Speakers 2023
Dominik Campanella
Dr. Caroline Cassignol
Dagmar Glatz
Timothy Glaz
Marcel Gröpler
Karoline Habt
Katja Hansen
Prof. Cornelius Herstatt
Michael Kellner
Lisa Kinne
Dr. Cordelia Koch
Matthias Koller
Johannes Kohle
Dr. Marike Kolossa-Gehring
Alexander Meyer zum Felde
Dr. Lisa Risch
Program 2023
Friday, September 8th
Scientific colloquium
The scientific colloquium will take place on 08 September as part of the 8th International Cradle to Cradle Congress. A separate registration is necessary.
All info & registration can be found here:
>> Info & Registration for the Scientific Colloquium
C2C Congress
Nora Sophie Griefahn I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Tim Janßen I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Greeting
Christian Schröder I Vice President for Education, Teacher Training, and Continuing Education
Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart I C2C pioneer, Chair for Eco-Effectiveness and C2C Design, Leuphana University Lüneburg
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Input by
Manja Schreiner I Senator for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and Environment, Senate of Berlin
Panel discussion with
Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart I C2C pioneer, Chair for Eco-Effectiveness and C2C Design, Leuphana University Lüneburg
Prof. Dr. Andreas Knie I Head of Research Group Digital Mobility and Social Differentiation, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung
Max-Christian Lange I Deputy Head of Sustainability, Deutsche Bahn
Manja Schreiner I Senator for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and Environment, Senate of Berlin
Alain Visser I CEO, Lynk & Co International
Moderation
Nina Eichinger I Actress, TV Presenter & Advisory Board C2C NGO
Content
Alternative powertrains, traffic turnaround, mobility turnaround – is it all enough? We will address the question of what future-proof mobility looks like and what the transport of people and goods must look like in a C2C-oriented circular economy.
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Input by
Klara Geywitz I Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building
Panel discussion with
Andreas Engelhardt I General Partner, Schüco International
Klara Geywitz I Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building
Dr. Peter Mösle I Partner Drees & Sommer and Managing Director EPEA GmbH
Prof. Dr. Lamia Messari-Becker I Head of Department of Architecture, Chair of Building Technology and Building Physics, University of Siegen
Dr. Jan Schmidt I CEO, Peiner Träger
Moderation
Tim Janßen I Executive Board Vorstand, Cradle to Cradle NGO
Content
From building material to utilization to deconstruction and reuse: Can Cradle to Cradle turn the building industry into the showcase sector for a true circular economy?
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Input & Q+A with
Thomas Lamparter I Head of Sales Olivenleder®️, wet-green
Claude Rieser I CEO, Step Zero
Prof. Daniel Aeschbacher I Responsible for professional education, epea switzerland
Moderation
Inez Bjøerg David I Actress & Advisory Board C2C NGO
Content
Step Zero (ehemals Flawa Consumer) hat gemeinsam mit epea switzerland unter anderem Einlegesohlen nach Cradle to Cradle entwickelt. Wet-green ist ein materialgesunder Gerbstoff für Leder aus Olivenblättern. Die beiden Unternehmen stellen ihre Best Practice-Cases vor – und ihr könnt eure Fragen stellen.
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Panel discussion with
Nono Leermakers I Project Manager, EPEA – Part of Drees & Sommer
Alexander Meyer zum Felde I Partner & Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group
Charles van Reij I Global lead packaging, paper and print, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Moderation
Isabel Gomez I Member of the Executive Board, Cradle to Cradle NGO
Content
The Products Innovation Institute methodically ensures that C2C quality standards are met for products. But there are many more approaches and methods to measure circularity. We discuss their advantages and disadvantages.
