PROGRAM
Days: Monday, June 17th Tuesday, June 18th Wednesday, June 19th Thursday, June 20th
Monday, June 17th
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08:45-09:00 Session 2: Opening - 5th Symposium on Circular Economy and Sustainability
Chair:
Konstantinos Tsagarakis (Technical University of Crete, Greece)
Location: Aristotle
09:00-11:00 Session 3: Plenary Session/Project-Network Session
Chair:
Spiros Papaefthimiou (School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, Greece, Greece)
Location: Aristotle
09:00 | European vs Global Citizenship in the context of the European Legislation process regarding the European Green Deal (abstract) |
09:45 | The European Green Deal (EGD): the good, the bad, the ugly - with a special focus on the circular economy packages & the European Pact for the Future (abstract) |
10:30 | COST Action CA19124 - Rethinking Packaging For Circular And Sustainable Food Supply Chains Of The Future (Circul-a-bility) (abstract) |
10:40 | Sustainable Circular Economy Transition: From Industrial Symbiosis to Hubs for Circularity - IS2H4C (abstract) |
10:50 | RRi-Réseau de Recherche sur l’Innovation (abstract) |
11:00-11:30Coffee Break
11:30-13:30 Session 4A: Circular Business Models and Sustainability
Chair:
Norman Dytianquin (Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands)
Location: Aristotle
11:30 | From Circular to Regenerative: The Eleventh R (abstract) |
11:50 | Circular Economy Integration in Industrial Practices within the Porsuk Basin (abstract) PRESENTER: Buse Berfin Kart |
12:10 | Valorization of botanical extracts in the prism of circular bioeconomy as effective biopesticides against plant pathogens (abstract) PRESENTER: Spyridon Ntougias |
12:30 | Determining Scope 3 emissions of high value manufacturing: A scoping review to enable net zero manufacturing (abstract) PRESENTER: Okechukwu Okorie |
12:50 | Evaluating the role of renewable and non-renewable energy, economic growth, trade, financial development, agriculture and services on CO2 emission in BRICS countries (abstract) PRESENTER: Ioannis Kostakis |
13:10 | Blockchain technology application in recycling chains: a multiple-case study (abstract) PRESENTER: Yu Gong |
11:30-13:30 Session 4B: Circular Materials and Product Flows
Chair:
Lucyna Lekawska-Andrinopoulou (Institute of Communication and Computer Systems, Greece)
Location: Pythagoras
11:30 | Grain and beer production by-products (wheat bran, grain production residues and Saccharomyces cerevisiae) application in compostable packaging material. The impact on physical-mechanical and barrier properties (abstract) PRESENTER: Zita Markeviciute |
11:50 | Bridging circularity holes by digital platforms as enabler for industrial symbiosis (abstract) PRESENTER: Tom Pettau |
12:10 | Material flow analysis as an approach for sustainable construction and demolition waste management in the context of hubs for circularity (abstract) PRESENTER: Lucyna Lekawska-Andrinopoulou |
12:30 | Exploring the dynamic interactions in the transition towards a sustainable plastic packaging supply chain in France (abstract) PRESENTER: Léa Barbaut |
12:50 | Charting the impact of circular economy projects: the DEFINITE-CCRI approach (abstract) PRESENTER: Evi Makri |
13:10 | Advancing Circular Economy in Construction: A Comparative Analysis of National Policies and Regulations (abstract) PRESENTER: Ana Andabaka |
11:30-13:30 Session 4C: Circular Economy and Sustainability
Chair:
Mariana Cardoso Chrispim (University of Groningen, Netherlands)
Location: Socrates
11:30 | The challenge of circular economy as a drive to promote water reuse projects in East Attica, Greece (abstract) PRESENTER: Maria Nikolopoulou |
11:50 | On the Economics of the Circular Economy (abstract) PRESENTER: Konstantinos Giannakas |
