Circular Economy Hotspot Slovenia 2025
10-12 September 2025
Center Rog, Ljubljana
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PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
| TIME | DAN 1 | DAN 2 | DAN 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 | Arrival | Site visits of circular research and business cases. | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Set the scene lecture | ||
| THEMATIC SESSION 1 | |||
| 10:00-10:30 | Plenary lecture | ||
| 10:30-11:00 | Parallel sessions | ||
| 11:00-11:30 | |||
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee/tea break | ||
| THEMATIC SESSION 2 | |||
| 12:00-12:30 | Plenary lecture | ||
| 12:30-13:30 | Parallel sessions | ||
| 13:00-13:30 | |||
| 13:30-14:00 | Lunch break | ||
| 14:00-14:30 | |||
| THEMATIC SESSION 3 | |||
| 14:30-15:00 | Plenary lecture | ||
| 15:00-15:30 | Parallel sessions | ||
| 15:30-16:00 | Registration | ||
| 16:00-16:30 | Welcoming address | Coffee/tea break | |
| 16:30-17:00 | Set the scene lecture | Presentation of Center Rog | |
| 17:00-17:30 | High-level panel discussion | Circular Economy Hotspot 2026 and 2027 | |
| 17:30-18:00 | Closing remarks | ||
| 18:00-18:30 | Conference reception | ||
| 18:30-20:30 | Welcome reception | ||
| 09:00-18:00 | EXHIBITION OF CIRCULAR BUSINESS PRACTICES AND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PROJECTS |
SPEAKERS
Mojca Žganec Metelko
Founder and Director of the KNOF Institute
Emil Šehić
Director of ZEOS d.o.o.
Daniel Montalvo
Head of Unit - Circular economy, finance and indicators at European Environment Agency
Dr Martin Kavšček
Head of Business Development at the biotechnology company Acies Bio
Erik Curk
Founder and CEO of FORCAP d.o.o.
Meta Pavlin Avdić
Strategic Director and Co-founder of the communications group prvi.prvi
Petrisa Čanji Vouri
President and founder of the Green Student Network
Fiona Charnley
Professor Circular Innovation and Co-Director of the Exeter Centre for the Circular Economy
Matjaž Malgaj
Head of Unit for Sustainable Products, Directorate General for Environment – Competitive Circular Economy and Clean Industry Policy, European Commission
Sara Walton
Net Zero & Circularity Sector Lead at BSI: UK’s National Standards Body and member of ISO (the international standards organization)
Mirjana Matešić
Director of the Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development
Zuzanna Skalska
Owner of 360Inspiration and a managing partner of the FutureS Thinking Group
Freek van Eijk
CEO of Holland Circular Hotspot (HCH)
Peter Geršič
Head of Development Office of the Municipality of Novo mesto
Nina Meglič
Project coordinator at the company ReCatalyst
Josep Maria Masip
Head of the Sustainable Production and Consumption Section
Ministry of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition – Government of Catalonia
Ministry of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition – Government of Catalonia
Roberta Nicastri
Circular Economy Senior Innovation Project Lead at EcoWise Ltd
Jaka Kranjc
The main waste management expert at Društvo Ekologi brez meja
Dr Martin Porter
Executive Chair, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Ana Struna Bregar
CEO, Sustainable Business Network, Slovenia
Denis Jahić
CEO, AquafilSLO
Marko Lukić
Director, Lumar IG d.o.o., Slovenia
Prof. David Greenfield FCIWM FRSA CEnv
Vice President Circular Economy Institute (CEI), and President – Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), ...
Jernej Salecl
Director General, Industry, Enterpreneurship and Internationalisation Directorate, Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport, Slovenia
Mark Boris Andrijanič
Board Member, EIT
Dr Chris Sherrington
Head of Environmental Policy & Economics, Eunomia, United Kingdom
Karla Sitar
Head of the Office for Economic Development and Restructuring of the Municipality of Velenje
Kumi Kitamori
Deputy Director for the Environment Directorate at OECD
Jessika Roswall
COMMISSIONER (2024-2029) | Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy
Bojan Kumer
Minister, Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy
Matjaž Han
Minister, Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport
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