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Finlandia Circular
Connecting Innovation and Circularity
for a More Sustainable Peru

December 3, 2025

8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Finnish Embassy in Lima and online

*Exclusive in-person event by invitation only.

Online participation is open to the general public.

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AGENDA

08:30 – 09:00: Registration and welcome networking

09:00 – 09:05: Official Opening

  • Lasse Keisalo, Ambassador of Finland to Peru

09:05 – 09:10: Introduction to Circular Finland and welcome

  • Roberto Requejo, Commercial Advisor, Business Finland

09:10 – 09:40: Keynote speech by the Finnish Innovation Fund, SITRA​​

  • Kari Herlevi, Director of the Circular Economy Program at the Finnish Innovation Fund - SITRA

09:40 – 10:20: Block I: Circular Mining
Introductory presentation by Aleksi Salo, CEO of Mining Finland 

  • Joe Pezo, Vice President, Sales & Services Peru & North SAM, Metso

  • Wang Xing, CEO of Chinalco *TBC

  • Representative of the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines *TBC

  • Moderated by Nicolás Vassallo, Commercial Advisor, Business Finland

10:20 – 10:50: Block II: Success Stories

  • Modular construction: Block solutions

  • Environmental remediation: by José Cordova, Regional Sales Manager, Lamor 

  • Integrated industrial park: Kokkola Industrial Park 

10:50 – 11:10: Coffee break and networking

10:50 – 11:40: Block III: Sustainable Cities

Introductory presentation by Alejandro Albanese, Head of Sales, Nokia 

  • Sustainable Cities Panel:

  • Luisa Angelica Pérez, Representative of Vaisala in Perú. 

  • Alvaro Huamán, Representative of Tana OY. 

  • Local representative *TBC

  • Moderated by Roberto Requejo, Commercial Advisor, Business Finland 

  • Success story: Presentation by MariMetic 

11:40 – 12:20: Block IV: Sustainable Textiles

  • Introductory presentation by Emilia Gädda, Chief Advisor, Sustainability and Circular Economy, Finnish Textile and Fashion. 

  • Local Success Stories

12:20 – 12:45: Driving the Circular Transition: Perspectives from Finland, the EU, and Industry

  • Petri Wanner, Senior Specialist in Green and Digital Transition, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland

  • Representative of the European Union *TBC

  • Representative of the National Society of Industries *TBC

  • Moderated by Roberto Requejo, Commercial Advisor, Business Finland 
     

12:45 – 12:50: Official closing of the event

  • ​Romina Caminada Vallejo, Deputy Minister for Strategic Development of Natural Resources, Ministry of the Environment *TBC

12:55 – 13:00: Conclusions

  • Roberto Requejo, Commercial Advisor, Business Finland 

End of event

*Agenda subject to change without prior notice.

You can now register to participate online.

The live broadcast will feature simultaneous translation via ZOOM and will be open to the general public, subject to prior registration.

Speakers

We are proud to have distinguished speakers from around the world and diverse backgrounds.
More speakers to be announced soon.
Speakers

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Embassy of Finland in Bogotá
Cra. 9 #115-30, Tierra Firme Building
Floor 28, office 2804
110111 BOGOTA DC
COLOMBIA

Sanomat.BOG@gov.fi

 

Tel: +57 601 718 0305

Embassy of Finland in Lima
120 La Santa María Street
San Isidro
15073 LIMA PERU

Sanomat.LIM@gov.fi

Tel: +51 122 244 80

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