Shaping the Circular Transition: Public Policy, Regulation, and EU Strategies
Patrick Klein, EU Commission Raw Materials Unit
The Role of Circular Responses to Global Sustainability Goals
Maria Ljunggren International Resource Panel, IRP, Chalmers University of Technology
Research and Innovation for Circular Materials
Markus Reuter Chief Expert & Professor | SMS Group Germany | Metallurgy & Recycling Expert | Process Simulation within Circular Economy (CE)
From Policy to Practice: Circularity in the European Battery Industry
Ilka von Dalwigk, Director General Recharge
The Respect Project
Justo Garcia, Orano Mining
Direct Recycling of Graphite from EoL Lithium‑Ion Batteries
Lorenzo De Vita, University of Pavia
Li‑ion Batteries Recycling via High‑intensity Milling Followed by Organic Acid Leaching for Preferential Lithium Extraction
Brenda Segura, Chalmers University of Technology
Recycling of Waste Lithium‑Ion Batteries by Sustainable Hydrometallurgical Methods
Emrican Uysal, Istanbul Technical University
Recovery of Separator and Electrolyte from Battery Waste by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction
Martin Östergren, Chalmers University of Technology
Unlocking Circular Value: CRMs, Digital Product Passports and the Future of WEEE
Pascal Leroy, Dirctor General WEEE Forum
Financing E-waste collection: Circular IT solutions with Closing the Loop
Laura Vecoli, Compliance and Sustainability Manager
How research is supporting recycling of WEEEs
Veronica Bonadeo, University of Pavia
Utilisation of the LARCODEMS device for heterogenous plastic pre-sorting
Antonín Šperlich, Czech Acadamy of Science
Probabilistic Plastics Flow Analysis of WEEE in Europe
Christoph Becker, The Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Recycling of Sustainable Automotive Structural Composites via Pyrolysis, Technical and Climate Impact Evaluation
Ann-Christine Johansson, RISE Reserch Institute of Sweden
What are the Main Sustainability Challenges for Electric Vehicle Battery Supply Chains, and is European Policy Ready to Address Them
Sophie Kempston, University of Warwick
Portable Battery Design for Environmental Sustainability and Circularity
John Laurence Esguerra, Linköping University
Aluminium Salt Slag Upcycling – From Hazardous Waste to Synthetic Slag for Steel Production
Ulf Sjöström, Swerim
Enabling Circular Copper Flows in Electric Motor Lifecycles
Linda Sandgren/ Sri Ram Gnanesh Senthilnathan , Luleå University of Technology
Selection of Residual Biomass for its Conversion into a Suitable Biocarbon Product for the Metallurgical Industry
Michael Renz, Universitat Politècnica de València
Carbon Footprint Assessment of Resource Recovery from Stainless Steel Pickling Sludge: A Swedish case Study
Xingqiang Song, Swerim
Increasing Resource Efficiency for Sustainable Steel Production
Eddy Nestor Nitunga, Swerim
Best Practice Recycling of EV batteries and the Emerging Circular Supply Chain
Marcus Martinsson, Stena Recycling
Sustainable Working Life within the Production and Recycling of Lithium‑ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles (GreenWorkLiB)
Klara Midander, IVL Swedish Enviromental Research Institute
Sustainable Distributed Battery Recycling
Mark Foreman, Chalmers University of Technology
Refining and Scaling Up NMC Recovery from Li‑Ion Battery Cathodes
Chris Powell, University of Leicester
Sustainable Recovery and Upcycling of Graphite from Spent NMC Lithium-Ion Batteries
José Arevalo-Fester, Chalmers University of Technology
Incineration Ashes and Recovery of Nutrients
Lisbeth Ottosen, Technical University of Denmark
Increased Resilience Through Smarter Utilization of Incineration Ashes
Henric Lassesson, Senior expert and project manager at IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Resource recovery in MSWI fly ash/APCr treatment: techno-economical approach and environmental perspective
Ekaterina Korotenko, Czech Academy of Science
Electrodialytic Separation of Heavy Metals from MSWI Fly Ash
Godfred Appiah, Technical University of Denmark
Mechanical Performance Investigation of Mortar with Carbon-Embedded Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ashes (MSWIFA)
Elifsu Balci, Politecnico di Milano
A Pragmatic Methodology to Prioritise Critical Raw Material Recovery
Margot Coppens, VITO
Recovery of CRMs as Battery-grade Materials by Sustainable Technologies
Lourdes Yurramendi, Tecnalia
Towards Circularity: Green Recovery of Strategic Metals and Fluorinated
Moheddine Wehbie, CIIAE
Efficient Solvometallurgy Approaches for the Recovery and Reuse of CRM’s from EoL libs
Camilla Zanoni, University of Pavia
Digital Marketplaces as Enablers of Circular Business Models
Volker Hoentsch, ESG Director TBAuctions
Towards a Circular Future – Material Recycling of Fibre Reinforced Polymers
Tommy Öhman, RISE Reserch Institute of Sweden
Circular Management of Laptops in Organizations - Challenges in Todays Practice
Jelena Kurilova-Palisaitiene/ a carl.
