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CLOSER is heading to Ecomondo2026! Meet Our Roundtables and Workshop Speakers

October 29, 2026

From 3 to 6 November, the CLOSER project will be at Ecomondo in Rimini, the leading European event for the green and circular economy.

Come and meet us at Regione Calabria’s stand (Hall SUD, Stand 404). You’ll find CLOSER, together with our sister project EVEN CLOSER, at Regione Calabria’s stand in the Fincalabra S.p.A. collective area.

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Roundtables - Connecting Territories, Industry and EU Policies for Critical Raw Materials

Friday 6 November
10:00–13:00 | Sala Noce, Hall A6
(Activity link)

Critical Raw Materials are central to Europe’s competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Building on the I3 project CLOSER, two roundtables will explore how EU policy, regional ecosystems and industry can work together to meet the goals of the Critical Raw Materials Act and the Chips Act.

Institutional welcome
Clust-ER Meccatronica e Motoristica and Roberto Ricci Mingani, Director General for Knowledge, Research, Labour and Enterprise, Emilia-Romagna Region

Roundtable 1 | From European Strategies to Regional Action: Shaping the Next Programming Period

  • Tomislav Pinter, Seconded National Expert, European Commission
    Salvatore Siviglia, Director General, Department of Territory and Environmental Protection, Regione Calabria
  • Alberto Castronovo, Head of the Internationalisation Mission Unit, Cabinet of the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT)
  • Simone Bigaran – Group Chief Engineer, R&D and PSCR, Mista spa
    Representative of the Lazio Region

Roundtable 2 | From Strategic Priorities to Industrial Value Chains: Needs, Opportunities and Cooperation

  • Daniela Sani, Senior Project Manager, ART-ER
  • Caterina Loddo, Head of Innovation, Start-ups and Industrial Areas, Economic Development Directorate, Regione Calabria
  • Francesco Scavone, Leonardo (Electronics Division)
  • FABIO ISABELLA, Gruppo Ecosistem
  • Federico Foschini, Gruppo Hera

Moderated by Prof. Francesca Nanni, University of Rome Tor Vergata, CLOSER Project Coordinator

Workshop - From Project Results to Industrial Opportunities and Future Cooperation – The CLOSER Project

Friday 6 November
14:00–14:45 | Emilia-Romagna Region Stand

Discover CLOSER’s main innovation streams and their potential for investment and market uptake. Innovative companies from the CLOSER consortium will present technologies and solutions developed within the project. Join us if you’re an investor, an industrial partner or a fellow project looking for new collaborations.

Introduction
Letizia Zavatti, Emilia-Romagna Region (energy transition, green economy and sustainable innovation)

Speakers

  • Silvia Zanettini, R&D Director, Due2Lab
  • Tania Muccinelli, Environmental Specialist, Selcom (Bonfiglioli Group)
  • Andrea D’Intino, Co-Founder, Forkbomb BV
  • Fabio Venturi, Engineer, RAIT88
  • Francesco Cantone, CEO, High Technology Systems HTS srl
  • Niels Wagemaker, CEO, CRITICAL.GREEN
  • Lana Haak, Junior Operations Manager, Closing the Loop

Moderators
Freek van Eijk, CEO, Holland Circular Hotspot
Francesco Sgromo, Innovative Projects and Working Groups, Clust-ER Meccatronica e Motoristica

From e-waste to recovered critical raw materials, second-life components and digital traceability, discover how CLOSER is turning Europe’s urban mine into a resource for strategic autonomy.

Visiting ECOMONDO? Come by, meet the partners and let’s talk about scaling circular semiconductors together! Book your tickets online in advance.