The widespread adoption of circular business models among companies accelerates the transition to a circular economy as it serves to reduce resource consumption and waste generation. Policymakers and regulators have a role to play in paving the way for the adoption of circular business models. In turn, businesses and industries that adopt circular business models can support the transition by achieving efficiency gains through higher resource and economic productivity, reductions in CO2 emissions, and new opportunities for jobs and prosperity.

In many cases, realising circular business models are enabled using data, digital tools, and design, which is also very much in focus in the EU. Strengthening reporting practices, setting up digital product passports and supporting data sharing infrastructures are all central, as information about product design and material content, quality and origin are necessary inputs to evaluate whether a product can be better designed, repaired, reused, recycled, or needs to be maintained.

1O-OO-1O-1O Welcome and opening remarks
Torsten Andersen, Deputy Director, Danish Business Authority

1O.1O-1O.25 Keynote: Business models, data, and digitalisation as key drivers for a circular economy
Natasha Friis Saxberg, CEO, Danish ICT Industry Association

1O.25-1O.45 Fireside chat: Accelerating the circular transition through public/private partnerships
How can the Danish Climate Partnership model be used to enable and scale the transition towards a circular economy in Denmark, in the EU and globally? What role does circular business models play?

Kristian Hovgaard Juul-Larsen, Head of Division, Ministry of Environment
Henrik Grand Petersen, CEO, Stena Recycling

Moderator
Toke Sabroe, Twin Transition

1O.45 PANEL DEBAT: Data, digitalisation, and design to scale circular business models
How can data, digitalisation and design be enablers for circular business models? Are they enablers today and what is the potential for scaling this further across industries and markets?

Thomas Bak Thellesen, Senior Director Group Sustainability & External Affairs, Faerch
Peter R. Svensson, Co-founder, Continued Fashion
Christian van Maaren, CEO, Excess Material Exchange
Birgitte Holgaard Langer, Business Development Director, SPOOR

Moderator: Toke Sabroe, Twin Transition

11.25-11.3O Closing remarks
Malene Bering Beitzel, Project Manager, State of Green

• Torsten Andersen, Deputy Director, Danish Business Authority
• Natasha Friis Saxberg, CEO, Danish ICT Industry Association
• Kristian Hovgaard Juul-Larsen, Head of Division, Ministry of Environment
• Henrik Grand Petersen, CEO, Stena Recycling
• Thomas Bak Thellesen, Senior Director Group Sustainability & External Affairs, Faerch
• Peter R. Svensson, Co-founder, Continued Fashion
• Christian van Maaren, CEO, Excess Material Exchange
• Birgitte Holgaard Langer, Business Development Director, SPOOR
• Toke Sabroe, Twin Transition