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2026

CTC Focus Day

Advances in Assessing Sustainable Circular Chemical Economy

Type:
Length: 1 Day
Start Date - Time: 06.07.2026 - 12:00 AM
End Date - Time: 06.07.2026 -
Location: > > Leipzig

The Focus Day is a by-invitation-only gathering bringing together approximately 30 senior leaders from industry, policy, and academia to discuss the theme “Advances in Assessing Sustainable Circular Chemical Economy,” which reflects the growing urgency to develop rigorous, actionable methodologies and metrics that can guide the transition to a truly circular and sustainable chemical sector.

The Panel discussion, a mix of academia, policy, and industry, is planned to give a holistic picture of the impacts and progress of sustainable chemistry towards achieving net-zero targets. It would be interesting for the audience to understand the sector-specific challenges more at the system level. It would also be nice to touch down on the universal standardised metrics/indicators under GFC or any other UN declaration that promotes science and policy working together.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Dr. Christopher T.F. Blum — Umweltbundesamt (UBA)
Prof. Christina Dornack — TU Dresden
Dr. Christopher Oberschelp — ETH Zürich
Dr. Christoph Gürtler — Covestro
Dr. Maximilian Mensch — BASF
Dr. Nils Jäger, Thyssenkrupp, Carbon2Chem Project
Dr. Lars Borger — Nova Institute
Dr. Daniela Pufky-Heinrich — Fraunhofer IKTS
Dr. Raoul Meys — Carbon Minds

PANEL DISCUSSION
Prof. Liisa Rihko-Struckmann — Max Planck Institute for Dynamic Complex Technical Systems Max Planck Institute for Dynamic Complex Technical Systems
Prof. Stefanie Meilinger — Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Prof. Henning Freige —Founder N3 Consulting

Location:

Puschstraße 6b
04103 Leipzig