Organised by: RECAP Cluster as part of the EU Green Week – European Commission
📆Date & Time: 03/06/2026 | 10:00 – 12:30 CET
📍Location: NTNU Brussels, Rue Guimard 9, 1040 Brussels, Belgium (Hybrid connection provided through the registration link)
About the Event
- Discover how Artificial Intelligence, robotics, and digital twins are revolutionizing resource efficiency and automation to drive Europe’s circular transformation.
- This dynamic session will explore innovative, high-tech solutions enabling circularity across critical, high-impact industries, including aerospace, the built environment, and industrial manufacturing. By demonstrating how digitalization and advanced sorting enhance circularity, reduce waste, and recover secondary materials, this event highlights the technologies actively strengthening European competitiveness.
- Experts from leading EU-funded projects will showcase cutting-edge advancements that contribute to the EU Green Deal, the Twin Green and Digital Transition, and Europe’s strategic autonomy in raw materials. Join us to learn how technological innovation can accelerate the transition to a greener, more resilient industrial economy.
Hosted by the RECAP Cluster ♻️
- Hosted by the RECAP CLUSTER (Rethinking End-of-life through Circularity and Advanced Processes), this event brings together five pioneering EU-funded projects: CompSTLar, BIO4EEB, ICARUS, iBot4CRMs, and Wood2Wood projects
- Through expert presentations, the session will explore tech-driven solutions for minimizing reliance on raw resources and optimizing material lifecycles—specifically focusing on the sustainable valorisation of composites, industrial waste, critical raw materials (CRMs), and wood.
Agenda & Expert Speakers
- Moderation: Anna Brékine, Project Manager, IoT Lab, CompSTLar Project
- CompSTLar Project | “Digital Twins & Circular Manufacturing: The New Standard for Aerospace” Marc Wilms, Research Associate, Fraunhofer IPT
- BIO4EEB Project | “Demonstrating Circular and Bio-Based Insulation Materials for Enhancing the Energy Performance of Buildings” Giorgia Signoretto, EU Project Officer, European Builder Confederation (EBC)
- iBot4CRMs Project | “From Waste to Strategic Resources: How AI, Robotics are Transforming Ferimet’s Circular Model” – Irene García Martinez, Digital Tansformation & Innovation, CELSA Group
- ICARUS Project | “ICARUS: Demonstrating Circular Solutions for Industrial Waste Valorisation” Mariale Moreno Beguerisse, Innovation Consultant, PNO Innovation
- Wood2Wood Project | “Advanced Separation, Sorting Technologies for Construction and Demolition Waste Valorisation” Kostas Chatziioannou, Senior Researcher and Division Leader for the Circular Economy & Tracing Division, I-SENSE Group of Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS)
Who Should Attend?
This hybrid event is designed to connect researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to foster collaboration and accelerate cross-sector circular innovation. It is open to:
- Stakeholders in digital innovation, automation, and the circular economy
- Policymakers and regulatory bodies
- Researchers and academic institutions
- Industry professionals in manufacturing, aerospace, and construction
