UNWASTED 2025:

UNWASTED is more than an event

It's a movement

In the upcoming May, join visionaries, change-makers, and innovators from around the globe as we converge in the historic city of Opatija, Croatia. Together, we’ll transform groundbreaking ideas into tangible actions, forging a path towards a sustainable future.

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Driving Impact Across Sectors

Private sector

Public sector

NGOs

Academia

At UNWASTED, we believe that true change happens when brilliant minds unite. That’s why we’re bringing together leaders from business, government, non-profits, and academia to collaborate on real-world solutions. Our dynamic platform facilitates cross-sector partnerships, enabling you to connect with the right people to amplify your impact.

Turning the UN SDGs into Reality

Through hands-on workshops, expert panels, and groundbreaking exhibitions, you’ll gain the insights and tools to integrate the SDGs into your own work and life.

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An Unforgettable Experience

Through hands-on workshops, expert panels, and groundbreaking exhibitions, you’ll gain the insights and tools to integrate the SDGs into your own work and life.

Whether you’re diving into marine conservation on our Krie x Provir boat trip or exploring avant-garde eco-materials at Green Fashion Week, every moment is designed to spark your imagination and propel you into action.

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Highlighted participants

At UNWASTED, our mission is clear: to transform sustainability from a buzzword into a way of life. We believe that by uniting brilliant minds across sectors and borders, we can accelerate the transition to a greener, more equitable world.

Mate Rimac

Founder & CEO of Rimac Group, CEO of Bugatti Rimac

Nikolina Brnjac

Member of the European Parliament for Croatia

Charles Oppenheimer

Founder & Co-Executive Director of “Oppenheimer project”

Kolinda Grabar Kitarović

Former Croatian President

Mehrnaz Mostafavi

Chief, Human Security Unit, United Nations

Dunja Mazzocco Drvar

Conservation Director of WWF

Italian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce

Andrea Perkov

Director General of the Italian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce

Croatian Fond for Environmental Protection

Mikel Guido Dolci

Founder Green Fashion Week & CEO Green Showcase Concept

Mayada Adil

UN Envoy on Youth Leader for SDG, Young Delegate to COP29

Darija Jurica Vuković

Manager Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability at Philip Morris Zagreb d.o.o.

Staša Puškarić

Lead scientist, CTO and Co-founder of Marinix Ocean Tech Project

Carlos Alvarez Pereira

Secretary General of The Club of Rome...

Jonathan Granoff

President, Global Security Institute; WAAS Trustee, served as Vice President of the NGO Committee on Disarmament at the United Nations

Garry Jacobs

President and CEO of WAAS...

Croatian Chamber of Economy

Ugo Bardi

Co-founder & former president of ASPO Italy...

Goran Bandov

Professor, University of Zagreb

Moneef ZOU’BI

Vice President and Board Member, Arab Scientific Community Organisation

Thomas Reuter

Anthropologist,Research: transformative social change, food systems, sustainability

Pietro Sebastiani

Special Advisor IDLO Ambassador of Italy Director-General for Development Cooperation

Cristina Finucci

Artist, architect and designer, founder of the Garbage Patch State

Aleksander Zidanšek

PROF. DR. ALEKSANDER ZIDANŠEK / Club of Rome Slovenia member

Duško Čorak

CEO INETEC, Nuclear energy Expert

Jagoda Divić

Independent Advisor in Industry and Sustainable Development Sector at Croatian Chamber of Economy; Energy Economics MBA

Jeffrey Donovan

Communication, Outreach and Stakeholder Involvement Officer, Department of Nuclear Energy, IAEA

Princ Njegoš Petrović

Crown Prince of Montenegro and Chairman of the Petrović Njegoš Foundation

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