In 2021, the European Public Policy Conference dived deep into the topic of Circular Economy. From April 23 to 25, 2021, the 23th edition of the EPPC was streamed from Berlin to the world.

Following up on the previous year’s topic – focused on climate and sustainability – and wanting to expand on it, the team decided for the circular economy to be this year’s overarching topic. The purpose was to investigate this popular – yet sometimes misunderstood – concept, to define it and to find out how and to what extent it can be implemented in practice. In order to answer these questions, experts from different sectors, who shared their thoughts and knowledge about the circular economy, were invited.

Given the breadth of the topic, the conference was divided into three main sub-topics: Digitalisation, Global Trade, and Circular Cities. 

The keynotes, discussions, and workshops at this first online EPPC inspired roughly 170 people over the three conference days.