Programme

2-3 of September:

The congress starts with a online interactive programme and is organised in a way that will ensure a maximum of interaction between participants, several break-out sessions and a market lounge in which specific ideas can be discussed in small groups.

Moreover, Expo Area and One to One lounge remain open throughout the Congress.

Last but not least, there will be seven ‘Country rooms’ open throughout the congress where delegates can go to speak to others in their own language - Poland, Latvia, Finland, Russia, Sweden, Denmark & Rest of the world).

Wednesday 2 September

08.00 CET– Conference reception opens to delegates for familiarisation and technical help desk.

09.00 CET Welcome (Main Stage)

Agnieszka Sznyk, President of the Board, INNOWO

09.05 CET (Main Stage)

Current state and pathways forward for the circular economy and procurement - Joan Prummel, International Advisor Circular Economy, Rijkswaterstaat.

09.15 CET (Main Stage)

Keynote Address to Congress - Walter Stahel, Founder and Director at the Product- Life Institute.

09.30 CET (Main Stage)

Thanks and introduction to workshop sessions - Joan Prummel

Workshop Session Round 1

09.40 CET (Session rooms)

Delegates enter their chosen workshop (choice to be confirmed)

Workshop 1: ICLEI: Circular procurement for beginners by Ashleigh Mc Lennan, Sustainable Economy and Procurement Officer at ICLEI;
Workshop 2: Intel on Circular Economy as a Way to Reignite the Post- Covid-19 Economy, Kaspar Nielsen, Cluster Excellence;
Workshop 3: EcoDesign and procurement by Conrad Dorer (German Environment Agency);
Workshop 4: Poland; pilot study on school catering within StratKit project - prof. Ewa Rembiałkowska, Doc. Renata Kazimierczak, mgr Rita Góralska- Walczak (Warsaw University of Life Sciences), mgr Piotr Masłowski, Deputy Mayor of the City of Rybnik;
Workshop 5: Incorporating circular economy principles into IT procurement, Dmytro Kapotia, Stefan Carlberg, TCO Development;
Workshop 6: Research state of the art for CPP, Alberto Huerta Morales and Hanna Salmenperä, Katrina Alhola; Research outcomes: Aalborg University, SYKE;
Workshop 7: Supporting circular procurement for construction, furniture and ICTs (ProCirc and LCA4Regions), Philippe Micheaux Naudet, ACR+, Melody Van den Acker, Circular Flanders
Workshop 8: Danish Effort for green procurement, Rune Buchdal Nielsen, Danish Ministry of Environment and Food
Workshop 9: Mervyn Jones, UN One Planet Network, Director, Sustainable Global Resources
Workshop 10: The EU and Danish Ecolabels of environmental excellence and their importance in the circular economy by Rikke Dreyer, Chief Consultant at Ecolabel Denmark

10.25 CET (Main stage)

Delegates reconvene at main stage for the Introduction to ‘One to One’ networking and coffee break - Joan Prummel.

One to One

10.30 CET (One to One)

Delegates mix in the ‘One to One’ lounge, coffee break

10.45 CET (Main stage)

Welcome from Emanuelle Marie, DG Environment EU & Introduction from Sebastian Hentsch, Interreg Baltic Sea Region

CPP Overview (Part 1)

11.00 CET (Main Stage)

Welcome back and introduction to CPP Project Session - Agnieszka Sznyk.

11.05 CET (Main Stage)

CPP Project Overview - Emile Bruls, Rijkswaterstaat

11.15 CET (Main Stage)

Main findings and lessons from Aalborg pilot - Birgitte Krebs Schleemann Environment and Energy Office of the City of Aalborg.

11.30 CET (Main Stage)

Main lessons from the research on the CircularPP project: state of the art on circular procurement, circular business models and alternative business models - Alberto Huerta Morales and Hanna Salmenpera Aalborg University SYKE

11.35 CET (Main Stage)

Thanks and introduction to the Expo Area - Agnieszka Sznyk

Expo Area

11.40 CET (Expo Area)

Delegates explore the Expo Area

Close day 1

12.15 CET (Main Stage)

Review of the day and introduction to day 2 - Joan Prummel.

Expo Area and One to One lounge remain open until 16.00

Thursday 3 September

Reception opens

08.00 CET (Reception)

Conference reception opens to delegates for familiarisation and technical help desk - organising team

Opening Session - CPP Overview (Part 2)

09.00 CET (Main Stage)

Welcome to day 2 - Agnieszka Sznyk.

09.05 CET (Main Stage)

Pilot City of Malmo - Emma Borjesson, Environmental Department of City of Malmo.

09.20 CET (Main Stage)

Circular Procurement in Practice - circular catering services for the Plavinu Gymnasium - Dr Jana Simanovska, project expert, Latvian Environmental Investment Fund.

09.35 CET (Main Stage)

Thanks and introduction to workshop sessions - Joan Prummel.

