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Policy Workshop: Addressing Current Barriers to Circular Investment – Policy Approaches for Success
2025-04-03 10:00 - 12:00 UTC
The “Policy Workshop: Addressing Current Barriers to Circular Investment” is co-organised together with our sister project InvestCEC and will take place on 3 April 2025 from 10.00 to 12.00 (CET). In this workshop, policy recommendations will be discussed to boost circular economy deployment and investment readiness. You will be able to hear from InvestCEC and RESOURCE projects sharing their findings and learn from policy makers and industry leaders who were able to boost circular economy companies and impacts. The agenda will soon be shared.
Registration is available HERE

ANCES Academy 2025: Methodologies for Digital Product Research
2025-03-21 12:00 - 14:00
This online event is taking place on 21 March 2025 at 12pm, in Spanish.
Joaquín Tegtmeier will provide a unique perspective on navigating uncertainty and driving market impact. Also, circular economy startups will be highlighted as an example.
This webinar is free but registration is mandatory.
To take part in this session, register here.

Transfiere 2025
2025-03-12 - 2025-03-14
Transfiere 2025 is taking place from 12 March to 14 March 2025, in Malaga (Spain).
ANCES partner will be present to showcase RESOURCE results and activities.
More details on the event.

Final ANCES ACADEMY : Internationalisation Strategies for Startups
2024-12-13 12:00 - 13:00
This online event will be held on 13 December 2024 at 12pm, in Spanish.
Angel Prieto, expert in internationalisation and investment strategies, will bring practical insights to help business to thrive internationally.

This webinar is free but registration is mandatory.

To take part in this session, register here.

ANCES ACADEMY : Entrepreneurship Ecosystems
2024-11-15 12:00 - 13:00
This online event will be held on 15 November 2024 at 12pm, in Spanish.
Fernando Baztán (CEIN HEALTH program) will present the Entrepreneurship ecosystems and will focus on the following aspects in its presentation :

Theorising entrepreneurial ecosystem models
Academic description of these models
Application in public policy for entrepreneurship promotion
Encouraging circular economy ecosystems
Developing regional entrepreneurship plans
Conducting mappings and using private databases

During this session, he will give particular emphasis to the European Circular Economy Innovation Valley, located in Navarra.

This webinar is free but registration is mandatory.

To take part in this session, register here.

ANCES ACADEMY 2024 : IP and strategic surveillance, concepts and tools
2024-10-18 12:00 - 13:00
This online event will be held on 18 October 2024 from 12pm to 1pm, in Spanish. Ana Garcia Lorenzo (CEEI Asturias) will present the concept of strategic surveillance and how to use patent documents to obtain key information (technical, legal, etc.) for the development of the company. In addition, he will include specific examples of application in the field of environmental sustainability.

This webinar is free but registration is mandatory.

To take part in this session, register here

Cities and regions investing in circular solutions: from idea to practice
2024-10-09 09:00 - 14:00
RESOURCE is participating in the conference “Cities and regions investing in circular solutions: from idea to practice” co-organised by DECISO (Developers of Circular Solutions) partners and the CCRI-CSO (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative Coordination and Support Office), held in hybrid mode, both in Brussels (Belgium) and online, on 9 October 2024.
DECISO partners will be joined by representatives of CCRI-CSO and sister-projects, such as Horizon CCRI-PDA funded projects, Regional Innovation Valleys, and European Circular Innovation Valleys, to reflect on the financial viability and sustainability of circular economy investment projects. It will bring together living community of cities, regions and local actors implementing circular solutions. You will be able to hear from DECISO pilots experience but also from other international projects providing support to circular economy projects at local, regional, national or European scale.
The workshop is taking place during the EU Week of Regions and Cities which means even more opportunities for you to network and learn, so although the event will be hybrid make sure you will attend in person in Brussels!
To REGISTER click HERE

Europe-ASEAN Innovation Event 2024
2024-10-02 08:30 - 13:00
The Europe-ASEAN Innovation Event 2024 is taking place on 2 October 2024, from 08:30 to 13:00 CEST (13:30-18:00 local time) and hosted in Hanoi (Vietnam). This hybrid event is organised under the Global Service Facility program.
This event is dedicated to pitch session and aims to foster international cooperation innovation, address global challenges, accelerate the green transition and build partnerships between innovators and researchers from Europe and ASEAN. The focus will be on innovative solution in the fields of circular economy and clean energy.

