Deep Project Circular Economy Workshop for the Private Sector which was held in Ankara on 03-04 October 2022, aimed to obtain the evaluations and feedback of the stakeholders, exchange ideas with the stakeholders, and contribute to the preparation of the “National Circular Economy Strategy and Action Plan” roadmap.

Day 1: Monday, 3 October 2022

INTRODUCTORY SESSION

1. European Green Deal and the new Circular Economy Action Plan & Recent Package of Measures Proposed - Romano Ruggeri, Sardinian Regional Environmental Protection Agency (ARPAS), Italy (Online)
2. Turkish Context in line with EU Circular Economy Action Plan - Onur Akpulat, Technical Component Leader, DEEP Project

INTERACTIVE PANEL SESSION 1: Circular Business Models

1. Case Studies for Five CE Principles (More Sustainable Inputs, Design4Circularity/Longer Lifespan, Share, Product as a Service, RRR) - Sergio Campobasso, Circular Economy & Sustainable Innovation Consultant
2. Circular Business Models to Incentives Companies to Engage with Circularity - Pieter van Os, Program Manager, CIRCO International
3. The Switchers Support Programme for Mediterranean Sustainable and Circular Businesses - Giorgio Mosangini, Team Leader Green Entrepreneurship, MedWaves, the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre for SCP (Online)
4. Turkish Materials Marketplace and Circular Economy Platform - Ferda Ulutaş İşevi, Senior Consultant, Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD) Türkiye (SKD)

INTERACTIVE PANEL SESSION 2: Sustainable/Circular Standards & Certification & End-of-Waste & By-products

1. Sustainable/Circular Standards & Certification - Sergio Campobasso, Circular Economy & Sustainable Innovation Consultant
2. Creating Business through Circular Design - Pieter van Os, Program Manager, CIRCO International
3. Building a Market of Secondary Raw Material (replacing virgin materials):  End-of-waste and By-products in the EU and Italian Legislation - Romano Ruggeri, Sardinian Regional Environmental Protection Agency (ARPAS), Italy (Online)
4. A World Beyond Fossils - Cem Karabayır, Country Manager - Turkey, Middle East, South Asia and Caucasia, UPM Raflatac, Finland and Emrah Gülden, Turkey Sales Manager and Sustainability Projects Officer, UPM Raflatac, Finland
5. Creating Value in Circular Economy: How Can We Build Faster, Safer and More Sustainable? - Cem Özer, Peikko Turkey Managing Director, Peikko Group, Finland
6. Prinzhorn Group – Circular Economy and End of Waste - Andreas Walser, Managing Director, Hamburger Recycling, Austria

Day 2: Tuesday, 4 October 2022

INTERACTIVE PANEL SESSION 1: Financing Circular Economy

Recommendations by Banks and IFIs to Accelerate Financing

1. Etkin Özen, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank (WB)
2. Bengisu Kılıç Gökberk, Climate Strategy and Delivery, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
3. Luigi Eugenio Riccardo, Head of Circular Economy Desk, Banka Intesa Sanpaolo (Online)
4. Esma Karabulut, Head of Investment Banking & Investor Relations, Emlak Katılım Bank
5. Ece Coşkuntürk, Development Finance Institutions Manager, Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB)
6. Marvin Nusseck, Strategist, Circle Economy (Online)

Green Transformation of Turkish Industry Programme

1. Ms. Simay Kardeş, Associate Director, Business for Goals (B4G) / UNDP Turkey Country Office Private Sector and Strategic Partnerships

INTERACTIVE PANEL SESSION 2: Good Practices

1. Circular Economy Related Applications and Projects in Key Sectors
        Sebla Önder, Sustainability Specialist, Orta Anadolu Textile
        Hatice Örs, External Relations and Sustainability Manager, PepsiCo Türkiye
        Sera Türkoğlu, Sustainability Manager, Vestel
2. Circular Economy Related Applications from EU
        Dr. Karl R. Hagspiel, Senior Circular Economy Expert, Alpla Group, Austria
        Ramiz Ilter, Representant Seda Turkey, Seda Environmental LCC, Austria
        Hakan Uçar, Fiber Farm Project Director, Textiles2Textiles, The Netherlands
        İrem Çelik, R&D Manager, SaXcell B.V., The Netherlands

WORKSHOP SESSION

1. Results of Market Survey and Institutional Visits - Ferda Ulutaş İşevi, Senior Consultant, Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD) Türkiye (SKD)