12:10 | Accelerating the Adoption of Circular Economy in the Offshore Wind Industry (abstract) PRESENTER: Pankaj Ravindra Gode |
12:30 | Circular Economy in apps to reduce food waste: the user’s profile, awareness and behavior (abstract) PRESENTER: Mariana Cardoso Chrispim |
12:50 | Life cycle assessment of Kaumera biopolymer recovery from urban wastewater (abstract) PRESENTER: George Archimidis Tsalidis |
13:10 | Bridging Engineering and Economic Perspectives: The Pivotal Role of Hydrogen in Achieving Circular Economy and Sustainability (abstract) |
13:30-14:30Lunch Break
Méditerranée Restaurant
14:30-16:30 Session 5A: Industrial Symbiosis and Hubs for Circularity-Part A. Co-organized with the Sustainable Circular Economy Transition: from Industrial Symbiosis to Hubs for Circularity – IS2H4C
Chair:
Devrim Murat Yazan (University of Twente, Netherlands)
Location: Aristotle
14:30 | The Impact of Social Engagement on ESG Performance: Insights from S&P 500 Companies (abstract) PRESENTER: Michalis Doumpos |
14:50 | An Optimization Framework for Resource Flows in Hubs for Circularity: Identifying Challenges and Proposing Solutions (abstract) PRESENTER: Jiayun Wang |
15:10 | Digital Collaboration Platform for Hubs for Circularity (abstract) PRESENTER: Hisham Afash |
15:30 | Sustainability and Prosumerism: A systematic literature review (abstract) |
15:50 | Integrating Hydrogen Technologies in Sustainable Hubs for Circularity : Pathways to Optimized Synergy and Eco-Efficiency (abstract) PRESENTER: Anil Turan |
16:10 | Energy Management in Hubs for Circularity (abstract) PRESENTER: Tobias Løvebakke Nielsen |
14:30-16:30 Session 5B: Education and Public Policies for Sustainability
Chair:
Michail Beliatis (Department of Business Development and Technology, Aarhus University, Herning, Denmark, Denmark)
Location: Pythagoras
14:30 | Unlocking Circular Public Procurement: Harnessing Competency Matrix for Circular Economy (abstract) PRESENTER: Hareem Arshad |
14:50 | Footprint of FiberGlass Enterprises for embracing Circular Economy and Dataspace Enabled Digital Product Passport: A study in European Baltic countries (abstract) PRESENTER: Michail Beliatis |
15:10 | How to assess climate transition plans under the new perspective of ESMA greenwashing definition ? (abstract) PRESENTER: Gregory Schneider-Maunoury |
15:30 | Climate change and mental health – how education for sustainability also influences social well-being and can promote economic growth (abstract) |
15:50 | Entrepreneurial Innovation by Vocational Education Students for the Promotion of Sustainable Development Goals and the Circular Economy (abstract) PRESENTER: Kiriaki Keramitsoglou |
16:10 | Circular Economy Transition City Game: An Inter-disciplinary Educational Gaming Environment (abstract) PRESENTER: Yifei Yu |
14:30-16:30 Session 5C: Special Session Food packaging – eco-design in a circular economy (Part A). Co-organized with CIRCUL-A-BILITY COST network
Chair:
Victoria Krauter (Packaging and Resource Management, Department of Applied Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Vienna, Austria, Austria)
Location: Socrates
14:30 | EU’s circular economy legislations on packaging, waste, green claims and consumer empowerment (abstract) |
14:50 | COST Action “Sustainable Network for agrofood loss and waste prevention, management, quantification and valorisation, FoodWaStop” (abstract) PRESENTER: Gianfranco Romanazzi |
15:10 | Development of food packaging in the context of circular economy (abstract) PRESENTER: Olimpia Pitirollo |
15:30 | A sustainability strategy in retail: A comprehensive approach to reducing food waste, improving packaging solutions and reducing the carbon footprint (abstract) PRESENTER: Nikias Dick |
15:50 | Sustainable packaging as evident from social media: the case of LinkedIn (abstract) PRESENTER: David Knäble |
