Circular Economy Skills for a Competitive Europe

Europe’s transition to a circular economy depends on more than technology and regulation. Organisations need people who can make the case for circular projects, lead the change, and keep it going after the pilot phase ends.

In this fireside chat, experts from Circular Republic will draw on their experience working with companies and discuss what circular transformation demands of organisations and their people, and where organisations most often get stuck.

What we’ll discuss

• How do you get leadership to invest in circularity? Building a business case that moves circular projects from pilot to decision.
• What skills does circular transformation actually require? The capabilities people need to lead change and bring stakeholders with them.
• How do you make it stick? Building circularity into strategy, culture and how you develop your workforce.

Who should attend

Professionals building expertise in sustainability and circular-economy roles, and HR, learning and development, and business leaders preparing their teams for circular ways of working. The session is also relevant for education and training providers and for policymakers working on green skills.

Format: Fireside chat followed by a live audience Q&A

Speakers

• Leonhard Teichert, Project Lead, Circular Republic
• Polina Ivanova, Program Lead , Circular Republic

Moderator: Andrew Brown, Stakeholder and Outreach Manager, EIT RawMaterials