As part of the REPper – Repair Perspective project, the Metropolitan City of Bologna is organising a roundtable dedicated to the themes of repair and circular economy. The event will take place on Monday, 16 December 2025, from 10:00 to 12:00, at Palazzo Malvezzi, Via Zamboni 13, Bologna.

The meeting aims to foster an exchange between institutional representatives, businesses, associations and local stakeholders on how to develop concrete objectives to promote repair, while also exploring opportunities to integrate such initiatives into regional and national Smart Specialisation Strategies.

The session will open with a presentation of the REPper project by Alice Menegatti (Metropolitan City of Bologna), followed by a presentation of the work carried out so far on the Nudges by Francesco Silvestri (ECO&ECO), focusing on challenges and European experiences in the field of repair.

This will be followed by the roundtable discussion with contributions from

• Francesco Silvestri, ECO&ECO
• Marco La Guardia, RUSKO
• Micaela Utili, Confartigianato
• Francesco Ragazzini, Repair Cafè Imola
• Carlotta Ranieri, CNA
• Serena Ceccarelli, Hera
• Elisa Scocchera, Legambiente & Verde in MED

Moderated by Luca Magnocavallo, CIOFS.
Q&A and conclusive remarks by Giulia Maselli

The event will conclude with a Q&A session and final remarks by the Metropolitan City of Bologna.

Those wishing to attend are kindly invited to register using the following link