The Evening

Great news and an even greater opportunity.

You have 60 seconds. A room full of people who know this industry. Three mentors who have built circular systems themselves. And one pain point you haven't been able to crack — yet.

Not a panel. A founder support stage. Three mentors sit at the front — not to evaluate, but to help. You pitch your circular economy idea in 60 seconds, name your challenge, and receive a real answer. A connection, a reference, an observation, a next step. The pitcher listens. The room learns.

60s. Say it. Name it. Fix it.

The winner is chosen by applause — and walks away with a confirmed presence at the Tech Award Gala Innovation Avenue, December 2026, and a seat inside the We Create Future ecosystem: World Cleanup Institute, Berlin College of Business and Technology, Felder Felder, WLOUNGE, and a growing network of circular economy builders across Europe.

This is not a symbolic prize. It is a door opening.

Apply now: Eventbrite Deadline: 20 May 2026

We Create Future

A newly launched education initiative — built on the conviction that lasting environmental change begins with knowledge, not just action. Developed by the World Cleanup Institute and BCBT Berlin, rooted in the World Cleanup Day movement.

We Create Future connects schools, universities, companies, sports clubs, and municipalities across Europe through formats that make the circular economy tangible: circular tools, books, panels, educational programs, and — starting — the first public We Create Future Startup Mentor Stage. The logic is cumulative: education creates awareness, awareness shifts behavior, and behavior builds circular systems.

The Mentors (on stage)