Dr Geraldine Brennan

Dr Geraldine Brennan is Director of Circular Economy Innovation at Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) an Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland supported Technology Centre with responsibility for accelerating the growth of IMR’s portfolio of translational circular economy RD&I projects (ranging from industrial symbiosis (SymbioBeer) to digital product passports (CircThread) and circular procurement (CircularShift) and everything in between).

Notably, Geraldine is the co-founder and strategic lead of CIRCULÉIRE Ireland’s first cross-sectoral industry-led public-private partnership dedicated to scaling circular manufacturing and circular innovation established in 2020 and led by IMR. She is also active in international standards development and currently serving as the chairperson of the NSAI national mirror committee for international Circular Economy standards development.

Dr Brennan is a nationally and internationally recognized circular economy expert and leader with >15 years of multi-sectoral experience working horizontally and laterally across applied industrial research, sustainability consulting, advertising and communications.