Workshop Session Round 2

09.45 CET (Session rooms)

Delegates enter their chosen workshop (choice to be confirmed)

Workshop 1: ICLEI: Circular procurement for beginners by Ashleigh Mc Lennan, Sustainable Economy and Procurement Officer at ICLEI;
Workshop 2: Intel on Circular Economy as a Way to Reignite the Post- Covid-19 Economy, Kaspar Nielsen, Cluster Excellence;
Workshop 3: EcoDesign and procurement by Conrad Dorer (German Environment Agency);
Workshop 4: Not running on the 3rd of September
Workshop 5: Incorporating circular economy principles into IT procurement, Dmytro Kapotia, Stefan Carlberg, TCO Development;
Workshop 6: Research state of the art for CPP, Alberto Huerta Morales and Hanna Salmenperä, Katrina Alhola; Research outcomes: Aalborg University, SYKE;
Workshop 7: Supporting circular procurement for construction, furniture and ICTs (ProCirc and LCA4Regions), Philippe Micheaux Naudet, ACR+, Melody Van den Acker, Circular Flanders
Workshop 8: Danish Effort for green procurement, Rune Buchdal Nielsen, Danish Ministry of Environment and Food
Workshop 9: Mervyn Jones, UN One Planet Network, Director, Sustainable Global Resources
Workshop 10: The EU and Danish Ecolabels of environmental excellence and their importance in the circular economy by Rikke Dreyer, Chief Consultant at Ecolabel Denmark

10.30 CET (Session rooms)

Facilitator prompts delegates to enter ‘One to One’ lounge, Expo Area.

One to One/Expo Area

10.35 CET (One to One)

Delegates mix in ‘One to One Lounge’ and visit Expo), coffee break

Country Room Discussion

11.00 CET (Main Stage) Welcome back and introduction to Country Rooms and tasks for panel discussion - Agnieszka Sznyk.

11.05 CET (Country Rooms) Delegates meet in their country rooms to discuss the conference, and prepare for the panel discussion.

Panel Discussion - What next for our circular procurement projects?

11.45 CET (Main stage) Welcome back and Q&A Panel Session

Close day 2 (and introduction to the Study visits)

12.30 CET (Main Stage) Summarise, review and close formal session of Congress - Joan Prummel with closing thanks on behalf of hosts from Agnieszka Sznyk.

Lunch break

Study Visits

14.00 CET ( Main Stage)

Introduction from Kaspar Nielsen and Aija Konisevska

14.05 CET (Expo Area)

Delegates take part in chosen Study visits hosted in dedicated Expo Booths

List of companies:

Accus

Accus specializes in circular signage for branding, way-finding, and overall visual communication in buildings and facilities. They supply signage as a service, their business model is based on renting as well as selling signage.

Closing the loop

Achieving sustainability goals with your mobile devices. Contribute to e-waste reduction today by paying Closing the Loop a small fee to collect scrap phones in emerging markets on your behalf. This creates a ‘closed loop’ solution for devices; for every new device you buy, we collect and responsibly recycle a scrap phone.

Work Ahead

Work Ahead is mission-driven technology startup that helps enterprises survey anonymously workers in their supply chain, focusing on human rights, decent working conditions, and advancing sustainable development.

Kaffe Bueno

Kaffe Bueno upcycles Spent Coffee Grounds (SCG, a.k.a coffee "waste") into active and functional ingredients for cosmetics, nutraceuticals and functional foods.

15.00 CET ( Main Stage) - Farewell, closing of the congress

Expo Booths:

The Expo Booths will be open all through the two days of the Congress for anyone to visit at any point.

RE.NEWED Design, Poland

Rec.on brand gives recovered auto parts a new chance to shine again. Using a unique upcycling process, they transform used, unwanted parts into new, high-quality, functional designs, adding style and an industrial aesthetic to any interior.

Clariter

Clariter delivers a solution for the global plastic waste epidemic by transforming plastic waste into 3 industrial products such as oils, waxes, and solvents. These are used as fossil-fuel alternative ingredients to make over 1000 clean, plastic-free everyday consumer products such as detergent, degreaser, and even shoe polish!

WOFIL, Poland

This company has been dealing with the application of new technologies in water and wastewater treatment processes for over 20 years.

Usitoo, Belgium

They are circular with their functional economy (renting) solution that promotes Refuse and Reuse, while systematically Repairing everything we rent.

Venturis HoReCa, Poland

This initiative develops a food waste management with a spin which adds the aspect of weighing, tracking and mapping food waste.

PSML - XBS Group Sp.z o.o.- Poland

XBS Group, which specializes in POS material logistics, has initiated the EkoPOSytywni campaign whose goal is to encourage a sustainable production of POS materials across the supply chain.

Dvelas, Spain

DVELAS merges functionality and aesthetics to create a product that brings together design, comfort, beauty and emotion.

Plastic Repair System (PRS), Spain

repair service of returnable /reusable plastic ítems (Returnable Transport Packaging)

Expo Area and One to One lounge remain open until 16.00 CET

Note: there will be seven ‘Country rooms’ open throughout the congress where delegates can go to speak to others in their own language - Poland, Latvia, Finland, Russia, Sweden, Denmark & Rest of the world).

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Co-organised by the Rijkswaterstaat, Netherlands and INNOWO from Poland

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