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Egypt Speaks Green
Webinar #3 -
The Global Green Building Movement

Egypt Green Building Council
Free Webinar Series.

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Tuesday, 3 November 2020 
07:00 To 08:00 pm

Webinar#3- The Global Green
Building Movement

We are in a global crisis and we need global systemic solutions to reverse the damage
being caused by climate change. The IPCC tells us that we have until 2050 to
decarbonize our way of life to limit global warming to less than 1.5 degrees, beyond
which the repercussions on our planet and everything that we do will be disastrous.
Don’t miss The third webinar of Egypt GBC Free Webinar Series-Egypt Speaks Green- is
entitled “The Global Green building movement” that will take place on the 3rd of
November,2020.
Join Eng. Mohammad Asfour, Head, MENA & Africa Regional Networks, World Green
Building Council  in a live webinar “The Global Green building movement” During the
webinar we will share our strategy to deal with this reality which is focused on three
key areas: climate action, resource efficiency and health & wellbeing in order to drive
impact from the building and construction sector to meet the UN Sustainable
Development Goals. We will also speak about our global and regional projects to
facilitate the development of solutions towards our mission.

So Hurry Up and Register Now!

Why should you attend?

 Learn about global sustainable building trends through WorldGBC's perspective.

Understand opportunities and challenges relating to sustainability and buildings.

Understand the latest approaches and best practices to address challenges.

Leverage experiences and ideas with counterparts from the region & beyond.



Who should attend?

 Building Products Manufacturers & Distributors
 Electrical Utilities, ESPs, ESCO's, Water & Sewer Utilities
 Property Investor and Owners/ Occupiers
 Real Estate Companies & Brokers/ Real Estate Development
 Professional Services Firms
 Construction Managers/ Contractors/ Subcontractors
 Financial Community/ Financial Institutions/ Insurance
 Environment & Non-Profit Organization
 Universities & Technical Research Institutes
 Professional Societies/ Standards Org/ Unions

Webinar Agenda 

• Why do we need green to buildings today?

• About the global green building movement

• Incorporating SDGs

• Advancing Net Zero Buildings

• The new focus on health & wellbeing 

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Mohammad Asfour 

Head, MENA & Africa Regional Networks
World Green Building Council 

 As a green global citizen; Eng. Mohammad previously chaired the WorldGBC MENA Network and sat on the WorldGBC's Board of Directors. 

He served as a Senior Advisor at the USAID Energy Sector Capacity Building Program and as the Environment, Water and Energy Sector Lead at the USAID Jordan Economic Development Program. 

Eng. Mohammad was appointed as an adviser to the Board of Trustees at Princess Sumaya University for Technology, founded the Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship and worked on developing the concept behind El Hassan Science City. 

He also worked at the Jordan Investment Board and served as a consultant for the UNDP, UNIDO, and USAID's AMIR Program. He was also appointed as a regional advisor to OECD's MENA Investment Program, chaired UNEP - SBCI's Advocacy Committee and is currently the Chair of WADI NGO and a board member at the Jordan Trail Association. 

Eng. Mohammad also co-founded Ahel Al Balad, which is a non-political grassroots movement that aims at spreading positivity in the community through volunteering. 

Eng. Mohammad received his BA in Business from the University of Jordan and his Masters in Positive Leadership and Strategy from the IE Business School in Madrid.

Looking forward to seeing you 

Tuesday, 3 November 2020 
07:00 To 08:00 pm