Circular Coffee + Conversation
Event Information
About this Event
The concept is simple. See it as taking your morning coffee (or tea) break with a dose of circular inspiration!
About this event:
We run fortnightly Circular Coffee + Conversations, on Thursday morning. They are live, informal, with a different guest every time, where we discuss different circular aspects over a virtual coffee.
We'll also ask them to bring a #CircularConversations Starter, object, thing, related to their thinking of business to get the conversation flowing....
We'll ask a few questions ourselves for about 15min and then open up the questions to the people on the call.
UPCOMING
- Thursday 28th January: Campbell Murray, from Souqbox, online B2B platform for trade surplus.
- Thursday 11th February: Food theme
- Thursday 25th February: Food theme
- Thursday 11th March: Food theme
- Thursday 25th March: Food theme
How it works
- Grab a cuppa
- Join us at 11am
- Listen to an inspiring conversation
- Ask any questions you might have on the topic.
If you cannot join for a reason or another, we'll record this series and send you the link. So if you are interested, don't forget to sign-up.
This is our way to support, create and amplify local and wider circular initiatives!
PREVIOUS SESSIONS INCLUDE
- Intro session with Sophie & Erica, design, repair -ability and customer experience
- Harriet & Dan from Handy Dan's 3D Prints - 3dprinting, recycling PLA and evolving business models
- Elis Joudalova - from OLIO on foodwaste, sharing and engaging volunteers and business
- Ehab Sayed, Biohm on the future home, mycelium, biomimetic design and ecosystem thinking business and community
- Oliver Burt & Monika Bulmer, re3 waste and recycling partnerships, on blockbuster recycling, changing consumer behaviours and tricky products to recycle or recover.
- George Steedman Jones, wildlife photographer, student and host of Coffee with Conservationists
- Liz Pearson design and wood turner from Love Heartwood, creating sustainable, natural and circular toys
- Joe Iles from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation on Circular Design and 2021 trends
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What is the Reading Circular Economy Club (CEC)?
We are part of the Circular Economy Club, a global network of over 3,500 circular economy professionals and organisations in over 100 countries changing the way our cities operate.
Our aim is to use Circular Economy models, design and thinking as innovation drivers to reduce waste and rethink products, business and behaviours, creating new and wider value for our community.
We act as a platform to amplify local initiatives and create new opportunities, bringing businesses, government, individuals and academic together.
We want to be brave, innovative, thoughtful and impactful.
We aim to meet every other month for an interactive, hands-on and fun event where ideas are shared and actions agreed to “put” Reading on the map of Circular Economy.
Who is it for?
Our CEC events are all very inclusive. Regardless if you are already involved in the circular economy or simply curious about this new way of doing business and looking for inspiration, we would love to have you join this series of events. We want to imagine and create a Circular Reading together :)
