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DLD Circular 2023

September 6, 2023 • Amerikahaus, Munich

We explored the vision of a circular economy to find out how the latest technological advances can foster innovative business concepts and societal transformation – shaping a sustainable world.

Watch the videos to gain insights into the latest trends, challenges, and best practices in circular economy across various industries and sectors, including circular design, circular supply chains, circular cities, circular marketplaces, and more.

Speakers

  • Profile image of Christian Fischer, co-founder and CEO of Bcomp
    Christian Fischer
    Bcomp

    Christian Fischer

    Christian Fischer is CEO of Bcomp, a Swiss company that develops bio-based materials that help to decarbonize the world. A leading supplier of sustainable lightweighting solutions, Bcomp is part of the ongoing revolution towards cleaner mobility.

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  • Portrait image of Dr. Christian Hartel, CEO of Wacker Chemie AG
    Christian Hartel
    Wacker Chemie AG

    Christian Hartel

    Dr. Christian Hartel is President & CEO of Wacker Chemie AG, a chemical-sector company that aims to strike a balance between economic, ecological and social responsibilities. Dr. Hartel is also Vice President of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI).

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  • Portrait of Christoph Heinrich, Chief Conservation Officer of WWF Germany
    Christoph Heinrich
    WWF Germany

    Christoph Heinrich

    Christoph Heinrich is Chief Conservation Officer of WWF Germany. As a member of WWF's Executive Board he is responsible for the organization’s nature conservation work to preserve biological diversity.

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  • Profile image of Daniela Bohlinger, Head of Sustainability Design at BMW Group
    Daniela Bohlinger
    BMW Group

    Daniela Bohlinger

    Daniela Bohlinger is Corporate Strategist, New Technologies & Innovation, at BMW Group. She advocates implementing circular economy principles in automotive design as a way to create forward-looking solutions and drive the positive transformation of the industry. In 2021, she joined the Umeå Institute of Design as an adjunct professor.

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  • Profile image of Ocell CEO and co-founder David Dohmen
    David Dohmen
    Ocell

    David Dohmen

    Data scientist and entrepreneur David Dohmen is CEO and Co-Founder of Ocell, a climate-tech startup from Munich. Ocell harnesses aerial photography and Artificial Intelligence for measurable and impactful forest projects that companies can invest in to protect the Earth’s climate.

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  • David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy
    David Kirkpatrick
    Techonomy Media

    David Kirkpatrick

    A journalist and media entrepreneur, David Kirkpatrick founded Techonomy Media, which hosts the annual Techonomy conference on technology, innovation, and business and social progress. Kirkpatrick’s bestselling book, The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting the World, has been published in 32 languages.

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  • Portrait image of David Puyuelo, CEO and founding partner of Spanish sustainable fashion company COLEO
    David Puyuelo
    COLEO

    David Puyuelo

    David Puyuelo is the CEO and founding partner of COLEO, a Spanish company that transforms textile waste into the garments of the future by building a fully circular and integrated Value Chain. Puyuelo has more than 20 years of experience within the textile industry.

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  • Portrait image of German author, film director and producer Doris Dörrie
    Doris Dörrie
    Author & Director

    Doris Dörrie

    Doris Dörrie is one of Germany’s best-known authors and directors. Her award-winning work includes not only famous movies – like the worldwide hit “Männer” (Men, 1985) – but also documentaries, novels, short stories, children literature and opera productions.

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Videos

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Regenerative Agriculture: There’s Hope

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Eat Chocolate to Save a Rainforest

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AI and Bioacoustics: Tracking Biodiversity Progress with BirdNET

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The Biodiversity Risk Filter – A Tool to Save Lives

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Designing Circularity

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Renewable Energies as a Key Enabler of a Circular Economy

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Earth, Wind & Fire: Let's Talk Circularity

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Cleaning Up the Environment for a Circular Economy

Circular Briefing

Would you like to explore this topic further? You’ll find select articles and DLD Circular 2021 talks below. For more, please take a look at our previous sustainability and circular economy coverage.

