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WCEF 2026 Accelerator Session – “Circular Value chains for Metals & Industrial Material"

Date: 18 September 2026.

Mode: Webinar .

Organized by: Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), Odisha.

Welcome address

Speaker:OSPCB / Moderator

Time : 03:00 PM - 03:05 PM

Objective of WCEF 2026- "Circular Economy Transition for People and Prosperity."

Speaker:Dr. Nihar Ranjan Sahoo, Former Chief Environmental Engineer, SPCB Odisha

Time : 03:05 PM- 03:15 PM

Policy and Regulatory Enablers for Circular Industrial Ecosystems

Shri Siddharth Shankar Swain, IAS, Director (Special Projects), PR & DW Department, Government of Odisha* and Dr. Nihar Ranjan Sahoo, Former Chief Environmental Engineer, SPCB Odisha

03:15 PM-3.40 PM

Industry Perspective: Turning Industrial By-products into Resources

Shri P.C. Dash, Chief General Manager, Environment & Utility Department, Rourkela Steel Plant, SAIL* or Shri Hari Krishna Sammidi, Senior Area Manager, Industrial By-product Management Department, Tata Steel Kalinganagar

03.40 PM – 04.10 PM

Technology and Innovation for Resource Recovery

Dr. Ramanuj Narayan, Director, CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar

04.10 PM- 04.35 PM

Knowledge and Market Perspectives for Scaling Circular Value Chains

Representative, KPMG (Knowledge Partner)

04.35 PM – 04.55 PM

Research, Skills and Future Pathways for Circular Industries

Dr. B. Hanumantha Rao, Associate Professor, School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar

04.55 PM -05.20 PM

Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks

OSPCB

05.20 PM -05.30 PM

Part of WCEF2026

This webinar is an accelerator session at the World Circular Economy Forum 2026 (https://wcef2026.com). WCEF2026 will gather forward-looking thinkers and doers and present the game-changers in the circular economy. The forum will be held from 15 to 18 September 2026 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. WCEF2026 is organised jointly by the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), operating under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India, together with global and local partners. Free of charge and open to all online. On social media, you can follow the event with #WCEF2026.

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