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
Efrat Friedland
Efrat Friedland is the founder of materialscout, which helps companies create value through the creative and sustainable implementation of materials and technologies. She is also the co-founder of Positive Plastics, a platform that presents information about polymers with a lower environmental impact. (Photo: ©Daniel Schvarcz)
Full BiographyFabio Volkmann
Fabio Volkmann is a Research Project Manager responsible for partnerships and project development at Climate Farmers, a non-profit that aims to scale regenerative agriculture in Europe. Volkmann is Climate Farmers’ coordinator for the EU-funded Benchmarks project.
Full BiographyFrancesco Sciortino
Francesco Sciortino is a co-founder and CEO of Proxima Fusion, which aims to deliver fusion energy as a viable energy source. Proxima Fusion is the first-ever spin-out company from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics.
Full BiographyFrauke Fischer
Dr. Frauke Fischer heads the Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology at the university of Würzburg. She’s also the founder of auf!, a consultancy specializing in biodiversity, and co-founder of PERÚ PURO, wich pays smallholder farmers in Peru fair prices for high-quality cocoa.
Full BiographyGreg Ameyugo
Greg Ameyugo is Head of AI and Interactive Systems at CEA, the Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission in France. In 2023, his team set a new benchmark for human-robot task automation in the international Robothon challenge, focused on circular economy applications.
Full BiographyGudrun Messias
As Director Sustainability Direction at sportswear maker adidas, Gudrun Messias is responsible for creating the company’s long- term sustainability strategy and for guiding key topics like climate change, biodiversity and circularity throughout the organization.
Full BiographyHannes Schoenegger
Hannes Schoenegger is co-founder and CEO of QWSTION and its award-winning Bananatex brand. QWSTION has been manufacturing bags from plants since 2008, combining functionality and timeless design with the smallest ecological and biggest social footprint possible.
Full BiographyHermann Hauser
Hermann co-founded Amadeus Capital Partners in 1997 with Anne Glover. In his long and successful history as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, he has founded or co-founded companies in a wide range of technology sectors.
Full Biography
Quotes
Videos
A New Challenge: Circular Biomanufacturing
Literature for a Changing Planet
Integrating Circularity with Regenerative Business and Its Human Dimension
Shifting towards Circularity with New Materials
The Impact of LLMs on the Circular Economy and Beyond
More
Articles
Circularity: “The Biggest Obstacle Is Managing Radical Change”
How AI and Robots Help with E-Waste Recycling
Rethinking Fashion: “We Need to Make Sustainability the Norm”
DLD Circular 23: Speakers & Topics
“We Need Stories that Show Human Capacity for Action”
Sustainability: “Recycling Should Only Be a Last Resort”
Why the Circular Economy Is the Future
Location
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Amerikahaus Munich
Karolinenplatz 3
80333 Munich
Germany