Chettiyappan Visvanathan

Dr. Chettiyappan Visvanathan, is an Emeritus  Professor of Asian Institute of Technology.  Currently he is working with  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of  Mahidol University. He has a Ph.D. (Chemical /Environmental Engineering) from Institute National Polytechnique, Toulouse, France.  His main areas of research interests include: Sustainable Consumption and Production, Membrane  technologies for water and wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal and management. 

Nguyen Thi Thu Trang

Trang is Co-Founder and Deputy Director of the Centre for Supporting Green Development (GreenHub), a Vietnamese NGO. She is trained as an expert in marine waste management, leading projects on plastic pollution, environment, and development for 15 years, promoting partnerships and information networks between government, business, and civil society. Her collective action expertise has been applied as an invited trainer of plastic waste management in Asia Pacific.

Maryam Al Mansoori

Maryam Al Mansoori is the General Manager of Rebound, an alternative supply chain model facilitating the global trade of used plastic for recycling. The UAE government supports the company’s innovative and sustainable solution and is backed by the IHC (International Holding Company) of Abu Dhabi.

Ms. Al Mansoori is well-versed in government policy and policy making, leading country-level strategic programs and initiatives locally and globally.