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We announce the Hybrid Workshop
"Circular Planning for Sustainability: International Experiences and Case Studies"
The workshop takes place on Friday March 14, 2025 at 11am CET.
It is organized by the Laboratory of Environmental Engineering and Management of the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Crete, under the auspices of the Hellenic Society for Circular Economy. Attendance is free and open to the public, either with physical presence (Room K2.A7) or via zoom (link).
The workshop discusses circular economy as a regenerative strategy in planning for sustainability. Various case studies and projects from different sectors will be presented that demonstrate how circularity can be implemented to promote a sustainable management of resources.
Keynote Speaker
Emmanuel Stefanakis, Strategic Advisor and Fulbright Specialist, USA
He has demonstrated leadership in sustainable development as entrepreneur and as planner/designer, senior advisor for organizations in over 40 countries. He has planned economic development projects in the USA, Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and Central America, including more than 50 new towns, representing $200 billion in construction value. He has served as a director of master’s degree programs in public administration at the Harvard University Kennedy School.
Speakers
Associate Prof. Stergios Vakalis: He is an elected Assistant Professor of Energy Processes and Thermodynamics at the School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens. He still holds his appointment of Associate Professor of “Low Carbon Energy Technologies” at the Department of Environment, University of the Aegean and Director of the Energy Management Laboratory. Together with his Team, Stergios works on the production of biofuels and bioproducts from waste resources. He is also a member of the Editorial Boards for the journals 'Nature Scientific Reports' and 'Circular Economy and Sustainability' (Springer).
Associate Prof. Petros Kokkinos: He is Molecular Biologist and Associate Professor at the School of Science and Technology of the Hellenic Open University (HOU). He has studied Biological Sciences at the University of Trieste, Italy, and holds a PhD from the School of Engineering at the University of Patras. He has received nine scholarships and has conducted research in UK, USA, Spain, and Switzerland. He is currently member of the Laboratory of Sustainable Waste Management Technologies and the Director of the Postgraduate Study Program 'Cultivations under cover-Hydroponics' of the HOU. He focuses on sustainable wastewater management technologies with emphasis on environmental virology.
Associate Prof. Fountoulakis Michalis: He is an Associate Professor of Environmental Applications in Biochemical Engineering at the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete. His primary research interests focus on the development of biochemical processes for the treatment and utilization of waste and wastewater, including anaerobic digestion, non-conventional wastewater treatment systems, composting, and cultivation of microalgae and fungi. He has served as a Visiting Professor in 2022 at the University of Ghent (Belgium) and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (Luxembourg).
Assistant Prof. Alexandros Stefanakis: He is the Director of the Laboratory of Environmental Engineering and Management of the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Crete. He works on nature-based solutions for water and wastewater management, with particular expertise on the design and implementation of constructed wetlands, in the frame of a circular water economy.
Dr. Panagiotis Regkouzas: He is a graduate of the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the Technical University of Crete. His expertise lies in the production and characterization of biochar from different source materials and its application in water treatment and in agriculture.
Ph.D. Candidate Ioannis Asimakoulas: He is currently carrying out his Ph.D. work, dealing with the circular management of sewage sludge using green technologies, such as sludge treatment wetlands for sludge dewatering and biochar and compost production.
