Waste management focuses on the concept of the circular economy. This is based on the approach "reduce, reuse, recycle", i.e.

• avoid, treat or dispose of waste
• ensure reusability
• enable recycling.

While in the pure "linear economy" the resource reaches the end of its life cycle after use, the circular economy makes it possible to conserve resources and reduce waste. Recycling processes can be significantly improved by the addition of optical sensors and artificial intelligence (AI).

We invite you to discuss this topic with our speakers and us. This is a hybrid-event organised at c/o Osborne Clarke, Innere Kanalstr. 15, Köln an as a virtual event via Teams.

Programme

17:30 Welcome & Moderation - Pekka Stuckert, CPS Consulting / Finish-German trade guild NRW 

17:35 Circular economy and AI (in English)

Aki Finer, Aki is the director of circular economy in Motiva. Aki has 15 years of business development experience from private sector focusing on corporate sustainability, circular economy and digital services.

Motiva is a state-owned company focusing on sustainable development. Motiva provides the public sector, businesses, municipalities and consumers with information, solutions and services that allow them to make resource-efficient, effective and sustainable choices.

18:00 Artificial Intelligence in Circular Value Creation (in German)

Wilhelm Klat, is a specialist in the industrial use of computer vision. His company, CircoVision UG, develops AI-based solutions for operational work steps around the recycling, reprocessing and reuse of used recyclables and products. As a researcher at the FH Bielefeld (working group: Applied AI), he is testing the use of computer vision in regional companies in funded projects.

Circovision UG is a small family business with headquarters in East Westphalia and specialises in testing and designing AI-based solutions for circular value creation. Their customers include large automotive groups as well as SMEs from industries such as waste disposal, textiles, printing, logistics, mechanical engineering or civil engineering. The AI-based solutions often include visual inspection tasks, such as typing and determining the optical condition of products or components or detecting complex anomalies.

18:30 Networking & Fingerfood

20:00 Event ends