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Panel discussion with
Hannes Geist I Research assistent, INATECH
Niclas Mauß I Co-Founder, CIRCULAR REPUBLIC | UnternehmerTUM
Wilhelm Mauß I CEO, Lorenz
Dr. Jens Nusser I Lawyer and Partner, Franßen & Nusser
Anna Trawnitschek I Project Manager Circular Economy, DIN Circular Economy
Jörg Witthöft I Site Manager, ZF Bielefeld
Moderation
Nora Sophie Griefahn I Executive Board, Cradle to Cradle NGO
Content
What are the benefits or drawbacks of remanufacturing compared to recycling or conventional production of new goods? This and the role of remanufacturing in the context of Cradle to Cradle will be discussed in this panel. Darüber, und über die Rolle von Remanufacturing im Kontext von Cradle to Cradle, sprechen wir in diesem Panel.
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Video input from
Douglas Mulhall I Environmental Health Innovator (English)
Panel discussion with
Dr. med. Matthias Albrecht I Medical Director, KliMeG Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit (KLUG)
Peter Bachmann I Founder & Managing Director, Sentinel Haus Institut
Katja Hansen I Research Fellow TUM & Advisory Board C2C NGO
Dr. Marike Kolossa-Gehring I Head of Section Toxicology & health related environmental monitoring, Umweltbundesamt
Moderation
Maike Voss I Executive Director, Centre for Planetary Health Policy (CPHP) & Advisory Board C2C NGO
Content
A distinguishing feature of Cradle to Cradle compared to other circular economy concepts is the focus on material health. We discuss why this aspect is so important.
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Panel discussion with
Florian Augustin I CEO, Finizio – Future Sanitation
Dr. Ariane Krause I Coordination of the project “REGION.innovativ – zirkulierBAR”, Leibniz-Institut für Gemüse- und Zierpflanzenbau (IGZ) e.V.
Christian Mehnert I Managing Director, Kreiswerke Barnim
Moderation
Nina Eichinger I Actress, TV Presenter & Advisory Board C2C NGO
Content
Phosphorus is a vital raw material and basic ingredient for fertilizers in agriculture. We discuss how we can recover this scarce commodity in Europe and thus close nutrient cycles – and why we need news policies for handling sewage sludge to do so.
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5:15 - 5:35 p.m.
Michael Kellner I Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Moderation
Nora Sophie Griefahn I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Content
The German government wants to reduce the absolute consumption of resources with the National Circular Economy Strategy. We talk about how Cradle to Cradle can become the driver of a new economic strategy.
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5:35 - 6:15 p.m.
Bela B I Artist, Die Ärzte & Advisory Board C2C NGO (digital)
Isabel Gomez I Member of the Executive Board, C2C NGO
Tabea Kaplan I Executive Director and Head of Beneficial Events, Loft Concerts GmbH (digital)
Claudia Roth I Minister of State for Culture and Media, Federal Government Commissioner
Moderation
Tim Janßen I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Content
We present the new guidebook for the event industry, which was created as part of the transformation project Labor Tempelhof, and talk to the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media about the opportunities and hurdles of C2C events.
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Nora Sophie Griefahn I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Tim Janßen I Executive Director, C2C NGO
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Saturday, September 9th
Nora Sophie Griefahn I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Tim Janßen I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Welcoming address
Virginijus Sinkevičius I EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, European Commission
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Panel discussion with
Anna Cavazzini I Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Dr. Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea I Director for Circular Economy, European Commission – Directorate-General for the Environment
Elwyn Grainger-Jones I Executive Director, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Moderation
Nora Sophie Griefahn I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Content
We will discuss the status quo of the Circular Economy Action Plan at EU level and the National Circular Economy Strategy in Germany as well as the role of Cradle to Cradle in these policies.
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Prof. Dr. Dodo zu Knyphausen-Aufseß presents innovations for a Circular Economy with a positive footprint together with two student groups from the TU Berlin.
