World Circular Economy Forum 2026 (WCEF2026)

India's biggest circular-economy gathering makes its South Asia debut this year: WCEF2026 is jointly organised by Finland's Sitra (the Finnish Innovation Fund) and India's Central Pollution Control Board, with support from the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and the Government of Gujarat, and backing from 20+ global partners including UN agencies, the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Now in its tenth consecutive year since 2017, the forum runs under the theme "Circular economy: Transition for people and prosperity," with 4 plenaries and 16 parallel sessions plus an expo on 15-16 September, followed by two days of accelerator sessions and studio workshops with global collaborators on 17-18 September. In-person attendance is by invitation; online participation is free and open to all. Source: https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/news-and-events/all-events/world-circular-economy-forum-2026