BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Global Green Action Day - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Global Green Action Day X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.globalgreenactionday.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Global Green Action Day REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Stockholm BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250430T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250430T130000 DTSTAMP:20250425T074930Z CREATED:20250413T124349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T074930Z UID:10000015-1745971200-1746018000@www.globalgreenactionday.com SUMMARY:Circular Economy Opportunities: Rethinking Materials\, Models and Markets DESCRIPTION:🗓 Date: April 30\, 2025 \n⏰ Time: 12:00 CET (Austria & Sweden) | 11:00 GMT (Portugal) \n📍 Online \n🎟 Free Session – Registration needed to follow the Live stream  \nJoin us for this Warm-Up Session of Global Green Action Day 2025\, as we explore Circular Economy Opportunities: Rethinking Materials\, Models and Markets. This session introduces inspiring approaches to implementing circular strategies across sectors — with a focus on how materials\, business models\, and markets can be reshaped for impact. \nWe’ll hear from leading voices in the circular economy space\, covering everything from packaging innovation and sustainable material choices to systems thinking\, business model transformation and certifications in the circular economy space. Whether you’re just beginning your circular journey or looking to scale existing efforts\, this session offers real-world inspiration and practical insights. \n🎙 Speakers: \n🔹 Zsófia Koinberg – Zsófia Koinberg is a packaging developer at Martin & Servera\, Sweden’s leading wholesaler for restaurants and commercial kitchens. With a strong background in packaging design\, project management\, material studies and European packaging legislations\, she brings a comprehensive perspective to sustainable packaging solutions. \n🔹 Marty Rowell – Marty Rowell is a strategic innovation leader and circular economy advocate with a strong track record in product development\, including co-founding The Cup Exchange\, a tech-driven circular packaging start-up. A Telstra Extreme Award winner\, he has led high-impact initiatives across start-ups\, corporates\, and public enterprises\, driving sustainable innovation and engaging stakeholders from B2B clients to C-suite executives. \n🔹 Kaisa Karjalainen – Kaisa Karjalainen is the director of Mission Zero Academy and an expert in circular economy and service design. She has an educational background in environmental engineering and currently pursuing a leadership and service design MBA. Kaisa previously worked as a consultant for companies\, organisations\, and events\, helping them establish environmental management systems\, sustainability training\, life cycle assessments\, and waste management plans.  \n🔹 Cristiana Ribeiro – Cristiana Ribeiro holds a Master’s in Environmental Engineering from the University of Porto and a Postgraduate degree in Integrated Quality\, Environment and Safety Systems. She gained experience in waste recovery research at LEPABE and completed an internship in Environment and Safety at E-Redes. Since June 2020\, she has worked as a Project Manager at Smart Waste Portugal Association. \n🧭 Moderation: \n🔹 Evelina Lundqvist – CEO\, The Good Tribe. Evelina is a sustainability strategist and co-initiator of Global Green Action Day\, focused on helping organisations integrate circular thinking into their business models and operations. \n🔗 Register for this Warm-Up Session here. \nThis is a warm-up session for the Global Green Action Day initiative. Registering for this event does not grant access to the full Action Day. \n🔗 Register separately for the Global Green Action Day to take part in the full programme from April 21 to June 5\, 2025. \n💡 What to Expect: \n✅ Intro-level perspectives on circular economy innovation \n✅ Real-life examples from business and packaging design \n✅ How circular business models and certifications are changing traditional industries \nLet’s unlock new circular opportunities – together! \n  \nConfirmed speakers:\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Cristiana Ribeiro \n \n\n \n Project manager\, Smart Waste Portugal \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Kaisa Karjalainen \n \n\n \n Mission Zero Academy (MiZA) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Zsófia Koinberg \n \n\n \n Sustainability and quality manager\, Martin & Servera (Sweden) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Marty Rowell \n \n\n \n Co-founder\, Circulise (Australia) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Evelina Lundqvist \n \n\n \n CEO The Good Tribe\, The Good Tribe URL:https://www.globalgreenactionday.com/event/circular-economy-opportunities-rethinking-materials-models-and-markets/ CATEGORIES:Warm-up Sessions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.globalgreenactionday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Warmup-Session3-3.png LOCATION:https://billetto.co.uk/e/circular-economy-opportunities-rethinking-materials-models-and-markets-tickets-1267191 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250422T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250422T130000 DTSTAMP:20250415T203035Z CREATED:20250407T145201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T203035Z