CIRCuIT stakeholder workshop

The CIRCuIT project, funded by EIT RawMaterials, assesses the needs of cities in their transition to circularity. In this stakeholder workshop, the needs analysis will be discussed with key stakeholder organisations, cities and researchers. 

Lessons learned from previous projects will be gathered to establish a set of priority issues that are essential in the implementation of circularity at city level. The results will provide strategic guidance to EIT RawMaterials in the development of its ambition to support innovation.

  • Date: 10 October 2019
  • Time: 10:00 - 16:00
  • Venue: EIT House, Rue Guimard 7, 1000 Brussels

This is an official side event of the European Week of Regions and Cities.

Programme

9:30

10:00

Welcome and coffee

   

10:00 

10:20

Welcome, introduction to the project and workshop - ENEA, project coordinator

ENEA

Carolina Inella

10:20 

10:45

Introduction, presentation of Circular Societies Lighthouse and context of the project - EIT RawMaterials

EIT RawMaterials

Ignacio Calleja

10:45

11:15

Results of project inventory and 'opportunity map'  - Tecnalia

Tecnalia

Pierre Menger

 
  • Which projects/organisations do what? 
 
  • Main learnings of recent projects
 
  • Identification of blind spots concerning innovation and education that (could) fall within the scope of EIT RawMaterials

11:15 

12:30

Stakeholders panel

   

11:15

11:25

  • Circularity in Cities

ACR+

Francesco Lembo

11:25

11:35

  • Hubs4Circularity - connecting industry and cities

SPIRE

Ludo Diels

11:35

11:45

  • Urban Circular and Collaborative Economy Initiatives

VVA

Magdalena Klebba

11:45

11:55

  • UN Urban Agenda for Circular Economy - implementation at city level

City of Maribor

Klemen Risto Bizjak

11:55

12:05

  • Local governments for sustainability and circularity

ICLEI

Nicolai Jacobi

12:05

12:30

Debate

VITO

Karl Vrancken

       

12:30

13:30

Lunch

   

13:30

14:30

Workshop in 2 groups: urban mining and dematerialisation

 
  • Identification of needs and gaps, confronting running projects with role and capacity of EIT RawMaterials

14:30

15:00

Panel debate: blind spots in CE for cities - the possible role of EIT RawMaterials

15:00

15:30

Conclusions by VITO

 

 

The event is free of charge. Participation is final only upon confirmation by the organisers.