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Breaking Down the Barriers Toward a Circular Automotive Industry
\n<\/strong>27th<\/sub> November 2025, 8:45\u201316:00h CET | Eurecat Cerdanyola (Parc Tecnol\u00f2gic del Vall\u00e8s; Av. Universitat Aut\u00f2noma, 23, Cerdanyola del Vall\u00e8s<\/a>)
\nHybrid event (in person and online streaming)<\/p>\n

Join the event \u201cBreaking Barriers Towards a Circular Automotive Industry\u201d<\/strong><\/em>, organized by Eurecat within the framework of the European project ZEvRA<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This first annual conference of the project will bring together representatives from the automotive industry, technology centres, universities, and public administrations<\/strong> with the aim of advancing towards more circular, sustainable, and competitive electric mobility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The ZEvRA project, funded by Horizon Europe, promotes circularity in the light electric vehicle sector, addressing the entire life cycle\u2014from material supply to end-of-life processes.<\/p>\n

The event will provide a space for dialogue, knowledge sharing, and collaboration to exchange progress, methodologies, and experiences, as well as to discuss the main technical, regulatory, and economic barriers that must be overcome to achieve a fully circular automotive industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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PROGRAM<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
8:45 – 9:15\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Registration and welcome coffee<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
9:15 – 9:30\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Host welcome note<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
9:30 – 10:00\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
From Ambition to Action: Circularity as the Engine of Europe\u2019s Zero-Emission EV Future<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
Thomas Hipke (Fraunhofer)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
10:00 – 10:30\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Driving Innovation in Zero-Emission Vehicle Readiness: The OEM Perspective<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Matthias Klaus Reichelt (SKODA)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
10:30 – 10:45\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Coffee break<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
10:45 – 11:30\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Applying the 9Rs: Barriers and Breakthroughs in Circular EV Design<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Moderators: Stefan Caba (EDAG)
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Panelists:
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    \n
  • Violeta Vargas (EUT)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Chrab\u00e1k P\u00e9ter (BZN)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Gianluigi Creonti (CROSS FIRE SRL) <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Manuel Molina (TOYOTA)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Alberto G\u00f3mez (FICOSA)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
    11:30 – 12:30\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
    Breaking Down the Barriers: Circularity Challenges in the Automotive Industry<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
    Moderators: Engy Ghoniem (UNN), Richard Fu (UNN)
    \n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
    Panelists:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
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    • Katharina Schoeps (RKW)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Tony Schuetze (RKW)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Kirsten Lange (APRA)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Davar Hemyari (Benteler \/ NTNU)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Stefan Caba (EDAG)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Dennis Lauterbach (Volkswagen Group Innovation)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
      12:30 – 13:30<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
      Lunch<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
      13:30 – 14:45\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
      IN PERSON WORKSHOP: How to Assess Circularity Across the EV Value Chain \u2013 Interactive session with live demo and group feedback<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
      Violeta Vargas (EUT), David S\u00e1nchez (EUT)
      \n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
      ONLINE WORKSHOP: Lightweight Design by recycling-based Aluminum Foam<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
      Christian Hannemann (FRA)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
      14:45 – 15:00<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
      Coffee Break<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
      15:00 – 15:45\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
      Innovation Forum – From Concept to Market: Circular Case Studies and Skills for the Future EV Workforce<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

      Moderators: Christian Hannemann (FRA), Davar Hemyari (Benteler \/ NTNU) <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Katharina Schoeps (RKW)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Tony Schuetze (RKW)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Kirsten Lange (APRA)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Thierry Renault (COMPOSITEC) <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
        15:45 – 16:00<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
        Closing Remarks & Call to Action<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
        Engy Ghoniem (UNN)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":190013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[987,2232],"class_list":["post-190033","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-technological-scientific-acts","mec_category-workshops-en"],"yoast_head":"\nZEvRA event \u2013 Breaking Down the Barriers Toward a Circular Automotive Industry - Eurecat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join the event \u201cBreaking Barriers Towards a Circular Automotive Industry\u201d, organized by Eurecat within the framework of the European project ZEvRA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/calendar\/zevra-event-breaking-down-the-barriers-toward-a-circular-automotive-industry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ZEvRA event \u2013 Breaking Down the Barriers Toward a Circular Automotive Industry - 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