Highlights

Video Podcast Studios

20 talks (12-15 min.) with 40 circular shapers

B2B Marketplace

20 solutions and 50+ companies along the value chains

Focus Lounges

9 activating, solution-oriented Working Sessions on both days

Investor x Entrepreneur Speed Dating

6 types of capital

Shorts

20 Shorts on solutions – social storytelling straight from the forum

PowerHour

Tasting & networking

VIP Apero

With the Finnish Embassy in Berne: 50 experts (Mon, Nov. 9)

Genussbühne

Circular catering with Kursaal Bern & Regio Food Hub

The world is becoming more complex. We are becoming more aware. People – Relationships – Financing.

Monday, 9 Nov

VIP Apéro

17.00–19.00 VIP Apéro & Finnish Embassy Residency (50 experts, by invitation only)

Tuesday, 10 Nov

Day 1

10.00–10.30 Welcome CF26 · People – Relationships – Financing
10.30–12.00 STORIES · Storytelling, business & entertainment
12.00–14.00 Lunch · Networking · B2B Marketplace · Video Podcasts
15.30–16.00 Break & Networking
16.00–17.00 PowerHour · Tasting & Apéro
17.00–17.30 Results, emotions
17.30–open City Visit Bern (optional)

Wednesday, 11 Nov

Day 2

08.30–10.00 Speed Dating Breakfast · Investors meet companies
10.00–10.15 Welcome Day 2 · Circulator Action Plan 2028
10.15–12.00 B2B MARKETPLACE · 20 solution pitches
12.00–14.00 Lunch · Networking · B2B Marketplace · Video Podcasts
15.30–16.00 Break & Networking
16.00–17.00 PowerHour · Tasting & Apéro · ZENventures
17.00–17.30 Results, farewell

Focus Lounges

Exchange ideas with passionate professionals in the 9 Focus Lounges. Contribute your own ideas, surprise us with creative concepts and questions, and expand your knowledge base. Each Focus Lounge is co-curated by expert partners and delves into the latest key questions and trends.

Tue, 10 Nov · 14.00–15.30 · Panorama 2

Circular Design – Materials as Market Advantage

What makes circular design a success factor? Where do the industrial potentials lie? What do we learn from commercial case studies?

Co-hosted by

  • Björn Ischi Industrial Design
  • Roger Neuenschwander be-advanced

Tue, 10 Nov · 14.00–15.30 · Panorama 3

Food Value Chains & Side Streams

How do we strengthen regional food cycles? Where to find new side stream partners? What are the insights from the matchmaking?

Co-hosted by

  • Lukas Aeschlimann & Mascha Theiler Regio Food Hub
  • Théo Fischer SHIFT Vaud

Tue, 10 Nov · 14.00–15.30 · Panorama 4

Cross-Border Business & Regulations

How do we create understanding and trust across borders? How do we navigate European and global trends, risks, and opportunities?

Co-hosted by

  • Julie Harboe Harboe Innovations
  • Nina Meglic ACT-SI
  • Chris Moken Circular San Antonio

Tue, 10 Nov · 14.00–15.30 · Forum Ost

Storytelling – Visibility for SMEs

How do SMEs become visible through news? How is your product explained in seconds? How do companies achieve more impact in their communication?

Co-hosted by

  • Caroline Feder ZHdK
  • Yvonne von Hunnius Café Europe

Wed, 11 Nov · 14.00–15.30 · Panorama 2

Finance & Purpose for Generations

How to make your circular solution investment-ready and self-financing? Where to find the most suitable investors and entrepreneurs?

Co-hosted by

  • Enrique Hablützel Helvora
  • Lukas Hotz Generational
  • Manuel Linder Impact Gstaad
  • Petra Rüegg Technologiefonds

Wed, 11 Nov · 14.00–15.30 · Panorama 3

Digital Product Passport & Logistics

How do companies benefit from the DPP? Which regulatory trends are relevant? What advantages does logistics create?

Co-hosted by

  • Chris Gfeller Swiss Post
  • Peter Krummenacher Bloqsens
  • François Gerber CES

Wed, 11 Nov · 14.00–15.30 · Panorama 4

Reverse Logistics in the MEM Industry

How is the Swiss MEM industry transforming towards net zero? What is the benefit of the whole value chain perspective versus the single company?

Co-hosted by

  • Maike Scherrer ZHAW
  • Marco Tramontano Loopi

Wed, 11 Nov · 14.00–15.30 · Forum Ost

Public Procurement & Companies

How do we build the bridge for dialogue between companies and public authorities? What do the latest studies show? Why the vision of the “Engaged University”?

Co-hosted by

  • Tobias Stucki BFH
  • Felix Meier Pusch

Tue, 10 Nov & Wed, 11 Nov · 13.00–16.00 · Panorama 7

Future Skills – Jugend debattiert

What are the core competencies of the future? How do I form my own opinion? Where do young people and entrepreneurs debate?

Co-hosted by

  • Manuel Rölli & Elena Dalla Valle YES

Video Podcasts

Make your solution visible and share your vision. In 3 studios, 20 talks come to life with 40 experts – complemented by 20 Shorts that capture circular solutions in seconds. Together, we show how the circular economy works in practice and carry these ideas across the web. That’s how we multiply our impact.

Video Podcasts
B2B Marktplatz

B2B Marketplace

We make concrete solutions and the value chains and people behind them visible: in the B2B marketplace, you'll get to know 20 selected products and over 50 companies. The concentrated energy, knowledge, and passion for innovation will inspire and excite you!

Speed Datings

To start the day, we'll enhance the breakfast buffet and connect ambitious investors and entrepreneurs from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. In six investor lounges, you'll meet six different types of capital – tailored to your financing needs.

Speed Datings
Networking

Networking

For years, this has been our specialty: bringing the right people together, strengthening existing relationships, and creating new ones – across industries and borders. In doing so, we create unforgettable experiences that form the basis for professional success and personal friendships.

Act Circular – together. Act Circular    
Act Circular – together. Act Circular    
Act Circular – together. Act Circular    
Act Circular – together. Act Circular