October 7, 2022

Mazovia Circular Congress

International Mazovia Circular Congress

Mazovia Circular Congress is one of the biggest international events about circular economy. Its goal is to promote the idea of a circular economy, support sustainable business models and establish cooperation between interested stakeholders.

The Congress is the closing day of Circular Week 2022 and will take place on 7 October 2022. We will meet in the historical, revitalised building in Warsaw city centre – “Dom Towarowy Braci Jabłkowskich” at 25 Bracka Street. The event will involve the participation of small and large firms, start-ups, investors, representatives of public administration, local governments, enterprises, managers dealing with sustainable development and CSR and the media.

The Congress will feature lectures and discussion panels among international experts representing areas such as macroeconomics, bio-economy, urban infrastructure, waste management and plastics. There will also be workshops and matchmaking sessions organized in collaboration with experts and companies. It will be an excellent opportunity for international networking, promoting your activities internationally and exchanging ideas during networking sessions.

The event will have a hybrid format. You are encouraged to attend in person, however, if you are unable to come, you are welcome to participate in the interactive online version. Each session will be streamed ‘live’ and you will be able to ask questions of the experts in real-time. We also plan online workshops exclusively for ‘online’ participants and attendees.

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The organizer is INNOWO – Institute for Innovation and Responsible Development, Polish Circular Hotspot in cooperation with the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform.

THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MAZOVIA CIRCULAR CONGRESS, WILL BEORGANIZED IN COOPERATION WITH

THE MAZOWIECKIE VOIVODSHIP MARSHAL’S OFFICE

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EDITION 2022: AGENDA

8.30 – 9.00

Registration of participants in the studio, welcome coffee

8.30 – 9.00

9.00 – 9.45

Opening session: Where are we and where are we going in the context of the circular economy?

9.00 – 9.45

Moderators: Agnieszka Sznyk, Ph.D. - INNOWO, European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, Sanne Kaasjager (Head Economic Department / Trade Counsellor Royal Netherlands Embassy)

9.00 – 9.45

Keynote speeches

9.00 – 9.15 Virginijus Sinkevičius (EU Commissioner for the Environment)

9.15 - 9.25 Adam Struzik (Marshal of the Mazovian Voivodeship),

9.25 – 9.40 Andrea Liverani (Lead Sustainable Development Specialist with the Environment Department at the World Bank),

9.40 – 9.55: Alberto Arroyo Schnell (Head of Policy and Programme at the European Regional Office of the International Union for Conservation of Nature)

9.55 - 10.05 Agata Czachórska (Country Sustainability Manager at IKEA Group)

10.05 - 11.00

Circularity GAP Report Poland - challenges, barriers enablers international cooperation

How circular is Poland? Innowo, Circle Economy and Natural State are analyzing Poland's state of circularity to drive the country's circular transition.

a. Presentation of the CGR report, along with possible synergies on the path to circularity with Norway

b. Circularity gap in other countries – building on shared experience. Comparison to Norway, the Netherlands, Czechia, Austria etc.

c. Discussion panel

10.05 - 11.00

Moderators: Agnieszka Sznyk, Ph.D. - INNOWO, European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, Sanne Kaasjager - Head Economic Department / Trade Counsellor Royal Netherlands Embassy

Speakers

Robert Chciuk (Director of the Waste Management Department - Polish Ministry of Climate Representative), Cathrine Barth (Co-founder Circularities; Circular Strategist at Natural State), Freek van Eijk(Holland Circular Hotspot), Elin Bergman (COO @Cradlenet, co-founder and managing partner @Nordic Circular Hotspot), Matthew Fraser(Circle Economy), Marlena Tryka (Polish Ministry of Economic Development)

11.00– 11.15

Coffee break

11.00– 11.15

11.00 – 11:45

Cities as centres of circular transformation

11.00 – 11:45

Moderators: Helena O'Rourke-Potocki (ICLEI) , Jarosław Górski Ph.D. (University of Warsaw)

