4 June 2025 @ 1:30 pm
REACT Cluster Event | Circular Economy in Action: Rethinking Resources for a Greener Future (online)
Hosted by the REACT Cluster (Resource Efficiency and Automation for Circular Transformation), featuring the ALCHIMIA Project, CLARUS Project, DARROW Project, GRINNER Project, RECLAIM Project and Wood2Wood Project, this event showcases how EU-funded initiatives are paving the way toward greater sustainability and strategic autonomy across Europe.
This is a unique opportunity, organised by the EU Green Week, to unpack how 6 EU-funded projects are leveraging digitalisation to drive sustainability, minimising waste, and boosting Europe’s competitiveness.
Event agenda:
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13:30 – 13:45 | REACT Cluster Presention
Anna Brékine, Project Manager, Mandat International, ALCHIMIA Project
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13:34 – 14:45 | Cluster Presentations
– ALCHIMIA project | “Intelligent Scrap Management for Enhanced Circularity to Produce Quality Steel” – Irene García Martínez, Innovation projects and Digital Transformation, CELSA Group and Bernd Kleimt, Department Manager, VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH– RECLAIM project | “Next-Gen Decentralised Waste Sorting with a Portable Robotic MRF” – Michalis Maniadakis, Robotics Researcher, FORTH
– GRINNER project | “How Can AI Tackle the Challenge of Battery Related Fires in e-waste Recycling Facilities?” – Antonis Porichis, Research Officer, The University of Essex
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14:45 – 15:00 | Break
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15:00 – 16:00 | Cluster Presentations
– CLARUS project | “Promoting AI-Driven Sustainability and Traceability in the Food Industry” – Ludovica Miele, Researcher and Francisco Fraile, Senior Researcher at CIGIP-UPV– DARROW project | “AI-Based Tools for Everyday Operation of Water Resource Recovery Facilities” – Beñat Elduayen-Echave, Researcher, Ceit-BRTA
– Wood2Wood Project | “A Wood-to-Wood Cascade Upcycling Valorisation Approach” – Akrivi Korba, Researcher, ICCS-I-Sense
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16:00 – 16:30 | Panel Discussion
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16:30 – 17:00 | Closing remarks and networking session
