DOORS OPEN / GET TOGETHER

Moderation:
Julia Profeta Johansson

KEYNOTE

Tina Dreimann, Founder & Managing Director at better ventures

AWARD CEREMONY

Together we honor and celebrate the top 21 start-ups from the circular economy in the following areas Fashion & Textile, Plastics & Packaging, Consumer Goods, Mobility, Digital Solutions & Electronics, Built Environment, Food, and Corporate.

FOOD, DRINKS, MUSIC & NETWORKING

HOST WELCOME

Conference Moderation:
Laurent-Frédéric Lohmann, Investor at 4P Capital

KEYNOTE

“Close the Loop. Open Opportunities“

Vojtech Vosecky, Founder at The Circular Economist, internationally renowned Top Voice

7X7 IMPULSES

7 MIN. IMPULSES ON 7 CATEGORIES

„Customer behaviour challenge in circularity“
Serena Bonomi, Design Strategy & Innovation Advisor for the Circular Economy (ex-Zalando, ex-VF Corp, ex-BMW Group)

„Collaboration Now! Circular Economy as strategic business lever”
Nina Fechler, Director Global Circular Economy Program at Evonik

“Urban Mining of the Patrick-Henry-Village: Heidelberg's Vision for a Circular Economy in Construction”
Dr. Matthias Heinrich, Team Leader at EPEA, Part of Drees & Sommer

“The challenging “New Work World” in the circular economy. First insights of the public funding project KARE to bring SMEs on an equal footing with corporations“
Andreas Jenne, Sustainability Officer at Rehau

“Transitioning From the Linear to Circular Value Chain for Solar PVs“
Pamela Ong, Senior Innovation Manager at E.ON Group Innovation, Visiting Scholar, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

“Family Business transform towards circular value creation“
Carl-Luis Rieger, Director Diversification & Cooperation WEPA

“Veganz's Journey in Becoming a Cutting-edge FoodTech Company“
Anja Brachmüller, COO Veganz Group

Break

Special Note

“Talk Hotter to Me” - a Manifesto on Climate Communication (Climate Slam)”

Marina Schmidt, Founder & Editor-in-Chief at R2G Media

START-UP PITCHES

15 - 18 presentations

Short Pitches Topic Rooms

Lunch

TOPIC ROOMS

TOPIC ROOM #1

“Beyond PR & Marketing: Communication as a Systemic Corporate Asset in the Era of Green Transformation”
Timothy Glaz, Head of Corporate Affairs at Werner & Mertz

"Driving Sustainability with (Generative) AI Platforms"
Daniela Rittmeier, Head of Data and AI Center of Excellence at Capgemini

"From Policy to Practice: Preparing for the Next Era of Sustainability Regulations"
Carina Fenchel, Associate Sustainability Advisory at PWC, and Julian Sachtleben, Associate Sustainability at PWC

TOPIC ROOM #2

“From a Linear to a Circular Product and Business Model: Start with the Circo Method”
Linda Dierke, Head of Business Unit Development & Cooperation at Efficiency Agency NRW and Stefan Opitz, Head of CIRCO at Efficiency Agency NRW

"The Leadership Mindset: Embedding Sustainability into Organizational Culture"
Carolle Müller, Change & Transformation Expert at The Sustainability People Company (and Ex-Merck)

more tba.

Break

Panel

“The Economic Impact of Energy Transition: Balancing Costs and Benefits for Industry”

Moderation:
Dr.-Ing. Mark Windeknecht, Climate Tech Investor at World Fund

Speakers:

• Stefan Müller, COO and Co-Founder at Enerparc
• Bastian Gierull, CEO at Octopus Energy Germany
• Susanna Zapreva, CRO/COO at Verbund AG

CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS

“From America to Europe: The Green Transformation Journey and Germany's Role"

Dr. Wolfgang Gründinger, Chief Evangelist at Enpal

TOASTS & DRINKS!