Location : Voco Riyadh by IHG, Rotunda Lobby Lounge
08:30 – 09:20 AM
Registration & Networking Coffee
09:20 – 09:30 AM
Kaur Nellis
Mohammed Alguthmi
Opening Ceremony - Saudi-Nordic Cello Duo
Kaur Nellis and and Mohammed Alguthmi
09:30 – 09:40 AM
Taavi Einaste
Nortal CEO, Saudi-Estonian Business, Council Co-Chairman
Amal Baswaid
Saudi-Estonian Business, Council Co-Chairman
Opening Remarks
09:40 – 09:50 AM
Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture
MEWA representative
Opening Address
09:50 – 10:00 AM
H.R.H. Nikola Petrović Njegoš
Prince of Montenegro
Guest of Honor, Opening Address
With different nations we may compete in business, yet in purpose we stand as brothers — united by the shared responsibility to safeguard our planet and build a sustainable future together.
10:00 – 10:10 AM
H.H Princess Noura bint Turki Al Saud
Co-Founder, Aeon Collective
Greetings
10:10 – 10:20 AM
H.E Minister Andres Sutt
Minister of Energy and the Environment of the Republic of Estonia
Welcome Remarks
10:20 – 10:35 AM
Signings time
KSA and EU partners to accelerate Circular Economy cooperation
10:35 – 10:45 AM
Ville Skinnari
Member of Parliament, Chair of the Saudi-Finnish Parliamentary Friendship Group, Minister of Trade and Development 2019-2023
Speech
10:45 – 10:55 AM
Eng. Ali Al-Ghamdi
President, National Center for Environmental Compliance (NCEC), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Speech
10:55 – 11:05 AM
Environmental Fund
Presentation
11:05 – 11:15 AM
Ture V. Munksgaard
Danfoss Arabia, General manager
Speech
11:15 – 12:00 AM/PM
Helen Aavisto, Moderator
Apoorva Arya
CEO of Circular Innovation Lab
Ville Skinnari
Member of Parliament, Chair of the Saudi-Finnish Parliamentary Friendship Group, Minister of Trade and Development 2019-2023
Andres Veske
Green Tiger, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Environmental Fund
Representative
Plenary Panel: Policy & Regulations
12:00 – 13:00 PM
Exclusive Networking Lunch
13:00 – 13:02 PM
Musical Intro
13:02 – 13:05 PM
Mark A. Allafm
CEO, Voco
Welcome Remarks
13:05 – 13:15 PM
SIRC
Khaled Alrashed, Acting CEO TBA
Presentation
13:15 – 13:25 PM
Johan Grön
Ceo of Lamor
Presentation
Lamor and Saudi Arabia’s Circular Dawn
13:25 – 13:35 PM
Jouko Latva-Somppi
Jouko Latva-Somppi, Senior Concept Sales Manager, Valmet Technologies Oy, Circularity
Presentation
13:35 – 14:05 PM
Nicolas Boukhalil, Moderator
Middle East, Deals, Energy Resources & Sustainability Leader, PwC
Saad Alzubaidi
Executive Director of Business Development, NCEC
Hashem Alfawaz
Senior VP, Economic Affairs, Environment Fund
Sami Kivisalo
Chairman, KOVA and CircuSaudi
Nicholas Ramsden
KSA Country Manager, RSK
Panel: Unlocking Investments and High-Impact Partnerships
14:05 – 14:35 PM
Andres Veske, Moderator
Green Tiger, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
H.E Minister Andres Sutt
Minister of Energy and the Environment of the Republic of Estonia
Representative of The City of Riyadh
Taavi Einaste
Nortal CEO, Saudi-Estonian Business, Council Co-Chairman
High Level Panel with Minister Sutt: The role of green energy
in smart cities and how to finance it?
14:35 – 14:45 PM
Arpit Bhutani
COO, Circular Innovation Lab (DK)
Presentation
14:45 – 15:00 PM
Mirjam Sokka
CEO of Kaiko
Presentation
Designing dignity & renewal: How Circular Fashion can redefine value beyond materials.
15:00 – 15:10 PM
Salem Banafa
Business Development Manager, LADEC
Presentation
15:10 – 15:20 PM
Žaneta Stasiškienė
Director of the Institute of Environmental Engineering, Kaunas Technology University
KTU activities in circularity
15:20 – 15:30 PM
EXPO 2030
Representative
Speech
15:35 – 16:05 PM
Arnaud Castaignet, TBA
Vice President, Government Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, Skeleton
Taavi Madiberk
Co-Founder, CEO, Skeleton
Frank Brichau
Managing Director Customer and Digital at ENOWA
TBA
Panel: When Renewables Meet AI
16:05 - 16:30 PM
Ben Queisser Moderator
CEO, Apex Ventures
Marko Virkebau
Head of Energy, KSA-Estonian Business Council
Abdulrahman A. Elkhereiji
Renewable & Nuclear Director, Ministry of Investment TBA
Panel - Technology innovation to unlock feasibility for green hydrogen projects in the Middle East