Moderation
Nora Sophie Griefahn I Executive Director, C2C NGO
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Dominik Campanella I Founder & CEO, Concular
Verena Müller I Head of Sustainable Residential and Commercial Real Estate, GLS Bank
Holger Sasse I Founder & CEO, Novotech
Stefanie Voit I Managing Partner, TS.advisory
Moderation
Ana-Cristina Grohnert I Founder and Managing Partner, Berlin Global Advisors & Advisory Board C2C NGO
Content
A circular construction industry needs circular business models. We discuss whether the right financing instruments already exist for this or whether these too have yet to emerge.
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Martin Kyburz I Founder & CEO, Kyburz Switzerland AG
Alexander Maak I Managing Director, Interzero Circular Solutions Germany
Dr. Lisa Risch I Scientific Officer, acatech – Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften
Moderation
Tim Janßen I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Content
Electromobility is climate neutral when operating vehicles – but what happens to the valuable raw materials in batteries after use? We will discuss practical solutions.
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Dr. Philipp Hummel I Head of Sustainability, Schleich
Jens Timmerbeil I Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Ralph Bohle GmbH (Schwalbe)
Moderation
Nina Eichinger I Actress, TV Presenter & Advisory Board C2C NGO
Content
Packaging films, toys, bicycle tires: Three products that are mostly made of plastic. We present three best practice cases that are oriented towards Cradle to Cradle and thus turn a problem into a solution.
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Panel discussion with
Dagmar Glatz I Product Management Sustainability & Packaging, dm-drogerie markt
Timothy Glaz I Head of Corporate Affairs, Werner & Mertz
Tara Nitz I Circular Economy, Covestro
Ruth Prinzmeier I Sustainability Manager DACH, Interface Deutschland
Moderation
Nora Sophie Griefahn I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Content
Mechanical or chemical recycling – a much debated topic on the way to the Circular Economy. We talk about the advantages and limitations of both technologies, where they can complement each other and the role of cradle to cradle design in the recycling issue.
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Victor Büchner I Self-employed, Victor Büchner Cradle to Cradle & Indoor Air Quality Consulting
Lewin Fricke I Head of Public Relations, Triqbriq
Sarah Harbarth I CEO & Founder, Kuori
Héloise le Masne I Director of Operations, Impact Hub Berlin
Charlotte Piller & Nhu-Ha Dao I Co-Founder, Lotta Ludwigson
Karen Rauschenbach I President of the Board, Circular Clothing Genossenschaft
Tore Waldhausen & Andreas Wittmann I Co-Founder, r3leaf
Moderation
Sophie Treu I Senior Divisional Manager for Strategic Partnerships, C2C NGO
Content
Founding a company and automatically thinking Cradle to Cradle and Circular Economy? These young companies do that and tell us about their successes and difficulties.
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Sebastian Daus I Co-Founder & CEO, FixFirst
Katja Hansen I Research Fellow TUM & Advisory Board C2C NGO
Dr. Florian Hofmann I Scientist & Lecturer, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
Moderation
Max Ostermayer I Policy Officer for Climate, Energy, and Environmental Policy, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Content
A true circular economy is based on the management of complex material flows throughout the product life cycle. The key is data. Digitalisation provides the tools to capture, store and process this data. But how do data governance, data standardisation, platform and infrastructure regulation need to be designed to kick-start circular value creation? Together with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, we will also present the results of our discussion series on digitalisation and the circular economy and the resulting policy paper at the panel.
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Dr. Markus Hennecke I Member of the Board, Bayerische Ingenieurekammer-Bau
Andreas Kunsmann I Managing Director & COO, Polycare
Carolina Mojto I Founder & Director, Freiraum
Prof. Eike Roswag-Klinge I Chair of the Institute of Architecture & Natural Building Lab, TU Berlin
Moderation
Karoline Habt I Coach for Cradle to Cradle in Construction & Volunteer C2C NGO
Content
Comprehensive classical concrete construction is not the future of the building industry – that is certain. But which building materials are suitable for a true circular economy, how do we ensure material health and recyclability, and what developments are already on the market? That’s what we’ll be talking about on this panel.
