The Australian Net Zero and Circular Economy Conference will feature nearly thirty events for academics, startups, government, and industry. Browse and register for any of the sessions below:

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Circular Economy in Healthcare – Online Event

Healthcare waste is often overlooked but exponentially increasing. Healthcare worldwide contributes around 4.4% of the global net carbon emissions. Healthcare in Australia contributes 7% of the national CO2 emissions. Of […]

Connecting Our Digital Circular Future – Online Session

Presented by Mercularis and Circular Centre plus Adetex.CST Creating micro-economies which are further linked to form a true Circular Economy would help alleviate several challenges per UN Sustainable Development Goals. […]

Chemical Engineering Circular Economy Leaders Forum

This event is invitation only. If you would like to attend, please contact us. ACEC's first Leaders Forum in November 2018 concluded with a recommendation to introduce the Circular Economy […]

Smart Waste Virtual Hackathon: Pitch Night

Watch teams from theĀ Smart Waste Virtual HackathonĀ pitch their best ideas for solving the problem of waste to a panel of judges in this ā€œShark Tankā€ style pitch event. Teams were […]

Health Waste Transformation Workshop

This workshop is aimed at key stakeholders in health waste management and is invitation only. If you would like to attend, please contact us. Using circular economy principals, this workshop […]

Food Waste in the Circular Economy

This panel discussion is brought to you by the Centre for Advanced Food Enginomics. Preventing food waste through a circular economy is a vital pillar in reducing a problem which […]

Keynote: A Conversation with Jess Scully

Rupal Ismin sits down with Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney Jess Scully, author of Glimpses of Utopia, to talk about how we can create a more sustainable world by reimagining […]

Conference Poster Session

Current undergraduate, Masters and PhD students are invited to submit an expression of interest for our poster presentation at ACEC 2020. If selected, your poster will be part of an […]

Greening the Healthcare Sector

Join us in conversation with leaders in health waste management to provide insight into the magnitude of health waste issues, and offer solutions for incorporating circular economy principles into hospital […]

Biochar in the Circular Economy

This event is organised by the Korea University. Our guest speakers will be exploring the uses, challenges, and opportunities biochar presents in the circular economy. This will be followed by […]

Hydrogen from Waste: A New Route to Green Hydrogen

This event is invitation only. If you would like to attend, please contact us. The challenges of waste management in Australia are immense and the solutions that work elsewhere in […]

Food and the Circular Economy in Australia and China

This event is organised by the China Studies Centre, the University of Sydney and will explore the role of the circular economy in transforming how we understand and respond to […]

Applied Mechanics in Waste

National Committee on Applied Mechanics (NCAM), Engineers Australia is excited to organise a session on the use of applied mechanics for waste. NCAM goal is to promote and disseminate knowledge […]

Academic Presentations on Circular Plastics

This event is organised by Korea University and APRU Sustainable Waste Management. Our guest speakers will discussing various topics about plastics in the circular economy. This will be followed by […]

Circular Economy Infrastructure and Services

This panel, co-hosted by NSW CircularĀ and Open Cities, will look at the infrastructure and services which underpin a circular economy. Through the lens of city-scale transformation, this panel will discuss […]

Keynote: NSW Circular

This keynote presentation is brought to you by NSW Circular. Our conference co-chairs NSW Circular will give a twin keynote presentation featuring CEO Lisa McLean and Chief Circular Economist Kar […]

Design Thinking in Manufacturing

This event will discuss the value in design in the manufacturing process. Good design means manufacturers can reduce prototyping and startup costs, more efficiently produce and deliver a product, and […]

Welcome to Country & Conference Opening

Join us for the official opening event of the 2nd Australian Circular Economy Conference 2020. Associate Professor Ali Abbas, Director, Waste Transformation Research Hub Craig Madden Professor Kim Rasmussen, Deputy […]