Digital event

March 23rd, 2022  – 9.30-13.30

The Circular Economy is the conceptual framework of sustainable development. The Circular Economy Summit has offered an exploration of the intersection of two emerging megatrend: artificial intelligence and circular economy, and how artificial intelligence can accelerate the transition to a circular economy. 

On the way to the 2022 event - when Ipack-Ima, Print4All, Green Plast and Intralogistica Italia will take place simoultaneously from 3 to 6 May -  the partners of The Innovation Alliance, in collaboration with Fiera Milano, have proposed an International Summit, aimed to the stakeholders of all industrial sectors.

It is about inspiring a regenerative industrial ecosystem and implementing a new economy that is circular – not linear – based on the principle of "closing the loop" of the lifecycles of products, services, waste, materials, water and energy. During the digital Summit, top voices from Italian and international institutions and companies, will discuss the issues that are revolutionizing the industrial scenario, requiring new skills and imposing new business models. Starting from analyses of trends and policy in environmental sustainability and AI, the goal of the event is to disseminate and enrich vision, awareness and research on Circular Economy by presenting the best circular economy solutions at a global level.

TOPICS

• Global developments on the circular economy
• EU Circular Economy Action Plan
• Italian Strategy for Circular Economy
• Design-out waste: the creation of value in the circular economy
• Realizing the potential of Artificial Intelligence for Circular economy
• AI tools for Eco-innovation & Digitalization 
• Re-Circle Projects & Industrial business case
• Circular economy transition: CEOs vision on a regenerative industrial ecosystem

AGENDA *

Chairperson: Mariangela Pira, Journalist, Sky Tg 24

9.30    Opening Platform

10.00  Welcome Delegates & Remarks

           Luca Palermo, Group CEO, Fiera Milano

10:10   The circular economy: models for a regenerative industrial    ecosystems

            Alice Bodreau, Strategic Partners Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

FRAMEWORK AND PERSPECTIVES

10:30   Circular economy Outlook: global and European Sustainability   Challenges

            Rob Dellink, Senior Economist, OECD

           
10:50   A new Circular Economy Action Plan      

            William Neale, DG Environment’s Directorate B - Circular Economy,    European Commission

11:10   Investing in a Circular Future: Circular economy and PNRR

            Laura D’Aprile, Head of Department of Ecological Transition and green investments, Ministry of Ecological Transition, Italian Government

11.30   Artificial intelligence and the circular economy: AI as a tool to accelerate the transition

            Gianluigi Greco, Full professor in Computer Science, University of Calabria, President, Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence AIxIA - Member of EurAI

FUTURE CONVERSATION WITH CEOS

11:50   Towards a Modern, Sustainable, Circular Industry

Panelist:

• Giulio Bonazzi, CEO, Aquafil
• Carlotta de Bevilacqua, CEO & President, Artemide
• Giuseppe Di Martino, CEO, Pasta Di Martino
• Simon Pietro Felice, CEO & General Director, Caviro Group
• Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO & Managing Director, Maire Tecnimont
• Nazzarena Franco, CEO, DHL
• Lamberto Vallarino Gancia, CEO, Domori – Illy Group
• Radek Jelinek, CEO & President, Mercedes-benz
• Francesco Pintucci, CEO, Isem Group
• Christophe Rabatel, CEO, Carrefour
• Sara Scrittore, Vice President and General Manager, Southern Europe Hub, Colgate-Palmolive
• Valentina Pasqui, Owner & Managing Director, Pasqui Coating Converting Printing Company
• Massimo Zonca, Board member, Poplast

13:30   Closing event