Session 2: The potential of bamboo as a material for sustainable construction and circular economic development

The session comprised of keynote speakers setting the stage on potential of bamboo as sustainable construction materials and share the latest construction technologies for building bamboo shelter in different regions, and their experience of demonstrating and scaling up.

Opening remarks: Ali Mchumo, Director General, INBAR
Keynote speech: H.E. Maria Gabriela Aguilera, Minister of Urban Development and Housing of Ecuador

Presentations:
Moderators: Kewei Liu, Global Bamboo Construction Programme Coordinator, International Bamboo and Rattan Organization, Borja De La Peña, Global Policy Officer, INBAR and Selim Reza, International Bamboo and Rattan Organization

Speakers:
•Luis Felipe, Technology of Base Bahay Foundation Inc.
•Yan Xiao, Zhejiang University - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute, ZJUI
•Fabian Moreno, International Bamboo and Rattan Organization
•Fred Ijjo, Managing Director, FOB Consult Limited
•P.K. Das, International Bamboo and Rattan Organization
•Raphael Ascoli, Housing Now
•Wendy Vera, Community Leader
•Tom Okello Obong, Uganda National Forestry Authority
•Lloyd Day, Deputy Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
•Xavier Lazo, Former Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Ecuador