📅 Date: 1 September 2026
🕒 Time: 15:30-17:00 CEST (08:30 – 10:00 Colombian time)
📍 Location: Online
🌐 Language: English
The German RETech Partnership and AHK Colombia, in collaboration with the GIZ PREVEC Programme, invite you to the next edition of the Inside Out webinar series, focusing on market opportunities in Colombia.
What to Expect
- Colombia’s waste management and circular economy market
- Business opportunities for German companies
- Examples of successful partnerships and projects in Colombia
- Outlook on future cooperation and projects
Why Colombia?
Colombia is currently transitioning from a linear waste management model towards a circular economy. Through its national waste management strategy, the country aims to increase recycling rates and strengthen circular economy measures across key industries as part of its climate commitments.
Despite ambitious targets, current recycling rates remain relatively low, creating significant demand for improved waste management and recycling solutions. This presents promising opportunities for German companies to contribute their expertise, technologies, and services. Existing initiatives such as the GIZ PREVEC Programme provide a strong foundation for collaboration and market engagement.
Get to Know Our Speakers
Ana Milena Restrepo Jiménez is Director of DEinternational at AHK Colombia, the German-Colombian Chamber of Industry and Commerce. She has spent more than a decade at the Chamber, leading departments across training, cooperation, and commercial services. Her work focuses on international business development and marketing strategy, supporting German and Colombian companies in their internationalization processes.
Slendy Katalina Díaz Méndez is an expert from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MinAmbiente) and a civil engineer with 12 years of experience in the circular economy. Her work has included the design and implementation of circular business models, academic teaching, and the development of strategies and public policies. She brings together the private sector, academia, and public institutions to advance the circular economy.
Paula Ocampo Seferian is a lawyer and Executive Vice President of Acoplásticos, the Colombian Association of Plastics Industries. With more than 20 years of experience, she has worked across environmental, administrative, commercial, contractual, and international law, as well as public policy development and the circular economy. At Acoplásticos, she supports the plastics, rubber, and related industries on legal, environmental, and regulatory matters.
Peter Förster is Project Leader and Focal Point for Circular Economy at GIZ Colombia. With more than 15 years of experience across Latin America, Europe, and Africa, he develops and manages projects in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and circular economy. His work focuses on business models, financing mechanisms, and international cooperation, supporting public and private sector actors in the development and implementation of circular economy initiatives across different value chains.
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Dörthe Arend is Euler Hermes’ Representative for Latin America, supporting the implementation of the Federal Republic of Germany’s foreign trade guarantees. She advises private and public sector stakeholders and financial institutions on cross-border transactions, long-term financing, and political and commercial risk mitigation. With experience in government, banking, and development cooperation, her work focuses on facilitating international trade and financing between Germany and Latin America.
In addition, the webinar will include a special additional speaker from the National Planning Department (DNP). Further details will be announced shortly.
Target Group
The webinar is designed for German companies and institutions from the waste management and circular economy sector seeking to enter or expand in the Colombian market.
About the Inside Out Webinar Series
The Inside Out webinar series provides German companies with exclusive insights into waste and recycling markets worldwide. Each session focuses on regions with strong market potential and current developments and is linked to an upcoming sector event, offering the chance to deepen conversations directly on the ground. The webinars feature local experts who share first-hand perspectives on business opportunities, regulatory frameworks, and market dynamics.
We look forward to your participation!