Circular Valley Forum 2023: Speakers and Panelists
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  • Hendrik Wüst
    Prime Minister
    North-Rhine Westphalia
    Photo: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • Jan Jambon
    Prime Minister
    Flanders
    Photo: Paul Van Welden
  • Gunther Adler
    Managing Director HR
    Autobahn GmbH des Bundes
    Photo: Landesregierung NRW
  • Michael Adler
    CEO & Autor
    Tippingpoints GmbH
  • Henrik Ahlers
    Chairman of the Board
    Ernst & Young Deutschland
  • Gregor Augustin
    CEO
    Vertiko
  • Lars Baumgürtel
    CEO
    ZINQ
  • Dr. Dorothee Becker
    CEO
    Gebr. Becker GmbH
  • Dr. Kathrin Berner
    Secretary General
    Circular Valley Foundation
  • Michael Brandkamp
    Managing Partner
    European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
    Photo: ECBF
  • Jochen Braun
    Head of the Department of Building and Housing
    City of Wuppertal
  • Nanette Braun
    Chief, Communication Campaigns
    United Nations, New York
  • Dr. Tim Breker
    Co-Founder & Managing Director
    VYTAL Global GmbH
  • Rolf Buch
    Chairman of the Board
    Vonovia
    Photo: Catrin Moritz / Vonovia
  • Jasmin Bumanowski
    Strategy Lead
    Lufthansa Industry Solutions
  • Marcus Collier-Wright
    EU Funding Specialist
    ZENIT
  • Sir Tony Cragg
    Sculptor

    Photo: Schmidt
  • Carsten Cramer
    CEO
    Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Photo: Stefan Grey / BVB
  • Greta Dekker
    Head of International Markets
    Competence Network Environmental Economy.NRW
  • Dr. Ralf Düssel
    President
    Plastics Europe Deutschland
  • Marc Ehrhardt
    President
    BASF Corporation, Florham Park, New Jersey
    Photo: BASF SE
  • Dr. Gerhard Erdmann
    Executive Board
    Arbeitgeberverband Stahl
    Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger
  • Felicitas Erfurt-Gordon
    Managing Partner
    Erfurt & Sohn KG
    Photo: Erfurt Tapeten
  • Dr. Andreas Eurich
    CEO
    Barmenia Insurance Group
  • Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischedick
    President
    Wuppertal Institute
  • Dr. Timo Flessner
    Head of Global API Production
    BAYER AG
    Photo: Christian Lord Otto / Bayer AG
  • Eckhard Forst
    Chairman of the Board
    NRW Bank
    Photo: Christian Lord Otto
  • Dr. Carsten Gerhardt
    Founder and Chairman
    Circular Valley Foundation