Greencities 2024
2024-09-25 - 2024-09-26
RESOURCE is participating in the Greencities 2024, organised by FYCMA (Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga) and taking place in Málaga, Spain, on 25-26 September 2024. This event focuses on sustainable urban development and climate action. It aims at gathering representatives from cities, regions, companies, and organizations across Europe to share best practices and discuss innovative solutions for urban sustainability and climate resilience.
Partner ANCES, will introduce you to RESOURCE and, they will also have a stand there, together with BIC Euronova China. To know more about the project and be aware of the circular economy investment opportunities, meet us in person in Málaga on 25th September at 10:20 in the Sustainability Arena Area !

Closing the Loop: Circular Economy, a key factor for sustainability
2024-06-12 - 2024-06-14
EBN is having its next congress in Nantes (France) from 12-14 June 2024. This annual congress is the largest gathering of European incubators, accelerators, innovation centres, and innovation supporters of all kinds.
A specific session will be dedicated to “Circular Economy, a key factor for sustainability” where RESOURCE will participate in the panel discussion, together with sister project KCCRI and experts from incubators or businesses integrating Circular Economy principles into their support programs and methodologies.
As industries grapple with the imperative to embrace sustainability, the circular economy emerges as a transformative concept. The challenge lies in understanding how the circular economy can be put into practice successfully and at scale, and how it can lead to prosperity and growth. How do regions, support organisations and businesses successfully integrate circular practices to pave the way.

World Circular Economy Forum
2024-04-15 - 2024-04-18
The World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) is organised in Brussels on 15 to 18 April 2024 and aims to highlight worldwide circular solutions. Online participation is open to everyone.

Side events can take place any time during 2024, excluding the days of the Forum (15-18 April). If you are interested in organising a side event, please submit your application by filling in the application form and sending it to contactus.wcef@sitra.fi

More information on the event here

Transfiere 2024
2024-03-20 16:00 - 18:00
The RESOURCE project is organizing a side event at the Transfiere Forum: “RESOURCE INVEST EU: presentation of the first round of promising pilot projects in Circular Economy in Aragón” on March 20th from 16:00 to 18:00 where selected entrepreneurs will present their pilots to a selected group of investors.

Transfiere, European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation will hold its 13th edition on March 20 to 22 in FYCMA (Trade Fairs and Congress Center of Malaga). Its aim is to support sharing scientific and technological knowledge, connecting the Spanish R&D&I ecosystem with the global environment and linking science and business.
The draft agenda of this session is available here
More information on the event here

ANCES ACADEMY 2024: Regenerative Circularity
2024-02-23 12:00 - 14:00
This online event will be held 23rd February 2024 from 12pm to 2pm, in Spanish.

Jaime Gross (CEEI Elche) will present the concept of Regenerative Circularity, which promotes sobriety rather than abundance to achieve the Net Zero Goal. In addition to discussing the methodology, he will also illustrate with some concrete use cases.
This webinar is free but registration is mandatory.
To take part in this session, register here

ANCES ACADEMY 2024: How to internationalize a project to create a global brand?
2024-01-26 12:00 - 14:00
This online event is taking place on 26 January 2024 from 12pm to 2pm and will be conducted in Spanish. During this event the presentation will be provided by Noel Soria (ARTU Beats manager) who will introduce us how to internationalize a project to create a global brand.
He will also present a use case on Circular Economy.
This webinar is free but registration is mandatory.
To take part in this session, register here

ANCES ACADEMY 2023: Prototyping of MVPs with NOCODE tools
2023-12-15 12:00 - 14:00
Relevance: This online event is taking place the 15 December 2023 from 12pm to 2pm. During this event, the presentation will be provided by Guillermo Irure Zabala – Digital Entrepreneurship Mentor at CEIN (Centro Europeo de Empresas e Innovación) Navarra – on strategic vision and the application of agile methodologies in startup acceleration and digital transformation.
This talk will provide valuable and practical knowledge for those interested in innovating and accelerating their business projects in the digital field, highlighting, through an interactive approach and real case studies, the advantages of these methodologies and tools in the development of business projects.
This webinar is free but registration is mandatory.
To take part in this session, register here

ANCES ACADEMY 2023: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystems
2023-11-17 12:00 - 14:00
Relevance: This online event is taking place the 17th of November 2023 from 12pm to 2pm .
This webinar is free but registration is mandatory.
Register here

1st CCRI General Conference
2023-11-08
Relevance: This event is taking place the 8th of November 2023 in Brussels.
Venue: Brussels

