BIOEAST HUBs Strategic Meeting in Brussels

On 21 January 2026, Lucija Marovt represented Circular Change at the BIOEAST HUBs Strategic Meeting in Brussels, organised within the Horizon Europe project BOOST4BIOEAST and focused on the future governance and further development of BIOEAST hubs.

The meeting brought together coordinators of national BIOEAST hubs to reflect on next steps for strengthening cooperation and institutional frameworks. Different governance models and formalisation options were discussed, with the strategic dialogue centred on how to move from coordination to implementation — clarifying institutional roles, reinforcing national hubs, and enabling macro-regional bioeconomy priorities to translate into tangible action.

Circular Change supports the BIOEAST community by strengthening the bridge between bioeconomy and circular economy ecosystems. For us, governance is not merely an administrative issue — it is a systems design challenge. Effective bioeconomy transition depends on trusted intermediaries, aligned stakeholder ecosystems, and the ability to connect EU-level ambition with regional implementation realities. Without this connective tissue, strategies risk remaining fragmented and under-delivered.

Circular Change contributes to the BIOEAST process as a systems intermediary — connecting circular and bioeconomy agendas, reinforcing stakeholder engagement across sectors, and supporting the design of governance models capable of enabling transformation, not merely coordinating it.

For a closer look at the Slovenian BIOEAST Hub in practice, watch this video