3rd ReTraCE ESR Training School on
“Innovative Bottom-up Circular Economy Business Models”
7th -11th December 2020
Presentations linked, videos available on the ReTraCE ITN YouTube channel
Day 1 (7th December) – Entrepreneurship Crash – Course – Part I
- 09:45 – 10:00 Introduction -Prof Andrea Genovese, The University of Sheffield, UK
- 10:00 – 10:10 Welcome – Prof Panayiotis Ketikidis, SEERC, Greece
- 10:10 – 11:00 Technological innovation patterns: grasping the opportunity & handling the threats – Dr Roberto Cerchione, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
- 11:00 – 11:05 Break
- 11:05 – 11:40 Creative thinking & Business Model Canvas (BMC), Lean BMC, Circular BMC – Prof Panayiotis Ketikidis, SEERC, Greece
- 11:40 – 12:00 Break
- 12:00 – 13:05 Operationalising circular business models; A Deep dive into organisational, legal & financial aspects of circular economy – Aglaia Fischer, Circle Economy, Netherlands
- 13:05 – 13:10 Break
- 13:10 – 13:55 Financial management for startups (income statement, balance sheet, pricing strategy) – Ms Violeta Sfouri, SEERC, Greece
- 13:55 – 14:15 Conclusions – Dr Adrian Solomon, SEERC, Greece
Day 2 (8th December) – Entrepreneurship Crash – Course – Part II
- 09:50 – 10:00 Introduction – Prof Andrea Genovese, The University of Sheffield, UK
- 10:00 – 10:10 Welcome – Prof Panayiotis Ketikidis, SEERC, Greece
- 10:10 – 11:00 Operational planning of business models & market launch – Dr Roberto Cerchione, UPN and Dr Piera Centobelli, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
- 11:00 – 11:05 Break
- 11:05 – 11:40 (Neuro)marketing for promoting circular business models – Dr Nikolaos Dimitriadis, Optimal HR, UK
- 11:40 – 12:00 Break
- 12:00 – 12:35 Post-growth organisations for the transition towards a Circular Economy – Prof Andrea Genovese, USFD and Dr Mario Pansera, UAB, Spain
- 12:35 – 12:40 Break
- 12:40 – 13:25 Pitching strategies – Dr Roberto Cerchione, UPN and Dr Eugenio Oropallo, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
- 13:25 – 13:45 Conclusions – Dr Adrian Solomon, SEERC, Greece
Day 3 (9th December) – RRI & Circular economy business model cases
- 09:50 – 10:00 Introduction – Prof Andrea Genovese, The University of Sheffield, UK
- 10:00 – 10:10 Welcome – Prof Panayiotis Ketikidis, SEERC, Greece
- 10:10 – 11:00 Overview on responsible research & innovation (RRI) -Dr Giorgos Eleftherakis, SEERC, Greece
- 11:00 – 11:05 Break
- 11:05 – 11:50 Responsibility in Circular Economy – Dr Edurne Iñigo, Deusto University, Spain, and Dr Mario Pansera, UAB, Spain
- 11:50 – 12:10 Break
- 12:10 – 12:45 Event postponed at 4 pm
- 12:45 – 13:05 Conclusions – Dr Adrian Solomon, SEERC, Greece
- 16:00 – 16:35 Bottom-up case studies of circular economy startups – Dr Marvin Henry, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Day 4 (10th December) – Meet the circular economy entrepreneurs & investors
- 09:50 – 10:00 Introduction – Prof Andrea Genovese, The University of Sheffield, UK
- 10:00 – 10:10 Welcome – Prof Panayiotis Ketikidis, SEERC, Greece
- 10:10 – 12:10 Online meet-ups/networking with successful circular economy entrepreneurs
- VerdraaidGood, Netherlands – Lisanne Addink-Dölle (Owner) – slides
- Galacteum, Spain – Ángel Pereira (Chief Innovation Officer) – slides
- 12:10 – 12:20 Break
- 12:20 – 13:10 How to find investors – Prof Panayiotis Ketikidis, EBAN, Greece
- 13:10 – 13:30 Conclusions – Dr Adrian Solomon, SEERC, Greece
Day 5 (11th December) – Pitching Session to Investors & Business Angels
- 09:50 – 10:00 Introduction – Prof Andrea Genovese, The University of Sheffield, UK
- 10:00 – 10:10 Welcome – Prof Panayiotis Ketikidis, Greece
- 10:10 – 12:10 Group pitching in front of investors & business angels (for receiving feedback) – ReTraCE ESRs
- Mr. Vassilis Tsoulis, YET, Greece
- Dr. Dimitrios Kourtesis, Ideas Forward, Greece
- Dr. Edurne Iñigo, Deusto University, Spain
- 12:10 – 12:30 Summary & Closure – Prof Panayiotis Ketikidis / Prof Andrea Genovese