The International CARE Electronics Office is pleased to announce the Going Green – CARE INNOVATION 2026 conference and exhibition on High-tech Products and the Environment in Vienna, Austria (Europe). This Symposium is the only platform for presenting the up-to-date progress on sustainable development and the development of eco-efficient high-tech products.
The program will feature the latest in circular economy, environmental design, clean manufacturing, resource efficiency, climate change, new eco-efficient technologies, collection, reverse logistics, refurbishment, carbon trading, re-use, recycling and policy making from leading experts in industry, academia, consulting, recyclers and public area around the globe. Leading companies and institutions will present their innovative products, processes and services at the exhibition.
All companies in the electr(on)ics, telecom, automotive, solar and PV, chemical and recycling industry, power suppliers, electricity generators and distributors, contract manufacturers, material and component suppliers, service and logistic companies, collective systems, academia, consulting and public authorities (local, regional, international) are invited to attend and contribute.
International Program Committee
Rudolf Auer, Auer Coaching
Conny Bakker, TU Delft
Miquel Ballester, Fairphone
Anton Berwald, Apple
Lenndert Jan De Olde, Philips
Corey Dehmey, SERI
Colin Fitzpatrick, Univ. Limerick
David Fitzsimonis, European Remanufacturing Council
Maxime Furkel, XEROX
Carol Handwerker, Purdue University
Hidetaka Hayashi, EcoDeNet
Constantin Herrmann, Sphera
Arpad Horvath, Univ of California, Berkeley
Mitsutaka Matsumoto, AIST
Nils Nissen, Fraunhofer IZM
Grace O´Malley, iNEMI
Jef Peeters, KU Leuven
Sebastian Schwarz, Remondis
Pranshu Singhal, Karo Sambhav
Eelco Smit, Panasonic
Pia Tanskanen, Nokia
Vanya Veras, EERA
Jan Visser, Mirec
Who will participate?
The majority of participants will be
· senior business managers, product managers, design engineers and environmental experts from leading electr(on)ic and automotive and other high-tech companies.
· management and engineering representatives from the recycling industry, component and material suppliers, chemical industry and financial institutes
· attendees from governments, public authorities, associations, leading universities and research organizations from all around the globe.
Conference Language
The conference language will be English. There will be no simultaneous translation provided.
CARE Electronics
Advances in electronics have revolutionized the way in which we live and do business. However, today’s technological advance and mass consumption has a subsequent impact on the global environment. CARE Electronics (= Comprehensive Approach for the Recycling and Eco-efficiency of Electronics) is a strategic initiative to understand the international and national implications of sustainability for the electr(on)ics industry in the future.
CARE Electronics is an independent, industrial R&D network with members from large and small companies and research organisations.
CARE Electronics
This 3-days event follows CARE INNOVATION´96 (Frankfurt, Germany), CARE INNOVATION´98 (Vienna, Austria), Electronics Goes Green 2000+ (Berlin, Germany), CARE INNOVATION 2002 (Vienna, Austria), Electronics Goes Green 2004+ (Berlin, Germany), CARE INNOVATION 2006 (Vienna, Austria), Electronics Goes Green 2008+ (Berlin, Germany), CARE INNOVATION 2010 (Vienna, Austria), Electronics Goes Green 2012+ (Berlin, Germany), CARE INNOVATION 2014 (Vienna, Austria), Electronics Goes Green 2016+ (Berlin, Germany), CARE INNOVATION 2018 (Vienna, Austria), Electronics Goes Green 2020+ (Berlin, Germany), CARE INNOVATION 2023 (Vienna, Austria) and Electronics Goes Green 2024+ (Berlin, Germany).
Going Green – CARE INNOVATION 2026 will return to Vienna for the 8th time in order to continue the tradition as the world´s leading and most prominent congress on high-tech products and the environment.
Going Green – CARE INNOVATION 2026 will address the following key questions:
· Resource Efficiency and Leading Edge Technologies
· Impact of AI and Digitalisation on Circular Economy
· Sustainable Products and Services
· Disruptive and Resilient Business Models
· Critical Raw Materials
· Batteries of the future - disruptive technologies and a competitive edge across the full value chain
· Energy-efficiency & Climate Change
· Beyond Legal Compliance & Global Harmonization
International Symposium
Going Green – CARE INNOVATION 2026 is the only platform for presenting the up-to-date progress on circular economy and the development of
resource-efficient high-tech products and services. The International Symposium will compare the three major economic regions Europe, America and Asia with high level plenary speakers from global
high-tech and recycling companies, research institutes and environmental & consumer organizations.
Leading industrialists, research directors, environmental experts and scientists will analyze the current situation of producer responsibility, environmentally-friendly product development, issues of resource scarcity and criticality, clean production, green marketing, logistics and End-of-Life strategies.
Through a wide-range of presentations it will be discussed how the high-tech industry can contribute in the area of sustainable development in general, and which products, technologies and services will be needed in particular.
Going Green – CARE INNOVATION 2026 can provide individuals seeking business and/or research partners as
well as RTD funding (EUREKA, Eurostars, European Union, global initiatives) with an important point of first contact. This will be made possible by assistance with meeting bookings in advance of
the event, and with private meeting facilities made available during the event.
Located directly within the conference area the exhibition is like a village market place: central point for communication, presentation of new ideas and catering. Companies are presenting their
new products and services and research institutes are demonstrating their latest results in a Vienna coffee house like atmosphere.
Take the opportunity and present your products and services to a forum of the world’s leading companies in electronics and the environment!
Continuing the Success Story of 2023