Recording: the 5th Norwegian Circular Economy Conference

Conference gathered Norwegian and international policymakers, researchers, companies, and other stakeholders to share knowledge and create opportunities in the transition to a circular economy.This year's edition was a hybrid event with around 120 participants gathered at the Deichman Library in Oslo and 773 following the streaming online.

The event included a matchmaking, where more than 200 participants from Norway and the rest of Europe met for B2B meetings on circular economy projects, ideas, solutions, and partnerships.

The Norwegian Circular Economy Conference is organised in cooperation between: SINTEF, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), The Research Council of Norway and Innovation Norway.

Watch the recording of the conference

See the recording of the conference here.

Circular Solutions- Pitches and Exhibition

The conference also presented Norwegian companies at the forefront of the circular transition. These companies joined the conference to pitch on stage throughout the day. They also brought one example of their circular products and exhibited it at the Deichman Library. Check them out:

Packoorang, BEWI ENERGY, Human Brights, Ope, Empower, Norwegian Trash, Tomra, Ogoori, Flokk

Programme

State of the Nation

Sigridur Thormodsdottir, Head of Circular Economy, Innovation Norway

Christine Tørklep, Director Industry and Services, Research Council of Norway

Helge Brattebø, Director NTNU Sustainability

Eli Aamot, Executive Vice President, SINTEF

Agathe Bryde Schjetlein, Director of Sustainability, Finance Norway

Daniel Montalvo, Head of sustainable resource use and industry at European Environment Agency

Global Voices of Experience

Edgar Hertwich, International Chair in Industrial Ecology at NTNU and professor at the Department of Energy and Pro

Tilmann Vahle, SYSTEMIQ, Germany

Ernst Worell, Prof. Dr, Utrecht University

Ole Jørgen Hanssen, Prof., SFI earthresQue, NMBU

Voices from the Industry

Hanne Digre, Sustainability Director, ScaleAQ

Runa Haug Khoury, CEO, AION

Petra Rüther, Research Manager, Sintef Building and Industry

Gunnar Grini, Industry Manager, Norwegian Industry

Stina Ellevseth Oseland, Director of Clima, Bergen Municipality

Funding Opportunities

Magnar Ødelien, Director, EEA Norway Grants at Innovation Norway Oslo

Ingunn Borlaug Lid and Oda Bjelland Mathiassen, Research Council Norway

Ida Jaarvik Hetland, EU adviser, Innovation Norway

EEA and Norway Grants by Innovation Norway

The EEA and Norway Grants by Innovation Norway provides funding to partnership projects across 15 countries in Europe. Check out the funding opportunities in our Calls for proposals.