Event agenda
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
18:00 - 19:30
Registration for all Participants
19:30 - 22:30
Welcoming Networking Dinner
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
09:00 - 09:30
Day 1 - Registration - Joining the plenary room
09:30 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:30
IF CEED State-of-Play
Implementation of concrete projects, new areas of interest: where do we stand?
1 speaker
10:30 - 11:00
Make it real! (1) - Outcome of First implementing projects
Discover the results from the actions implemented so far!
1 speaker
11:00 - 11:15
Group Photo
11:15 - 11:45
Coffee Break 1.1
11:45 - 12:45
Make it real! (2) - With Starter projects
Discover the 3 Starter Projects!
4 speakers
12:45 - 14:00
Lunch Break + Walk to Congress Centre
14:00 - 15:30
1A - Green criteria in procurement of defence equipment and platforms
Interactive session: defining "green" criteria for procurement.
1 speaker
1B - Data for traceability and trust in circular value chains
Reliability and secured exchange of data from manufacturing stage to soldier. Topics: data spaces, digital product passport, digital manufacturing & inventories
4 speakers
14:00 - 15:30
Project Circle Block 1 : 1-to-1 Meetings
- Hotel - Main room
Meeting duration:10 minute time slots
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break 1.2
16:00 - 17:30
2A - Environmental evaluation - Gathering data in operations (facilities & missions)
Circularity in practice - Environmental evaluation & EcoManagement Audit Scheme
4 speakers
2B - Guaranteeing performance of circular materials and components
Technical & environmental assessment
4 speakers
16:00 - 17:30
Project Circle Block 2: 1-to-1 Meetings
- Hotel - Main room
Meeting duration:10 minute time slots
17:30 - 17:45
Wrap-up and Way ahead
19:30 - 22:30
Official Networking Dinner
Thursday, 22 May 2025
09:00 - 09:30
Day 2 - Registration - Joining the plenary room
09:30 - 09:35
Welcome and Introduction
09:35 - 09:55
Circular Economy as a key to rethink innovation in manufacturing chains
2 speakers
09:55 - 10:25
What's next? MoD challenges & outcome of parallel sessions
2 speakers
10:25 - 10:55
What's next? Funding opportunities
LIFE Programme, European Defence Fund, Cat. B projects - Opportunities and requirements
3 speakers
10:55 - 11:25
Coffee Break 2
11:25 - 12:35
Circularity: a booster for capability development and operations
Enhancing resilience and efficiency: security of supply, availability of assets, resource efficiency.
6 speakers
12:35 - 12:50
12:50 - 14:05