Collaboration In The Chain

From individual islands to mutual goals

📍 11 September | 15:00 – 15:30 | Associate Square

With
Cibutex
Cradle to Cradle
Teijin Aramid

Moderator
Keith O’Brien – RE&UP Recycling Technologies

No company can go circular alone. Yet too often, everyone stays on their own island. How do we break that pattern and create collaborations that actually move the market?

Dennis Wilbers from Teijin Aramid knows how critical collaboration is for innovation in protective apparel — and why changing the mindset of “if it’s not perfect, we won’t use it” is essential. Nienke Steen from Cradle to Cradlehas seen how strong supplier relationships — and even working groups where competitors join forces — can unlock real solutions. And Eli Visser from Cibutex puts it simply: “get off your individual island” if you want to move forward.

With Keith from RE&UP as moderator, this session starts with the audience: are you already collaborating, or still looking for the right partner? Together we’ll map who you need to match with — and why.