Nordea Sustainability Summit
Helsinki Event
30th November at 9:15-16:00 EET | Little Finlandia
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Finland – ‘Accelerating circularity as part of the Finnish net zero by 2035 strategy’
Despite the curbing effects of the pandemic, global virgin material use reached an all-time high of 101.4 billion tonnes in 2021 (Circularity Gap Report 2022). To live within our planetary boundaries, we will require a drastic re-conceptualisation of how we produce and consume in a net zero world and how companies can transition to circular economic models. The Finnish stage will explore how we can structurally accelerate circularity and drive sustainability-oriented collaboration between business, policy, and finance.
Agenda
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09:15 |
Registration & Coffee |
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09:45 |
Welcome Helsinki Nina Arkilahti, Head of Business Banking Frank Vang-Jensen, Group CEO, Nordea |
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10:05 |
Global Plenary – Live from Helsinki Moderator: Alasdair Ross, The Economist Mads Nipper, CEO, Ørsted |
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10:45 |
Local Theme Dialogue John Kornerup Bang, Senior Vice President, Sustainability Transformation, Stora Enso |
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11:15 |
Table discussion & Plenary feedback |
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11:40 |
Networking Break |
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11:55 |
Global Plenary – Live from Helsinki Moderator: Alasdair Ross, The Economist Harald Mix, Founder, Vargas Holding co-founder and Partner for Altor |
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12:45 |
Lunch |
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13:30 |
Local Theme Dialogue Keynote: Finland’s net zero future Reflections on the keynote |
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14:10 |
Table discussion & Plenary feedback |
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14:35 |
Networking Break |
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14:50 |
Dialogue (Townhall) Moderators: Matti Kahra and Tanja Eronen Riikka Joukio, EVP Sustainability and Public Affairs, Kesko |
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15:50 |
Closing remarks |
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16:00 |
Networking Mingle |
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John Kornerup Bang
Senior Vice President, Sustainability Transformation, Stora Enso
John is Senior Vice President at Stora Enso leading the sustainability transformation. Stora Enso is a renewable materials company using wood fiber in various configurations which can substitute fossil-based materials in the economy. John has more than 20 years of experience working on using sustainability to drive growth and innovation and hence enable solutions that can scale. John comes from 10 years as Director for sustainability strategy and climate change at Maersk servicing inter alia two years as an advisor to Ban Ki Moon’s high-level panel for sustainable transportation.
Ilkka Räsänen
Senior Advisor, Sitra
Ilkalla on parinkymmenen vuoden kokemus kahden kansainvälisen pörssiyhtiön, Nesteen ja Intelin, yhteiskuntasuhteiden hoidosta sekä liki viidentoista vuoden johtajakokemus. Euroopan unionin ja Suomen ilmasto-, energia- ja liikennepolitiikka ovat hänelle intiimin tuttuja. Suurimman osan työurastaan Ilkka on viettänyt Brysselissä sekä kolme vuotta myös Washington, D.C.:ssä. Transatlanttiset näkökulmat ovatkin usein mielessä. Parhaimmillaan EU ja Yhdysvallat voisivat yhdessä saada maailmaa oikeille raiteille.
Mari Pantsar
Director of Sustainability Solutions, Sitra
Mari Pantsar leads the Sustainability solutions theme. She steers the strategy of the theme and is responsible for ensuring that all activities related to it direct Finland towards a more ecologically sustainable and competitive society.
Mari has about 20 years’ experience of managerial tasks in the development of cleantech and circular economy business in the private and public sector and on several companies’ boards. She has a doctorate in philosophy and holds the title of docent at the University of Helsinki and at Lappeenranta University of Technology.
Maria Ohisalo
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Chairperson of the Green League
Maria Ohisalo is Minister of Environment and Climate, and has a PhD in social sciences (sociology) from Helsinki. Maria is Member of the Finnish Parliament and Chair of the Greens of Finland. She was Vice Chair of Greens 2015-2019 and Chair of the union of Green youth and students, during 2013-2014. Maria is a member of the Helsinki city council.
Riikka Joukio
Executive Vice President, Sustainability & Public Affairs, Kesko Finland
Riikka Joukio has acquired extensive work experience in global business in forest, tissue and packaging industries, and most recently also in grocery, building and technical trade. Currently, she is Executive Vice President of Sustainability and Public Affairs at Kesko in Finland. She has been working in various business leader roles, as well as head of expert organizations, for example in the field of sustainability, public affairs, and marketing. Riikka has also been an active member in several boards and industry federations.
Hanna Kaskela
Sustainability Director in Varma
Hanna Kaskela is Director of Sustainability & Responsible Investment in Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company. Hanna is in charge developing sustainability and responsible investment at Varma. Hanna has over ten years’ experience in active portfolio management in the listed equity markets.
Sustainability started to be part of her role when she worked as equity analyst in 2004-2006 and more in depth since 2016 in formulating investment strategy for the sustainable equity portfolio. Hanna graduated with MSc. degree (Accounting and Finance) from University of Tampere, Finland and is CEFA charter holder.
Håkan Agnevall
President & CEO, Wärtsilä Corporation
In his earlier career Håkan has held senior management positions with ABB and
Bombardier in the fields of power systems, robotics and industrial automation.
He has extensive international experience, having worked and lived in the U.S.,
Canada, Thailand, Brazil, Switzerland and Sweden.
Håkan holds an MSc in Engineering Physics from the Lund Institute of Technology,
Sweden paralleled with a BSc in Business Administration at the University of
Lund, Sweden. He also holds an MBA from IMD, Switzerland.