International
CIRCULAR ECONOMY CONFERENCE
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
3. november 2015 / BRDO CONGRESS CENTRE
Industrial era is marked by a linear model, which completely depends on limited natural resources, with a growing world population as an additional pressure. As a response to those risks, circular economy model has developed. The conference aims at answering two key questions for Slovenia: will we actively participate in creating circular economy, or will we only observe; and in case we decide on active participation, how will we manage the transition and what we need?
Read moreCircular economy requires the cooperation among different stakeholders for removing the obstacles they face during their transition towards new economy model. Target groups of the conference are: enterprises and SMEs, universities, faculties, students, research institutes and centers, different ministries, R&D centers and institutes, publicly held companies, municipalities, regional development agencies, NGOs, political parties, media. The conference will be an excellent opportunity for networking.
Read moreThe conference will bring together speakers and participants from a wide scope of society, which will present current developments on EU level. Three afternoon parallel tracks will be dedicated to the presentation and discussion about best examples from different European countries. The closing part of the conference will be dedicated to the current situation in Slovenia and discussion among different ministries and business associations, trying to find the answers to the two key questions of the conference.
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