Name: Circular Cities
Start: 2018-09-26T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2018-09-26T18:00:00+02:00
Location: EIT House

Circular Cities

EIT RawMaterialsis the largest innovation consortium in the world, focusing on the mineral and metal raw materials value chains. Partners include 116 European industrial companies (including start-ups), research institutes and universities. We fund projects aiming to support the development and implementation of technologies, services, products and education to advance the transition towards Circular Cities. These projects focus on industrial technology and process upscaling, as well as creating industry networks for more efficient valorisation of secondary raw materials streams including water.EIT Climate KICis Europe's largest public-private innovation partnership focused on climate innovation to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, we identify and support innovation that helps society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We believe that a decarbonised, sustainable economy is not only necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change, but presents a wealth of opportunities for business and society. We bring together partners in the worlds of business, academia, and the public and non-profit sectors to create networks of expertise, through which innovative products, services and systems can be developed, brought to market and scaled-up for impact.

EIT Climate-KIC and EIT RawMaterials

Cities have for centuries been a major attraction for people. The United Nations estimate that by 2030 about 5 billion people will live in cities, and by 2050 two thirds of the global population lives in urban areas (UNDESA, 2012). They are places of opportunity – a better life, greater economic and entrepreneurial opportunities, higher concentration of food and people.
Cities can be key players in rolling out circular models, reducing the use of resources and raw materials. This one-day event aims to identify the key challenges and opportunities in policy, technology and business models to unlock circularity for cities.
 
9:00 - Registration
9:30 - Welcome and Opening
Representative of the European Institute for Innovation and Technology Ignacio Calleja, EIT RawMaterials Sean Lockie, EIT Climate-KIC
10:00 - What are the main challenges to reaching circularity for cities? Patty Fong, European Climate Foundation
10:15 - Unlocking policy for circular cities How can policy and governance help cities reach circularity? How can we increase collaboration between European, national, regional and local levels? Does culture play a role in achieving circularity in cities?
Innovating cities Marie Yeroyanni, DG Research and Innovation
Horizon 2020 for Sustainable and Circular cities Ugo Guarnacci, EASME
Circular tools for circular cities Charlotte Breen, C40
City regulations to unlock circular economy Klemen Risto Bizjak, City of Maribor - Slovenia
New governance for circular cities Holger Robrecht, ICLEI
11:15 - Coffee Break
11:30 - Unlocking policy for circular cities Roundtable discussion, Q&A
12:15 - Circular Technologies How can technology help close the loop for main waste streams? What are the existing technological gaps? What are the non-technological barriers for their implementation? What funding schemes are in place to support the development of these technologies?
Construction and demolition waste Malgorzata Golebiewska, DG Environment
Digitalisation and waste management Pascal Peslerbe, Veolia
Dematerialising plastic materials demand Lorenzo Rieg, Montanuniversität Leoben
Circular Cities and recycling Markus Reuter, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
13:15 - Lunch
14:30 - Circular Technologies Roundtable discussion, Q&A
15:15 - New business models What is the role of social innovation drivers to unlock business opportunities? What will be the next wave of products and services for consumption 2.0?
New consumption models and opportunities for a shared economy David Peck, TU Delft
New approaches for collection schemes Martin Jaehnert, Binee
Leveraging citizen awareness to increase recycling engagement Ivan Gonzalez, Recycl3R
Engaging consumers Piort Barczak, European Environmental Bureau
Circular Cities and reuse Michal Len, RREUSE
16:30 - Coffee Break
16:45 - New business models Roundtable discussion, Q&A
17:30 - Summary and conclusions

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