Alan Beroud
President of the Management Boart at INNOWO
Expert in sustainable development and socio-economic development of society. She has been associated with the NGO sector for many years, working for WWF for an extended period. Author of numerous reports and articles, including "Innovations 2015," "Development of methodology and identification of circular economy indicators for Poland’s economy in a regional context," "Methodology for adapting circular business models to priority sectors for implementing the circular economy in Poland," "Impact of multinational innovative companies on Poland's socio-economic development," and "Methods for measuring social innovations." Initiator and coordinator of Polish Circular Hotspot, a platform aimed at taking action and connecting different stakeholder groups for circular change in Poland.
Within the Polish Circular Hotspot, she works on introducing innovative, comprehensive, practical, and scalable solutions across all sectors of the economy. She collaborates with companies to develop strategies for transforming business models towards a circular economy.
She is involved in numerous projects in cooperation with local governments to implement circular strategies for cities. For instance, together with the Metabolic Foundation, she leads the Circular Cities project, which conducts a scan of four Polish cities regarding their circularity and opportunities for closing loops. Member of the Coordinating Group at the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, an initiative of the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee. She has extensive experience in implementing international projects, including within the Horizon 2020 framework. She was a member of the international consortium of the R2PI project Transition from linear 2 circular: Policy and Innovation – a three-year project under the Horizon 2020 program. She is the initiator and coordinator of the international project Circular Week, an educational campaign aimed at raising awareness about sustainable production and consumption. She also handles public relations and communication. Honored with the Proton Award for Best PR Specialist in the NGO sector.
Szymon Finke
President of the Management Boart at INNOWO
Expert in sustainable development and socio-economic development of society. She has been associated with the NGO sector for many years, working for WWF for an extended period. Author of numerous reports and articles, including "Innovations 2015," "Development of methodology and identification of circular economy indicators for Poland’s economy in a regional context," "Methodology for adapting circular business models to priority sectors for implementing the circular economy in Poland," "Impact of multinational innovative companies on Poland's socio-economic development," and "Methods for measuring social innovations." Initiator and coordinator of Polish Circular Hotspot, a platform aimed at taking action and connecting different stakeholder groups for circular change in Poland.
Within the Polish Circular Hotspot, she works on introducing innovative, comprehensive, practical, and scalable solutions across all sectors of the economy. She collaborates with companies to develop strategies for transforming business models towards a circular economy.
She is involved in numerous projects in cooperation with local governments to implement circular strategies for cities. For instance, together with the Metabolic Foundation, she leads the Circular Cities project, which conducts a scan of four Polish cities regarding their circularity and opportunities for closing loops. Member of the Coordinating Group at the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, an initiative of the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee. She has extensive experience in implementing international projects, including within the Horizon 2020 framework. She was a member of the international consortium of the R2PI project Transition from linear 2 circular: Policy and Innovation – a three-year project under the Horizon 2020 program. She is the initiator and coordinator of the international project Circular Week, an educational campaign aimed at raising awareness about sustainable production and consumption. She also handles public relations and communication. Honored with the Proton Award for Best PR Specialist in the NGO sector.
