Unlocking Circular Digital Health - DiCE Policy Dialogue & Project Synergies

Join us for a half-day workshop bringing together policymakers, healthcare professionals, medtech stakeholders, and researchers to take stock of DiCE's key findings and explore how they can drive meaningful change in circular digital health.

The morning will open with a look at the DiCE Project's core outcomes and deliverables, before zooming out to explore how its learnings are being taken forward by related initiatives (ENKORE, INCREACE and more TBC) from scaling circular solutions in healthcare to applying DiCE insights beyond Europe. 

The second half of the workshop shifts into policy mode. Building on legislative insights from the DiCE pilots and broader evidence on systemic barriers, a moderated panel will bring together voices from policy, industry, and healthcare to debate which recommendations are most impactful, which are achievable in the short term, and where unintended consequences might arise. The session will wrap up with conclusions and agreed next steps.

We look forward to welcoming you for what promises to be a rich and productive conversation! 

AGENDA

09:30-09:35 Welcome & Objectives of the Day
Els Ducheyne, Director Circular Packaging and Devices, Johnson & Johnson (Project Coordinator)

09:35-10:00 DiCE: Key Outcomes and Lasting Learnings
Sonia Valdivia, Scientific Director, World Resources Forum
Maria Anta, Technical Advisor, WEEE Forum

10:00-10:20 INCREACE: Improving the Uptake of Recycled Plastics from/in Digital Home Care Products 
Ronja Scholz, Eco-design & Service Design for a Circular Economy - Expert, Fraunhofer IZM
Theresa Aigner, Researcher on Sustainable and Circular (W)EEE, Fraunhofer IZM

10:20-10:50 From DiCE to ENKORE: Scaling Circular Solutions in Healthcare
Xenia Beltran, Senior Project Manager, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Marco Cinelli, Assistant Professor, Leiden University
Marianna Zarro, PhD Candidate, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome
Adrian Quesada, Senior Manager and Lead Researcher - Information and Communication Technology Law, Mandat International (TBC)

10:50-11:00 Q&A

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-11:35 Framing the Policy Discussion
Sonia Valdivia, Scientific Director, World Resources Forum

11:35-11:50 Legislative Insights from DiCE Pilots
Maria Anta, Technical Advisor, WEEE Forum

11:50-12:10 Systemic Barriers and Evidence-Based Recommendations
Sonia Valdivia, Scientific Director, World Resources Forum

12:10-12:50 Panel Discussion: Making Circular Health Devices Policies Impactful 
Moderated by Emanuele Di Francesco, Senior Manager, Communications and Partnerships, World Resources Forum
Marianna Zarro, PhD Candidate, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome
Adrian Quesada, Senior Manager and Lead Researcher - Information and Communication Technology Law, Mandat International
Michele Calabró, Executive Director, EUREGHA
Bert Hartog, Senior Business Consultant, TNO and DiCE Advisory Board Member

12:50 13:00 Conclusions and Next Steps 
Els Ducheyne, Director Circular Packaging and Devices, Johnson & Johnson (Project Coordinator)

13:00-14:00 Networking Lunch