The Policy Forum was opened by the Dean of FISIPOL UGM, Dr. Wawan Mas’udi, and Head of CWTS UGM Dr. Riza Noer Arfani. Dr. Wawan and Dr. Riza emphasized the importance of learning from the community as the circular economy initiators in formulating policies. “There is no need for a perplexing theoretical framework, but we can learn from initiatives that are already rooted in the community,” said Dr. Wawan.
The first discussion session was handed with presentations from Dr. Werner Zdouc (Director of the Knowledge and Information Management, Academic Outreach and WTO Chairs Programme Division of the WTO), H.E. Dandy Iswara (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia II Geneva/Ambassador), Dr. M. Pramono Hadi, M.Sc. (Head of Center for Environmental Studies UGM) and Prof. Dr. Catur Sugiyanto, MA (Head of Center for Economic Democracy Studies UGM).
