2019 Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference: Success Stories and New Challenges
The European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee hosted the 2019 European Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference on March 6 and 7 in Brussels.This conference build on the success of the 2018 event, which was titled Delivering on the Circular Economy – What's next? and followed the same format with two days in a row.
All recordings and available presentations from Day 1 and reports from Day 2 workshops are now accessible in the table below.
A taste in images and sound? Here you go:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 1 | |
6 March | On Day 1, hosted by the Europan Commission, policy-makers and business leaders explored the action plan as a successful framework for the transition, while discussing what policies could allow Europe to capitalise on the current global momentum. It also widened the discussion to consider the circular economy as an enabler to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. |
Recordings | Presentations |
Welcome addresses All Day 1 photos and welcome speeches viewable separately here. |
![]() Keynote speech by First Vice-President Timmermans |
Circular Economy Action Plan – A Solid Foundation for our Present and Future (starts at 00:47:00) |
![]() Plenary session on CEAP implementation |
Towards Circular Industrial Value Creation Networks (starts at 02:28:00) |
|
A Restorative Circular Economy: how to Protect our Natural Capital |
Natural Capital and a Circular economy Wijnand Broer (CREM) Circular Economy & Natural Capital iCare & Consult Linking Biodiversity and Natural Capital to CE Mark Van Oorschot (PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency) |
A Fair Circular Economy: How to Inform, Empower and Protect Citizens |
Circular Culture – connecting the dots Paolo Falcioni (Applia) Nicoletta Fascetti Leon (Ministry for the Environment, Italy) Prof. dr. B. Keirsbilck (KU Leuven) |
Global Leaders in a Circular Economy (starts at 05:00:00) |
![]() Parallel session on 'Global Leaders in circular economy'. |
Investing into the Circular Transition |
Jonas Bystrom (EIB) |
What is industry doing to achieve a circular plastics economy? All 70 pledges submitted by the Circular Plastics Alliance will be available on the ECESP website shortly. In the meantime, the European Commission has published a report on these pledges as part of the 2019 Circular Economy package. |
|
The circular economy: an enabler to Achieve the 2030 Agenda (starts at 07:25:00) |
![]() European Commission VP Jyrki Katainen closing remarks |
Day 2 | |
7 March | Hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee, Day 2 was prepared jointly with the Coordination Group members of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform. This day featured eight different participatory workshops, whose purpose was to share successes and identify new challenges. Market lounges, networking tables, a cultural program and showcases of circular use of materials also provided further opportunities for networking to participants. |
![]() Co-creating on 'Creative Innovation for a Circular Economy'' |
![]() A lively Networking village |
Reports and Recordings | Presentations |
Video: Opening and Workshops JDE 62 |
![]() ECESP chair Ladeja Godina Kosir opening Day 2 |
Mapping Circular Stragies in Europe Sli.do results |
Towards a Model of Circular Economy for Italy Laura Cutaia (ENEA) The French Circular Economy Roadmap Sylvain Chevassus (Ministry for the Ecological and Solidary Transition, France) Roadmap for developing a Strategy on the Circular Economy in Romania 2030 Dr Elena-Simina Lakatos (IRCEM) Circular Economy Strategies and Roadmaps in Europe Giacomo Salvatore, Frank Holstein (Spatial Foresight) |
Welcome to the workshop! | |
Social Dimension of the Circular Economy report |
Impacts of circular economy activities on the labour market Phil Sumerton (Cambridge Econometrics) Impact of Circular Economy on labour: qualitative indications Laurent Zibell (IndustriAll) A longer lifetime for products, benefits for consumers and companies Carlos Montalvo (TNO) |
Circular Cities and Climate Change Mitigation factsheet report |
Circular Cities for Climate Mitigation Harald Friedl (Circle Economy) Circular Cities and Climate Mitigation Dorthe Nielsen (Eurocities) The Economics and Governance of Circular Economy in Cities Oriana Romano (OECD) |
Circular Public Procurement factsheet report |
Introduction to Circular Public Procurement Philippe MIcheaux Naudet (ACR+) The EU GPP criteria and circular procurement - a relevant tool? Jean-Pierre Schweitzer (EEB) Claire Guerin (Zero Waste Scotland) Green Deals for Circular Public Procurement Joan Prummel (Rijkswaterstaat) Teresa Jorge, (CCRDC) Marline Weber (INEC) Veerle Labeeuw (Circular Flanders) |
Tools for Measuring the Circular Transition factsheet report |
Tamara Veldboer (Circle Economy) Arthur ten Wolde (Ecopreneur) Towards a CE monitor for Flanders Luc Alaerts (Circular Flanders) |
Creative Innovation for a Circular Economy factsheet report |
Circular Fashion: a force for good Douwe Jan Joustra (C&A foundation) Maja Johannessen (Ellen MacArthur Foundation) |
Bio-Circular Villages for Rural Development factsheet report |
Multi-enterprise network for sustainable food and energy production Markus Eerola (Knehtilä farm) Circular integrated approaches for viable rural areas Tajana Radic (Croatian Chamber of Agriculture) Challenges and opportunities for bio-circular business Meri Siljama (Confederation of European Forest Owners) |
Video: Workshops JDE 61 |