Dr. Ruediger Kuehr is Head of the Bonn office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and is also Manager of the Sustainable Cycles Programme (SCYCLE). He was also Executive Secretary of the Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) Initiative, which aims to initiate and develop fair and environmentally safe solutions to the e-waste problem through analysis, planning, and pilot projects in joint cooperation with industries, governments, academia, and NGOs.  Reudiger is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick in Ireland.