Sweden, Egypt Committed to Sustainable Future - Experts

share experiences in waste management and energy 

CAIRO, Nov. 6 (SEE) - Embassy of Sweden in Cairo organized a high-level expert panel recently to share experiences from Sweden and Egypt on the topic of waste management and energy.

According to an official statement released by the embassy, the event was held in cooperation with the Egypt National Cleaner Production Center on Sunday, where panelists included experts from academia, government, multinational enterprises and startups.  

“In order to solve the challenges of our time, we need to bring together different stakeholders with matching skills and visions” said the Ambassador of Sweden, Mr. Jan Thesleff. “Sweden is proud of the triple helix model, a collaborative method through which academia, government and the private sector work together to create synergies to solve various societal challenges, including innovative solutions to waste and energy.

"Egypt and Sweden are facing similar challenges and we both have experiences to share. We are happy to be able to create a platform to further the dialogue around such an important issue that favors a more sustainable environment and economic development. Egypt and Sweden are both fully committed to the SDGs and Agenda 2030,” he added.

The panels were moderated by Dr. Ahmed Gaber, Professor of Chemical Engineering at Cairo University and Chairman of Chemonus Egypt Consulting, and Eng. Yasser Sherif, Managing Director of Environics.

Among the Panelists were representatives from Cairo University, Ain Shams University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and representatives of the Swedish companies ABB, IKEA, Boson Energy and Sweco Environmental. 

The panel was held on the eve of the Second International Conference on New Trends in Sustainable Energy, hosted by Pharos University in Alexandria in collaboration with Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology (5 – 7 November). The two universities have a long-term partnership which brings Swedish quality engineering and science education to Egypt, and is a solid platform for academic exchange. Each year several dozen post-graduate students are enrolled at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.