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Lead organisers: The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra with the European Commission
The opening session explains the current state of the global economy and elaborates how the circular economy could help the economy reboot and come back better than before. It also makes a strong case for circularity in combatting climate change and biodiversity loss. The circular economy provides opportunities to reboot the economy, but the world needs good examples and investments. This session will address the recovery in the context of the European Green Deal, bringing into the discussion the role of private and public financing as well as presenting ongoing concrete actions.
Programme
| 12:00 (UTC+3) | Opening words |
| Keynote speakers Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President, European Commission Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme |
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| Interview Stientje van Veldhoven, Minister for the Environment of the Netherlands |
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| Moderated dialogue on rebooting the economy with circular solutions Veera Heinonen and Tim Forslund, Sitra (Moderators) Jyrki Katainen, President, Sitra Roald Lapperre, Director General, Environment and International Affairs, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Netherlands |
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| Moderated dialogue on sustainable recovery measures in the context of the European Green Deal Veera Heinonen and Tim Forslund, Sitra (Moderators) Markus Beyrer, Director General, BusinessEurope Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries |
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| Final remarks Krista Mikkonen, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Finland |
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| 13:15 (UTC+3) | Session ends |
All sessions of the WCEFonline will be moderated by Veera Heinonen and Tim Forslund of Sitra.
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