Program* for Circulaze
Award Night NOV 5
*Changes reserved
Location: heads, Einsteinring 30, 85609 Aschheim (more info here)
18.00 - 19.00
DOORS OPEN / GET TOGETHER
Moderation:
Julia Profeta Johansson
KEYNOTE
Tina Dreimann, Founder & Managing Director at better ventures
19.00 - 21.00
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.
21.00 - 00.00
FOOD, DRINKS, MUSIC & NETWORKING
Program* for
Circulaze Summit NOV 6
*Changes reserved
Location: heads, Einsteinring 30, 85609 Aschheim (more info here)
09.00 - 09.40
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
09.40 - 10.45
7X7 IMPULSES
7 MIN. IMPULSES ON 7 CATEGORIES
„The Human Factor in Circular Fashion”
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
10.45 - 11.10
Break
11.10 - 11.20
Special Note
“Talk Hotter to Me” - a Manifesto on Climate Communication (Climate Slam)”
Marina Schmidt, Founder & Editor-in-Chief at R2G Media
11.20 - 12.50
START-UP PITCHES
15 - 18 presentations
12.50 - 13.00
Short Pitches Topic Rooms
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 15.00
TOPIC ROOMS
Topic Room #1
Beyond PR & Marketing: Communication as a Systemic Corporate Asset in the Era of Green Transformation
Holger Feist, Managing Partner The Nunatak Group
Topic Room #2
Driving Sustainability with (Generative) AI Platforms
Daniela Rittmeier, Head of Data and AI Center of Excellence at Capgemini
Topic Room #3
From Policy to Practice: Preparing for the Next Era of Sustainability Regulations
Carina Fenchel, Associate Sustainability Advisory at PwC, and Lena Walter, Senior Associate Sustainable Finance & ESG at PwC
15.00 - 16.00
TOPIC ROOMS
Topic Room #1
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
(Attention: This topic room lasts until 16.30)
Topic Room #2
The Leadership Mindset: Embedding Sustainability into Organizational Culture
Carolle Müller, Change & Transformation Expert at The Sustainability People Company (and Ex-Merck)
Topic Room #3
Circular Product-as-a-Service: The facts a company board needs to know and the questions it needs to ask
Patrick Hypscher, Podcast-Host of Circularity.fm, former Head of PaaS at BSH Hausgeräte and Mailin Jappé, former Director Everything as a Service EMEA at Acer
16.00 - 16.30
Break
16.30 - 17.15
Panel powered by Octopus Energy
“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
- Dennis Stahl, Member of the Supervisory Board at R. STAHL Group & Co-Founder at OnePurpose Network
17.15 - 17.35
CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS
“From America to Europe: The Green Transformation Journey and Germany's Role"
Dr. Wolfgang Gründinger, Chief Evangelist at Enpal
17.35 - 19.00
TOASTS & DRINKS!
Speakers 2024
Serena Bonomi
Design Strategy & Innovation Advisor for the Circular Economy (ex-Zalando, ex-VF Corp, ex-BMW Group)
Linda Dierke
Head of Business Unit Development & Cooperation at Efficiency Agency NRW
Nina Fechler
Director Global Circular Economy Program at Evonik
Bastian Gierull
CEO at Octopus Energy Germany
Dr. Matthias Heinrich
Team Leader at EPEA, Part of Drees & Sommer
Andreas Jenne
Sustainability Officer at Rehau
Laurent-Frédéric Lohmann
Investor at 4P Capital, Moderator
Stefan Müller
COO and Co-Founder at Enerparc
Pamela Ong
Senior Innovation Manager at E.ON Group Innovation, Visiting Scholar, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Carl-Luis Rieger
Director Diversification & Cooperation at WEPA
Marina Schmidt
Founder & Editor-in-Chief at R2G Media
Dr.-Ing. Mark Windeknecht
Climate Tech Investor at World Fund
Vojtech Vosecky
Founder at The Circular Economist, internationally renowned Top Voice
Carolle Müller
Change & Transformation Expert at The Sustainability People Company (and Ex-Merck)
Dr. Wolfgang Gründinger
Chief Evangelist at Enpal
Anja Brachmüller
COO at Veganz Group
Julia Profeta Johansson
Moderator
Stefan Opitz
Head of CIRCO at Efficiency Agency NRW
Daniela Rittmeier
Head of Data and AI Center of Excellence at Capgemini
Tina Dreimann
Founder & Managing Director at better ventures
Susanna Zapreva
CRO/COO at Verbund AG
Carina Fenchel
Associate Sustainability Advisory at PwC
Julian Sachtleben
Associate Sustainability at PwC
Patrick Hypscher
Podcast-Host of Circularity.fm, former Head of PaaS at BSH Hausgeräte
Mailin Jappé
Former Director Everything as a Service EMEA at Acer
Holger Feist
Managing Partner at The Nunatak Group
Lena Walter
Senior Associate Sustainable Finance & ESG at PwC
Dennis Stahl
Member of the Supervisory Board at R. STAHL Group & Co-Founder at OnePurpose Network
Laudators 2024
Lena Haushofer
Exhibition Director of ISPO Munich & OutDoor by ISPO
Corinna Schildbach
Exhibition Coordinator of BAU
Dr. Julia Köhn
Member of the Board of Advisors at DeepSoil
Katharina Schlegel
Global Industry Lead IFAT & Director IFAT trade fairs abroad
Michael Perschke
Managing Director & Co-Founder ROQIT
Katja Stolle
Exhibition Director & Global Industry Lead at electronica
Christine von Breitenbuch
Director IAA Mobility
Benjamin Bauer
CEO at ZOLLHOF
Start-up Pitches 2024
Mathieu Nohet
Founder of baCta
Rebecca Zhu
Growth Manager at Circu Li-ion
Elena Doms
CEO at +EARTH+
Riccardo Ambrosini
Impact Manager at ecoLocked
Maximilian Lehmann
Co-Founder & CEO at fainin
Doris Diebold
Founder & CEO at hey circle
Sara Preuß
Hochschule München
David Kohnstamm
CEO at Leafcloud
Michaela Stephen
Co-Founder at MATR
Anna Balez
Founder & CEO at Lizee
Felix Dümig
Founder's Associate at tozero
Amir Afshar
Co-Founder at Shellworks
Susanna Partanen
Co-Founder & CEO at Woamy
Kai Meier
Co-Founder at outzip
Frederik von Bossel
Moderator, Partner at Capnamic
Andrea Schneller
Co-Founder at koorvi
Dominik Novakovic
Co-Founder & CEO at Cyclize
Eva Kohne
Project Management at Re-Fresh Global
Start-up Village
