ACEF 2025 – MAIN EVENT

DAY 1, THURSDAY
OCT 16, 2025

8:30

Coffee and registration

9:00 – 09:05

Opening ceremony

9:05 – 9:25

Opening speeches

  • ASEAN Secretariat (TBD)
  • European Union (TBD)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand (TBD)
  • Finnish Undersecretary of International Trade

9:25 – 09:30

Group Photo

9:30 – 10:10

Circular Economy State of Play in ASEAN

10:10 – 10:40

Break & refreshments

10:40 – 12:00

Resource Use in ASEAN and the Role of the Circular
Economy in Achieving ASEAN Vision 2045

  • Global Perspective: International Momentum and Future Outlook
  • ASEAN resource flow Presentation Overview
  • Policy Reflections from Malaysia
  • ASEAN Institutional Perspective

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch break & Networking

13:00 -13:30

Announcements of New Circular Economy Initiatives
in ASEAN

  • ASEAN Coordinating Committee on MSMEs (ACCMSME) Malaysia: (Centre of Excellence) CoE Green Transition
  • GIZ: Regional Southeast Asia Programme on Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) Regional Platform for Innovation and Investments
  • Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation (COSTI) Malaysia: Startup ASEAN and ASEAN Talent Mobility Pool, ASEAN Regional Research Infrastructure (RRI) Task Force

13:30 – 15:00

Green Skills, Innovative Solutions and Investments – Unlocking the Potential of Circular Startups in ASEAN

15:00 – 15:30

Break & refreshments

15:30 – 16:30

Closing the Loop: Catalysing ASEAN Circular Transition through Investment – in partnership with Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP) Malaysia

16:30 – 17:30

Closing session

Reflections and Pathways Forward: Advancing ASEAN’s Circular Economy through Innovation, Industry and Policy Alignment

DAY 2, FRIDAY
OCT 17, 2025

9:00 – 09:10

Opening Remarks by NRES (TBD)

9:00 – 10:15

ACEF Annual Policy Dialogue – Acceleration of Circular Economy in ASEAN Part 1

10:15 – 10:45

Break & refreshments

10:45 – 12:00

ACEF Annual Policy Dialogue – Acceleration of Circular Economy in ASEAN Part 2

Closing session

12:00 – 14:00

Lunch & Networking & Bilateral Meetings