EIT RawMaterials Event

Expert Forum: Green & Circular Metals SIGN Launch

Nov 25, 2025

Fürst & Friedrich, Düsseldorf

Recycling

Circular Economy

Agenda Hotels

Agenda

Subject to change and updates

24 November

19:00-21:00

Networking Dinner, Fürst & Friedrich, Düsseldorf

25 November

08:00-09.00	Registration
09:00-09:07	Welcome and State of the Union of the Raw Materials Sector Moderator - David Rose
09.08-09.20	An Introduction to EIT RawMaterials Bernd Schäfer, CEO, Managing Director, EIT RawMaterials Emmo Meijer, Chairman, EIT RawMaterials Executive Board
09.20-09.30	EIT RawMaterials' Value Proposition Didier Zimmermann, Director of Business Development & Fundraising, EIT RawMaterials
09.30-09.40	Introduction to the Circular and Green Metals SIGN Roland Gauss, Innovation and Product Development Director, EIT RawMaterials
09.40-09.50	Keynote: Circular Economy Act and its Impact On The Sector Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, Director for Competitive Circular Economy & Clean Industrial Policy, DG Environment
09.50-10.45	Panel Discussion: Experts on the Impact for the metal industry for going into Circular Economy Speakers: Anna-Maria Karjalainen, Head of EU Regulatory Affairs and Deputy Director General, International Copper Association Klaus Peters, Secretary General, European Steel Technology Platform, ESTEP George Karkampasis, Director of Circular Economy, European Aluminium Mark Rachovides, President Emeritus, Euromines Olivier Francois, President, Recycling Europe
10.45-11.15	Coffee Break
11.15-12.00	Panel Discussion: Status of circularity, design for recycling, technology readiness & gaps, trends & bottlenecks Speakers: Bernhard Friedrich, Institute Director, RWTH Aachen University Frederico Marques Penha, Associate Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Konrad Koltun, Specialist, Lukasiewicz GIT Kris Broos, Expert in Sustainable Materials, VITO
12.00-13.00	Lunch
13.00-1400	World Cafe Workstation 1 – four working groups
14:00-14:30	Coffee Break
14:30-15:30	World Cafe Workstation 2 – four working groups
15:30-16.00	Coffee Break
16.00-17:00	World Cafe Workstation 3 – four working groups
17:00-17.30	Coffee Break
17.30-17.50	World Cafe Conclusions / SIGN Next Steps
17.50-18.00	Q&As / Wrap Up

Hotels

Stay at one of our participating hotels to benefit from preferred rates, great amenities, and close access to the Expert Forum: Green & Circular Metals SIGN Launch conference, while making the most of your networking opportunities.