Circular Valley® Forum I Nov. 15th, 2024
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Circular Valley® - Birthplace of the 5th industrial revolution
Organized by the Circular Valley® Foundation
Friday, November 15th, 2024
09:30 - CET Reception
10:00 - 17:00 CET Conference
Historical Townhall / Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal
Johannisberg 40,
42103 Wuppertal, Germany
Speakers & Panelists
Agenda
Speakers and panelists
The Circular Valley® Forum will bring together top-decision makers at board level from a large variety of industries. Besides the interaction in the conference format and over dinner, there will also be opportunities for bilateral talks.
  • Steffi Lemke
    Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection

    Germany
    Photo: BMUV/Klaus Mellenthin
  • Sarah Ryglewski
    Minister of State for Federal-State Relations and Sustainable Development to the Chancellor

    Federal Chancellery
  • Karl-Josef Laumann
    Minister of Labor NRW



    State of North Rhine-Westphalia
    Photo: Labd NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • Nathanael Liminski
    Head of the State Chancellery, Minister for Europe


    State of North Rhine-Westphalia
    Photo: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • Mona Neubaur
    Minister of the Economy and Climate



    State of North Rhine-Westphalia
    Photo: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • Viktor Haase
    State Secretary in the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport

    State of North Rhine-Westphalia
    Photo: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • Henrik Ahlers
    Chairman of the Board

    Ernst & Young Deutschland
  • Markus Bangen
    Chairman of the Executive Board

    Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport)
  • Prof. Dr. Raimund Bleischwitz
    Scientific Director, Professor for Global Sustainable Resources
    University of Bremen
  • Fernando Carro de Prada
    Chairman of the Management Board
    Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • Sir Tony Cragg
    Sculptor

    Photo: Schmidt
  • Karlkristian Dischinger
    CEO
    karldischinger group
  • Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schon
    Sustainable Management and Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
    University of Hamburg
  • Eckhard Forst

    Chairman of the Board

    NRW Bank
    Photo: Christian Lord Otto
  • Dr. Carsten Gerhardt

    Founder and Chairman

    Circular Valley Foundation

  • Prof. Dr. Britta M. Gossel
    Head of the Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation (M.A.) programme
    HNNE (Circular Impact Alliance)
  • Inge Hofkens
    COO


    Aurubis
  • Dr. Susanne Kadner
    Circular Republic


    TUM
  • Dr. Florian Kammerer
    Head of Division for the National Circular Economy Strategy and Resource Efficiency
    Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
  • Guido Kerkhoff
    CEO


    Klöckner
  • Dr. Johannes Kirchhoff
    CEO


    Kirchhoff Group
  • Dr. Lars Kissau
    President Net Zero Accelerator
    BASF
  • Lauren Kjeldsen
    Member of the Executive Board
    Evonik
    Photo: Evonik
  • Stefan Klebert
    CEO
    GEA Group
  • Kevin Knitterscheidt
    Head of news


    Handelsblatt
  • Dr. Susanne Lottermoser
    Head of the Transformation Department - Digitalization, Circular Economy, Climate Adaptation,
    Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
  • Andreas Muth
    Head of Consulting


    EY Germany
  • Dr. Max Neufeind
    Head of the Transformation Division at the Federal Chancellery

    Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt)
  • Bruno Pelli
    Technical Services Director - Geology, Mining, Processing

    VALE, Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
  • Ralf Putsch
    Managing Director


    Knipex
    Photo: Malte Reiter
  • Thomas Schauf
    Managing Director


    Metropolregion Rheinland
  • HA Schult
    Artist
  • Marcus Söhngen
    COO

    Coroplast
  • Prof. Dr. Jelena Spanjol
    COO, Director of the Institute for Innovation Management
    LMU Munich
  • Angela Titzrath
    CEO

    Hamburger Hafen and Logistik AG
  • Michael Vassiliadis
    Chairman

    IG BCE- German Mining-Chemical- Energy Union
  • Dr. Dirk Voeste
    Chief Sustainability Officer
    Volkswagen AG
  • Prof. Christine Volkmann
    Head of Chair
    University of Wuppertal
  • Peter Voss
    Photographer

    Photo: Cintia Barroso-Alexander
  • Prof. Dr. Henning Wilts
    Director of Division Circular Economy
    Wuppertal Institut
Overview of topics
for the Circular Valley Forum on November 15, 2024
RECEPTION
OPENING PLENUM

Opening: The Importance of the Circular Economy for the Transformation
Großer Saal
Transformation to the Circular Economy from the Perspective of “Overarching Actors”
Großer Saal
Short Presentation of the Main Projects of Circular Valley
Großer Saal
The Potential of Art in the Communication of a Circular Economy (Art as an Environmental Factor)
Großer Saal
Metals: Circularity from Mining to the Final Product and Beyond
Großer Saal
From a “Team of Stars to a Star Team” - Lessons from Sport
Großer Saal
LUNCH
Wandelhalle & Rossini
The Role of the Chemical Industry in the Transformation
Großer Saal
The National Circular Economy Strategy (NKWS) - Taking Action Now to Improve Details
Großer Saal
“The Power of Cooperation” - Achieving More Together
Großer Saal
Logistics as a Key Enabler of the Circular Economy
Großer Saal
Demo Day - Circular Economy Accelerator, Batch 7
Mendelssohn Saal
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