At noon, the event commenced with an opening address from a representative of the Government of the Netherlands (TBC), followed by welcoming remarks from Richard Jones, the EBRD's SME F&D SEMED Director. The agenda then transitioned into an engaging panel discussion from 12:15 to 13:00, featuring esteemed speakers including Dr. Mohamed Afy-Shararah from Cranfield University, Dr. Nancy Zgheib from Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, and Dr. Wassima AIT AHMED from IRESEN. Following the panel discussion, the spotlight shifted to the Climate Innovation Challenge Presentation led by Huda Saigh, Associate Director of SME F&D SEMED at the EBRD. To conclude the event, attendees had the opportunity to participate in a question-and-answer session at 13:15.

Ricahrd Jones

Director SEMED SME F&D,

EBRD

Wassima AIT AHMED

Project Manager,

IRESEN

Nancy Zgheib

Associate Professor,

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik

Mohamed Afy-Shararah

Lecturer in Manufacturing Operations,

Cranfield University

Huda Saigh

Associate Director,

EBRD