Redefining Value: From Extraction to Regeneration Across Global Flows
Thu 18 Sep 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am (GMT+8:00)
Impact Forum (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
Global production and consumption systems currently drive material waste, social inequality, and environmental degradation. The critical question is how to reimagine global value chains to shift from waste to worth.
This session, positioned as an East-West bridge, examines how these systems can evolve from linear extraction to regenerative flows, with industrial material recycling serving as a key entry point. Central to this shift is redefining waste—not as mere byproduct, but as a vital resource within a circular, interdependent economy.
From metals to microplastics, transformation will be emphasized as a systemic change involving diverse actors across finance, industry, policy, and community. Anchored in partnership with Michael Smith of Regeneration VC, the discussion explores how industrial recycling and design-led innovation can reduce emissions, enable circular business models, and unlock new wealth creation. It also examines how culture, capital, and cross-sector collaboration can embed regeneration into the global economy.
