10 April 2025 - Circular Economy Stakeholder Dialogue

In the run-up to EU Green Week 2025 and our annual conference, join the ECESP Stakeholder Dialogue on 10 April

Join industry leaders, policymakers, researchers and civil society for a discussion on the key EU circular economy policy priorities for the 2024-2029 mandate.

This event will take place from 09:30 to 18:30 CEST at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels. It will be in English and in person, although you can opt to follow online.

This stakeholder dialogue will feed directly into our annual conference, to be organised as part of EU Green Week in Brussels from 3 to 5 June.

Programme

08:45 - 9:30: Registration and coffee

09:30 - 10:00: High-level session

Moderator: Tamsin Rose

  • Presentation of the European Commission’s priorities for the 2024-2029 mandate and the role to be played by the circular economy
  • Presentation on the importance of stakeholder dialogue and the role of civil society
10:00 - 12:30: Clean Industrial Deal

10:00-10:20 - Opening statement

  • Moderator: Tamsin Rose
  • Presentation of the Clean Industrial Deal by William Neale from the European Commission
  • Q&A

10:20 - 11:10 - Panel I - Dialogue on Finance & Investment

  • Véronique Willems, Secretary General at SME United
  • Emmanuel Chaponniere, Head of Division of Circular Economy and Sustainable Development at the European Investment Bank
  • David Fitzsimons, Director at European Remanufacturing Council

11:10-11:40 Coffee break

11:40 – 12:30 Panel II - Dialogue on Implementation & Participation

  • Françoise Bonnet, Secretary General at ACR+
  • Sandra Parthie, President INT section, EESC-ECESP
  • Dana Novăcescu, ESDN Youth Representative

12:30 - 14:00: Lunch

14:00 - 16:00: Part 1: Bioeconomy Strategy
  • State of play by Emmanuelle Maire from DG ENV, European Commission
  • Breakout session 1 on Harnessing the bioeconomy for biodiversity: conditions for a circular and sustainable future (for in-person participants only)
  • Breakout session 2 on Embedding the circular bioeconomy in the European value chain to secure the EU's strategic autonomy and resilience (for in-person participants only)
  • Reporting back on the breakout sessions and general discussion

16:00 - 16:30: Coffee break

16:30 - 18:30 Part 2: Circular Economy Act
  • State of play by Florian Flachenecker from DG ENV, European Commission
  • Breakout session 1 on Make the economics work: How can the circular economy become a driver for competitiveness and resilience? (for in-person participants only)
  • Breakout session 2 on Advancing the single market for recycled materials in Europe (for in-person participants only)
  • Reporting back on the breakout sessions and general discussion

18:30 - 18:35 Conclusions by Tamsin Rose

18:35 - 20:00: Networking drink

Registration is closed. You can follow the event here: