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Veera Heinonen

Director, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra

Veera Heinonen has extensive experience from the world of media and government communications.

Prior to Sitra, Veera was the spokesperson for the President of the Republic of Finland. Veera joined the President’s cabinet from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, where she led the communications department. Before joining the civil service, Veera worked as a journalist at Reuters news agency and Finland’s national broadcasting company Yle amongst others. At Sitra Veera gets to focus on communicating new ideas that will tackle the big challenges of our time.

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Speaking at the following WCEF2019 sessions:

Monday 3 June at 12.00-13.45: WCEF2019 Grand Opening
Tuesday 4 June at 16.00-17.30: WCEF2019 Grand Finale

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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