At Nordic Stage by Nordic Circular Hotspot
Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the circular revolution. Prepare to be inspired by Finland’s circular solutions as we unfold the formula of functioning innovation ecosystems and public-private partnerships facilitating scalable, innovative circular solutions, which lead to system change.
During this session, you will hear existing solutions from Finland and gain access to toolboxes on how to implement these solutions in other regions and cities, too.
Programme 14:45 – 16:00 CET
- Opening words (2 min)
- Finnish cities as testbeds (20 min)
- Land allocation criteria for circular buildings – How can a public actor support circular construction, Heikki Moilanen, Project Manager, Circular Pirkanmaa
- New Pilots in the circular construction – how to make good business out of it?, Mira Jarkko, Project Manager, Cluster Programme for Circular Economy, City of Helsinki and Leo Salomaa, Founder, Make a BIM
- A collaboration model Turning textile waste into profitable business (7 min)
- Turning textile collection profitable and solving the market bottlenecks with new fibres, Joachim Colliander, CEO, Rester
- Close the loops with regional industrial symbiosis (15min)
- Three regional examples:
- Kilpilahti in Porvoo, Jenni Juuvinmaa, Business Developer, Posintra Oy
- ECO3 parc in Nokia, Sakari Ermala, CEO, Verte Ldt
- Industrial symbios in Lahti Region, Jonne Hirvonen, COO, Carbonaide
- Three regional examples:
- Empower change with innovation ecosystems (15 min)
- How innovation ecosystems can work together and why world-class innovation infrastructure is important driver for change. A panel discussion with Anna Tenhunen-Lunkka, TREASoURcE project coordinator and senior scientist, Inka Orko, Head of business development, Sustainable products and materials at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Alexander Haneng, Director of Innovation and Sustainability at the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise.
- Audience votes: was this groundbreaking? Share a good case with us! (1min)
Closing words (2 min)
