Nordic Circular Design Programme – Final Showcase Event

Meet Nordic frontrunner companies as they showcase the circular achievements developed through their participation in the Nordic Circular Design Programme. In this final event, twelve companies will share their insights and progress—from developing circular product concepts and business models to setting ambitious circular targets—all shaped by their journey in the programme.

You will also get to hear from EU representatives and Nordic Innovation on why circular investments are crucial for a sustainable and competitive EU and Nordic region.

Time: The final showcasing event takes place on May 13 at 1:00 pm–4:00pm CET. Doors open at 12:30pm CET for networking and coffee. There will also be room for informal networking after the event.

Venue: Foajé 3, Kulturhuset, Stockholm – or online

Agenda

• Welcome
• Foreword by Jessika Roswall, EU Commissioner Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy
• Nordic Circular Design Programme: introduction, objectives and results,
  Hanna Törmänen Nordic Innovation, Anne Raudaskoski Ethica, Sofia Sundström Cradlenet
• Company presentations: Learnings & achievements by:
  Ecco (DK) Exel Composites (FI), Josefin Holmström & Kristian Lindqvist Dafo (SE)
• Coffee break
• R&D panel discussion: Circular solutions developed during the programme
  Pavels Innovation (NO), Nobia (SE), Nilörn (SE)
  Company presentations: Learnings & achievements by:
  Jørgen S. E. Frederiksen Looping (NO), Elisabeth Bäcklund & Tove Sjödin Hexatronic (SE), Maria Antikainen Sandvik (FI)
• Executive panel discussion: Circular business as a competitive edge
  Whee (NO), Kalmar (FI), Kanthal (SE)
• Handover of joint statement from participating companies
• Closing remarks

Note that there’s a limited number of seats on site, first come first served!

About the Programme:

The Nordic Circular Design Programme is a game-changing programme with 30 forward-thinking Nordic companies participating. The Programme is run by Ethica together with their Nordic partners Danish Design Center, Norwegian Center for Circular Economy and Cradlenet in Sweden, with co-financing from Nordic Innovation.