The co-ordinators and participating organisations held a press conference today (15 August) to give an overview of the event and brief the media on the ongoing construction of the exhibition venue.<\/p>\n
The keynote speaker shares her insight<\/strong><\/p>\n The 2023MIECF has invited Professor Lan Hong, Deputy Director of the Eco-finance Research Centre of the Renmin University of China, Deputy Director of the Green Finance Branch of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, and Deputy Director of the Green Finance Professional Committee of the China Association of Environmental Protection Industry, to deliver a keynote speech titled \u201cDeepen Co-operation on Green Finance, Work Together to Achieve Carbon Neutrality\u201d on the opening ceremony.<\/p>\n The <\/strong>Green Forum helps the industry seize green development opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n The four-day event comprises close to 20 forums and conferences organised by professional organisations and five themed matching sessions organised by the event co-ordinators.<\/p>\n Among these activities, the two-day \u201cGreen Forum\u201d has invited more than 30 experts, scholars, leaders in environmental protection-related industries, and corporate executives from Mainland China, Portuguese-speaking countries, Europe, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macao as speakers. The Green Forum comprises four sessions, covering \u201cbleisure tourism\u201d, \u201cgreen innovation\u201d, \u201cinnovative solutions for pollution management\u201d, and \u201cco-operation among the environmental industries in the Pan-Pearl River Delta Region\u201d, with discussions and exchanges on cutting-edge issues of green, low-carbon and sustainable development to inform the industry practitioners of the environmental updates around the world and help them grasp the opportunities for green development and jointly move towards a green future.<\/p>\n \u201cGreen Business Co-operation Day: Green Forum Session 1\u201d on the first day is once again co-organised by the IPIM and accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Themed \u201cGreen x Innovation x Business Opportunities \u2013 Empowering the Sustainable Development of Bleisure Tourism\u201d, this session will discuss the application and practice of green innovative technology products and solutions in related value chains and industries. PwC will also release a report on the synergistic and sustainable development of Guangdong-Macao cultural tourism and MICE industries, with the hope of bringing inspiration to Macao.<\/p>\n \u201cSession 2: Green Innovation Drives High-Quality Development\u201d will be held on Day 2 of the event. This session will discuss policies and, on a macro-level perspective, explore green innovative solutions that drive high-quality development at the regional, national, and global levels for a greener future.<\/p>\n On the same day, the third session of the Green Forum will also be held under the theme of \u201cFinding Innovative Solutions for Air Pollution, Waste and Wastewater Management\u201d. It will explore more comprehensive and diverse innovative technologies and their applications, aiming to better construct the ecological civilisation and achieve sustainable development goals of the society.<\/p>\n Sessions 1, 2 and 3 of the Green Forum will be live broadcasted. Online and offline participants in these sessions will be issued a certificate of attendance in order to effectively leverage MIECF\u2019s role as a platform for professional knowledge sharing.<\/p>\n Nearly <\/strong>500<\/strong> booths in seven exhibition areas, bringing together over <\/strong>400<\/strong> enterprises<\/strong><\/p>\n With regard to the Green Showcase, this year\u2019s MIECF covers an area of more than 10,000 square metres, with seven exhibition areas, including \u201cPan-Pearl River Delta Region Pavilions\u201d, \u201cMainland China Environmental Protection Industries Exhibition Area\u201d, \u201cInternational Environmental Protection Industries Exhibition Area\u201d, \u201cMacao Environmental Protection Industries Exhibition Area\u201d, \u201cPremium Exhibitor Zone\u201d, \u201cGreen Living Zone\u201d, and \u201cGreen and Low-Carbon Project Zone\u201d. There are nearly 500 booths, attracting more than 400 offline exhibitors from across the world, up by over 50% compared to last year. The number of overseas exhibitors has near trebled to 40, rebounding to 73% of the pre-pandemic level.<\/p>\n Five professional matching sessions offer international environmental business opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n To play the role of a platform for green business co-operation, the 2023MIECF will hold five themed matching sessions, covering the environmental collaboration between Macao and Hengqin governments, Portuguese-speaking countries, sustainable green projects, green finance, and large integrated resorts, to help enterprises create green business opportunities together through exchanges.<\/p>\n The 2023MIECF continues to attract investment through exhibitions and conferences, where investors from other places will develop a deeper understanding of Macao\u2019s investment climate through their participation, thereby attracted to invest and develop their business in Macao. The IPIM will arrange staff to the exhibition for introduction and investment promotion while assisting enterprises to start up businesses in Macao through the Investor\u2019s \u201cOne-stop Service\u201d.<\/p>\n The environmental industry organises a number of \u201cmulti-venue events\u201d and other concurrent activities<\/strong><\/p>\n This year\u2019s MIECF features a number of concurrent activities, including forums, seminars and awards ceremonies, covering topics ranging from big health, green hotels, carbon neutrality and green finance to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n Among these activities, there are three forums organised by the environmental industry on its own initiative, namely the \u201cMacao-Hengqin Big Health Industry Green Development Forum\u201d, \u201cCarbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Innovative Project Matching Session by the China Association of Plant Engineering\u201d, and \u201cDevelopment of Green MICE and Carbon Neutral Seminar\u201d. These activities will be held following the \u201cmulti-venue event\u201d pattern in Macao and Hengqin, respectively, to strengthen the sharing of MICE resources between the two regions, help them tap into each other\u2019s international tourist market, and generate synergetic effects. At the same time, delegations from the Pan-Pearl River Delta Region will also have inspection visits in Hengqin.<\/p>\n \u201cTan Puhui\u201d elements, Green Public Day and other methods are adopted to encourage efforts to create a green life together<\/strong><\/p>\n To motivate public participation, the exhibition will be open to the public during the weekends (19 to 20 August) with free admission. Free shuttle buses will travel between Central Macao, Northern Macao, Taipa, and the event venue to facilitate green transport. The Green Public Day will be held on the last day of MIECF (20 August), where a series of on-site promotional and educational activities related to environmental protection will be available to raise public awareness of environmental protection and motivate the public to practise a green lifestyle.<\/p>\n The 2023MIECF has also introduced \u201cTan Puhui\u201d elements for the first time to bring the public on board with carbon emissions reduction. It has also set up the \u201cGreen Living Zone\u201d and \u201cGreen and Low-Carbon Project Zone\u201d, where an array of environmental technology products will be launched, with the highlighted display of kitchen waste systems, eco-friendly cutlery, electric vehicles, and so on.<\/p>\n Guided community tours and technical visits extend the effectiveness of the event<\/strong><\/p>\n To give the participants a better understanding of the latest environmental technologies, technical visits to the recycling facilities for electronic and electrical devices and the Cotai Ecological Reserve will be arranged on 20 August. Meanwhile, traders attending the 2023MIECF will be invited to visit Macao communities and explore local stores, where they can appreciate Macao\u2019s cultural tourism first-hand. This will promote Macao\u2019s image as a city worth visiting and suitable for business and MICE events while further unlocking the synergy between the MICE industry and tourism.<\/p>\n Guests attending the press conference include IPIM President Vincent U, DSPA Director Tam Vai Man, Project Manager of the 2023MIECF Alan Ho and Mr Lam Chong In, representative of the 2023MIECF General Contractor.<\/p>\n The press conference of the 2023 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition is held today (15 August)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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