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Circularity: “The Biggest Obstacle Is Managing Radical Change”

Joe Iles, Programme Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, explains how the circular economy can gain traction – in business and our personal lives.
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Image of a disassembled smartphone with all its pieces lying next to each other – ready for recycling

How AI and Robots Help with E-Waste Recycling

Technology is coming to solve a problem it has created itself: AI expert Greg Ameyugo explains how robots can automate many steps of a tricky process.
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Sustainable fashion: pullover on a coat hanger with Fashion for Good label

Rethinking Fashion: “We Need to Make Sustainability the Norm”

Dressing up is fun, but garment production often harms the planet. Fashion expert Katrin Ley explains what you can do to stay stylish and help reshape the apparel industry –…
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DLD Circular 23: Speakers & Topics

Find out who will be on stage, and what to expect, at our second circular economy conference on September 6 in Munich.
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Portrait of Harvad university professor Martin Puchner, author of the book “Literature for a Changing Planet”

“We Need Stories that Show Human Capacity for Action”

Harvard professor Martin Puchner describes how ancient links between literature and environmentalism offer insights for a better future.
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Photo illustrating sustainability, shows a beach and a wooden sign, shaped like a foot, that says, “Only leave your footprints”

Sustainability: “Recycling Should Only Be a Last Resort”

Circular economy expert Ramona Liberoff explains how companies and consumers can make the biggest impact in reducing their environmental footprint.
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circular economy, sustainability, society, consumption, business

Why the Circular Economy Is the Future

Wasting resources is expensive and unsustainable. The circular economy promises progress by preserving natural resources and offers many new business opportunities…
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McKinsey, carbon neutrality, net zero, Europe, analysis, talk, video, presentation

How to Reach Climate Neutrality in Europe

In their DLD Circular presentation, McKinsey analysts Solveigh Hieronimus and Stefan Helmcke analyze in detail how Europe can reach its stated goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. There are…
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Ilka Horstmeier, BMW, Anne Kawalerski, Bloomberg Media, DLD Circular, sustainability, brands, leadership, management, talk, video

Leading a Circular Transformation

Increasingly, customers and investors expect companies to act in socially responsible ways and shift to sustainable business models. BMW Group board member Ilka Horstmeier and Bloomberg Media’s Anne Kawalerski discuss…
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Es Devlin, Hans Zimmer, circularity, circular economy, sustainability, art, artists, creativity, DLD Circular, Obrist, video, talk

An Artistic View of Circularity

World-famous artists Es Devlin and Hans Zimmer come together in this DLD session to share their perspectives on sustainability and a circular economy with moderator Hans Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Galleries).…
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Gabriela Hearst, sustainability, fashion, circular economy, DLD Circular, Hans Ulrich Obrist, video

Making Fashion Sustainable And Circular

Growing up on a farm in Uruguay, fashion designer Gabriela Hearst learned to value nature’s resources and make the most of them. “A farm, overall, is the highest example of…
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Francis Kere, Francis Kéré, architecture, innovation, sustainability, DLD Circular, video, talk, presentation

Architecture for the Future

Renowned architect Francis Kéré is known for his daring, innovative designs and for pioneering sustainable modes of construction. In this engaging DLD Circular presentation, Kéré combines personal observations with the…
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food waste, electronic waste, discussion, startups, Oddbox, SPRK, Refurbed, DLD Circular

Tech-Enabled Circular Marketplaces

There are many new ways to prevent food waste and electronic waste, as this DLD Circular session shows. Moderated by Fritz Oidtmann (Acton Capital), three entrepreneurs from the U.K. and…
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Chris Grantham, IDEO, Jens Thiemer, BMW, circular economy, automobile industry, sustainability, DLD, talk

The Circular Mindset

What business strategies does a circular economy require? How does “sustainability first” differ from the current way of doing business? Where’s the urgency in making this shift – and what…
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Kate Raworth, economist, Hans Ulrich Obrist, DLD Sync

Doughnut Economics: Turning a Radical Idea Into Action

What does it take to create economies in service of making both people and our planet thrive? That’s the starting point of Doughnut Economics, a concept that began on the…
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Amerikahaus Munich
Karolinenplatz 3
80333 Munich
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