Mazovia Circular Congress 2023

International Mazovia Circular Congress. One of the biggest and most prestigious conference in Poland regarding circular economy topic. Conference will be accompanying with circular solution  exhibition.

Venue: Cinema Iluzjon, Narbutta street 50a;

Iluzjon Cinema - Museum of Film Art has a special status of archival cinema. It is under the care of the National Film Archive - Audiovisual Institute (FINA).

9:00 – 10:45  |  Opening session – pan-European dialogue for resource resilient Europe

Welcome speech - (online) Adam Struzik, Marshal Office

9.15 - 9.30 Introductory speech (online) 

Patrick Child, DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research and innovation (DG R&I)

9.30 - 10.45 Panel Discussion

Moderation: Agnieszka Sznyk INNOWO,

1. Ladeja Godina-Kosir - Circular Change
2. Antony Buchan - Head of Local Authority Support, ReLondon
3. Cathrine Barth - Norwegian Circular Hotspot
4. Michael Kuhndt - Founder and Executive Director of the CSCP
5. Pavel Zedníček  - CEO of INCIEN
6. Bart Volkers - Circulairfriesland.frl
7. Reinhold Rünker - Permanent Deputy of Department Economic Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, climate action and Energy North-Rhine-Westphalia

Comments from Polish decision makers perspective:

Robert Chciuk - Ministry of Climate representative Marlena Tryka - Ministry of Economic Development representative Hanna Gill-Piątek - member of Polish Parliament

10:45 -11:30  |  Session 2. Key note speeches

• Ioannis Bakar - Circular Economy Monitoring expert at the European Environment Agency
• Representative of Polish Development Bank (BGK) - "Financing circular economy projects from the perspective of a public institution".
• Representative of Bank ING - "Financing circular economy projects from the perspective of a private institution".

11:30 – 11:45 |  Coffee break

11:45 – 12:45  |  Session 3. Ambitions of business in circular economy transformation - how entrepreneurs can contribute in circular economy future

Moderation: Piotr Hajdecki, Business Finland

1. Reinier Schlatmann, CEO CEE DS Smith
2. Agata Czachórska, IKEA
3. Anna Kozera Szałkowska, Plastics Europe Polska
4. Paulina Zadura, PARP
5. Representative of Albea Group
6. Representative of ING
7. Representative of Kinnarps

12:45 – 14.00   |  Session 4. Vital tools for integrated approach to combat climate change and circular economy transformation – Green Deal, Deposit Scheme system, Extended producer responsibility, Green procurement, Green funds

Introductory speech: Emmanuelle Maire Directorate General for Environment (DG ENV).

1. Anna Sapota, Tomra,
2. Michał Mikołajczyk, Rekopol,
3. Andrzej Gantner, Food Producers Federation
4. Martin Basila, CEO of Sensone
5. Polish Development Bank (BGK)
6. Norwegian Funds
7. Deloitte

14.00 – 14:45   |  LUNCH

14.45 – 15. 30 | Session 5. Power speech on systemic view ahead

Introductory speech:  Janez Potocnik - Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel, Partner at SYSTEMIQ, former European Commissioner for Environment

Moderation: dr hab. Bolesław Rok - Kozminski Business University

Panelists:

• Janez Potocnik - Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel, Partner at SYSTEMIQ, former European Commissioner for Environment
• dr hab. Joanna Kulczycka - Polish Academy of Sciences, member of International Resource Panel

15.30 - 16.00  | Veolia 

1. Representative of Veolia
2. Maria Clara Jimenez A. Makers Unite Foundation (Repair center)
3. Representative of ICLEI

16.00 -  16.45   |  Session 6. Role of nature in circular economy

Bioremediation broadly refers to any process wherein a biological system (typically bacteria, microalgae, fungi, and plants), living or dead, is employed for removing environmental pollutants from air, water, soil, flue gasses, industrial effluents etc., in natural or artificial settings.

1. Key note speech: Tomasz Calikowski, PhD, European Commission, Policy Officer, Research & Innovation, Healthy Planet, Circular Economy and Biobased Systems
2. Key note speech: "Join the future of food today - insect-based protein" - Protix representative
3. Key note speech:  Philippe Corvini, Professor of Environmental Biotechnology and Head of the Institute for Ecopreneurship, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland,

16.45 pm – 17.30 pm   |  Session 7. Digitalization for circular economy

Introduction and moderation - Ewelina Szczech-Pietkiewcz PhD, DSc, Warsaw School of Economics

• Siren Knudsen - Head of Digital Transformation, Technology and ESG in PURO Hotels
• Piotr Mieczkowski - Digital Poland Foundation
• Bartłomiej Nieścierowicz - CEO of CGI Polska
• Christophe Lintz - Director IT, CIO Senior Advisor, Project Manager of the ICT Sustainability project
• Agata Witkowska - Digitalization specialist, GS1 Poland

19.00 – Business mixer on invitation only

WORKSHOP SESSIONS parallel to Mazovia Congress - 11-12 i 15-16

Venue: Warsaw, Iluzjon Cinema, smaller conference room

11:00 - 12:00 pm  |  ScenCi Game