEF Masamichi Kono, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD Izabella Teixeira, Co-chair, UNEP International Resource Panel |
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| 13:30 | Session ends |
Moderators:
Yukari Takamura and Peter Woodward
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