On October 3rd to 5th, 2018 the ECOCITY FORUM 2018 "Circular Economy in Smart Cities

It will be a Multilateral Mega Event, focusing on the dissemination of the collective global knowledge on circular economy issues, as well as on raising public awareness and mobilizing national and regional administration towards interconnectedness of today’s global challenges.

The Conference organization involves assembling a broad spectrum of thinkers and doers in an environment that is both intellectual, as well as experiential, including best practices and models already implemented.

The Conference organization involves assembling a broad spectrum of thinkers and doers in an environment that is both intellectual, as well as experiential, including best practices and models already implemented.

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki offers Scientific Support to the conference conduction. Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering (LHTEE) of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Aristotle University Thessaloniki will actively participate in this conference taking the opportunity to be involved in discussions and consultations, present circular economy best practices and further disseminate the BIOREGIO project in the Central Macedonia Region, Greece.


ECOCITY FORUM 2018 is organised under the auspices of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos and the cooperation of several ministries, namely: Tourism, Rural Development and Food, Economy and Development, Environment and Energy, Maritime affairs and insular policy. Several Hellenic Networks, the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Technical Chamber of Greece, Hellenic Hoteliers Federation, etc. offer their support to the conference implementation. The conference benefits from synergies with UNEP, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, European Commission and NGO Networks. 

The results of the Thessaloniki Conference will be announced internationally and will be delivered to the highest levels of policy, legislative and executive bodies and agents.

The presentations will be performed in English language.

The event will be held at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall.

The detailed agenda of the event is available here.

For attending the conference, please register here.

For more information, please contact: [email protected] or [email protected]