This webinar brings together investors, circular economy experts and innovative startups to ex-plore how financing can enable circular solutions to scale. The session will provide an overview of the Swiss circular economy landscape, offer insights from leading investors into key areas of the circular economy and showcase promising solutions from Swiss companies DePoly and Kuori.

The webinar will conclude with a panel discussion on the opportunities and challenges of financ-ing innovation in the circular economy.

Program:

12:00 - Welcome & Introduction SECA, Impact Investing Circle

• Ulrich Geilinger, Former Chairman SECA

• Francois Gerber, CEO, Circular Economy Switzerland (CES),
  Circular Economy Overview – The Swiss Perspective

12:15 - Investor’s Perspective

• Plastics Circularity Investments;
  Felix Philipp, Head of Research for Circular Economy and Materials, Lombard Odier

• Sustainable Materials and Packaging;
  Fredric Petit, Partner, Head of Materials & Packaging, Emerald Technology Ventures

• Catalytic Investments in Circularity;
  Christin ter Braak-Forstinger, General Partner, CHI Impact Capital, Zurich

12:40 Company Presentations

• DePoly – Tackling the Plastic Waste Problem
  Samantha Anderson, Co-Founder and CEO, DePoly

• KUORI – Waste Turns Material
  Sarah Harbarth, Founder & CEO KUORI

12:55 Panel Discussion

• Moderation: Ina Paschen (CES) und Ulrich Geilinger (SECA)

13:10 Closing

Webinar: Free of charge

Language: English