UID:10000012-1745323200-1745326800@www.globalgreenactionday.com SUMMARY:Sustainable Innovation in the Textiles and Fashion Industry: Actionable Change DESCRIPTION:🗓 Date: April 22\, 2025 \n⏰ Time: 12:00 CET (Austria & Sweden) | 11:00 GMT (Portugal) \n📍 Online \n🎟 Free Session – Registration needed \nAs one of the most polluting industries in the world\, fashion is at a tipping point. This session explores how the sector can lead the way toward systemic transformation—rethinking material use\, reducing fossil-based inputs\, adopting circular models\, and empowering all actors in the value chain. \nSustainability in fashion is no longer optional. It’s about embedding responsibility at every step—from design and production to consumption and disposal. By aligning education\, business\, and innovation\, we can shape a future where fashion becomes a model of regeneration. \n🎙 Speakers: \n🔹 Ana Silva Tavares – CEO of RDD Textiles\, leading sustainable innovation in textiles with a deep commitment to environmental responsibility and technological advancement. \n🔹 Erik Valvring – Innovation Strategist at Science Park Borås\, with extensive experience in circular economy and circular business models. Erik has played a key role in high-impact initiatives such as CircularMovement and CircularHub\, supporting companies to shift toward sustainability through innovation platforms\, public-private collaboration\, and agile experimentation. \n🔹 Anna-Karin Sundelius – Senior Policy Advisor for Textiles at the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC)\, Sweden’s largest environmental NGO. She works to shift norms\, incentives\, and policy frameworks toward more sustainable consumption and resource use. With a background in the fashion industry\, Anna-Karin held various roles at H&M Group across product development\, supply chain\, and sustainability\, ultimately serving as Circular Strategy Lead. \n👥 Facilitator: \n🔹 Graziela Sousa – Researcher and Fashion Design educator at the Faculty of Architecture\, University of Lisbon. Graziela is known for bridging fashion\, entrepreneurship\, and sustainability—coordinating projects at ModaLisboa (Lisbon Fashion Week) and empowering the next generation of creative professionals. \n🔗 Register for this Warm-Up Session here \nThis session is part of the Global Green Action Day series. Registering for this event does not grant access to the Action Day. \n🔗 Register separately for the Global Green Action Day to be part of the movement! \n💡 What to Expect: \n✅ Actionable examples of sustainable innovation in fashion and textiles \n✅ How to design for circularity and rethink material systems \n✅ Insights from real-world pioneers and innovation ecosystems \n✅ Collaboration strategies across education\, industry\, and policy \nConfirmed speakers:\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Anna-Karin Sundelius \n \n\n \n Senior Policy Advisor for Textiles\, Naturskyddsföreningen(the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Erik Valvring \n \n\n \n Strategist\, Borås Science Park (Sweden) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Ana Tavares \n \n\n \n CEO\, RDD Texteis (Portugal) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Graziela Sousa \n \n\n \n Researcher and Lecturer in Fashion Design and Entrepreneurship\, Nova University\, Moda Lisboa URL:https://www.globalgreenactionday.com/event/sustainable-innovation-in-the-textiles-and-fashion-industry-actionable-change/ CATEGORIES:Warm-up Sessions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.globalgreenactionday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Final_Warmup-Session-4-Textiles-.png LOCATION:https://billetto.co.uk/e/sustainable-innovation-in-the-textiles-and-fashion-industry-actionable-change-tickets-1264461?utm_source=organiser&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy_link&utm_content=2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250416T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250416T130000 DTSTAMP:20250407T133233Z CREATED:20250317T151925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T133233Z UID:10000009-1744804800-1744808400@www.globalgreenactionday.com SUMMARY:Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution: Policies\, Innovations\, and Actions DESCRIPTION:🗓 Date: April 16\, 2025 \n⏰ Time: 12:00 CET (Austria & Sweden) | 11:00 GMT (Portugal) \n📍 Online \n🎟 Free Session – Registration needed \nJoin us for this Warm-Up Session of Global Green Action Day 2025\, where we take a deep dive into Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution: Policies\, Innovations\, and Actions. This session brings together leading experts to explore the systemic issues behind plastic pollution and discuss actionable strategies to accelerate change. \nPlastic pollution is one of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time — but there are solutions. From global agreements to business-driven innovation\, we’ll examine the policies\, strategies\, and circular solutions that are shaping the future of plastic management. \nOur expert speakers will share valuable insights from diverse fields — including grassroots activism\, policy development\, innovation and environmental protection — showcasing practical approaches to reduce plastic waste and accelerate the transition to a circular economy. \nThis session offers a powerful opportunity to learn from those at the forefront of the fight against plastic pollution and discover