Our third annual event will explore the latest FutuRaM results and place them within the broader debate on critical raw materials.
Over two days at the beautiful Evangelische Akademie Tutzing in Bavaria, FutuRaM scientists will present – for the first time – key insights from our research. Alongside them, respected external speakers will contribute their own perspectives and findings to the conversation.
Expect thought-provoking presentations, engaging poster presentations, and enlightening discussions in a welcoming and stimulating setting. This is your opportunity to connect with fellow professionals and contribute your views to one of today’s most urgent challenges.
Practical Details
From: Wednesday, 22nd October, 15:00
To: Thursday, 23rd October 2025, 15:00
Location: Evangelische Akademie Tutzing, Schlossstraße 2+4, 82327 Tutzing, Germany
Registration deadline with accommodation: 6 October 2025
Registration deadline without accommodation: 15 October 2025
Agenda
22 October, Wednesday
15:00-15:40 Registration (Coffee and cake included)
15:40-16:00 Welcome and Setting the Scene
Vera Susanne Rotter, Professor Circular Economy and Recycling Technology, TU Berlin; James Horne, FutuRaM Project Coordinator, WEEE Forum
16:00-16:40 Critical Raw Materials: the Achilles Heel of the Energy Transition? (Keynote)
Paul Ekins, Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources
16:40-17:00 Discussion and Questions
Chaired by Vera Susanne Rotter, Professor Circular Economy and Recycling Technology, TU Berlin
17:00-17:30 Poster Session
FutuRaM Scientists
17:30-18:00 End of Presentations
Take a break or stay on to continue the discussion
18:00-18:30 Apéro and Networking
18:30-20:30 Dinner
20:30-22:00 The bar area will remain open for further networking
23 October, Thursday
09:00-09:10 Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Vera Susanne Rotter, Professor Circular Economy and Recycling Technology, TU Berlin
09:10-09:35 Mapping of CRMs – FutuRaM Approach
Kirsten Remmen, Group Lead, Empa
09:35-10:05 Mapping of CRMs – National Perspective
Britta Bookhagen, Head of Unit “Secondary Raw Materials”, DERA: The German Mineral Resources Agency; Helmut Rechberger, Head of the Waste and Resource Management Research Department, TU Wien; Eimear Deady, Senior Mineral Geologist, British Geological Survey
10:05-10:20 Questions and Answers
10:20-10:45 Giving Access to Data: FutuRaM Urban Mine Platform
Audrey Philippe, Research Engineer, BRGM: French Geological Survey
10:45-11:10 From Mapping Critical Raw Materials to Future Use of Data in EU Policy
Concetta Lodato, Project Officer, Joint Research Centre
11:10-11:40 Coffee Break
11:40-12:05 Infrastructure Requirements – Opportunities & Challenges for a More Comprehensive Recovery of CRMs
Christian Hagelüken, Metal Recycling and Circular Economy Expert
12:05-12:30 Recycling CRMs from E-Waste
Serge Kimbel, CEO, WEEECycling
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-13:55 FutuRaM: Application of UNFC to Secondary Raw Materials
Soraya Heuss-Aßbichler, Professor of Mineralogy and Petrology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
13:55-14:35 Panel Discussion
Moderated by Pascal Leroy, Director General, WEEE Forum. Participants: Christian Hagelüken, Metal Recycling and Circular Economy Expert; Soraya Heuss-Aßbichler, Professor of Mineralogy and Petrology, LMU; Serge Kimbel, CEO, WEEECycle.
14:35-15:00 Closing Remarks
Pascal Leroy, Director General, WEEE Forum; Vera Susanne Rotter, Professor Circular Economy and Recycling Technology, TU Berlin