  • Prof. Dr. Anton Grabmaier
    Institute Director
    Fraunhofer IMS
    Photo: Andi Werner Photography / Fraunhofer IMS
  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kathrin Greiff
    Head of the Institute for Anthropogenic Material Cycles and Rectorate Representative for Sustainability
    RWTH Aachen
  • Nora Griefahn
    Board Member
    Cradle to Cradle NGO
    Photo: Cradle to Cradle e.V.
  • Prof. Jan Grossarth
    Chair of Bioeconomy
    Hochschule Biberach
    Photo: Helmut Fricke
  • Dr. Albrecht Haase
    CEO
    Société Générale Equipment Finance
  • Thorsten Hahn
    CEO
    Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH
  • Marcel Hafke
    Member of the State Parliament
    State Parlament NRW
  • Sarah-Louise Halcour
    German boxing champion
    Halcoura
  • Dr. Markus Helftewes
    Managing Director
    DSD/Der Grüne Punkt
  • Prof. Dr. Peter Hennicke
    Institute Director (ret.)
    Wuppertal Institut
    Photo: S. Michaelis
  • Markus Hilkenbach
    Chairman of the Board
    Wuppertaler Stadtwerke
  • Paul Höller
    State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy
    State of North Rhine-Westphalia
    Photo: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • Christian Hülsewig
    COO / CEO
    Thomas Hagedorn Holding / Schüttflix GmbH
  • Dr. Peter Jahns
    CEO
    Efficiency Agency NRW
  • Axel Jütz
    Board Member
    Stadtsparkasse Wuppertal
  • Christian Keller
    Olympic Champion Swimming
    ODDO BHF SE
    Photo: Raimond Spekking
  • Lauren Kjeldsen
    Member of the Executive Board
    Evonik
    Photo: Evonik
  • Gerald Knaus
    Migration researcher
  • Dr. Matthias Koehler
    Ministerial Director (SME and Start-up Financing)
    Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection
  • Oliver Krischer
    Minister of the Environment
    North-Rhine Westphalia
    Photo: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • Philipp Krohn
    Journalist
    FAZ
    Photo: Frank Roeth
  • Christian Kullmann
    Chairman of the Board
    Evonik
  • Cornelius Laaser
    Head Circular Economy
    Ministry of the Environment NRW
  • Dr. Marc Lakner
    Spokesman of the Executive Board
    Kearney Deutschland
  • Prof. Dr. Walter Leitner
    Institute Director
    Max Planck Institut CEC
  • Matthias Lesch
    Managing Director
    Pöppelmann GmbH & Co. KG
  • Lothar Leuschen
    Editor-in-Chief
    Westdeutsche Zeitung
    Photo:     Anna Schwartz
  • Nathanael Liminski
    Head of the State Chancellery, Minister for Europe
    North-Rhine Westphalia
    Photo: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • Helge Lindh
    Member of the Bundestag
    Deutscher Bundestag
  • Oliver Lühr
    Vice Director
    Prognos AG
  • Dr. Frank Meyer
    CSVP Research & Development
    Henkel Consumer Brands
  • Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum
    Chief Scientist
    Circular Valley Foundation
  • Andreas Muth
    Head of Consulting
    EY Germany
  • Mona Neubaur
    Minister of the Economy and Climate
    North-Rhine Westphalia
    Photo: Land NRW / Ralph Sondermann
  • Dr. Max Neufeind
    Head of Division "Fundamental Questions of Transformation; Societal Dialogue"
    Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt)
  • Dr. Marc-Oliver Pahl
    Secretary General
    German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE)
  • Henner Pasch
    President
    IHK Wuppertal
  • Surendra Patawari
    CEO
    Gemini Corporation
  • Prof. Dr. Ulrich Pätzel
    Chairman of the Board
    Emscher Genossenschaft
    Photo: Catrin Moritz for Emschergenossenschaft-Lippeverband
  • Sergej Paveliev
    Head of Access to Funding
    ZENIT
  • Dorota Pawlucka
    Global Alliances Manager
    Covestro AG
    Photo:
  • Markus Plack
    Circular Economy Lead
    NEOM, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr. Günter Poppen
    CEO
    Vorwerk Elektrowerke
  • Ved Prakash
    Director
    Gemini Corporation
  • Heike Prinz
    Mitglied des Vorstands
    Bayer AG
    Photo: Bayer
  • Ralf Putsch
    Managing Director
    Knipex
    Photo: Malte Reiter
  • Dirk Ramhorst
    CIO
    Evonik Industries
    Vice President in the German Sailing Association - Olympic Sailing
    Sports Director Kiel Week (Kieler Woche)
  • Thomas Reiche
    CEO
    FEhS Institut
  • Prof. Dr. Manfred Renner
    Director
    Fraunhofer UMSICHT
  • Dr. Thomas Rodemann
    Managing Partner
    Vorwerk
  • Michael Römer
    Managing Director
    FFWD
  • Ina Scharrenbach
    Minister of Construction
    State of NRW
    Photo: Land NRW
  • Peter Schmidt
    Member of the European Economic and Social Committee
    Representative of the
    European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform
  • Martin Schneider
    Sports Editor
    ZDF
    Photo: ZDF/Ulrike Lenz
  • Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneidewind
    Lord Mayor
    Wuppertal
  • Dr. Otto Schulz
    CEO
    Visionic Beratungs- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
  • Thomas Schürmann
    President of the Government
    District government Düsseldorf
    Photo: BR_D
  • Dr. Martin Sonnenschein
    Chairman of the Supervisory Board
    Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
  • Joachim Stamp
    Special representative for migration agreements
    Federal Government
    Photo: Karsten Mosebach
  • Prof. Dr. Lambert T. Koch
    President
    German University Association
  • Frank Terhorst
    Member of the Executive Board
    Bayer Crop Science
  • Angela Titzrath
    CEO
    Hamburger Hafen and Logistik AG
  • Prof. Dr. Hubert Trübel
    Chief Medical Officer & Head of Clinical Development
    AICuris
  • Dr. Jürgen Tzschoppe
    Member of the Board
    Statkraft, Oslo
  • Nic Van der Marliere
    General Representative of Flanders in Germany
    Belgian Embassy
    REPRESENTATION OF FLANDERS
  • Maarten van der Westerlaken
    Advisor
    Kplus
  • Dr. Dirk Voeste
    Chief Sustainability Officer
    Volkswagen AG
  • Dr. Janine Voß
    Head of Sustainability
    BARMER
  • Peter Voss
    Photographer

    Photo: Cintia Barroso-Alexander
  • Patrick Wendeler
    CEO
    BP Europa
  • Prof. Dr. Henning Wilts
    Director of Division Circular Economy
    Wuppertal Institut
  • Prof. Dr. Birgitta Wolf
    Rector
    University of Wuppertal
    Photo: Michael Mutzberg
  • Gunther Wölfges
    CEO
    Stadtsparkasse Wuppertal
  • Dr. Rainer Zah
    Director
    EY Switzerland