THE 8TH ​​EACO E-WASTE REGIONAL AWARENESS ​CONFERENCE

16th - 18th March 2026                           Kinshasa, DRC            @ Fleuve Congo Hotel by Blazon

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Full Detailed Programme - download  
DAY 1: 

Mon, 16th  March 2026

T
ime: 8:00-18:00
8:00 - 9:00 Arrival and Registration 

9:00 - 10:30 Official Opening 

10:30 - 11:00 Tea Break

11:00 - 13:00 Presentations in Sessions 2 & 3
Keynote Speech  by Adrien Specker -  download
Presentation from Eng. Beatrice Lema, WG7:-  download
Presentation from Michael Ocero - Chairperson –Regional E-waste Management Steering Committee (RSC) - download 

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30 Presentations for Sessions 4 & 5
Presentation from Dr. Lumpungu, PhD, DRC - download
Presentation from Paul Demetry - Ministry of Environment and Forestry, South Sudan - download
Presentation from  Ayub Macharia - NEMA, Kenya - download
Presentation from Eng. Olivie Nakamatte  UCC, Uganda - download

15:30 - 16:00 Tea Break

16:00 - 18:00 Presentation in Session 6

18:00 - 19:00 Networking

19:00 - 21:00 Dinner
DAY 2: 
Tues, 17th March 2026

Time: 8:00-17:00
EPR and Regional Case Studies

09:00 – 10:30  Presentation in Session 7: EPR
Presentation from  Nakiguli, Manager, Environment Management, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) on ICT E-Waste Collection in Practice: Evidence and Lessons from Uganda’s Pilot Phase - download

Presentation from Adrien Specker, Director of the STEP Initiative : A 20 years of global connections and a new focus on the African continent: Introducing the STEP African focus group - download

Presentation from  Dr. Biey Makale, PhD.  Universite de Kinshasa, DRC - download
Presentation from VODACOM, DRC -  download  

10:30   11:00 Tea Break
11:00 – 12:00  Questions and Answers
12:00 –  12:30 Presentations in Session 8: Regional Case Studies

Presentation from Bel Garam, Circular Economy Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Topic : Policy Practices for E-waste Management - download
Presentation from Lewis Chimfwembe, Project Lead, SWITCH-2-CE Project - download
Presentation from Ravi Singh, Managing Director, Landbell - GFS India, Topic: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) - A Tool For Sustainable E-Waste Management: A case study of India - download

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 Session 9:Training

Presentation from  Helen Nakiguli, Manager, Environment Management, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and Chair, ITU-T Study Group 5 on Environment, climate action, circular economy and electromagnetic fields, Regional Group for Africa - download
17:00 – 17:30 Tea Breaks & Networking
DAY 3:

Wed, 18th March 2026

Time: 8:00-14:30
Implementing the Regional E-Waste Management Strategy

09:00 – 11:00 Session 10: Research, Innovations, Funding and Impacts
11:00 – 11:30 Tea Break
11:30 – 12:00 Session 11: The Role of Informal Sector
12:00 – 12:15 Session 12: Wrap-up of the Conference
12:15 – 13:15 Session 13: Closure

                   Presentation of 10 Key Points/Declarations from the workshop by the Rapporteurs - download
                   Closing Remarks – EACO ED 
                   Closing Address by Chief Guest


13:15 – 14:30 Lunch & Networking

The Congo Peafowl (Mbulu)