Open
Rotterdam
Anchoring our work in the Netherlands and the wider North Sea and Baltic Sea region.
CIRCULAR WORK IS LONELY UNTIL IT ISN'T
Grow with the people actually building the circular economy.
The Circular Economists chapters in Rotterdam and Dublin, and a growing network beyond them.
What this is
A global community, two local chapters.
The Circular Economists is a global community of circular-economy professionals spanning dozens of countries and around 19 local chapters, founded and led by Vojta Vosecky. We run two of those chapters. Alexander Forrest runs the Rotterdam chapter and Mary Teehan runs the Dublin chapter. Both meet quarterly.
The network is decentralised. A chapter gets the name, and the host does everything else: builds the programme, books the venue, funds it and carries the risk on turnout. Circular Intelligence carries that for Rotterdam and Dublin.
The community is independent of Circular Intelligence. Running these chapters is how we stay close to the people doing circular work on the ground.
Local chapters
~19
Run by us
Rotterdam, Dublin
Hosted chapters
Rotterdam
Dublin
The two chapters
Rotterdam and Dublin.
Rotterdam chapter
Hosted by Alexander Forrest
Home venue: Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam
A peer space for economists, founders, operators and the circular-curious to work through real circular challenges together, in the open.
Dublin chapter
Hosted by Mary Teehan
Dublin, Ireland
The Dublin chapter brings the same peer-led format to Ireland's circular community.
Membership is free. We just ask you to join the professional group on LinkedIn, so we can find each other between events.
At a chapter event
What happens when we gather.
Each gathering pairs a sharp circular topic with the people working on it.
- A focused theme, introduced by people doing the work, not a sales pitch
- Peer conversation around real challenges, what is working and what is stalling
- Space to find collaborators, hires, advisers and momentum
- A low-key setting built for honest exchange rather than performance
Recent events
A sense of what we convene.
RSVP and confirm details on Luma before attending.
23 June 2026 · Rotterdam
Biobased Building: Supply, Pipeline, Demand
Van Nelle Fabriek
Part of Rotterdam Architecture Month. With Robert Winkel (Mei architects and planners), Bart van den Heuvel (Building Balance / Tekkoo) and Alexander de Bruin (Circular Intelligence).
RSVP on Luma →14 April 2026 · Rotterdam
The Circular Economists Meet-up: Rotterdam
Van Nelle Fabriek
With Emma van der Leest, George Birch (Oyster Heaven), Narina Mnatsakanian (Regeneration.VC) and Silvia Panizzutti (WBCSD / GCP).
RSVP on Luma →Local offices
Every office is also a chapter.
Every Circular Intelligence country office lead is also a chapter host of The Circular Economists, connecting their local circular economy community with the wider international network.
Current offices
Where we are today.
Open
Dublin
Supporting our work across Ireland, policy, research, partnerships, and European circular economy collaboration.
Where we're growing next
Building the network, country by country.
Circular Intelligence is actively exploring new offices and regional hubs, growing through the right people, in the right places, with trusted local networks and country-specific circular economy expertise.
New country offices in exploration
- Italy
- Spain
- Denmark
Regional hubs in development
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Africa
- Oceania
- Indonesia
The map will keep growing as we find the right partners in each region.
How it connects
The chapters come first, the consultancy second.
The community is where readiness conversations usually start. People meet peers, see what good looks like, and get honest about where their own circular work actually stands.
When that turns into a need for structured help, our services are there.
Speakers
The people who show up on stage.
Every chapter event is anchored by practitioners doing real circular work. The roster below is the record: founders, researchers, policy leads and operators, each named with the organisation they came from.
Speakers, June 2026: Biobased Building
Alexander Forrest
Host · Circular Intelligence
Rotterdam · Host
Robert Winkel
Founder, Mei architects and planners · SAWA
Rotterdam · June 2026
Bart van den Heuvel
Transition manager, Building Balance / Tekkoo
Rotterdam · June 2026
Alexander de Bruin
Director of Leadership & Organisational Transformation, Circular Intelligence
Rotterdam · June 2026
Speakers, April 2026: prototypes, scale-ups and what a VC investor needs to invest
Silvia Panizzutti
WBCSD / GCP
Rotterdam · April 2026
Narina Mnatsakanian
Regeneration.VC
Rotterdam · April 2026
George Birch
Founder, Oyster Heaven
Rotterdam · April 2026
Emma van der Leest
Biobased design pioneer · BlueCity
Rotterdam · April 2026
Browse the roster
Explore our speaker database
A selection of people who have spoken at Circular Economists chapter events.
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Got something worth saying?
We're always looking for practitioners with a sharp perspective on circular work: a case study, a hard-won lesson, a provocation. If that's you, pitch us a talk.
Apply to be a speakerTwo emails. One community.
The Community Brief on Monday morning and the Evidence Brief on Thursday afternoon. Pick what you want to hear about.
Open a Circular Intelligence office
Interested in opening a Circular Intelligence office in your country or region?
We're looking for experienced circular economy practitioners, ecosystem builders, policy thinkers, academics, and commercial leads who want to grow Circular Intelligence locally while hosting and developing their local Circular Economists chapter.