Nordic Circular Summit arangeres af Nordic Circular Hotspot og Nordic Innovation med en mission om at udforske de enorme cirkulære muligheder, norden har at tilbyde.

Over to dage med pre-events og to med main-events kan du følge debatter og talks. Tilmeld dig og find de events og de stages, der interesserer dig på Summits site.

Green Transition Within Textiles — Comparing National Roadmaps

November 23, 10.00 – 11.30

Location: Stage 3

Sharing visions, goals, milestones, and initiatives in a context of visionary roadmaps from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom in relation to the future of the textile industry. How will we shape the future and how can these goals be achieved?

Speakers:

• Betina Simonsen, CEO, Lifestyle & Design Cluster
• Tania Kamppuri, Senior Scientist, VTT
• Ulrika Simonsson, Sustainability Manager, TEKO
• Kathryn Tims, Delivery Manager for Textiles Voluntary Agreements, WRAP

Moderated by Johanne Stenstrup, Project Assistant at LDC. Co-host Marika Ollaranta, Head of Bio and Circular Program at Business Finland.

Fostering a Circular Consumption in the Lifestyle Industry

November 23, 13.00 – 14.00

Location: Lifestyle Lab, Bredgade 74, Copenhagen + online

We will consider digital touch points within the customer journey, and which ones create the most impact in terms of circular consumption. To cover this, we have invited representatives of 3 brands within the industry to present what they believe has had the highest impact

Speakers:

• Mia Møgelgaard, Global Impact Manager at Skagerak,
• Casper Bech Olesen, International Sales Manager at Minimum

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Circular Fibers – Recycling technologies

November 23, 14.30 – 16.00

Location: Stage 3

Recycling of fibres is a big topic nowadays, but it raises a lot of questions: what technologies exist, how far along are they, what should you bear in mind when working with recyclability in relation to sustainable matters? Join us in the pre-session to get acquainted with several recycling technologies.

Speakers:

• Frederik Lewinsky, CEO Dear Denier
• Iskra Dukovska-Popovska Associate professor at Aalborg University, SATIN project
• Rune Byremo, COO at Plast Nordic
• Angeline Elfström, Business Development Manager at Oncemore
• Niccolo Cipriani, Rifolab
• Mirjam Luc, Project Leader Recycled Textiles at IKEA Group & Negin Farhadi, Project Manager & Chemical Expert at H&M Group.

Moderated by Gabriella Constantinou, Project & Research Assistant at Lifestyle & Design Cluster. Co-host Johanne Stenstrup, Project Assistant at Lifestyle & Design Cluster.

Online Roundtable Debate – What are the possibilities for a Nordic Design Blockchain?

November 24, 11.00-12.00

Location: Stage 2

What is the potential for a Nordic Design Blockchain? This roundtable will present findings on how blockchain can support the fashion and furniture industry and we will debate the opportunities of a Nordic collaboration.

Speakers:

• Heidi Svane, Head of Digital at Lifestyle & Design Cluster
• Jan Damsgaard, Professor at Copenhagen Business School
• Simon Hjelte, Borås-Ink, Business Developer at Borås INK

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Circular Economy, Transparency and Strong Reseller Market

November 24, 12.15-14.15

Part 1: 12.15-13.15

How the implementation of IoT and blockchain technology help track and trace manufacturing process and product journey.

Speakers

• Birgitte Holgaard Langer, Business Development Director at SPOOR
• SPIN-IN team for Son of a Tailor
• Michael Bøs Elling-Andersen / CEO Valuereg® – the global digital DNA
• Heidi Svane, Head of Digital at Lifestyle & Design Cluster. 

Location: Lifestyle Lab, Bredgade 74, Copenhagen

Part 2. 13:15-14:15

The potential of the reseller market and how to do it

Speakers:

• Mette Dalgaard Nielsen, The Royal Danish Academy
• Vigga Svensson, CEO at Continued Fashion
• Celine Schrøder Knauer, Head of Tise

Nordic Lifestyle Brands — Beacons of Change?

November 25, 13.00-14.00

Location: Stage 1

How can Nordic lifestyle brands become part of the change needed for creating a circular and sustainable future? What are the main strategies for the transition to circularity within fashion and furniture and how do we expand these strategies to more market segments, customers and companies?

Speakers:

• Maria Fryd, Wehlers (DK)
• Nicolaj Reffstrup, Ganni (DK)
• Bjarney Harðardóttir , 66°North Iceland, (IS)
• Øyvind Bjørnstad, Vestre møbler (NO)

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Circular Economy and Digitalisation

November 25, 14.30-15.30

Location: Stage 1

Technology plays a crucial role in the transition to a circular economy, making it easier for both companies and consumers to make smart and sustainable choices. Find out how Nordic companies are using technology to offer new circular systems and solutions — from material banks and clothing rentals, to material flow analytics and apps for sharing, and much more!

Speakers

• Louise Koch, Director, Global Social Impact Sales Strategy & Customer Engagement, Dell Technologies
• Dr. Julia Wolny, Professor, EADA Business School Barcelona & Founder, New Way Smart Things

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Nordic Food and Gastronomy

November 25, 14.30-15.30

Location: Stage 1

Can the Nordics feed themselves in a sustainable and regenerative way? How do we develop circular and sustainable supply and value chains between our cities and our farmland? Could we turn New Nordic Cuisine / a slower, more regional food culture into a broader and more fundamental change in the way we eat?

Speakers:

• Søren Ejlersen, Entrepreneur (DK)
• Franciska Rosenkilde (DK)
• Camilla Välimaa, WWF (SE)
• Claus Henriksen, MOTA (DK)

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Nordic Lifestyle Brands — Heritage and Design

November 26, 12.30-13.30

Location: Stage 1

Design, craftsmanship and collaboration is an important part of the Nordic heritage —  what can we learn from our ancestors’ approach to quality and design traditions? How do we make long-lasting, well designed and circular fashion and furniture products economically accessible to more people?

Speakers:

• Christian Holmsted Olesen, DMD
• Mette Sundstrøm, CEO, Lauritz.com
• Christian Basson, New E. Bauhaus
• Kasper Holt Pedersen, PP Møbler

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Nordic Lifestyle Brands – Risks and Opportunities

November 26, 14.00-15.00

Location: Stage 1

What are the main barriers and risks related to a fast transition to full circularity? How can we best tackle these barriers and risks and simultaneously open up the full potential of the circular economy and create optimal opportunities for lifestyle businesses aiming to go circular?

Speakers:

• Thomas Nyström, RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden (SE)
• Jakob Aaen, Målbar (DK)
• Else Skjold, Royal Danish Academy (DK)
• More speakers TBA

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