Speakers

Heleen van Wijk (Business Manager Circular Economy at Groningen Seaports), Andrzej Łazęcki (Director of the Division of Municipal Economy and Climate at the Cracow City Hall), Małgorzata Michalska ( Head of Social Innovation Department at Centre for Urban Innovation in Rzeszów), Elżbieta Kozubek (Director of the Mazovian Regional Planning Office, the Mazovian Marshal Office, the Mazovian Marshal Office), Kathrin Jakobsen (Department for innovation and economic development, Vestland County Council) Nina Ekelund (the Executive Director of the Haga Initiative)

12:00 - 12.45

Influencing responsible consumption and production – interrelation between business and customer

12:00 - 12.45

Moderator: Małgorzata Koszewska Ph.D. (Lodz University of Technology)

Speakers

Agata Czachórska (Country Sustainability Manager at IKEA Group), Andrzej Krzyszczak ( Director of the Technical and Environmental Consulting Division at Multiconsult Polska) Anna Sapota (Vice President Public Affairs Eastern Europe North at TOMRA), Michał Mikołajczyk (Proxy, Sales and Marketing Director at Rekopol), Leszek Kąsek (Senior Economist - Sustainability, Bureau of Macroeconomic Analyses at ING Bank Slaski) Alexander Haneng (Director of innovative partners in Posten Norge )

12.45 - 13.30

Lunch break

12.45 - 13.30

112.30 - 14.15

Bioeconomy and sustainable food management

112.30 - 14.15

Moderator

Agnieszka Sznyk Ph.D. - INNOWO, European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

Speakers

Andreas Thurner(European Economic and Social Committee), Egide VandeVelde (Director of Alternative Fuels Europe, New Holland Agriculture), Joanna Trybus - Deputy Director of the Agricultural Markets Department at Polish Ministry of Agriculture) Hans Kleivdal (Dr. scient. - Deputy EVP and Head of Business Development), Climate & Environment, NORCE), Nadir Hamidou (Head of Manufacturing, DANONE Nordics-Poland-Central&Eastern Europe)

14.15 - 15.15

Table session with circular companies

Workshop session and business matchmaking with representatives of start-ups offering circular solutions

14.15 - 15.15

15.15-16:15

A simple way to circularity? Searching for "the low-hanging fruits" in a) circular transformation

b) circular cities – addressing the most important source of resource consumption

c)circular bioeconomy as an essential part of green transition

c)Circular start-ups and their current and long term competitiveness

d)Treating circularity as an advantage, and not a hurdle for financing

15.15-16:15

Moderator

Einar Kleppe Holthe (CEO of Natural State, Strategic Project Leader at Nordic Circular Hotspot

15.15-16:15

Speakers

Siren Knudsen (Director of Office and Internal Processes at PURO Hotels), Anna Kozera (Szałkowska Ph.D. - Managing Director at PlasticsEurope Polska), Anna Sapota ( Vice President for Government Relations for North-Eastern Europe at TOMRA), Joanna Kulczycka D. Sc. (Institute of Mineral and Energy Economy of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IGSMiE PAN), Paulina Kaczmarek (Head of Sustainability at Danone Poland)

INteractive Workshops - simultaneously with sessions

Workshop sessions and a virtual expo will be held simultaneously with the discussion panels. More information coming soon!

October 7, 2022

Mazovia Circular Congress

International Mazovia Circular Congress

WATCH A RECORDING OF LAST YEAR’S EVENT

EDITION 2022: AGENDA

Keynote speeches

Circularity GAP Report Poland - challenges, barriers enablers international cooperation

Moderators: Agnieszka Sznyk, Ph.D. - INNOWO, European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, Sanne Kaasjager - Head Economic Department / Trade Counsellor Royal Netherlands Embassy

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Table session with circular companies

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INteractive Workshops - simultaneously with sessions

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