how collective action can drive meaningful change. \n🎙 Speakers: \n🔹 Åsa Stenmarck – Responsible for National Plastics Coordination\, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket). Åsa has extensive experience in plastic and material-related issues\, leading national efforts to coordinate plastic reduction strategies. She is also an expert in negotiations for the global plastics treaty and contributed to the new EU Packaging Directive. \n🔹 Elisah Pals – Founder of Zero Waste Netherlands\, Elisah will share strategies for mobilizing communities and businesses to adopt zero waste practices\, providing practical insights on reducing plastic at the source. \n🔹 Larissa Copello – Packaging & Reuse Policy Officer at Zero Waste Europe\, Larissa will discuss how progressive policies are shaping a more sustainable future\, driving innovative reuse models and holding industries accountable. \n🔹 Mathew Maged Welson – Founder of Peukenzee. Mathew will join the panel to share insights from Peukenzee\, an initiative transforming extinguished cigarette filters into valuable resources. He will discuss how ecological innovation can address urban waste challenges\, highlighting practical solutions and the impact of repurposing waste into new products. \nModeration: \n🔹 Evelina Lundqvist – CEO\, The Good Tribe. Evelina is an impact-driven entrepreneur working at the intersection of innovation and sustainability. Through The Good Tribe\, she supports organizations in integrating sustainability into their core strategies\, with a strong focus on circular economy solutions. \n🔗 Register for this Warm-Up Session here. \nThis is a warm-up session for the Global Green Action Day initiative. Registering for this event does not grant access to the Action Day. \n🔗 Register separately for the Global Green Action Day to be part of the movement! \n💡 What to Expect: \n✅ The latest insights on plastic pollution challenges and policies \n✅ Practical solutions and innovative approaches to reducing plastic waste \n✅ How businesses\, policymakers\, and entrepreneurs can drive impact \nDon’t miss this opportunity to gain expert insights and be part of the movement for change! \nConfirmed speakers:\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elisah Pals \n \n\n \n Founder and board member\, Zero Waste Netherlands \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Mathew Maged Welson \n \n\n \n Founder\, Aansteker van Peukenzee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Larissa Copello \n \n\n \n Packaging & Reuse Policy Officer\, Zero Waste Europe \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Åsa Stenmarck \n \n\n \n Responsible for National Plastics Coordination - Sweden\, Swedish Environmental Agency -Naturvårdsverket (Sweden) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Evelina Lundqvist \n \n\n \n CEO The Good Tribe\, The Good Tribe URL:https://www.globalgreenactionday.com/event/plastic-pollution-challenges-and-solutions/ CATEGORIES:Warm-up Sessions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.globalgreenactionday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Warmup-Session3.png LOCATION:https://billetto.co.uk/e/plastic-pollution-challenges-and-solutions-tickets-1201573 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250408T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250408T130000 DTSTAMP:20250403T103909Z CREATED:20250318T085631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T103909Z UID:10000010-1744113600-1744117200@www.globalgreenactionday.com SUMMARY:Can AI help build a greener and fairer future? DESCRIPTION:🗓 Date: April 8\, 2025 \n⏰ Time: 12:00 CET (Austria & Sweden) | 11:00 GMT (Portugal) \n📍 Online \n🎟 Free Session – Registration needed \nJoin us for this Warm-Up Session of Global Green Action Day 2025\, where we explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can drive the green transition. AI is not only a tool for efficiency—it has the potential to accelerate systemic change\, combat misinformation\, and enable more sustainable behaviors across industries. \nWWF has recently released the report “How AI Can Unlock Green Transformation – Opportunities to Improve Conditions for Sustainable Change”\, which explores how AI can support climate action\, enable better decision-making\, and tackle key obstacles such as disinformation and resistance to change. \n🎙 Speakers: \n🔹 Örjan Jansson – Global Programme Manager for Climate Innovations at WWF Sweden\, leading global efforts to scale climate solutions. Örjan will present key insights from WWF’s latest report\, exploring how AI can fact-check political debates\, counter fake news\, assist environmental law enforcement\, and support businesses in making sustainable choices. \n🔹 Luísa Baltazar – Global Thought Leader & Advisor on Innovation\, Social Impact\, and AI Strategy. With 25+ years of global experience\, Luísa will explore how AI is reshaping leadership\, ESG\, and innovation strategy—unlocking new business opportunities and positive impact across industries. \n🔹 Roberto Oliveira – Head of Growth at LTPlabs\, an AI-focused consultancy for business transformation. Roberto will share how AI is helping organizations become more sustainable\, while also shedding light on the practical limitations and trade-offs of emerging technologies. \n🔹 Anders Hagström – Head of AI Adoption Private Sector at AI Sweden. Representing Sweden’s national center for applied AI\, Anders will highlight how AI is being