Circular Solutions for a Competitive Europe - Stakeholders' Day
This year, the ECESP will join forces with the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative and EU Green Week to focus on circular solutions for a competitive EU.
Earlier this year, the Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial Deal provided key guidance on maximising the EU's limited resources, reducing dependency on third-country suppliers of raw materials, reducing waste and extending the lifetime of materials through recycling, reuse and sustainable production.
This series of events will explore how the EU economy can speed up the transition from a linear to a circular model of production and consumption.
From 3 to 5 June, policymakers, industry representatives and the circular economy community will discuss how to enhance Europe's competitiveness by mainstreaming sustainable circularity across all economic sectors. The event will take place at the European Commission Charlemagne building in Brussels, Belgium.
The report on the ECESP Stakeholder Dialogue of 10 April will be relevant to the entire three-day conference, reflecting stakeholders' input to the drafting of EU legislative proposals.
Here's the programme for the three days (livestreaming link).
Green Week agenda (all times are CEST):
3 June: European Commission
- 13:45 - 13:55 Opening of the conference. Katrina Sichel, Master of Ceremonies
- 13:55 - 14:05 Keynote speech by Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and Circular Economy
- 14:05 - 15:05 Opening session: Circular Economy as a Driver of EU Strategic Autonomy and Competitiveness
- 15:10 - 15:20 Circular Economy as a Green Recovery Instrument in Ukraine. Statement by Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine
- 15:20 - 16:20 The Circular Economy Act: Making Circular Markets Work
- 16:50 - 17:50 Green Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners
- 18:00 - 19:15: Life AWARDS 2025: Celebrating Excellence in Environmental Innovation
4 June: European Commission
- 09:00 - 10:10 European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform session
During this session, the Report from the Stakeholder Dialogue held on 10 April will be presented and its key points discussed. - 10:15 - 10:35 Fun but factual: a cartoonist’s perspective on environmental policies
- 11:20 - 12:20: Towards a Nature-Positive Circular Bioeconomy
- 12:25 - 12:55 Smart, circular, disruptive: AI & young innovators.
- 14:15 - 15:15 Making our Industrial Installations Cleaner and Circular
- 15:20 - 15:45 Make the Water Cycle Circular Again: Creating a water-smart economy
- 15:50 - 16:50: From Regulation to Reality: Accelerating the Circular Economy
- 16:50 - 17:00: Wrap up of the day
5 June - Stakeholders' Day - ECESP and CCRI
08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00 – 09:15 | Opening
09:15 – 09:45 | HIGH-LEVEL PLENARY SESSION
10:00 – 11:00 | PLENARY SESSION 1: From Policy to Practice – Activating the Circular Economy Ecosystem at the Local Level
11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee & networking
11:30 – 12:45 | PARALLEL SESSIONS 1 to 3
- Local levers for a circular built environment: procurement, collaboration and scaling - Room JENK
- Bioeconomy in Action: Success Stories, Challenges and the Road Ahead - Room GASP
- Engage for change: Exploring ways to engage citizens towards circular actions - Room MANS
12:45 – 14:00 | Lunch & networking
14:00 – 15:15 | PARALLEL SESSIONS 4 to 6
- Maximising resilience through repair/reuse and beyond - Room JENK - Watch live
- Industrial Symbiosis for Circularity: Connecting Local Businesses with Industry - Room GASP - Watch live
- Towards a biodiversity-inclusive and climate-friendly circular economy - Room MANS - Watch live
15:45 – 16:45 | PLENARY SESSION 2 : Scaling up best circular practices across Europe & worldwide - Watch live
16:45 – 17:15 | CLOSING : Harnessing Circularity Momentum as a Catalyst for System(ic) Change - Watch live
17:15 – 18:30 | Networking Cocktail