CircThread Hackathon on Digital Product Passports, Mullingar, 25-26 February 2025

EVENT
CIRCTHREAD HACKATHON ON DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORTS, MULLINGAR, 25-26 FEBRUARY 2025

Are you ready to help solve the challenge of accessing real-time, accurate product lifecycle data?

CircThread partners, Irish Manufacturing Research are hosting a two-day hackathon in Ireland, inviting forward-thinking SMEs, value chain operators, and sector experts to explore how Digital Product Passports (DPPs) can drive circularity and compliance with the upcoming EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), effective June 2024.

This hands-on event will bring together participants from Electrical & Electronic Equipment, Packaging, Construction, and Textiles industries to collaborate, exchange ideas, and develop innovative digital solutions using CircThread’s cutting-edge platform.

No coding skills are required, just your expertise and enthusiasm for advancing the circular economy.

The 2 day circular economy and digitalisation hackathon will kick off on 25th Feb:

  • Day 1 – Learn and Connect: You will hear directly from DPP regulators, thought leaders and technology providers, to unpack their regulatory and circularity implications. In the afternoon, participants will reflect on DPP readiness and start exploring challenges areas. This day will conclude with a complimentary networking evening dinner in the Mullingar Park hotel.
  • Day 2 – Innovate and Compete: Hear industry insights and experiences from Katie O’Riordan, (CEO & Co-Founder of Irish DPP-provider, Kinset). Teams will then dive into circular economy digital solution development which leverage DPPs to track materials, optimize waste, and enhance supply chain transparency and culminate in a pitch for a spot in the IMR Digital Accelerator—offering up to €60,000 in technical advisory support to move your ideas forward.

DAY 1: TUES, FEB 25TH

LEARN & CONNECT

10.30AM: Registration & Networking

11AM: Welcome, DPP Overviews, Industry Best Practice

12.30PM: Complimentary Lunch

1:30 – 5:00PM: DPP Readiness, Demo, Challenges Deep-Dive

6:30PM: Complimentary Networking Dinner

DAY 2: WEDS, FEB 26TH

INNOVATE & COMPETE

09.00AM: Registration & Networking

9:30AM: Reflections, DPP Best Practices, Team Finder, Sectoral Workshops

12.30PM: Complimentary Lunch

1:00 – 3:30PM: Rapid Prototyping, Prep, Pitch Practice

3:45 – 5:00PM: Dragon’s Den Pitch, Awards & Close