used to create sustainable value in areas like healthcare\, energy\, and the private sector. \n👥 Facilitator: \n🔹 Amir Elion – Innovation Strategist and Sustainability Expert\, CEO of Think Big Leaders. Amir specializing in digital corporate transformation for sustainability. Amir will moderate the discussion and guide cross-sector insights. \n🔗 Register for this Warm-Up Session here \nThis session is part of the Global Green Action Day series. Registering for this event does not grant access to the Action Day. \n🔗 Register separately for the Global Green Action Day to be part of the movement! \n💡 What to Expect: \n✅ How AI can drive sustainable behaviors and decision-making \n✅ AI’s role in combating misinformation and enabling systemic change \n✅ Practical examples of AI applications in climate innovation \nConfirmed speakers:\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Anders Hagström \n \n\n \n Head of AI Adoption Private Sector\, AI Sweden (Sweden) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Roberto Oliveira \n \n\n \n Head of Growth\, LTPlabs (Portugal) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Luísa Baltazar \n \n\n \n Co-author of 85 Voices of Leadership\, Founder\, Advisor\, Expert\, Trainer and Coach\, Her Venture Hub (Portugal) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Örjan Jansson \n \n\n \n Global Programme Manager Climate Innovations\, WWF (Sweden) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Amir Elion \n \n\n \n CEO Think Big Leaders\, Think Big Leaders URL:https://www.globalgreenactionday.com/event/ai-for-sustainability/ CATEGORIES:Warm-up Sessions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.globalgreenactionday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2Warmup-Session-2-AI-Sustainability.png LOCATION:https://billetto.co.uk/e/ai-for-sustainability-tickets-1201775 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250319T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250319T130000 DTSTAMP:20250312T102137Z CREATED:20250303T114424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T102137Z UID:10000008-1742385600-1742389200@www.globalgreenactionday.com SUMMARY:Sustainability-driven Innovation: driving green business value DESCRIPTION:🗓 Date: March 19\, 2025 \n⏰ Time: 12:00 CET \n📍 Online – LinkedIn Live \n🎟 Free Session – Registration needed \nJoin us for the first Warm-Up Session of Global Green Action Day 2025\, where we explore the intersection of innovation and sustainability with leading experts who are shaping the future. \nIn this session\, we will discuss the importance of a clear innovation strategy for sustainability and how to drive meaningful change within organizations. \n🎙 Speakers: \n🔹 Alexandros Skouras – Commercial Director at Paptic\, with extensive international experience in market expansion\, business development\, and sales strategy across packaging\, industrial\, and sustainable materials sectors. Paptic is a pioneer in the fight against plastic pollution with its innovative packaging material: a fibre-based\, and recyclable material to replace plastics in packaging. Paptic is high-growth company with headquarters in Espoo\, Finland \n🔹 Elena Yaneva – CEO & Co-founder of Hempstatic (Austria)\, Leadership & Technology expert\, and New European Bauhaus Ambassador. Hempstatic specializes in hemp-lime building materials\, leading sustainable transformation in the construction industry. \n🔹 Philipp Kranewitter – Senior Expert Innovation Management at Greiner Innoventures GmbH. Greiner Innoventures is a corporate Business Angel that invests in start-ups in the circular economy and innovates solutions with a clear focus on enabling a closed loop in the sense of reduce\, reuse\, recycle. They aim to develop new building blocks of the Greiner portfolio from investments and spin-offs. Greiner is a family-owned business and a leading global supplier of plastics and foam solutions. \n🔗 Register for this Warmup session here.  \nThis is a warm-up session for the initiative Global Green Action Day\, registering into the event does not give you access to the Action Day. 🔗 Register separately for the Global Green Action Day to be part of the movement!  \n💡 What to Expect: \n✅ How businesses can drive sustainable innovation \n✅ Real-world insights on building sustainability and innovation capabilities \n✅ Why innovation processes and systems are essential for impact \nConfirmed speakers:\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Philipp Kranewitter \n \n\n \n Senior Expert Innovation Management bei Greiner Innoventures GmbH\, Greiner Innoventures (Austria) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Alexandros Skouras \n \n\n \n Paptic Hygiene Segment Director\, Paptic (Finland) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Elena Yaneva \n \n\n \n CEO & Co-founder of Hempstatic\, Hempstatic (Austria) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Fernanda Torre \n \n\n \n CEO\, Next Agents Konsult AB\, COO Boards Impact Forum (Sweden) URL:https://www.globalgreenactionday.com/event/sustainability-driven-innovation-driving-green-business-value/ CATEGORIES:Warm-up Sessions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.globalgreenactionday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Site-Warmup-Session-1-19march-1-1.png LOCATION:https://billetto.co.uk/e/sustainability-driven-innovation-driving-green-business-value-tickets-1189194 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR