Name: 8th Workshop of the Dutch Academic Network of Circular Economy
Start: 2025-10-10T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-10-10T17:30:00+02:00
Location: DesignLab

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Friday 10 October 2025 10:00 - 17:30

Are you ready to break boundaries and build bridges for a truly circular future?

Join us at the 8th Workshop of the Dutch Academic Network of Circular Economy (DAN-CE), hosted this year by Circular Economy Twente (CEP Twente), for a dynamic gathering focused on unlocking cross-sectoral and multi-stakeholder collaborations essential for scaling up the circular economy transition at regional level.

Under the theme “Crossing the borders through circularity”, accelerating collaboration and upscaling impact, this workshop aims to explore the vital interconnections between industries—such as construction, energy, chemicals, bio-based materials, electric-electronics, critical raw materials, and beyond— and among multiple stakeholders (academia, companies, policy-makers, etc.). The focus is on how collaboration across value chains and sectors can enable the upscaling of systemic circular innovation, moving from pilot initiatives to broader, structural impact across regions.

Please make sure you register on 1 October at the latest, registration closes after that.

This event is hosted by: Circular Economy Platform Twente (ceptwente@utwente.nl) and Horizon Europe project “Sustainable Circular Economy Transition: from Industrial Symbiosis to Hubs for Circularity – IS2H4C”.

For who?

This workshop is open to academics, industry professionals, policymakers, and students working on or interested in circular economy.

What to expect?

Gain insights from leading researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers on the systems-level perspective needed to move from isolated circular practices to interconnected industrial ecosystems at regional level.

Full programme

Note: this programme is tentative and subject to change.

10:00 – 10:30 | Walk-in & coffee

10:30 – 11.30 | Plenary Program

Opening & Intro on Circular and Sustainable Regional Development via Circular Hubs, by Devrim Yazan (Associate Professor at University of Twente & Coordinator of CEP Twente and IS2H4C project)
Progress of Circular Economy Transition in Overijssel, by Gert Versteeg (Economic Policy Advisor, Province of Overijssel)
Collaboration between research universities and companies for circular economy transition, by Ton van Kollenburg (Professor Impactful Value chains, at Avans University of Applied Sciences, chair National Lectorenplatform Circulaire Economie)

11:30 – 12:30 | Parallel sessions (Break-outs):

Transdisciplinary Collaboration in Urban Environment for CE,
with Eveline van Leeuwen (Scientific Director at Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions & Professor of Urban Economics at Wageningen University) Hubs for Circularity as enablers of Industrial/Rural/Urban Symbiosis, with Devrim Yazan (Associate Professor at University of Twente & Coordinator of IS2H4C project, UT) Regional network learning through collaboration in CE transition,
with Cindy Ras (Senior Researcher Gamechangers, ecosystems and societal Change, Fontys University of Applied Sciences)

12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch & networking

13:30 – 14:30 | Parallel sessions (Break-outs):

Finance and collaborative business models in CE,
with Maaike Lycklama à Nijeholt (Lector finance and business innovation at Hogeschool Rotterdam, Assistant professor Corporate Finance at Nyenrode University) Digital Tools for CE Transition in the regional context, with Daniela Guericke (Assistant Professor in Optimisation for Sustainable Systems, University of Twente) Challenges and opportunities for CE research in a multi-stakeholder and transdisciplinary context, with Isabel Pacheco (PhD Council of DAN-CE, PhD candidate, RuG)

14:30 Plenary Program

Reflection & learning outcomes from the break-out session
Insights on upcoming Calls and funding opportunities Aniek van den Eersten (Senior Policy Officer at NWO)
Closing keynote, by Jacqueline Cramer (Sustainability Change Maker, Former Cabinet Minister, Emeritus Professor at University of Utrecht)

16.30-17:30 | Drinks & networking

Why attend?

Exchange ideas with national experts in circular economy.
Strengthen academic-industry-policy linkages.
Be part of a growing national network making impact across sectors.
Let’s build a future where circularity knows no boundaries!

Sustainability Week

This event is part of Sustainability Week 2025: an annual week filled with fun and educational events, designed to inspire, and engage participants to join the sustainability movement. You can find all Sustainability Week events on the special website.

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