Participants will gain a foundational understanding of circular economy concepts and explore how circular business models can drive innovation across industries.

Through hands-on activities, practical tools, and real-world case studies, attendees will learn to rethink business strategies with a focus on circularity, paving the way for sustainable impact through your business model and your impact activities.

We encourage you to bring your ideas/projects to the workshop to see how and where to incorporate circular economy principles into your business model.

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BONUS:  Your participation in this workshop includes a ticket to the University of Basel Innovation Office’s Role Model Talks - Circular Economy Special, right afterwards, where you will hear from two circular economy practitioners about their experiences, challenges, and lessons learned in building circular businesses.

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Program:

• 14:45 – Doors Open

• 15:00 – Welcome & Introduction

• 15:10 – Circular Economy & Entrepreneurship

• 15:20 – Embedding Circular Economy and tools

• 15:35 – Pitch your idea!

• 16:00 – Embed circular economy principles into your ideas

• 16:50 – Wrap up and idea selection

• 17:00 - Snack

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Role Model Talks

• 17:15 – Doors Open to the public

• 17:30 – Welcome by the Innovation Office

• 17:45 – Startup Pitches: Circular venture ideas take the stage

• 18:00 – Role Model Talks: Insights from 2 inspiring entrepreneurs

• 18:40 – Wrap-Up and Spotlight on Basel: Circular Economy offerings & accelerators

• 19:00 – Apéro & Networking

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