14 October 2025
European Parliament (Altiero Spinelli building)
Europe/Brussels timezone

Programme

12:30 Opening remarks
- Ms. Annalisa Corrado, Member of the European Parliament (S&D, IT)
- Ms. Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director

12:40 Global frameworks on pollution and health – actionable solutions for competitiveness and resilience
- Mr. Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel-Rotterdam-Stockholm Conventions
- Ms. Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention
- Mr. Vytenis Andriukaitis, Member of the European Parliament (S&D, LT)
- Ms. Chrysanthi Sofokleous, European Chemical Industry Council, Industry Representative to the GFC Bureau

13:00 Global nature and climate commitments at the service of economic sustainability

Part I.
- Ms. Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of CITES Secretariat
- Ms. Manuela Ripa, Member of the European Parliament (EPP, DE)
- Ms. Françoise Van de Ven, President of ATIBT

Part II.
- Ms. Megumi Seki, Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat
- Mr. Johannes Auer, Head of Product related Environmental Protection, Siemens AG
- Mr. Anthony Agotha, EU Special Envoy for Climate and Environment

13:30 Q&A

13:40 Closing remarks

  • Ms. Jessika Roswall, EU Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy