The Biodiversity day at the Campus of the University of Helsinki focuses on biodiversity and businesses (morning) and cities (afternoon) with international examples and a call to participate in the discussions, sharing experiences and networking.
We invite both businesses, and representatives from cities and municipalities to take part.
Agenda:
8.30 – 9.00 Morning coffee
9.00 – 12.00 Business and Biodiversity
Welcoming words, Johanna Buchert, President and CEO, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Integrating biodiversity and economy, Juha Siikamäki, Chief Economist, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Accelerating the nature positive transition: valuation and measurement as drivers of systemic change, Lasse Miettinen, Director, Sustainability solutions, The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
Biodiversity initiatives within the CircHive consortium & panel discussion lead by Diana Tuomajukka, Head of the Bioeconomy Programme, European Forest Institute (EFI)
Cornelia Frentz, Director Governance and Sustainable Investing, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)
Frédéric Lecoq, Global CSR VP, Lacoste
Francesco Razza, Sustainability Manager, Novamont
Manuela Hurmuz, Sustainable Finance Risk Expert, Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI)
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch (self-funded)
13.00 – 13.30 Afternoon coffee
13.30 – 16.30 Biodiversity Initiatives in Cities
CircHive’s work with cities, Marc Metzger, Professor of Environment and Society, The University of Edinburgh (UEDIN)
Presentations of the case-study cities:
Linda Anglin, Parks and Open space Development Manager, The City of Edinburgh Council
Elena Mesa, Head of European projects, Fundación CIEDES
Panagiotis Voulellis, Urban Planner PHD, CEO - Founder/Business owner of SUPCO (Sustainable Urban Planning Consultants)
On-going projects related to Biodiversity in Helsinki, Jarmo Saarikivi, Urban ecologist, City of Helsinki
Biodiversity footprint of the City of Tampere, Sami El Geneidy, Doctoral Researcher, Biodiversity Footprint Team Lead, University of Jyväskylä
Small group discussions with City Representatives