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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

16:30 PM

Press Engagement

19:30 – 21:30 PM

Networking Reception (invitation only)