Speakers:

𝙇𝙖𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙢𝙞 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙣: A designer turned social entrepreneur. She is known across India for Ammoommathiri and Chekutty dolls. Shayya bedrolls, her recent initiative made of tailoring scrap of PPE, has attracted world attention with Word Economic Forum Davos Agenda, and also for Display at National Museum Scotland.

𝘼𝙭𝙚𝙡 𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙩: He joined the public policy affairs department of Citeo in 2018, after experiences in the high administration and advisory firm for the public sector. He works very closely with all the actors of the packaging value chain in particular on the Circular Economy Package, the european plastics strategy, the circular plastic alliance, the national pacts on plastic packaging, the new circular economy action plan within the European green deal and EPR projects around the world.

𝘿𝙧 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙖 – 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙇𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙨: she is co-found member and president of the Institute for Circular Economy and Environment “Ernest Lupan” (IRCEM) since 2012. Simina’s background is Material Science MEng (2010) and has a Bachelor in Economy (2007), achieving a PhD Degree in Engineering and Management (2011). Her main research topics include Circular Economy with focus on Social Circular Economy, Circular Development Strategies, Circular Cities, Life-Cycle-Assessment, Cradle To Cradle, Industrial Symbiosis, and Environmental Certification.