Tuesday, 27 April 2021 • 14.00 – 16.30 GMT | 15.00 – 17.30 CEST


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EVENT SUMMARY
Is a Circular Economy the key to fight Climate Change?  How can Germany and the UK efficiently cooperate in future projects to tackle Climate Change together? 

Join our digital workshop to explore the links between Climate Change and Circular Economy on a deeper level. Listen to short expert lectures from UK and German representatives, take part in the subsequent Q&A and get actively involved through the breakout sessions. Participants of the workshop are keen on engaging internationally and see potential in cross-national cooperation. The digital workshop on Climate Change & Circular Economy is co-organised by the British Embassy Berlin, the UK Science and Innovation Network Germany (SIN) and BABLE.

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr Marianna Marchesi | Lecturer in Architechtural Design & Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow | University of Cardiff | Social Innovation for a Circular Economy in Urban Communities

Dr Beate Ginzel | Director Digital City Unit | City of Leipzig | Digitization to face Climate Change - approaches from Leipzig

Iain Gulland | Chief Executive Officer | Zero Waste Scotland 

Dr Anne Velenturf & Mike Howroyd | Project Lead & Deputy Project Lead | Yorkshire Circular Economy Living Lab | University of Leeds | Key Messages from the CIWM Festival of Circular Economy

Dr Nana O Bonsu | Research Fellow in Responsible Business and Sustainability | Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham | Rethinking what Net-Zero Emissions Transition & Circular Economy could mean in our Changing World

 

PRELIMINARY AGENDA (CEST)
 

14.30 | Admission & Networking – Join us around small virtual tables on the Remo platform for an informal exchange before the official event starts

15.00 | Welcome & Setting the Scene

15.05 | Speaker Keynotes and Q&A Panels

Virtual Coffee Break

16:20 | Breakout Sessions

17.20 | Wash-Up & Presentation of Results

17.30 | Happy Hour & Optional Networking