ENEA organized and moderated a successful panel discussion, “Stakeholder engagement and collaboration to promote circular transition at territorial and urban level,” as part of the Waste Management Europe 2025 Conference and Exhibition in Bologna, Italy, on June 10th, 2025. The panel focused on the strategic role of collaboration in advancing the circular transition at territorial and urban levels. Around 50 participants from various stakeholder categories across Europe attended the panel.
Speakers included representatives from the City of Bologna, research institutions (ENEA and University of Bologna), and European and national networking platforms. Topics emphasized were the importance of having a vision for co-ideation, co-creation, and co-responsibility, capacity building, knowledge and good practice sharing, the Living Lab methodological approach, and local community involvement. Furthermore, the stakeholder engagement process for a circular approach to water in Bologna, a NiCE project pilot city, was presented. Networking representatives also stressed the strategic importance of networking and information sharing at national, transnational, and European levels.
This event was a valuable opportunity for the NiCE project, bringing together stakeholders from across Europe. ENEA also had a stand in the exhibition space where a NiCE project leaflet was distributed to visitors.