Thursday, 23 October

Circular Solutions in Textile&Food: Bridging Sectors, Borders & Strategies

By Universität Salzburg & FH Salzburg

Explore cross-sector EU collaboration and circular solutions in Textile and Food!

Date and time

Location

Universität Salzburg Große Universitätsaula

2-4 Hofstallgasse 5020 Salzburg Austria

Agenda

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Welcome & Introduction

Christine Vallaster (University of Salzburg)

Eva Lienbacher (FH Salzburg & University of Salzburg)

Brigitta Pallauf (President of the State Parliament)

Join us for the opening remarks from the event organizers, followed by an introduction to the Interreg projects — Interreg Danube Region TEX-DAN, Interreg Austria Italy FOODIS, and Interreg Alpine Sp...

4:30 PM - 5:25 PM

Advancing Circularity in Europe: Strategic Frameworks and Practical Outcomes

Zoltan Bendó (Interreg Danube TEX-DAN & Liontaria)

Christina Bauer (Regional Development & EU Policy)

Ricard Parilla Guix (Project Manager TEX-DAN)

Jon Goriup (CEO vcg.ai)

Join us for an engaging session that will delve into strategic and practical pathways for accelerating circularity across Europe. Experts from the EUSALP group will present the EU Strategy for the Al...

5:25 PM - 6:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Cross-Border Learnings & Policy Implications

Nadine Schratzberger (Founder & Consultant)

Florian F. Iro (CEO Erdal GmbH - Werner & Mertz Group)

Diana Reuter (Sustainability Management Gebrüder WOERLE)

Multi-stakeholder panel discussion bringing together SMEs, large enterprises, NGOs, and political decision-makers.

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Get together & Networking

The event concludes with the culinary experience 'Tasting and Testing,' where participants can test the FoodCycle.ai tool, explore best practices through an exhibition, and discover various circulari...

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About this event

Business • Environment & Sustainability

The event ‘Circular Solutions in Textile & Food: Bridging Sectors, Borders & Strategies’ on the 23rd of October 2025 explores circular solutions in the textile and food sectors, with a focus on cross-border collaboration, policy development, and practical tools like decision support systems. Bringing together SMEs, policy makers, NGOs, students, and project partners of three EU funded projects, it highlights sector-specific best practices, barriers, and enablers of circularity. Also, participants will engage in a cross-sector policy panel.

Event language: English

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This event is organized as a Green Event in accordance with the guidelines of the Province of Salzburg. We are committed to sustainability and kindly ask all participants to contribute by considering environmentally friendly travel options. Further details on eco-friendly travel to the venue can be found in our information document.

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This project is co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg Alpine Space (Project CEFoodCycle), Interreg Danube Region (Project TEX DAN) and Interreg Italy-Österreich (Project FOODIS) programmes.

Organizers:

Univ.-Prof. Christine Vallaster | Christine.Vallaster@plus.ac.at , University of Salzburg.

FH-Prof. Eva Lienbacher | Eva.Lienbacher@fh-salzburg.ac.at & Eva.Lienbacher@plus.ac.at, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences & University of Salzburg.

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Universität Salzburg & FH Salzburg

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