Circular
Wallonia
Days

Why ?

Circular economy is not limited to the borders of one country and must be considered at European scale to deploy resources to increase collaboration between neighboring countries.

Within the framework of Circular Wallonia, the Walloon Government’s circular economy strategy, a series of measures have been put in place. These measures particularly address the “metallurgy” domain (including critical raw materials and Batteries), one of the priority value chains in Wallonia.

Wednesday

16

16.11.2022 @ 5.30 p.m.

REVERSE METALLURGY IN THE SPOTLIGHT

• 5:30 p.m. : doors opening – soft drinks, coffee, and snacks
• 6:20 p.m. : introduction by Jacques Pélerin, CEO Reverse Metallurgy
• 6:30 p.m. : plenary session with
  • Pierre-François Bareel – CEO Groupe COMET
  • Joeri Neutjens – CEO CRMGroup
  • Daniela Entzian – Managing Director German Steel Recycling Association (BDSV e.V.)
  • Frédéric Tholence – Senior Analysis Engineer – Environmental Strategy and Implementation – VOLVO
• 7:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. : walking diner & matchmaking

Thursday

17

17.11.2022 @ 8 a.m.

VISIT OF WALLONIA’S INDUSTRY LEADERS & RTOs

(limited number of places, your participation will be confirmed on 9.11)

Visit of Wallonia’s Industry leaders & RTOs.

The Participants will be given the opportunity to grow their network of Circular economy leader during visits of several key stakeholders in Wallonia (Comet Group, CTP, CRM Group, ULiège, Hydrometal)

Provisional schedule:

• 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. : a shuttle will pick up the participants at Dolce Hotel La Hulpe, towards morning’s visit (Mons).
• 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. : visit of COMET with overview of CTP (Centre Terre et Pierre) activties
• 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. : transfer to lunch location and lunch (offered to the participants)
• 1 :30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.: transfer towards afternoon’s visit (Liège)
• 2 :15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. : visit of Hydrometal company & Plasma furnace at CRM Group with overview of ULiège-GeMMe activties
• 4 :45 p.m. – 6 p.m. : transfer towards Dolce Hotel La Hulpe, diner not included.
  Participants will receive separate emails with practical information.
• Lunch and transports included (departure and arrival from Dolce La Hulpe Brussels)

Friday

18

18.11.2022 @ 9 a.m.

MATERIALS AND METALS IN A CROSS-BORDER ECONOMY

Circular Wallonia Flagship Conference “Materials and Metals in a Cross-Border Economy”. This conference will gather Wallonia’s Minister of Economy and his counter parts from the European surrounding region, as well as a panel of high-level experts and industrial leaders. This event is an official side of the EU Raw Materials Week (DG Grow).

Moderation by Prof. Eric Pirard

Provisional schedule:

• 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. : Doors opening – soft drinks, coffee and snacks
• 9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. : Introduction by Mr. Elio di Rupo, Minister-President of Wallonia
• 9:40 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. : Speech by Mr. Bernd Schäfer, CEO EIT RawMaterials
• 9:55 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. panel 1 : Regional Innovation Communities in support of the Circular Economy
  • Bernd Schäfer – CEO EIT Raw Materials
  • Jean Jouet – CTO John Cockerill
  • Philippe Giaro – Senior Research Officer – ULiège GeMMe
  • Emmanuel Katrakis – Secretary General of EuRIC
• 11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. : Coffee break
• 11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. : Speech by Professor dr. Bruno Colmant
• 11:35 a.m. – 12:35 a.m. panel 2: Circular economy and the challenge of sustainable resource management
  • Bruno Colmant – Member of the Belgian Royal Academy, Ph.D. in Economy. University Professor (UCLouvain, ULB, Vlerick, ICHEC and St-Louis). President of the Belgian Finance Center.
  • Jacques Pélerin – Membre de l’Académie Royale de Belgique – CEO Reverse Metallurgy
• 12:35 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. : Walking lunch & Matchmaking