Brasilia 2026 | Finlandia Circular

As the world faces the worsening climate crisis, the urgency for transformative solutions has never been greater. The circular economy emerges as a powerful tool—not only to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also to strengthen economic resilience and competitiveness. By rethinking systems of production and consumption, circular strategies offer scalable pathways to decarbonization, while simultaneously promoting sustainable growth.

To advance this agenda, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland is organizing the Finlandia Circular Brasília event, in partnership with the Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP) and the Instituto Brasileiro de Economia Circular (IBEC), with the support of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC). The event will bring together key stakeholders to exchange insights and practical experiences related to circular economy solutions.

As part of the Finlandia Circular platform, the event serves as a practical space that brings together public authorities, businesses, and academia to develop new opportunities for cooperation and market access. By fostering this dialogue, it aims to generate visibility and demand for Finnish solutions, positioning Finland as a strategic partner in advancing Brazil’s Ecological Transformation Plan (PTE).

The event will be Portuguese and English but simultaneous translation available.

What is Finlândia Circular?

As the world faces the worsening climate crisis, the urgency for transformative solutions has never been greater. The circular economy emerges as a powerful tool—not only to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also to strengthen economic resilience and competitiveness. By rethinking systems of production and consumption, circular strategies offer scalable pathways to decarbonization, while simultaneously promoting sustainable growth.

To advance this agenda, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland is organizing the Finlandia Circular Brasília event, in partnership with the Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP) and the Instituto Brasileiro de Economia Circular (IBEC), with the support of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC). The event will bring together key stakeholders to exchange insights and practical experiences related to circular economy solutions.

As part of the Finlandia Circular platform, the event serves as a practical space that brings together public authorities, businesses, and academia to develop new opportunities for cooperation and market access. By fostering this dialogue, it aims to generate visibility and demand for Finnish solutions, positioning Finland as a strategic partner in advancing Brazil’s Ecological Transformation Plan (PTE).

The event will be Portuguese and English but simultaneous translation available.

Temas y sectores

Finlandia Circular Montevideo se centrará en los siguientes sectores:

Ciudades
Sostenibles

Agricultura y Silvicultura

Soluciones
Circulares

Cooperación Internacional

AGENDA

09.00 - 09.10 | Palabras de bienvenida

Veikko Kiljunen, Embajador de Finlandia

09.10 - 09.25 | Apertura oficial del evento

Edgardo Ortuño, Ministro del Ambiente de Uruguay

09.25 - 09.45 | Key note speech

Kari Herlevi, Director del Programa de Economía Circular, Fondo Finlandés de Innovación – Sitra

09.45 - 10.30 | Bloque 1: Ciudades Sostenibles

Video introductorio

Moderado por Roberto Requejo, Senior Trade Advisor, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Finlandia

Maria Jose Lombardi, Directora de Gestión Ambiental, Intendencia de Canelones

Celedonio von Wuthenau, Director, Nokia

Veli-Pekka Pulkkinen, Gerente de Proyectos, Ecomond

Bernardo Brum, Gerente de Desarrollo de Negocios, Wärtsilä Energy

10:30 – 11:15 | Bloque 2: Circularidad Forestal y Agrícola
Moderado por Roberto Requejo, Senior Trade Advisor, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Finlandia
Panelistas:

Montes del Plata
Marianella Recuero, Jefa de Calidad y Ambiente, Estancia de Lagos
Lorena Echevarría, Senior Manager, Pulp Operations Development & Support, UPM
Valmet

11:15 – 11:45 | Pausa para café & networking

11:45 – 12:15 | Bloque 3: De la ambición a la acción: construyendo soluciones circulares en Uruguay y Finlandia

Honkajoki/GMM (video)

Marisol Mallo, Ing. Química a cargo de la Gerencia de Gestión Ambiental para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Dirección Nacional de Evaluación y Calidad Ambiental, Ministerio de Ambiente de Uruguay, y Magdalena Preve, Analista de Programa, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas (PNUD)