{"id":7143,"date":"2025-03-31T16:34:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.circulareconomyforum.at\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7143"},"modified":"2025-09-01T18:57:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T16:57:23","slug":"unlocking-circular-business-potential-finance-forecasting-investment","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/en\/veranstaltungen\/unlocking-circular-business-potential-finance-forecasting-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking Circular Business Potential: Finance, Forecasting &amp; Investment\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/cefa.nda-agency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thegreen100-1024x413.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thegreen100-1024x413.png 1024w, https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thegreen100-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thegreen100-768x310.png 768w, https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thegreen100-1536x619.png 1536w, https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thegreen100-2048x826.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Financing circular business models is particularly challenging yet essential for accelerating the transition to a circular economy. Startups pioneering new business models and SMEs developing circular business fields often struggle with forecasting, funding, and investment decisions-yet these are critical to scaling impact-driven solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for an insightful Panel Discussion &amp; Fishbowl Conversation on Circular Business Model Financing, organised by the Circular Economy Forum Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd39&nbsp;<strong>Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd39&nbsp;<strong>Panel Discussion<\/strong>&nbsp;- Experts from banking, impact investing, and circular economy business models share insights, discuss approaches, and highlight key challenges in financing circular business models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panellists:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Verena Krassnig, Business Development Circular Economy at Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michaela Stephens, Co-Founder Matr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stephan Hofmann, Founder Minimist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kambis Kohansal Vajargah - WK\u00d6 Head of Startup-Services &amp; Angel Investor\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moderator:&nbsp;<\/strong>Peter Kargl, Member of Circular Economy Forum Austria&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd39&nbsp;<strong>Interactive Fishbowl Discussion<\/strong>&nbsp;- Engage directly with experts and peers in a dynamic conversation format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event offers a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of circular finance, explore investment pathways, and connect with key players driving the circular economy forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc This panel is organized as part of the full-day conference&nbsp;<strong>\"The Green 100\"<\/strong>, a collaboration with the&nbsp;<strong>Climate and Energy Fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreen100.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Programme Details &amp; Tickets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financing circular business models is particularly challenging yet essential for accelerating the transition to a circular economy. 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