Circular Change (CC) is a Slovenia-based think and do tank connecting ideas, people and action. Since 2016, CC has been pioneering the circular and bioeconomy transition worldwide. From international Circular Change Conferences with 500+ participants to co-creating national roadmaps, Circular Academies and CE Hubs, CC turns vision into systemic impact. They integrate creative industries, science and policy, bridging bioeconomy and circular economy to co-create regenerative and inclusive futures. As co-creator of Transition Brokers and originators of Circular Diplomacy, CC promotes network governance and collaborative leadership. Active in EU projects and global dialogues, they bring a systemic, human and creative spirit to every transformation.

Ladeja Godina Košir is an internationally recognised systemic thinker and transition broker, and Founder and Executive Director of Circular Change. For eight years she was Co-Chair of the ECESP. She co-creates CE roadmaps, foresight exercises and hubs, advancing network governance and circular diplomacy across Europe and beyond. An inspiring keynote speaker, lecturer, author and board member, she bridges bioeconomy and circular economy in policy, business and culture. Ladeja led five Circular Change International Conferences, consulted governments from Serbia to Chile, and chaired the BIOeast Circular Bioeconomy Foresight 2050 Expert Group. She serves as Chair of the International Council of the CE Forum Austria, and Member of Chapter Zero Slovenia and other international CE boards. Finalist of the Circular Leadership Award 2018 (Davos WEF), featured in #EUwomen4future (2020) and recipient of the Elle Green Style Award 2025.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. Backed by evidence and powered by partnerships across sectors and regions, it is a systems change organisation aiming to reshape markets.

For circular economy solutions to scale, they need innovation, infrastructure and investment. The Foundation identifies where those solutions are ready to take hold and what conditions are needed to unlock their impact at regional and global levels. The Foundation is moving beyond pilots to accelerate global implementation and drive long-term value.

As an independent charity, it mobilises business and policy leaders and helps them to drive the most effective solutions faster and at scale.

Jocelyn Blériot has been with the Foundation since it was set up in 2010, having spent 15 years in the media and publishing industry. Initially in charge of editorial matters, overseeing content development and messaging, he lead the organisation’s institutional engagement and the work with national governments across the Foundation's offices (Europe, Latin America, China, North America). He manages the relationship with supra-national bodies such as the European Commission, the United Nations, the G7/20 Resource Alliance, the OECD and the World Economic Forum. He currently holds the role of Deputy Lead for the China Council for International Cooperation on Development (CCICED) Special Policy Study on Circular Economy, and sits on the international advisory network of the Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS).

Sitra – The Finnish Innovation Fund is a pioneer in advancing the circular economy globally. As the initiator of the world’s first national circular economy road map, Sitra addresses societal challenges that shape our world. Their international programmes collaborate with partners to solve global challenges, enhance well-being and boost economic growth within the Earth’s carrying capacity. They drive systemic change through research, innovation and stakeholder collaboration. Promoting circular business models, skills, jobs and policies, they actively contribute to EU-level initiatives such as the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP). Globally, Sitra advances circularity through the EU Circular Economy Resource Centre (EU CERC) and the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF), a leading annual conference and global platform for knowledge exchange and partnership building, initiated by Sitra.

Kari Herlevi is Programme Director for Global Circular Economy at Sitra. He leads Sitra's international efforts to advance the circular economy, focusing on systemic change, foresight and cross-sectoral partnerships. Kari has played a key role in shaping global circular economy dialogues, including the WCEF and the EU CERC. With a background in sustainability and innovation policy, he works to align well-being and economic growth with planetary boundaries. Kari is a frequent speaker at international events and a driving force behind Sitra’s global initiatives to promote regenerative and inclusive circular solutions.

Dr Agnieszka Sznyk is President of the Board at INNOWO in Warsaw, Poland. She holds a PhD from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences and a diploma in Public Relations from the University of Warsaw. Agnieszka is a member of the Council of Advisors to the President of the Łukasiewicz Centre and an expert in the Circular Economy Working Group under Poland’s National Smart Specialisations (NSS).
 

As the founder and leader of INNOWO, a renowned “Think and Do Tank” promoting innovation and systemic change for sustainable socio-economic growth, she has built the organisation from the ground up into one of Europe’s most acclaimed actors in sustainability and the circular economy. Under her leadership, INNOWO has become a driving force behind cross-sector collaboration, evidence-based policymaking and the promotion of circular business models in Poland and beyond.
She is also advisor to public institutions and businesses and a passionate advocate for the shift to a circular economy.

The Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) is an international nonprofit Think and Do tank that works with businesses, policy makers, partner organisations and civil society to deliver a good life.

Michael Kuhndt is the Founder and Executive Director of the CSCP, with more than 20 years' experience of international cooperation, development and sustainability. He has managed programmes for many multinational companies, ministries, European and UN organisations in the fields of: strategy development for sustainable supply chains and circular economy, development/set-up of a sustainable consumption approach, upscaling of sustainable business models, triple bottom line innovation, sustainable finance and policy strategies based on multiple stakeholders.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK charity which aims to speed up the transition to the circular economy. Since it was set up, the charity has emerged as a global thought leader, putting the circular economy on the agenda of decision makers across business, government and academia.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK charity which aims to speed up the transition to the circular economy. Since it was set up, the charity has emerged as a global thought leader, putting the circular economy on the agenda of decision makers across business, government and academia.

Carsten Wachholz joined the Foundation in 2020 after spending two years working for the European Investment Bank on Corporate Responsibility and another four years working for the European Environmental Bureau on the first EU Circular Economy Action Plan. Carsten leads the Foundation's newly established Brussels-based team supporting the development of circular economy policies at EU and international level (e.g. G20, OECD), in close collaboration with the Foundation's systemic initiatives on plastics, fashion and food.