Design and Implementation in Sustainable Business Model Innovation: The Uncaptured Value
Senad Osmanovic, Halmstad University
Documentary film "Europe’s Lithium Paradox"
Introduction by director Peter Tom Jones followed by panel discussion
Securing Critical Raw Materials from Recycling
Mats Linder, Head of Circular Strategy Development, Stena Recycling
Recycling and Valorization of Solid Residues for a Sustainable Metallurgy: The Swedish Approach to Green Transition
Chuan Wang, Senior researcher, Research leader, Department of Metallurgy, SWERIM AB
From Hazardous Waste to Circular Raw Material
Victoria Hellström Mader, Managing Director, Befesa Circular Alloys Sweden AB
From Research Infrastructure to Industrial Impact: ReMade@ARI for Circular Materials
Gary Admans, PhD, Business Development Engineer at ESRF - The European Synchrotro
Brilliant Failures: Working together, failing together, learning together
Paul Iske Professor ‘Individual and organizational learning in complex, dynamic environments’ at Maastricht University,
Capturing the value of waste: enabled by innovation, disabled by regurlation
Marie-Claude Béland, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Learning from Disruption 1: Circular Transitions in Batteries
Learning from Disruption 2: Circular Transitions in Textiles
Audience participation in sharing lessons from failure for dynamic innovation
Supercritical CO₂ technology for the treatment of End‑of‑Life Lithium‑Ion Batteries – (M)
Pietro Cattaneo, University of Pavia
Extraction of Liquid Electrolytes from Lithium‑Ion Batteries Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Philipp Miksovsky, Chalmers University of Technology
Recyclability of LiFePO₄‑based batteries after severe ageing due to long‑term automotive operational life
Daniele Callegari, University of Pavia
PVDF separation from Black Mass Utilizing DMSO solvent and Supercritical CO₂
Yigit Akbas, Chalmers University of Technology
Nonwoven Innovations for a Circular Textile Economy
Maria Ström, CEO, The Loop Factory
Electrospinning of Pre- and Post-Consumer PET Textile Waste: A Comparative Study with Virgin PET Fibers
Fatemeh Motharam, Aalborg University
Hidden Hues: A Study of Algae Pigments
Valentine Geze, Harvard University
Fashion Forward: Digital innovation in support of the circular textiles transition
Anse Smeets, VITO
Turning Textile Waste into Scalable Building Materials
Josefine Bonde, Insutex
Green transition of the construction sector – the need for a similar transition in the civil engineering curriculum
Gunvor Kirkelund, Technical University of Denmark
A Cross-Sectoral Decision-Making Framework for Circular Material Innovation in Building Design
Ashal Tyurkay, Technical University of Denmark
Valorizing Food Waste into Functional Bio-Composite Facade Cladding:
Olga Ioannou, TU Delft
300 thousand metric tons of photovoltaic panels – how will they be recycled?
Mattias Lindh, RISE Research Institute of Sweden
Laser-assisted recycling of silicon solar modules
Rémi Aninat, TNO Eindhoven
Selective and efficient recycling of CIGS solar cells using mild conditions
Ioanna Teknetzi, Chalmers University of Technology
Electrochemical Recovery of Critical/Valuable Metals from CIGS Solar Cells Waste: A Sustainable Approach
Kwanele Kunene, Chalmers University of Technology
3 speakers offer different perspectives and recommendations:
What gives the Nordics the edge?
What is our current position?
What should happen next?
Speaker 1: Marthe Haugland, Senior Innovation Adviser, Nordic Innovation
Speaker 2: Representative from DTU
Speaker 3: tbc
Conclusions - panel - audience participation
Tomas Rydberg, IVL, among others
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