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Piia Maaranen

CEO, Avanto Ventures

Piia Maaranen is CEO of Avanto Ventures, the leading Nordic corporate venturing house. Piia has over 15 years of experience in major FMCG businesses, leading sustainable business development and transformation globally. At Avanto, Piia has gained strong experience of advising Nordic corporations on their innovation and venture strategies. Piia specialises in the circular economy, especially new circular business models. Prior to Avanto, Piia worked as a COO for a tech start–up (SaaS), raising funding and scaling operations globally. 

Speaking at the following WCEF2019 sessions:

Monday 3 June at 14.30-16.00: Acceleration of circular businesses

What's this about?

Project

WCEF2019

The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki, Finland on 3-5 June 2019 built the next era of the circular economy.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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