April 22, 2021
Online
St. Petersburg (Russia)
Transnational awareness raising event
Baltic Circular Economy Forum
The first and only landmark hybrid convention and matchmaking event in Russia focused on circular economy, sustainable development, green and cleantech solutions. BCEF is where companies, experts and key decision makers meet to discuss the strategies, tools and best practices leadership companies are using to shift their products and services from linear to circular.
The event will be held in in online format with the central studio at Boiling point - St. Petersburg (Russia). The event will be broadcasted with simultaneous Russian-English translation.
PROGRAMME
The forum features 3 virtual halls dedicated to the key challenges of the circular economy adoption. Review the programme and join one of the forum's interactive halls.
RUSSIA HALL
Sessions of the hall:
10:00 - 12:00 Plenary session
"Circular economy in Russia: from plans to actions?"
12:00 - 14:00 Panel discussion & forecast session
“NTI ECONET and ecosystems of industrial symbiosis: a step towards circular economy?”
14:00 - 16:00 Round table
"Russian green solutions for export: are there any and how to support?"
16:00 - 18:00 Panel discussion
“Sustainable mobility: motor of transport revolution?”
FINLANDIA HALL
Sessions of the hall:
12:00 - 14:00 Best practices sharing session
"Circular Economy in Finland: best practices, solutions and lessons learnt"
14:00 - 16:00 Panel discussion
"Green solutions for universities: best practices"
16:00 - 18:00 Talent attraction and pitch session
“Green StartUps Go Global”
GERMANIA HALL
Sessions of the hall:
12:00 - 14:00 Panel discussion
“Hydrogen – new oil and gas: challenge or opportunity? Russian and German experience"
Satelite events
Join the satellite events of the forum.
Peer-to-Peer
Hybrid learning event in the framework of the Baltic Industrial Symbiosis project (funded by Interreg Baltic Sea Region with the support European Regional Development Fund and the Russian Federation).
April 22-23, 2021
LivingLab - St. Petersburg (Russia)
Kick-off meeting of the Cool4City project
Kick-off meeting of the project Clean Green City by Smart Waste Management (Cool4City) (funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland in the framework of South-East Finland-Russia CBC 2014-2020 programme).
April 22, 2021
14:00
Online
Key speakers
Meet key speaker of the BCEF.
Denis BELYAEV
Chairman
Committee for Nature Use Environmental Protection and Ecological Safety
Milla BRUNEAU
Executive director
The Sustainable Lahti foundation
Maxim BALANEV
Public representative
in St. Petersburg
Agency for Strategic Initiatives
Ingo EGLOFF
Chairman of the Board
Port of Hamburg Marketing e.V.
Valentin ENOKAEV
First Deputy Chairman of the Transport Committee
Administration of St. Petersburg
Maxim EVDOKIMOV
Project Centre director
Agency for strategic initiatives
Markku HEINONEN
Development Director
City of Lappeenranta
Kari HERLEVI
Project Director, Circular economy for biodiversity
Sitra (Finland)
Janne HIRVONEN
Team Leader
Consulate General of Finland (St.Petersburg)
Sergei KHMELEVSKII
General director
ITMO Highpark Foundation
Timo MАKELА
Senior Advisor, Sustainability solutions
Sitra (Finland)
Vladimir NIKITENKO
Director of the North-West office
Russian-German Chamber of commerce (AHK) (Germany)
Nikolai PITIRIMOV
Deputy Chairman
International consortium "St Petersburg Cleantech Cluster for urban environment" | Project Baltic Industrial Symbiosis
Tadzio SCHILLING
CEO
Association of European Businesses
Hans-Ullrich WERNER
Executive director
Metaliq GmbH (Germany)
Aleksey YAKOVLEV
Deputy chairman
Committee for Industrial Policy, Innovations and Trade of St.Petersburg
BCEF'21: key moments
Enjoy the key moments of the Baltic Circular Economy Forum 2021.
Participation benefits
The event is designed to become the knowledge sharing and discussion platform for the wide range of target groups.
For SMEs
- Get the latest trends
- Select the best practices and technologies for "green" transformation of your business
- Showcase your products and share your best practices
For corporations
- Showcase your products and solutions
- Share your best practices
- Network with the opinion leaders as well as decision makers
For startups
- Pitch your project & test your idea
- Connect with your clients and partners
- Get access to venture and "green" financing solutions
For authorities and international institutions
- Communicate your flagship initiatives
- Network with the key decision makers in one place
- Form new partnerships
Why circular economy?
The Baltic Circular Economy Forum is the first hands-on event for SMEs that is aimed to promote transformation to circular & sustainable businesses using latest international trends and technologies.
What are the targeted sectors?
The event in 2021 will be focused on the three key areas, that create number of opportunities for improvement.
Green Energy & Home
HoReCa & MICE
Smart & Green Transport
BCEF: Key facts
View the key statistics of the upcoming event.
The forum contributes to fulfilling the following SDGs
The forum will create conditions for fulfilling the following SDGs:
Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy
Use only energy efficient appliances and bulbs.
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity.
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Ensure sustainable production and consumption patterns.
Goal 17: Partnerships
Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
Partner events and initiatives
The partners of the Forum are key projects and initiatives in the field of sustainable development.
18th Germany Week in St. Petersburg
A panel discussion "Hydrogen - new oil and gas: challenge or opportunity?" will be held as part of BCEF, April 22, 2021 at 12:00. BCEF has become an official partner of the 18th German Week in St. Petersburg.
Green Leaf 2021 winner
The city of Lappeenranta has been awarded the title of European Green Leaf Award 2021. A number of events dedicated to sustainable development are planned as part of the "Green Year". BCEF is one of the partner events of the year.
Join us at the Baltic Circular Economy Forum!
The Baltic Circular Economy Forum 2021
Supported by
St. Petersburg, Lahti, Lappeenranta and Kotka Administrations.
Key partners
The event is supported by the following projects - LaLaPeTe, Startup Connect and Twin Campus (funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland in the framework of South-East Finland-Russia CBC 2014-2020 programme) as well Baltic Industrial Symbiosis (funded by Interreg Baltic Sea Region with support of the European Regional Development Fund and Russian Federation).
Strategic partners
Agency for Strategic Initiatives, National Technology Initiative Platform, St. Petersburg Cleantech Cluster for Urban Environment, Boiling Point (St.Petersburg), Innovation Center "Skolkovo" and Deutsch-Russische Auslandshandelskammer.
International networks
Circular Development Cluster 2035, Enterprise Europe Network.RU and SmartUp Accelerator Network
Academic partners
ITMO University, St. Petersburg and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences — XAMK
Partners
Форум проводится при поддержки участников Smartup Accelerator Network: St.Petersburg Foundation for SME Development, Unified Entrepreneurship Center, Technopark Saint-Petersburg, SOBA и Green Mobility.