16:10 | Exploring the most prominent topics in LinkedIn profiles of European Sustainable Packaging companies with unsupervised Machine Learning (abstract) PRESENTER: George Tsironis |
16:30-17:00Coffee Break
Méditerranée Restaurant
17:00-19:00 Session 6A: Special Session Food packaging – eco-design in a circular economy (Part B). Co-organized with CIRCUL-A-BILITY COST network
Chair:
Angelos Balatsas-Lekkas (Postdoctoral researcher, Finland)
Location: Socrates
17:00 | Utilizing Orange Peel Waste in a Multifaceted Biorefinery: Harnessing Polyphenolic Compounds and Nanocellulose for Innovative Food Packaging Solutions (abstract) PRESENTER: Eduardo Espinosa |
17:20 | Bioactive Absorbent Pads from Biorefinery of Bay Tree Pruning Residues: A Green Approach to Food Packaging for Burger Meat Preservation (abstract) PRESENTER: Esther Rincón |
17:40 | Screen-printable bio-based ink as sensor for fish packaging (abstract) PRESENTER: Hélder Baptista |
18:00 | The role of digital platforms in the transition to the circular and smart communities (abstract) |
18:20 | Consumers’ food product choices in single-use, recyclable and reused packaging (abstract) PRESENTER: Angelos Balatsas-Lekkas |
17:00-19:00 Session 6B: Industrial Symbiosis and Hubs for Circularity (Part B). Co-organized with the Sustainable Circular Economy Transition: from Industrial Symbiosis to Hubs for Circularity – IS2H4C
Chair:
Antonios Proestakis (Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece)
Location: Aristotle
17:00 | Sustainable Finance for Circular Business Models in Hubs for Circularity: A Machine Learning Approach (abstract) PRESENTER: Aditya Tripathi |
17:20 | Development of a Framework for Stakeholder Engagement with Success Metrics for Hubs for Circularity (abstract) PRESENTER: Patricia Rogetzer |
17:40 | Assessing Circularity and Sustainability in Hubs for Circularity: A Novel Approach for Optimizing SME Contributions (abstract) PRESENTER: Marcos Machado |
18:00 | Why should we care about security in sustainability? Investigating the role of Information Security in the Success of Circular Economy (abstract) PRESENTER: Abhishta Abhishta |
18:20 | S-b Challenge: A network intervention for increasing the use of sustainable means of transport (abstract) PRESENTER: Antonios Proestakis |
18:40 | Mega Infrastructure Projects and their contribution to Sustainable Development. The case study of 12 Mega Infrastructure Projects in Greece under the prism of Society (abstract) PRESENTER: Roido Mitoula |
17:00-19:00 Session 6C: Food Policy and Sustainability
Chair:
Kai Rommel (International School of Management (ISM), Germany)
Location: Pythagoras
17:00 | Valorization of potato chips and pine nut byproducts through the development of bioplastic trays for fruit packaging (abstract) PRESENTER: Jéssica D. C. Santos |
17:20 | A sustainable and innovative marine-based wrapping material for frozen seafood quality maintenance (abstract) PRESENTER: Susana F. J. Silva |
17:40 | Sustainable consumer behavior in the food sector using Germany as an example (abstract) PRESENTER: Kai Rommel |
18:00 | Assessing the potential of food industry for fostering national circularity: a CGE approach (abstract) PRESENTER: Carla Teotónio |
18:20 | New Technology Adoption by Albanian Horticulture Farmers for Sustainable Farming (abstract) PRESENTER: Erika Skreli |
18:40 | BLOCK AGROWASTE: Traceability, Collection, Processing and Energy Recovery of Agro-plastic Waste Supported by Blockchain Technology and a Smart Mobile Application (abstract) PRESENTER: Maria Tsakona |
Tuesday, June 18th
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08:45-09:00 Session 8: Opening - 26th INFER Annual Conference
Chair:
Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod (University of Reus, Spain)
Location: Poseidon
09:00-11:00 Session 9: Plenary Session
Chair:
Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod (University of Reus, Spain)
Location: Poseidon
09:00 | A meta-analysis of the total economic impact of climate change (abstract) |
10:00 | Why is the Circular Economy not happening at the speed and scale that the planet needs? (abstract) |
11:00-11:30Coffee Break
Coffee Break 2 (in front of the Amphitheater Poseidon)
11:00-11:30 Session 10: Poster Session
Location: Poster Area
11:00 | Circular Economy – examining the connection between sustainability, resource management and circular entrepreneurialism (abstract) |
11:10 | Water treatment sludge in the context of circular economy (abstract) PRESENTER: Aikaterini Zoula |
11:20 | Education for Plastic in a Circular and Climate Neutral Economy (abstract) PRESENTER: Elena Cristina Rada |
11:30 | Unveiling the Hidden Forces Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) in Food Value Chains (abstract) PRESENTER: Mahak Sharma |
11:30-13:30 Session 11A: Sustainable Production and Consumption. Co-organized with the ‘Protecting the Environment: Advances in Circular Economy’ (PEACE) project
Chair:
Idiano D'Adamo (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Location: Pythagoras
11:30 | Energy communities and sustainability: an economic analysis (abstract) PRESENTER: Massimo Gastaldi |
11:50 | Biogas production in the industrial symbiosis context – facilitating collaboration through digitalization (abstract) PRESENTER: Anna M. Hansson |
12:10 | What Drives SMEs’ Willingness to Switch to Sustainable Production Systems? Evidence from the Netherlands (abstract) PRESENTER: Nikos Kalogeras |
12:30 | Comparative Analysis of Variables Influencing Circular Fashion Behaviour: Generation Y vs Generation Z (abstract) PRESENTER: Aya Abdelmeguid |
12:50 | Energy Communities: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (abstract) PRESENTER: Idiano D'Adamo |
13:10 | Extended Producer Responsibility: A Comparative Study of Stakeholder Involvement in European Countries for WEEE sector (abstract) |
11:30-13:30 Session 11B: Circular Innovation and Design
Chair:
Bruno Damasio (NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
Location: Democritus
11:30 | Circular Economy Manufacturing Strategies from Nordic/Baltic Regions: Creating Value from Residue Glass Fiber & Circular Business Model Innovation (abstract) PRESENTER: Mads Nielsen |
11:50 | Examining the Enablers and Barriers in Adopting Circular Economy Principle in MSMEs: A Systematic Literature Review (abstract) PRESENTER: Dukhabandhu Sahoo |
12:10 | Towards Net-Zero Emissions: Embracing Circular Economy Principles in Emerging Economies (abstract) PRESENTER: Muruvvet Deniz Sezer |
12:30 | All that is green not gold: Assessing the long march to circular batteries through patent-publication pairs (abstract) PRESENTER: Bruno Damasio |
12:50 | Tracing Circularity in Building’s Sustainability Assessment Methods: An Exploratory Approach (abstract) PRESENTER: Rand Askar |
13:10 | Pioneering Innovations for Circular Economy: A Showcase of Cutting-Edge Solutions (abstract) |
13:30-14:30Lunch Break
Méditerranée Restaurant
14:30-16:00 Session 12: Round Table - Employment Trends in Sustainability (in the private and public sectors)
- Michael Stierle
- Antonio Afonso
- Bernhard Zlanabitnig
- Sophie Boutillier
Chair:
Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod (University of Reus, Spain)
Location: Poseidon
16:00-16:30Coffee Break
Coffee Break 2 (in front of the Amphitheater Poseidon)
16:30-18:30 Session 13A: Smart Cities and Legal Frameworks
Chair:
Christian Oberst (German Economic Institute (IW), Germany)
Location: Pythagoras
16:30 | Housing Preferences and Parking Space Demand: Empirical Evidence from a Choice Experiment in Germany (abstract) |
16:50 | Innovative materials and methods for smart sustainable buildings and cities (abstract) PRESENTER: Dimitra Papadaki |
17:10 | Social solidarity and circularity in construction through law: Durkheim, Individualism and Human Flourishing (abstract) PRESENTER: Jonas Voorter |
17:30 | Analysis of barriers and driving forces for Circular Economy (CE) in wastewater treatment plants (abstract) |
17:50 | Circular economy and legislative framework of olive mill by-products. The case of Greece (abstract) |
18:10 | Circular economy and smart city: Theory and practice (abstract) PRESENTER: Dimitrios Dimitriou |
16:30-18:30 Session 13B: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Economics
Chair:
Giacomo Di Foggia (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
Location: Democritus
16:30 | Energy affordability in European countries: bringing together the energy burden and the impoverishment approaches (abstract) PRESENTER: Rita Martins |
16:50 | Managing overlapping market-based tools in circular economy policy: an empirical analysis (abstract) PRESENTER: Giacomo Di Foggia |
17:10 | Migration, Remittances and Financial Inclusion: What Do We Learn from African Countries? (abstract) |
17:30 | Perceptions of Small Medium Enterprises for their Sustainable Development: An Exploratory Qualitative Study (abstract) |
17:50 | Quantile regression analysis of Socio-Governance drivers in circular transition: A study of selected EU countries with low GHG performance (abstract) PRESENTER: Vasilis Nikou |
20:30-23:30Gala Dinner
Open Air Méditerranée Restaurant
Wednesday, June 19th
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09:00-11:00 Session 15: Plenary Session
Chair:
Inma Martinez-Zarzoso (University Jaume I, Spain)
Location: Aristotle
09:00 | The circular economy in the economics and management of innovation (abstract) |
10:00 | Environmental Degradation and Inflation in High Income Countries (abstract) |
11:00-11:30Coffee Break
11:30-13:30 Session 16A: Circular Materials and Product Flows
Chair:
Konstantinos Salonitis (Cranfield University, UK)
Location: Pythagoras
11:30 | Biochar, a powerful tool for negative emissions in circular agricultural systems (abstract) PRESENTER: Galiègue Xavier |
11:50 | Circular economy and energy savings from an archaeological perspective (abstract) PRESENTER: Frank Stevens |
12:10 | Consumers' perceptions of circular economy and climate change mitigation in the construction sector (abstract) PRESENTER: Theoni I. Oikonomou |
12:30 | Artificial intelligence of metaverse for sustainable supply chain (abstract) |
12:50 | Bounded rational behaviour of manufacturing organisations for net zero transformation (abstract) PRESENTER: Rashmeet Kaur |
13:10 | Examining end-users' perceptions toward innovative thermal insulation materials specifications (abstract) PRESENTER: Spyridon Karytsas |
11:30-13:30 Session 16B: Energy and Circularity
Chair:
Michalis Konsolakis (School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece)
Location: Democritus
11:30 | Relationship between Ecological Footprint, Economic Growth, and Renewable Energy in OECD Countries (abstract) PRESENTER: Bárbara Baigorri |
11:50 | Optimal design and energy management in RES-H2 hybrid systems (abstract) PRESENTER: Dimitrios Ipsakis |
12:10 | Reindustrialization, Circular Economy and Decarbonization, The case of ArcelorMittal Dunkirk (France) (abstract) PRESENTER: Sophie Boutillier |
12:30 | Nudging Portuguese families towards energy efficiency in residential buildings (abstract) PRESENTER: Marta Gabriel |
12:50 | Circular economy in energy production: conceptualisation, metrics, theoretical framework, and research agenda (abstract) PRESENTER: Alessio Novi |
13:30-14:30Lunch Break
14:30-16:30 Session 17A: Environmental Protection and Climate Change
Chair:
Maria Aina (Harper Adams University, UK)
