The roundtable fosters an interactive, informed dialogue between innovators and experts from EU cities and stakeholders and decision makers in the Atlanta community to exchange ideas and insights in areas of shared interests, including urban sustainability and the circular economy. The roundtable will focus on the question of how the transition to a circular economy alters the roles and interplay of four primary pillars of society: city administration, the private sector, community organizations, and research innovation centers such as universities. After a welcome and introductions, a panel discussion will follow over lunch.
Agenda:
11:00am - 11:20am Welcome & Introduction
Beril Toktay, Brady Family Chair in Management; Professor; ADVANCE Professor; Faculty Director, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, Georgia Tech
Max Gruenig, President, Ecologic Institute US
11:20am - 12:45pm Panel presentation and Q&A, Lunch
Richard Simmons, Senior Research Engineer & Fellow, Strategic Energy Institute, Georgia Tech (Moderator)
Atalay Atasu, Dunn Family Professor, Scheller School of Business, Georgia Tech
Ramon Arndt, City of Munich
Janna Jung-Irrgang, Rehab Republic
Vlatka Berlan Vlahek, Senior Associate for EU Programs and Funds, City of Ivanic-Grad
Zoran Kordic, UN Development Programme
12:45pm - 1:00pm Closing Remarks
Beril Toktay, Brady Family Chair in Management; Professor; ADVANCE Professor;
Faculty Director, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, Georgia Tech
Max Gruenig, President, Ecologic Institute US
Roundtable sponsored by:
The Delegation of the European Union to the United States
Strategic Energy Institute
Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPICenter)
Institute of People and Technology, Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation
Scheller College of Business, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business
College of Engineering, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
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