Circular Economy in the New Nordics
24 November 2020
Business Finland in collaboration with Enterprise Estonia, Innovation Norway, and Investment and Development Agency of Latvia is organizing a 2-day event themed Circular Economy in the New Nordics - creating international growth through cooperation taking place on 24th and 25th of November 2020 online.
During this online event participants are offered insights into the future of circularity, ecosystem building-thinking and more practical opportunities for company-pitching and B2B-meetings aiming at forming possible future co-innovation partnerships. All participating countries have different expertise in the sectors in focus, wood and textile, and as such a joint platform for planning, forming and strengthening of cooperations is offered through this event.
Program
DAY 1: Innovation & Cooperation Day
24th of November, 2020
13:30-16:00 (UTC +2, Helsinki)
13:30 welcome
How to benefit from circular thinking?
Keynote: Ecosystem collaboration and bringing circularity into the region -
Kari Herlevi - Project Director, Circular Economy Sitra
Panel discussion: Circularity in the New Nordics
Moderator Gry K. Langbakk - Innovation adviser, Innovation Norway
Panelists:
- Kerli Kvant Haas - Founder and CEO, Revualate
- Cathrine Barth - Managing partner, Nordic Circular Hotspot
- Dagnija Blumberga - RTU professor, Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Latvia
- Tim Forslund- Specialist, Circular economy, Sitra
Q&A, Conclusions
Break
15:00 Creating added value through cooperation and ecosystem building
Moderator Ilmari Absetz, Program Director of Bio and Circular Economy, Business Finland
Aiming to design away the fossil-based society through an ecosystem of regional produce and know-how - Tone Berge, Architect MNAL, Bioregion Institute,
Developing innovation Hub for High Value-Added Products from Local Biomass Resources - Roberts Rotbergs, Latvian Institute of Environmental Solutions
Collaboration and ecosystem building - Kaisa Hansen, New Entprepreneurship & Startup Center Manager, TalTech University
CLIC innovation: ecosystem building in energy, circular and bioeconomy - Jatta Jussila, CEO, CLIC Innovation
16:30 End of Day 1
DAY 2: Business Networking Day
25th of November, 2020
09:00-12:00/16:15 (UTC +2 Helsinki)
09:00-10:00 Company pitching session - Sign up to present your company's offering!
10:00-12:00 Panel discussions on value chains
10:00 Industrial wood construction value chains
Moderator Gatis Zamurs - Executive Director, Latvian Wood Construction Cluster
- Margus Siilik - Founder, Okka OÜ
- Mikelis Putrams - Founder, Made Arhitekti
- Kristine Nore - CEO, OmTRE AS
- Juha Sojakka - CEO, Siparila
11:00 Circular textile value chains
Moderator Kerli Kvant Haas - Founder & CEO, Revaluate
- Ragnhild Nordhagen - Designer & Product Developer, GU
- Anita Tønnessen - Head of International Sales, GU
- Pernille Stolze -Textile designer, Flokk
- Gatis Ginters - Head of Business development LSEZ, Liepaja
- Reet Aus - Founding Partner, Upmade and Aus Design
- Ali Harlin - Research Professor, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland
Break
13:15-16:15 B2B meetings
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