After four years, the two consortia that were driving the Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice initiative come to an end. To celebrate the Community’s achievements and chart a course for what’s next, we held the Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice final conference on 27 May 2026 in Brussels. We were joined by almost 150 experts from industry, regions and cities, policy, research and innovation.
The event took place as part of the A.SPIRE Annual Meeting, where the new Vision and Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the successor to the Processes4Planet public-private partnership (2028–2032), currently implemented under the Horizon Europe framework, was presented.
📅 AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS
14:00 | Opening & key achievements of the Hubs4Circularity Community of Practice
- Patrick Pammer (A.SPIRE) | Download the slides
- Marco Estrela (ISQ), Taira Colah (PNO) | Download the slides
14:15 | Keynote presentation: Strategic perspectives
- Olga Pozlevic (DG GROW, European Commission)
- Vincenzo Gente (DG ENV, European Commission)
14:35 | Session 1: Industrial hubs – Driving circularity in process industries
- Jan Arends, Smart Delta Resources | Download the slides
- Björn Koopmans, Chemelot | Download the slides
- Hannes Utikal, Hoechst Sustainability Cluster | Download the slides
- Nora Fernandez, Basque Industrial Hub for Circularity | Download the slides
15:45 | Coffee break – Posters & networking
16:15 | Session 2: Regional hubs – Enabling circular ecosystems across territories
- Zack Klockar, SINTEF/Nordland | Download the slides
- Christophe Pinck, Eyde Cluster | Download the slides
- Veerle Labeeuw, Vlaanderen Circulair | Download the slides
- Francisco Corona, Cartif/Salamanca hub | Download the slides
17:30 | Looking ahead: scaling and sustaining the Hubs4Circularity Community
- Sebastian Engell (ZEDO) | Download the slides
17:45 | Networking reception – Drinks & snacks in the foyer
19:00 | End of the event
