Panel discussion. Enabling a circular society in practice: opportunities and barriers

The panel discussion took place at the 2nd Online Utrecht Degrowth Symposium, 15 May 2020.

For the summary of the panel discussion, please check the following link:

Participants:
- Socrates Schouten, Concept developer, Waag, The Netherlands. Socrates Schouten is researcher and writer in the field of the circular economy and the commons. In 2016 he wrote the book 'De circulaire economie' (The Circular Economy, published by Leesmagazijn) about ecological thinking and the philosophy of the commons.
- Martine Postma, Founder, Repair Café International Foundation. Martine is a Dutch environmentalist and former journalist. She founded the first repair café in Amsterdam, and the Repair Café International Foundation, which connects and supports ca. 1700 repair cafes in 35 countries. Her book ’ Weggooien? Mooi niet!’ (2015) discussed the process of setting up repair cafes. Martine has received several awards and recognitions, and the Dutch newspaper Trouw put Postma in its 'Sustainable 100' list for four consecutive years between 2012 and 2015.
- Joey Hodde, Co-founder, Café de Ceuvel and housing cooperation De Warren. Joey has a background in environmental science, human geography and geo-information science. He is co-founder of Café de Ceuvel, which showcases and applies sustainable technologies that have a positive impact on the world. He is currently conducting research at Metabolic and Wageningen University to find the optimal spatial distribution of concrete recycling facilities.

The panel is followed by a Q&A that includes:
- Dr. Kersty Hobson, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Cardiff University
- Ilektra Kouloumpi, Senior Strategist Thriving Cities at Circle Economy
- Martin Calisto Friant, PhD researcher at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University