CinnovatE Symposium / Panel 4 - ‘Open Session’: From Circular Cities to Global Impact

Описание: Moderator: Caroline Westberg (IE)

1. Caroline Westberg (IE)
Welcome & Introduction

2. Anna Font (AA),
Anna Mestre (AA), and
Juan Capeans (IE
CinnovatE Wrap up: Lessons and Insights

3. Breandán Goss (ZEEUS)
Sharing lessons from fostering zero-emission entrepreneurship and global
innovation networks within the EIT HEI ecosystem. (ONLINE)

4. Round table:
Moderator: Caroline Westberg (IE)

Participants:

Nacho Martí
Co-Head of Environmental and Technical Studies at the Architectural Association,
bringing expertise in environmental design and circularity within architectural education.

Prof. Dr. Angelė Lileikienė
Lithuanian Business College (LTVK), contributing an academic perspective with a focus
on Green Fintech and how these tools can be embedded across education, business
and research. (ONLINE)

Xavier Aguiló I Aran
Director of Sustainability at SOCOTEC, offering the industry viewpoint on applying
circular principles in construction, engineering and certification.

Asta Anilionė
Head of Klaipėda Women Business Network at Klaipėda Chamber of Commerce,
Industry and Crafts, providing insights from the business community and local
entrepreneurial ecosystem. (ONLINE)

Indrė Butvilė
Member of Business Women Network at Klaipėda Chamber of Commerce, Industry
and Crafts, bringing the legal and regulatory dimension to circular economy adoption. (ONLINE)

Breandán Goss
Senior Innovation and Accelerator Manager at Trinity College Dublin and representative
of our sister project ZEEUS, focusing on zero-emission entrepreneurship and innovation
networks. (ONLINE)

5. Open to the floor — discussion and Q&A


6. Conclusion and closing remarks

Towards future circular cities through innovative education and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

CinnovatE is a pan-European initiative that embeds technological innovation, entrepreneurship, and circular economy thinking in higher education. Funded by the EIT’s Higher Education Initiative and hosted by Climate-KIC, CinnovatE bridges academia, research, and industry to help students turn circular economy ideas into real-world prototypes and market-ready ventures.

The day will focus on how ideas grow from academic training to hands-on experimentation, through entrepreneurship, to start-ups that launch new ideas into the real world. Presentations will showcase innovative new courses, incubators, and partnerships already designing for the circular economy.

Register to attend in person for an opportunity to participate in open dialogue with educators, commercial partners, industry leaders, investors, and policymakers. Or join the livestream online as we collectively explore the future of innovation, education, and circularity in the built environment.

CinnovatE Partners are IE University, Nord University, Architectural Association School of Architecture, LTVK (Lithuanian Business School), South Summit and PKF Attest InnCome. CinnovatE Symposium is organised
by the AA Environmental and Technical Studies Department.