Welcome to this regional summit where we want to give the  municipalities, organisations, education providers and businesses in the Jakobstad Region an overview of what circularity and symbiotic thinking entails as well as giving participants insight in why circularity is the way forward.

The top green voice in Europe at the moment Vojtech Vosecky is one of the keynote speakers at this event and together with our second keynote Development Manager Tomas Norrena from SWECO, they will give tools and ideas on how to strengthen your organisation's strategies and create action plans that have sustainability and circularity at heart.

Preliminar agenda (changes can occur):

9.00 Welcome – Jarl Sundqvist, CEO, Jakobstad Region Development Company Concordia Ltd. & Pia Holkkola-Löf, Project Manager/Communications Officer, Jakobstad Region Development Company Concordia Ltd.

9.05-9.45 Keynote – Vojtech Vosecky “Regions how circular are you? For real”

9.45-10.00 Discussion

10.00-10.15 Coffee Break

10.15-11.00 Keynote – Tomas Norrena, SWECO "Circular thinking in the industrial sector - case examples"

11.00-11.10 Q&A

11.10-11.50 Next steps

11.50 Wrap-up

The event is arranged by The Jakobstad Region Development Company Concordia and Circulari Insights and Transitions-project.