WCEF 2024 - Beyond Expirementation : Europe's leading role in maintreaming circular practice
Related themes : Circular Economy
Europe en Avant : From Niche to Mainstream, the Circular Economy Forum under the Belgian Presidency of the EU. Beyond experimentation, Europe is leading the way in integrating circular practices. Under the Belgian Presidency of the EU, discover the transformation of the circular economy, from niche initiatives to a complete alternative economy.
More information- Venue
- Congrès,
Bruxelles,
Belgique 
Dates and times- From 17 avril 2024, 08:30 to 17 avril 2024, 17:30
Conferences and workshops will be given in English. 
Fee- Free
Audience- Professionals and decision-makers in industry and manufacturing, Actors in the bioeconomy, construction and urban planning, Specialists in purchasing, waste management and digitization
Event details.
With the help of concrete cases, studies and testimonials, visitors will get an overview of the opportunities offered by the circular economy.
After a high-level plenary session, participants can choose from 8 interactive workshops (2x4 in parallel) or go on a site visit to Brussels, Wallonia or Flanders.
The themes already on the agenda are:
Bioeconomy, Circular Construction and the Circular City, Chemistry and Plastics, Manufacturing with a focus on Repair Platforms and Batteries, Circular Procurement, Repair and Life Extension, Chemistry and Plastics, Monitoring and Indicators with a focus on Digitisation, Systems Innovation and Platform Operating in Europe.
Thanks to this varied approach, the circular economy event organised during the Belgian Presidency promises to make a valuable contribution to the global discourse on the circular economy and to the further development of sustainable solutions.
Organisers: Belgian Presidency of the European Council including Federal government of Belgium, Circular Flanders, Walloon Region and Brussels Region
More information: Veerle Labeeuw, Facilitator for circular economy, Circular Flanders, veerle@vlaanderen-circulair.be
17 APRIL - Wednesday
09:30–11:00, SQUARE, BRUSSELS
Plenary hosted by EU Presidency
11:30–13:00, SQUARE, BRUSSELS
Systemic innovation: Drivers for a more circular economy in Belgium and Europe
11:30–13:00, SQUARE, BRUSSELS
Procuring change: Navigating the circular economy through a strategic and social lens
11:30–13:00, SQUARE, BRUSSELS
Embracing circular manufacturing: Adopting repair solutions
11:30–13:00, SQUARE, BRUSSELS
Mastering high-R strategies for plastics in the circular economy?
11:30–13:00
Company visits in Brussels
14:30–16:00, SQUARE, BRUSSELS
Information flows in a circular economy: Monitoring, metrics and digital evolution
14:30–16:00, SQUARE, BRUSSELS
Circular hubs: Multilevel approach creating impact in practice
14:30–16:00, SQUARE, BRUSSELS
Challenges and opportunities of the European battery industry
14:30–16:00, SQUARE, BRUSSELS
Towards a circular built environment using bio-based and reclaimed materials
14:30–16:00
Company visits in Wallonia and Flanders
Event partners.
1 partners
Circular Wallonia
Pl. Joséphine-Charlotte 5, 5100 Namur, Belgique
Circular Wallonia is the Walloon strategy for the deployment of the circular economy. This strategy is based on 5 priority lines of action and proposes a set of 60 concrete measures to achieve the 10 ambitions that Wallonia has set itself in terms of the circular economy.