Webinar: Green Tech Trends and Practices to support the SDGs

September 10, 2020

Join WIPO GREEN and guest speakers for a two-hour discussion on international initiatives in support of the climate-related SDGs and global leaders in energy and industry decarbonization.

On September 16, 2020, Skolkovo Foundation, the organizer of the GreenTech Startup Booster, will organize a webinar on global trends and best practices in the green technology field.

This online event, intended mainly for international start-up companies, aims to inspire businesses to place environmentally friendly innovation at the core of their strategy. During the webinar, corporate leaders will share their experience and perspective on current trends and potential opportunities for start-up companies in green innovation.

When: September 16, 2020, 12:00 (GMT+3, Moscow time)
Event language: English

Please register to participate online or watch the webinar live on YouTube.

Speakers and Participants

  • Skolkovo Foundation – Oleg Pertsovskiy, COO Energy Cluster
  • WIPO GREEN – Peter Oksen, Senior Program Officer for Climate Change and Food Security
  • Enel Group – Innovation Global Power Generation Representative
  • EDF Representative
  • Total – Dmitriy Pissarenko, VP R&D Total Russia
  • SIBUR – Maxim Remchukov, Head of sustainable development
  • SDSN – Vera Barinova, Head of Russian SDSN
  • Severstal – Olga Kalashnikova, Head of Ecology Department
  • NLMK – Aleksandr Samorodov, Chief Specialist of the Group's Ecology Directorate
  • Helyx – Sergey Abramenko, CEO
  • HelioRec Startup - Polina Vasilenko, CEO and Founder

Agenda

  • 12:00-12:10 – About GreenTech Startup Booster Initiative: goals, means and facts
    Oleg Pertsovskiy, Skolkovo Foundation speaker
  • 12:10-13:40 – Industry, green technology and sustainable growth: examples and best practices
    ENEL, EDF, Total, WIPO GREEN, SIBUR, SDSN, Severstal, NLMK, Helyx Speakers
  • 13:40-13:45 – Launch of an international startup on water purification
    Polina Vasilenko, HelioRec CEO and Founder
  • 13:45-14:00 – Online chat Q&A session

About Skolkovo

Founded by Russia in 2010, the Skolkovo Foundation is a non-profit organization founded to promote the transformation of the Russian economy towards an innovation-driven model. The Foundation manages the Skolkovo Innovation Center, comprised of more than 2,500 high-tech startups; Skolkovo Technopark; and the Skolkovo Institute of Technology (Skoltech) - a graduate research University established in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Together, these entities have established a vibrant ecosystem of technology innovation and entrepreneurship. To date, the cumulative revenue of Skolkovo’s startups exceeds $3.5 billion, with more than $200 million in investment, and with over 1,300 patent applications filed.

About WIPO GREEN

WIPO GREEN is a global marketplace for sustainable technology, supporting global efforts to address climate change. Through its online database and regional activities, WIPO GREEN connects green tech seekers and providers in order to catalyze green innovation and accelerate green tech transfer and diffusion.