Speakers

Speech Title : Cradle to Cradle Design Innovations.

Albin Kaelin, founder and CEO of epeaswitzerland gmbh since 2009, is a pioneer in advancing the Cradle to Cradle® design philosophy. He began this journey in 1993 with the development of the world’s first Cradle to Cradle® products under the Climatex® line. His work focuses on creating recyclable products that retain material quality across multiple life cycles, promoting true circularity. Recognized for his visionary leadership, Kaelin has received over 30 awards since 2022, including the IE 100 Award and the title “Most Innovative CEO of the Year.” He is also the author of From Rebel to Radical Innovator: Leading the Transformation through Circularity.

Speech Title : From Manufacturing Giant to Circular Leader: China’s Strategic Roadmap for Sustainable Polymers and Carbon Neutrality by 2060.

Lu ZHANG, male, is a Professor (Level II) and Vice Dean of the School of Economics and Management at Inner Mongolia University of Technology. He also serves as President of the Inner Mongolia Youth Science and Technology Association. He has received numerous prestigious honors, including the National High-Level Talent Special Support Program (Young Top-notch Talent), the China Youth May Fourth Medal and New Era Youth Pioneer Award, Top Ten Annual Figures in National Business Education, Youth Innovation Talent of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Leading Talent of the Twelfth Batch of the Grassland Talent Program of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Outstanding Educator of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, First-Tier Talent of the New Century 321 Talent Project, Outstanding Party Affairs Worker in Higher Education Institutions of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Outstanding Young Scholar of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, among others. He has published a total of 97 high-quality academic papers indexed in CSSCI, SSCI, and SCI journals. These include 2 papers in Management World, 5 SSCI/SCI papers in journals such as the International Journal of Production Economics (ABS 3*), 36 papers in FMST Category 1 journals such as Nankai Business Review, 9 papers in FMST Category 2 journals such as the Journal of Management, and 29 other CSSCI-indexed papers. He has led 6 national-level research projects and 18 major or key provincial- and ministerial-level projects. In addition, he has published 8 articles in Economic Daily and Guangming Daily, and has led the preparation of more than 50 research reports and policy advisory reports. He has also served as chief editor of 4 academic monographs.