Venue: Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain
The Circular Economy represents a shift from the traditional take-make-use-dispose model to one that focuses on designing out waste, maintaining the value of resources, materials and products for as long as possible and thus promoting more sustainable production and consumption patterns. In addition, the Circular Economy is gaining global recognition as a powerful tool for climate mitigation and as a model that can support sustainable economic development while allowing businesses to take effective climate action by avoiding and minimising emissions.
With the support of well-designed policies and regulations, the Circular Economy also has the capacity to encourage companies to set new standards for more efficient and sustainable processes and promote innovation and entrepreneurship. Many companies in Europe, and more and more around the world, are implementing Circular Economy concepts within their production processes and business models as well as developing news businesses.
It is clear that the business sector has an important role to play in the transition to a Circular Economy and the objective of this event is to put an emphasis on the importance of the Circular Economy for climate mitigation and to discuss the opportunities and challenges of implementing Circular Economy concepts, especially within companies, and how policy makers and businesses can help shape more circular and sustainable societies.
Program:
08:30 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:30 Welcome Addresses by Chilean and European Authorities
Confirmed speakers (this section will be updated on a daily basis):
Daniel Calleja, Director-General, Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission
Vicente Caruz, President of Fundación Empresarial Eurochile
Federico Morán – Director Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d
09:30 - 10:30 Role of the Circular Economy in the mitigation of climate change
This session will review the challenges posed by climate change and the potential of the Circular Economy to effectively mitigate it. Speakers will discuss challenges and opportunities of transitioning to a CE and role of governments and public policies in this transition.
Confirmed speakers:
Ernesto Hartikainen, Senior Lead, Carbon-neutral Circular Economy, Sitra, Finnish Innovation Fund
Jocelyn Blériot, Executive Lead - International Institutions, Governments & Cities, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Ladeja Godina, Founder & CEO Circular Change
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:45 Transition of the business sector to a Circular Economy: role and opportunities
In this session, representatives of the business sector will discuss the implementation of the CE in different sectors of the economy. Companies will present success stories and innovative business models, technologies, value chains, etc. for a CE.
Confirmed speakers:
Filippo Pasquet, Principal Administrator, European Commission, Enterprise Europe Network
Freek van Eijk, Director Holland Circular Hotspot
Linnet Solway, Head of Technology Transfer and Circular Economy, Eurochile
Paloma Mallorquin, Project Officer, Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking
Cristián Rojas, President of the Association of Companies and Professionals for the Environment (AEPA)
Manuel Antonio Ríos, Strategy Manager, AlfaSeta
Patent Shoes
12:45 - 13:15 Brunch
12:30 - 14:00 Transitioning to Circular and Sustainable Societies
In this session, speakers will discuss how policy makers and businesses can help shape more circular and sustainable societies.
Confirmed speakers:
Luca Meini, Head of Circular Economy ENEL Holding
Diego Rubio, Policy Advisor to the Secretary General, SEGIB
Clemens Rosenmayr, Head of Energy & Environment, Eurochambres
12:30 - 14:00 Closing session
José Aravena, Executive Director Eurochile
15:30 - 19:00 Brokerage Event
Instance to meet counterparts, develop businesses opportunities and exchange ideas and knowledge, discover new technologies and networking for future collaborations.