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Birgit Essling I Management of the office “Lippe Zirkulär”, Kreis Lippe
Dr. Cordelia Koch I District Mayor, Bezirksamt Pankow von Berlin
Johannes Kohle I Department Head Building & Housing, Municipality of Straubenhardt
Jörg Papenkort I Head of Facility Management, Kreis Viersen
Moderation
Lena Germscheid & Chloé Demay I Division Municipal Development, Cradle to Cradle NGO
Content
Municipalities have numerous starting points for Cradle to Cradle – from public procurement and construction activities to the further development of infrastructure. We talk to municipal actors about their C2C path in their municipality, what they have achieved and what still lies ahead.
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Tobias Bandel I Head of Biome, The Landbanking Group
Tim Gräsing I Founder, ReGood
Dr. Alexandra Gräfin von Stosch I Managing Director & Spokesperson of the Group, Artprojekt Entwicklungen
Moderation
Dr. Monika Griefahn I Former Minister, Chairwoman of the Advisory Board, C2C NGO
Content
Lebensmittel und die Landwirtschaft spielen in der Diskussion um die Circular Economy meist eine untergeordnete Rolle. Wir sprechen darüber, warum sich das dringend ändern muss und welche Ansätze es dafür gibt.
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Philip Elsen I Teacher and Department Head of Politics & Social Sciences, Beethoven-Gymnasium Berlin
Sophie Pallaske I Volunteer and spokesperson of the regional group Thuringia, Cradle to Cradle NGO
Kamila Pasko I Managing Director & Co-Founder, WoodenValley
Christian Schlimok I Managing Director, Novamondo
Laura Scherer I Founder, Circu:Culture
Moderation
Anna Britz & Lisa-Sophie Kinne I Division Education, Cradle to Cradle NGO
Content
In order to bring C2C to the center of society, educational approaches are needed for different target groups. How can educational work facilitate a genuine change in thinking? What formats are needed to understand C2C, to internalize it and to act accordingly? We will discuss this with actors from schools, universities and adult education.
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Paneldiscussion with
Dr. Michael Karrer I Senior Vice President Sustainability & EHS, ZF Group
Matthias Koller I Head of Department, Sustainability Strategies, Sustainable Resource Use, Instruments, Umweltbundesamt – UBA
Arne Stecher I Head of Decarbonization, Holcim Deutschland
Moderation
Nora Sophie Griefahn I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Content
Cradle to Cradle is the future – but what processes and technologies do we need to make the transition? In the first part of the C2C in Transition panel, we will talk about the experiences of companies that have embarked on the C2C journey, the challenges they face and what needs to happen politically to remove these barriers.
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Panel discussion with
Marcel Gröpler I Head of Green Building, Lindner Group
Kerstin Hochmüller I CEO, Marantec
Moderation
Tim Janßen I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Content
In the second part of the panel, C2C in Transition, we talk to and about companies that are taking a holistic approach to Cradle to Cradle and have found solutions to the challenges they face. Not only through innovative products, but also by moving away from traditional business models.
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Panel Discussion with
Dr. Patrick Bergmann I Managing Director, Madaster Germany
Dr. Caroline Cassignol I Principal Key Expert Circular Material Solutions, Siemens
Stefan Gelbhaar I Member of the German Bundestag, Alliance 90/The Greens
Nora Sophie Griefahn I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Moderation
Nina Eichinger I Actress, TV Presenter & Advisory Board C2C NGO
Content
Without digital processes, we cannot close material loops and thus cannot achieve a true circular economy. We talk about how digitization is already accelerating the transformation of industries toward a circular economy.
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Dr. Anne Lamp I CEO & Co-Founder, traceless materials
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Martin Kyburz I Founder & CEO, Kyburz Switzerland
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Nina Eichinger I Actress, TV Presenter & Advisory Board C2C NGO
Nora Sophie Griefahn I Executive Director, C2C NGO
Tim Janßen I Executive Director, C2C NGO
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Get-together mit DJ, Food & Drinks (Donations welcome)
Subject to change without notice.
