Due to the recent developments with the COVID-19 pandemic and in the interest of ensuring health and safety for all, the roundtable originally scheduled to take place in Oslo on 31 March is now postponed until later in the year. Instead we are hosting two online webinars on the same date.
Webinar: Spotlight on the circular economy in cities and regions
Moderator: Ms. Aziza Akhmouch Head of the Cities, Urban Policies and Sustainable Development Division, OECD
11.00-11.40: Launch of the three OECD reports
Groningen (Netherlands), Ms. Glimina Chakor, Deputy Mayor
Umeå (Sweden), Ms. Janet Ågren, Deputy Mayor
Valladolid (Spain), Ms. Rosa Huertas Gonzalez, Director of the Innovation, Economic Development, Employment and Commerce Department
11.40-11.50: Highlights from a peer-reviewer
Amsterdam (Netherlands): Ms. Eveline Jonkhoff, Strategic advisor and program manager circular economy
11.50-12.00: Q&A by Zoom chat
12.00- 12.15: The next generation of circular case studies:
Glasgow (United Kingdom), Ms. Cheryl Robb, Cities & Regions Manager, Zero Waste Scotland
Granada (Spain), Mr. Agustín Castillo Martínez, General Coordinator of Public Works and Urban Development
Ireland, Ms. Bernie Kiely, Assistant Principal, Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment
12.15-12.30: Highlights from Nordic Countries
Oslo (Norway), Mr. Håkon Jenthoft, Senior Executive Officer, International Relations
Nordic Innovation, Mr. Elís Benediktsson, Senior Innovation Advisor
12.30-12.45: Q&A by Zoom chat
12.45-13.00: Conclusions, Ms. Oriana Romano, Head of Unit, Water Governance and Circular Economy, OECD
The second webinar will take place after a lunch break. The first session will begin at 14.30.
Webinar: What’s new and how to measure circularity at local level?
Moderator: Ms. Aziza Akhmouch, Head of the Cities, Urban Policies and Sustainable Development Division, OECD
14.30-14.50: Key Findings from the OECD Survey on the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions and the OECD framework to measure circularity at the local level
Ms. Oriana Romano, Head of Unit, Water Governance and Circular Economy, OECD
14.50- 15.10: Measuring the circular economy:
Mr. Arturo de la Fuente, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission, Eurostat
Ms. Ashima Sukhdev, Government & Cities Programme Lead, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
15.10-15.30: Q&A by Zoom chat
15.30-15.50: Discussion
Mr. Walter Stahel, Founder-director, Product-Life Institute Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. David McGinty, Global Director, PACE
Mr. Anders Wijkman, Chair, Climate-KIC
