Executive Director, Indeed Innovation
Gerhard Seizer serves as the Executive Director at Indeed Innovation, based in Hamburg, Germany. He leads initiatives focused on Circularity, working to drive systemic change, create new revenue streams, and enhance business resilience through sustainability. In this role, Seizer directs multidisciplinary teams of experts dedicated to crafting physical and digital products and services for the Circular Economy. With a rich, two-decade background in Customer Experience, Seizer has pioneered CircX (Circular Experience), emphasizing the integration of sustainable practices into design processes. As a thought leader in sustainability-focused design, Seizer frequently speaks at international conferences, sharing insights on how human-centered, innovative approaches can drive impactful, sustainable design solutions for the future.
Session: The Circular Shift: Reinventing Design Practices
As global challenges escalate, the need to rethink design for a circular economy has never been more urgent. This panel brings together three leading industry experts who are revolutionizing how businesses integrate sustainability into their design processes. They will discuss strategies for driving systemic change, enhancing business resilience through circular design, and advancing the industrial design field on its path toward circularity. Additionally, they will explore how to empower people globally—including non-designers—to generate and test circular solutions to real world challenges. This interactive session will provide attendees with actionable ways to embed circular thinking into their work, inspire companies to reduce environmental impact while unlocking new revenue streams, and share tools and strategies to drive culture change. Don’t miss this chance to learn how to be part of the Circular Shift.
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