More information here

EBN techcamp 2023 - Future-Proofing Technology Investment
2023-10-18 - 2023-10-20
Relevance: This event is taking place the 18-20 of October 2023 in England.
Venue: Coventry University

More information here

EU industry days 2023
2023-10-04 - 2023-10-06
Relevance: This event is taking place from the 4 to 6 October in Malaga.
Partner: ANCES/ EBN

Venue: Malaga

More information here

6º Webinar - ANCES ACADEMY 2023
2023-09-20 00:00 - 14:00
Relevance: This webinar is taking place on the 20th of September at 12:00. It is the 6th ANCES Academy 2023 and it will focus on “Creation of High Impact Companies”
Partner: ANCES

Venue: Online

To register to this webinar click on the following link

5º Webinar - ANCES ACADEMY 2023
2023-09-15 00:00 - 14:00
Relevance: This webinar is taking place on the 15th of September at 12:00 and it is the 5th ANCES Academy 2023. It is organised in the framework of the RESOURCE project and it focuses on Product Development and patents with 3D printing and will be held in Spanish.

Partner: ANCES

Venue: Online

To register to this webinar click on the following link

ISIE 2023
2023-07-03 - 2023-07-07
Relevance: This event focuses on the contribution of industrial ecology to analysis, design and implementation of transformation of energy and resource systems at different scale levels.

Partner: ULEI

Venue: Leiden, NL
Website

Webinar "Navigating the funding landscape"
2023-06-22 13:00 - 14:30
The CCRI Coordination and Support Office is pleased to invite you to the 5th CCRI webinar on on Funding: Navigating the funding landscape that will be held online on the 22nd of June (13:00-14:30 CET – Brussels time).
In this first CCRI webinar on funding, we are going to explore the funding landscape in order to get a better understanding of its diversity. The webinar will start with an introduction of different funding/financing instruments and their applicability for different circular economy projects. This first part will also introduce the various types of funders that are active and will discuss the differences among them.
Hereafter the focus shifts to the perspective of the funder. Three different funding organisations will talk about the objectives of their funding programmes and will explain how they look at (circular economy) projects. What assessment and evaluation criteria do they apply and why? What are their objectives and within what constraints do they operate?
This event is the fifth of a series of webinars offered to CCRI Pilots, Fellows, and other interested city/region representatives to encourage the exchange of information around selected circular economy related topics. They are organised at regular intervals – check out our online calendar !
A draft agenda and registration link will follow shortly.
Should you have any question related to this event, please send an email to CCRI-CSO-Communications@ecorys.com

2023 EBN Congress “Innovation in uncertain time”
2023-06-14 - 2023-06-15 | JIC INMEC, Brno, Czech Republic
The 2023 EBN Congress, co-organised by the EBN Secretariat and EU|BIC JIC, will be held 14-15 June, in Brno, Czechia. Gathering over 300 corporate leaders, senior-level national and international government officials, and an international network of business incubation executives and innovative experts in a single location.
One of the thematic blocks of the 2023 EBN Congress will be related to Access to finances:

Innovative funding methods for the full life cycle of an innovative company
Building networks of local and external investors (BA networks, VCs, and regional, national, and EU funding, for example)

Moreover, the Transversal themes are: Green Economy & sustainability, Digital Transformation and Cultural and Creative Industries.
More information: https://ebn.eu/2022/06/07/ebn2023-brno/

The Green Transition Challenge: Closing the Sustainability Skills Gap
2023-06-07 15:00 - 16:30
This Microsoft’s partner event at the EU Green Week will be held online.
It will aim to provide an overview of the best practices from experts to address climatic challenges, within the framework of the Green Transition.

Learn more and register

SETAC 2023
2023-04-30 - 2023-05-04
Relevance: The overarching theme of the events is “Data-driven environmental decision-making“ for protection and restoration of the environment”.

