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“RETHINKING PACKAGING: A FRESH LOOK AT THE PLASTICS SECTOR AND ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS”
📅 Utorak, 28. listopada 2025.
📍 Hotel Kolovare, Zadar
💻 Mogućnost hibridnog sudjelovanja (uživo i online)
Konferencija će okupiti dionike iz industrije, stručnjake i donositelje politika kako bi zajednički raspravili budućnost plastike i ambalaže, s posebnim naglaskom na kružne poslovne modele, održivost i napredne materijale.
📌 Program uključuje:
- Pregled novih europskih politika i regulative (CSRD, CS3D, EU Taksonomija)
- Studije slučaja o inovacijama u kružnom gospodarstvu
- Masterclass radionice: proširena odgovornost proizvođača (EPR) i strategije za jednokratnu ambalažu
- Predstavljanje projektnih rezultata: pilot aktivnosti u poduzećima i pokretanje trening programa pod nazivom Circular Innovation Academy
Sudjelovanje na konferenciji je besplatno, a registrirati se možete na poveznici: Registration Form
Dodatne informacije dostupne su u dokumentu: Travel kit
Jezik konferencije je engleski , a sudjelovati možete i online putem platforme Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83549645613?pwd=p40Rl0g1fpbD6sUkhjcaWZvuIZr804.1
Ovo događanje je aktivnost projekta Smart Circuit iz programa Interreg Središnja Europa.
Smart Circuit tim i HGK – Županijska komora Varaždin
Conference Agenda – DRAFT
RETHINKING PACKAGING:
A FRESH LOOK ON THE PLASTICS SECTOR AND ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS
Date: Tuesday, 28th October 2025
Location: Hotel KOLOVARE, Ul. Bože Peričića 14, 23000 Zadar / HYBRID
| Conference location: Hotel Kolovare, Zadar, Croatia | ||
| 10:00-10:30 | Registration
Coffee |
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| 10:30-11:00 | WELCOME | |
| Welcome | HGK Županijska komora Varaždin | |
| Presentation of SMART CIRCUIT | Agnieszka Włodarczyk-Gębik, Krakow Technology Park | |
| 11:00-11:45 | Supporting policies (15 min/presentation) | |
| Understanding the OMNIBUS Package: CSRD, CS3D, EU Taxonomy- timeline and state of play (online)
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Bravo Navarro Carlos, European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) | |
| Draft of the National Plan for the Development of the Circular Economy of the Republic of Croatia 2026–2032 | Viktoria Bogdanović, Ministry of Economy Republic of Croatia | |
| 11:45-12:45 | From Challenge to Success: Innovative Projects in Circular Plastics and Advanced Materials
(10 min/presentation) |
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| 1. Circular by Nature: Transforming Agro-Waste into Biodegradable Consumer Products | dr. Vesna Žepič Bogataj, TECOS | |
| 2. A possible contribution of microsystem technology to packaging (online)
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dr. Kerstin Gläser, Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung e.V. | |
| 3. Turning Beer By-Products into Biodegradable Plastics: The BeSoGreat Path to Circular Manufacturing (online) | Chiara Callegari, COMET – Mechanical Engineering Cluster Friuli Venezia Giulia | |
| 4. Turning Plastic Waste into Designer Panels: Success through Sustainability (online) | Ondřej Venclík, CEO, Plastic Guys | |
| 5. Centre for Waste Management – a key role in improving regional sustainability | CGO Biljani Donji, a waste management centre in the Zadar region of Croatia -TBC | |
| 12:45 – 14:15 | LUNCH (90 min) | |
| 14:15 – 15:45 | MASTER CLASSES – Closing the Loop
(30 ins./presentation) |
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| 1. Extended Producers’ Responsibility (EPR) –
In-depth insights with practical perspectives |
Arno Dalmatinac, University Zagreb, Geotechnical Faculty Varaždin | |
| 2. Circular strategies for single-use products and packaging | Susanne Kroll, Fraunhofer IWU | |
| 15:45-16:00 | Coffee Break
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| 16:00 | STRATEGY DISSEMINATION LAB (20 mins/panel)
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| 16:00-16:20 | PANEL1: Green transition in factories
Moderator: Alen Draganović, TECOS |
1.Pilot Factory – Poppy: Automated Material Refill System – a life demonstration , PBN ( Hungary)
2. Ergo Design (Poland) |
| 16:20 – 16:40 | PANEL2: Circular Innovation Academy – Kick off
Moderator: Thomas Kremsner, Forschung Burgenland
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| 16:40 – 17:00 | CONCLUSION & CLOSING | |
| 19:30- | Dinner | Location: TBC Google Maps Location |
