European Social Innovation Competition: 2020 Impact Prize - Challenging Plastic Waste

The European Social Innovation Competition (EUSIC) is a challenge prize run by the European Commission across all EU countries and Horizon 2020 associated countries. Organised in memory of Diogo Vasconcelos, the competition calls all Europeans to come up with solutions to the problems affecting our society. 

The External Experts who are participating:

• Carolien Kernkamp, Finest Ventures Holding & Just Strategies Consultancy (Netherlands)

• Esra Tat, Zero Waste Europe (Belgium)

• Fabrizio Barbiero, City of Torino (Italy)

• Johannes Kisser, alchemia-nova (Austria)

• Ladeja Godina Košir, Circular Change (Slovenia)

• Luis Amado, B Lab (Portugal)

• Milena Glimbovski, Original Unverpackt (Germany)

• Mircea Ilie, IKEA (Romania)

• Dr. Sarah Miller, The Rediscovery Centre (Ireland).

The panel is attended by: 

• Lorena Ionita (European Commission, Deputy Head of Unit, Industrial Strategy and Value Chains, Chair)

• Carolina Gario (European Commission, Policy Officer, Industrial Strategy and Value Chains, European Social Innovation Competition Manager)

• Alberto Licciardello (European Commission, Policy Officer, Industrial Strategy and Value Chains, European Social Innovation Competition Manager)

• Iphigenia Pottaki (European Commission, Policy Officer, Valorisation, Policy and IPR, DG RTD)

The meeting will be facilitated by Elizabeth Vossen and Caecilie Hougaard Pedersen from Nesta, with Egle Juospaityte from Nesta taking notes.

For more information:

Follow our #diogochallenge journey on Twitter: @EUSocialInnov or see the European Social Innovation Competition 2020 website.