Partner: ULEI

Venue: Dublin, IRL
Website

Webinar “Convocatorias y programas de apoyo a las empresas de economía circular”
2023-03-10 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE
La circularidad es un aspecto esencial de la transformación de la industria hacia la eficiencia en el uso de los recursos, la neutralidad climática y la competitividad a largo plazo.
El proyecto RESOURCE estudiará las oportunidades de financiación necesarias en los proyectos circulares y facilitará el desarrollo de dichos proyectos mediante la aplicación de nuevos servicios PDA (Project Development Assistance). Más concretamente, RESOURCE, a través de sus socios (Gobierno de Aragón, AITIIP, GAC, ULEI, EBN, CEEIARAGON (ANCES como tercera parte de CEEIARAGON) creará un grupo integrado de expertos para apoyar técnica, económica y jurídicamente a los proyectos de economía circular. Hacer de esta manera que los inversores se den cuenta de la oportunidad de invertir en proyectos de economía circular y desarrollar esquemas de financiación innovadores para impulsar la inversión en proyectos de economía circular.
Dentro del marco del proyecto RESOURCE, el próximo viernes 10 de marzo, de 10:00 h a 12:00h., vamos a celebrar un Webinar para dar a conocer convocatorias de subvenciones y programas públicos de financiación para proyectos empresariales que incluyan desarrollo experimental y/o investigación en economía circular.
Coordinado por CEEIARAGON, vamos a contar con la colaboración del Departamento de Economía, Planificación y Empleo del Gobierno de Aragón y con el Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (CDTI).
El webinar va a tener el siguiente contenido:
10:00 Bienvenida y presentación del proyecto RESOURCE. Celia Garcia Anzano, Directora de CEEIARAGON.
10:10 Nueva convocatoria de ayudas de proyectos de I+D en Economía Circular. Eloy Fernandez Perez, Jefe de Servicio de Planificación para el Desarrollo Económico. Gobierno de Aragón.
10:30 Línea de Financiación “Fondo de apoyo a empresas del sector de la Economía Circular en Aragón” a través de SODIAR. Eloy Fernandez Perez, Jefe de Servicio de Planificación para el Desarrollo Económico. Gobierno de Aragón.
10:40 Programas nacionales del CDTI en apoyo a la Economía Circular. Pilar Román Fernández, Técnica del Departamento de Promoción Institucional y Cooperación Territorial, CDTI.
11:00 Horizonte Europa. Oportunidades en Economía Circular. Lydia González Fernández, Punto Nacional de Contacto de Clúster 6-Horizonte Europa, Departamento de Retos Sociales, CDTI.
11:20 Programa Innvierte. Capitalización de empresas de Economía Circular. Andrés Ubierna. Jefe del Departamento de Capitalización de Empresas Tecnológicas, CDTI.
11:40 Turno de preguntas.
Si eres una empresa con un proyecto de economía circular en marcha, esta jornada es de gran interés por darte a conocer las convocatorias y programas que te van a ayudar a financiar tu proyecto y sacarlo adelante”.
¡Te esperamos!
¡Inscríbete aquí!

Webinar "Monitoring the Transition to Circular Economy"
2023-02-07 10:30 - 12:00
The CCRI Coordination and Support Office is pleased to invite you to the 3rd CCRI webinar on Monitoring the Transition to Circular Economy that will be held online on the 7th of February (10:30-12:00 CET – Brussels time).
The first two webinars explored the CCRI Methodology (link to recording) and the funding opportunities through the Horizon Europe Calls (link to recording). This webinar focuses on the main elements of monitoring the progress made towards circular economy, including monitoring frameworks, baseline assessment and indicators. The webinar is open to all interested parties and will be particularly useful for local and regional authorities who need to monitor the impacts of circular economy policies, as well as other CCRI Stakeholders.
Together we will explore:

General concepts related to monitoring frameworks and targets
Main elements of a monitoring framework and data collection practices
Practical examples and challenges faced by cities and regions
A brief presentation of the CCRI Self-Assessment Tool

Please make sure to submit your registration by 6 February 2023 at 18:00 CET (Brussels time).
A draft agenda can be found here.
This event is the third of a series of webinars offered to CCRI Pilots, Fellows, and other city/region representatives to encourage the exchange of information around selected circular economy related topics. They will be organised at regular intervals in the coming 3 years.
Should you have any question related to this event, please send an email to CCRI-CSO-Communications@ecorys.com

International congress on Circular Economy in Zaragoza
2022-11-23 16:00 - 20:00
The Aragon Government is organising an international congress “Challenges and commitments to the circular economy: from Aragon to the world” on November 23rd afternoon. It will be held from 16:00 to 20:00 in Zaragoza with remote connection available. It will be in Spanish with simultaneous translation available for English speakers.
👉 Check here the full agenda.
👉 Register by email here: aragoncircular@aragon.es
See article about the Congress here in Spanish

European Bioplastic Forum
2022-11-17
Relevance: We are planning to participate with a paper. Maybe it is interesting for the consortium (any member) to attend face 2 face…

Partner: Aitiip

Venue: Berlin (DE) – Online
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