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Registration is now closed - Live Stream - Circular Initiative 2023

Scaling up – For a new tomorrow

Registration for our live event is now closed.

A little bit more than 275 people have signed up and will join us at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm on November 14th 8:15-13:30 CET (main program 9:00-12:30 CET).

But We like to give you this online opportunity!

Join us live via our live stream on November 14th 09:00 and 12:30 CET for Circular Initiative 2023 – an extraordinary event showcasing the power of circularity for business profitability.

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This year, we are exploring the possibilities of scaling up. By embracing the lessons learned from both success and failure, we embark on a transformative journey that takes us from the initial stages of prototyping to the pivotal phase of scaling up.

Agenda & Speakers

Circular Initiative 2023 boasts an impressive program, featuring speakers from more than a dozen pioneering industry leaders, two panel discussions, and keynotes delivered by an "honest rebel" looking to create disruptive change where needed.

Welcome

Kristofer Sundsgård, President & CEO of Stena Recycling Group & Louise Eriksson, Principal Consultant at Stena Circular Consulting

Madeleine Gilborne, Head of Clean Technologies & VP of Energy Division at Alfa Laval & Anna Celsing, Chief Sustainability Officer at Alfa Laval

Accelerating scaling-up through partnerships across the value chain

Madeleine Gilborne, Head of Clean Technologies & VP Energy Division at Alfa Laval & Anna Celsing, Chief Sustainability Officer at Alfa Laval

Åsa Granli, Head of Energy Efficiency at ABB

Scale up with energy efficiency and material recycling

Åsa Granli, Business Area Manager, Motion Sweden at ABB

On the doorstep to scaling up – stumbling blocks and success factors

Ulrika Molander, COO of GreenIron & Mats Olausson, Senior Advisor at Climate & Sustainable Finance at SEB

Vanessa Butani, VP of Group Sustainability at Electrolux Group & Louise Eriksson, Principal Consultant at Stena Circular Consulting

Partnering to scale the sustainable materials market

Vanessa Butani, VP of Group Sustainability at Electrolux Group & Mats Linder, CEO of Stena Circular Consulting

Panel: The policy landscape for a circular economy

Sara Davidsson, Sustainability & Compliance Director at Stena Recycling, Maria Wallin, Head of Circularity & Recycling at Återvinningsindustrierna, Anna Celsing, Alfa Laval & Ulrika Molander, GreenIron

Keynote: Scaling Up

Anders Hvid, Speaker, Author & Co-founder of Dare Disrupt

Lisa Ekstrand, Vice President & Head of Sustainability at Vestas & Henrik Grand Pedersen, CEO of Stena Recycling Denmark

Scaling up circular solutions through collaboration

Lisa Ekstrand, Vice President & Head of Sustainability at Vestas & Henrik Grand Petersen, CEO of Stena Recycling Denmark

WISE - A materials science initiative for sustainability from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

Sara Mazur, Vice Executive Director of Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and Chair of WISE & Magnus Berggren, Professor, and Director of WISE

Steel with a history: Built to last

Christoffer Muhl Pollari, Business Developer, Reuse at Stena Stål & Malin Candell, Business Area Manager, Steel Buildings at EAB

From Circle Green to Inner Circle: Pioneering the future of sustainable stainless steel

Felix Herr, Commercial Sustainability Manager at Outokumpu

Driving solutions and promoting circular processes through collaborations: To strive for zero waste and be circular in our operations

Linda Alvengren, Sustainability Business Partner for Circular & Climate Positive at IKEA Sweden

Viveka Hirdman-Ryrberg, Investor AB, Louise Eriksson, Stena Circular Consulting, Lisa Ekstrand, Vestas, Felix Herr, Outokumpu & Linda Alvengren, IKEA Sweden

Panel: Coming full circle – What’s next in the pursuit of circularity?

Viveka Hirdman-Ryrberg, Board professional and former Head of Corporate Communication & Sustainability at Investor AB, Louise Eriksson, Stena Circular Consulting, Lisa Ekstrand, Vestas, Felix Herr, Outokumpu & Linda Alvengren, IKEA Sweden

Keynote: Business by Nature

Anders Hvid, Speaker, Author & Co-founder of Dare Disrupt

About Circular Initiative 2023

It’s time to take the leap into the loop.

Stena Recycling’s annual event Circular Initiative gathers high-level decision-makers from industry, tech, business, academia, and politics. The theme this year is Scaling Up, meaning realizing bold ideas and initiating production of promising prototypes. The aim is to grow businesses, increase profitability, and preserve resources by taking the next step towards circularity.

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