Hosted by: Nordic Innovation

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Looking at opportunities and challenges in the financing of circular business models from different business sides. The session includes perspectives from venture capital, large corporate banking, screening/second opinion of sustainable and circular financing frameworks along with examples of actual business implementation and transition from linear to circular business models.

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Agenda

• Welcome by the moderator

  Peter Munch-Madsen, Senior Advisor, Nordic Innovation

• How to fertilise the ground for more circular economy investments?
  Tomas Zimmermann, Head of Sustainable Finance Transformation, Swedbank

• Capital markets and circularity: what do companies need to prepare and what do investors expect?
  Bjarni Herrera, Managing Partner, Nordic Circular Hotspot & COO, Cicero Shades of Green

• Venture Capital as an engine for ESG
  Virginia Vegas, Director, Startup Norway

• Funding the circular business case: does sustainable finance become the new standard? 
  Matthias Steybe, Group Sustainability Officer, CHG-Meridian

• Panel discussion

• Key takeaways & closing remarks

  By the panel & the moderator, Peter Munch-Madsen

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Speakers in this session