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
Thursday, November 15th, 2024
10:00 - 17:00 CET Conference

18:00 CET Reception
19:00 CET Festive Dinner
Historical Townhall Wuppertal
Johannisberg 40,
42103 Wuppertal, Germany
Agenda
Separate Round Tables
Evening program
Overview of topics
for the Circular Valley Forum on November 15, 2024
09:30
09:30
RECEPTION
10:00
10:00
OPENING PLENUM

Opening: The Importance of the Circular Economy for the Transformation
Großer Saal
  • Sarah Ryglewski, Minister of State for Federal-State Relations and Sustainable Development to the Chancellor
10:15
10:15
Transformation to the Circular Economy from the Perspective of “Overarching Actors”
Großer Saal
Panel:
  • Sarah Ryglewski, Minister of State for Federal-State Relations and Sustainable Development to the Chancellor
  • Rainer Hoffmann, Chairman of the German Council for Sustainable Development
  • Dr. Henrik Ahlers, Spokesman of the Management Board of EY Germany
  • Eckhard Forst, CEO NRW Bank
  • Stefan Klebert, CEO GEA
  • Prof. Raimund Bleischwitz, Director Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research
11:00
11:00
Short Presentation of the Main Projects of Circular Valley
Großer Saal
(more detailed discussions in corresponding roundtables parallel to the program in the “Großer Saal” in the course of the day)
Panel:
  • The Future of the Chemical Industry between Antwerp, Marl and Leverkusen
  • Battery Recycling as an Opportunity for Europe?
  • Lighthouses in the Field of Building Materials Recycling in the D/BE/NL Border Triangle
  • Circular Car as an Opportunity for Europe
  • Water - Decentralized vs. Centralized Treatment
  • Chemical Recycling - Will it Scale?
11:30
11:30
The Potential of Art in the Communication of a Circular Economy (Art as an Environmental Factor)
Großer Saal
Panel:
  • HA Schult, object and action artist
  • Sir Tony Cragg, sculptor
  • Max Neufeind, Head of the Transformation Division at the Federal Chancellery
12:00
12:00
Metals: Circularity from Mining to the Final Product and Beyond
Großer Saal
Panel:
  • Bruno Pelli, Vale/Rio de Janeiro
  • Dr. Heike Denecke-Arnold, CTO ThyssenKrupp Steel
  • Inge Hofkens, COO Aurubis
  • Ralf Putsch, CEO Knipex
  • Dirk Voeste, Chief Sustainability Officer Volkswagen

Moderation:
  • Kevin Knitterscheid, Nachrichtenchef Handelsblatt
12:45
12:45
From a “Team of Stars to a Star Team” - Lessons from Sport
Großer Saal
  • Fernando Carro de Prada, Chairman of the Management Board of Bayer 04 Leverkusen
13:00
13:00
LUNCH
Wandelhalle & Rossini
14:00
14:00
The Role of the Chemical Industry in the Transformation
Großer Saal
Keynote:
  • Michael Vassiliadis, Chairman IGBCE
  • Karl-Josef Laumann, Minister of Labor NRW

Panel:
  • Marcus Söhngen, COO Coroplast
  • Lauren Kjeldsen, President Evonik
  • Lars Kissau, President Net Zero Accelerator BASF
  • Guido Kerkhoff, CEO Klöckner
14:45
14:45
The National Circular Economy Strategy (NKWS) - Taking Action Now to Improve Details
Großer Saal
Keynote:
  • Steffi Lemke, Federal Minister for the Environment

Panel:
  • 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
  • Dr. Florian Kammerer, Head of Division for the National Circular Economy Strategy and Resource Efficiency at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
  • Prof. Henning Wilts, Wuppertal Institute
15:30
15:30
“The Power of Cooperation” - Achieving More Together
Großer Saal
Panel:
  • Dirk Opalka, Managing Director Initiativkreis Ruhr
  • Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger Schons; University of Hamburg / Prof. Dr. Jelena Spanjol, LMU Munich / Prof. Dr. Britta Gossel, HNNE (Circular Impact Alliance)
  • Thomas Schauff, Board of Directors Metropolregion Rheinland
  • Susanne Kadner, Circular Republic, Munich
  • Henner Pasch, President of IHK Wuppertal

Moderation:
  • Prof. Christine Volkmann, University of Wuppertal
16:15
16:15
Logistics as a Key Enabler of the Circular Economy
Großer Saal
Keynote:
  • Viktor Haase, State Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport of the State of NRW
  • Angela Titzrath, CEO Port of Hamburg

Panel:
  • Markus Bangen, CEO Duisport
  • Karlkristian Dischinger, CEO Karl Dischinger
17:00
17:00
Demo Day - Circular Economy Accelerator, Batch 7
Mendelssohn Saal
Separate Round Tables from 14:00 – 17:00
Representatives of the working groups, plus interested Circular Valley partners
14:00
14:00
15:00
15:00
16:00
16:00
Evening program
19:00 - 22:30 I Großer Saal
19:00
19:00
Dinner
Großer Saal
Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra
Großer Saal
Discussion: International Cooperations
Großer Saal
Discussion with Ministers from Flanders and Wales
Keynote:
  • Nathanael Liminski, Head of the State Chancellery of NRW and Minister for Federal, European and International Affairs and the Media of NRW
  • Dr. Johannes Kirchhoff, Managing Partner Kirchhoff Group and Chairman of the BDI Circular Economy Initiative
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  • 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)
  • Viktor Haase
    State Secretary in the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport
    State of North Rhine-Westphalia
    Foto: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • 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
  • Lauren Kjeldsen
    Member of the Executive Board
    Evonik
    Photo: Evonik
  • Stefan Klebert
    CEO
    GEA Group
  • Dr. Lars Kissau
    President Net Zero Accelerator
    BASF
  • Oliver Krischer
    Minister of the Environment
    North-Rhine Westphalia
    Photo: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • Karl-Josef Laumann
    Minister of Labor NRW
    North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Nathanael Liminski
    Head of the State Chancellery, Minister for Europe
    North-Rhine Westphalia
    Photo: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • 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
  • Dr. Max Neufeind
    Head of the Transformation Division at the Federal Chancellery
    Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt)
  • Ralf Putsch
    Managing Director
    Knipex
    Photo: Malte Reiter
  • Sarah Ryglewski
    Minister of State
    for Federal-State Relations and Sustainable Development to the Chancellor
  • Thomas Schauff
    Board of Directors
    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
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