THESEUS-H4C presented at ERSA 2025

THESEUS-H4C participated in the 64th ERSA Congress in Athens on 27th August  during the special session: “The Necessity of Circular Economy Implementation in a Regional Context”

The session was chaired by Eleni Gaki (University of the Aegean ) and Charalampos K. Manousiadis (I-SENSEGroup/ICCS, THESEUS Lead Project Manager).

A few key highlights included:
– Connecting Circular Economy to Regional Development, presented by Dr. Eleni Gaki , exploring how resource efficiency, waste valorization, and alternative consumption models can drive sustainable and resilient regional economies aligned with EU and national strategies.
– Innovative Water Recovery & Reuse in Attica, presented by Dr. Argyro Plevri (National Technical University of Athens), showcasing real-world solutions from decentralized sewer mining and rooftops rainwater harvesting to reclaimed water fertigation and sewage sludge valorization, all emphasizing stakeholder co-creation and regional resilience.
– Regional Industrial-Urban Symbiosis (I-US) Governance, presented by Dr. Marianna Lena Kambanou (Linköpings universitet), focused on blending formal and informal governance approaches to enhance regional circularity via collaboration between industries, utilities, SMEs, policymakers, and research institutions.
– Theseus Hub4Circularity Project, presented by Mr. Charalampos K. Manousiadis, detailing the H4C initiative as Greece’s first regional circularity hub. The project aims to apply circular economy principles locally, integrating digital, robotic, water, energy, and material technologies toward climate neutrality by 2050.

Being featured at ERSA, the largest regional science congress in the world, shows THESEUS’s contribution to shaping sustainable and resilient regional futures, directly aligned with EU climate neutrality goals.