Location: Pythagoras
14:30 | Customers Awareness of the Impact of Misshapen Farm Produce Rejection on the Environment (abstract) |
14:50 | Integrating AI and IoT for Sustainable Forest Management: The AI4FS Approach in Norwegian Forests, Imagine B5G EU Horizon Project (abstract) PRESENTER: George Tsironis |
15:10 | Tourists' Attitudes towards Circular Tourism Destinations: A Behavioural Analysis converging Value-Belief-Norm Theory and Theory of Planned Behaviour (abstract) PRESENTER: Tiziana Iannuzzi |
15:30 | Sustainable Development in ASEAN: Exploring the Relationship Between Load Capacity Factor, Socioeconomic Factors, and Energy Consumption (abstract) |
15:50 | Biodegradation of Crude Oil in an Immobilized Cell Bioreactor under Sea Water Conditions (abstract) PRESENTER: Paraschos Melidis |
14:30-16:30 Session 17B: Circular Business Models
Chair:
Mahak Sharma (University of Twente, Netherlands)
Location: Democritus
14:30 | Supply chain and the circular economy: BI as a tool to accelerate the transition (abstract) PRESENTER: Triantafyllia Karampini |
14:50 | Navigating Europe's lithium recycling landscape: from mining tailings to circular electric vehicle batteries (abstract) |
15:10 | Understanding the Circular Economy Job Market Globally through the Lens of LinkedIn (abstract) PRESENTER: Pavlos Fafalios |
15:30 | The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in the Circular, Sustainable and Transformative BioWEconomy (abstract) |
15:50 | Analyzing Impacts of Disruptions for Developing Resilient Sustainable and Circular Food Supply Chains (abstract) PRESENTER: Mürüvvet Deniz Sezer |
16:30-17:00Coffee Break
17:00-18:40 Session 18A: Policies for Sustainability
Chair:
Marzena Smol (Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
Location: Pythagoras
17:00 | Policy tools supporting the development of the market for secondary raw materials and alternative fertilisers (abstract) |
17:20 | A new roadmap to guide European Union state members in achieving the best practices on household organic waste management (abstract) PRESENTER: Erika Celestino |
17:40 | Regional Interoperability Observatory towards Sustainability: Key Results from EN.I.R.I.S.S.T. Research Infrastructure (abstract) PRESENTER: Dimitrios Dimitriou |
18:00 | Carbon footprint theoretical evaluation at wastewater treatment plants; the case of Iraklion city (abstract) PRESENTER: Kristallia Sifakaki |
18:20 | Impact of Energy Transition on Inclusive Green Growth in the European Union: Evidence from PMG-ARDL Model (abstract) PRESENTER: Dukhabandhu Sahoo |
17:00-18:40 Session 18B: Water and Waste Management
Chair:
Ana Ramos (LAETA-INEGI, Portugal)
Location: Democritus
17:00 | Integrated research on modular gasification: LCA on thermal drying and gasification of sewage sludge (abstract) PRESENTER: Marco Ragazzi |
17:20 | Valorisation of orange processing waste in the context of circular economy using yeast microbiota (abstract) PRESENTER: Ioannis Stavrakakis |
17:40 | Benchmarking the environmental impacts of waste management techniques: a Portuguese case study for municipal solid waste (abstract) |
18:00 | Active and biodegradable pad for strawberry packaging: a zero-waste approach (abstract) PRESENTER: Ana Augusto |
18:40-19:00 Session 19: Closing
Location: Aristotle
Thursday, June 20th
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11:00-11:30Coffee Break
11:30-13:30 Session 20: Workshop on Empowering Teachers to Promote Sustainability Goals: ‘Keen on Green’ (Part A)
Workshop is held by Anne-Marie Eekhout
Location: Aristotle
13:30-14:30Lunch Break
Méditerranée Restaurant
14:30-17:00 Session 21: Workshop on Empowering Teachers to Promote Sustainability Goals: ‘Keen on Green’ (Part B)
Workshop is held by Anne-Marie Eekhout
Location: Aristotle
17:00-17:30Coffee Break