Digital transition towards circular built environment – roadmap for business and government

12th January 2021 2:00–4:00 PM (EEST) | Online

In the built environment, circular economy will unlock vast opportunities for businesses to broaden their value creation while solving the major climate challenges of our time.

In this open online session, we will hear how Finland, the Netherlands and Estonia are pursuing circular economy in the built environment. The presentations will describe current national development initiatives, identify key milestones along the way and assess how the progress towards circularity is connected to the digitalisation of the industry.

This event looks to answer the following questions:

What is the role of digital solutions in achieving the national roadmaps and goals?
What challenges are there in regards to availability and usability of data?
How can companies support the national governments and vice versa?

Participants joining the event online

Event Agenda

Agenda will be updated closer to the event. All times are announced in EEST.

14:00

Welcome and Introduction

14:05

Mapping the development

Finland’s circular economy programme and aspects of digitalization in the Finnish built environment

Heikki Sorasahi, Senior Specialist on Circular Economy, Ministry of Environment Finland
Minna Perähuhta, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Environment Finland

Timeline for the transition to a circular economy by 2050 in the Netherlands

Suzanne Elias, Secretary Circular Economy Implementation Programme, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, The Netherlands

Improving Circularity Through the E-construction Platform in Estonia

Jaan Saar, Head of Digital Construction, Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Q&A

All speakers

15:00

Discussion: What is the role of digital solutions and companies in creating a circular built environment?

Case example: Developing a Circular Economy Platform Ecosystem in Finland

Vesa Silfver, CEO, Motiva

Open discussion: What kind of support companies need in developing digital solutions for circularity? How could they contribute to the national agendas?

Free comments and questions from the crowd