Full Programme: ECP4 Annual Meeting 2017 - Circular Economy and How it connects to Digitisation
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ECP4 Annual Meeting 2017 will take place in Tampere (Finland) on the 17th and 18th May 2017 and is co-organized by ECP4 and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The two-day event includes the ECP4 General Assembly, industrial visits to some innovative Finish companies in the field of polymer processing and a workshop about “Circular Economy and how it connects with Digitization”.
We hope you will all join us in Tampere for a successful event and good networking opportunities.
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Coffee served and registration |
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10:00 – 10:10 |
Welcome – Tuulamari Helaja, Vice President, Sustainable energy and chemical technologies VTT |
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10:10 – 10:20 |
Opening - Clement de Meersman, ECP4 President |
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10:20 – 10:40 |
Video message by MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen |
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10:40 – 11:05 |
Finnish Plastics Industry today, Vesa Kärhä, CEO, Finnish Plastics Industries Federation |
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11:05 – 11:30 |
Digitalization, an opportunity for the plastics industry, Anu Seisto, Research Team Leader, VTT |
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11:30 – 11:55 |
Circular Material as a Method to Create New CircularEconomy Solutions, Sauli Eerola, managing Director, Muovipoli Oy |
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11:55 – 12:45 |
Lunch break |
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12:45 – 13:10 |
Fortum Plastics Refinery, Mikko Koivuniemi, Product Line Manager, Plastics Recycling |
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13:10 – 13:30 |
ESSI in the first Finnish circular bag, Ari-Pekka Pietila, Head of Sales and R&D, Amerplast |
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13:30 – 13:45 |
Wrap up and closing – Clement de Meersman |
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14:30 – 17:00 |
Company visits (shuttle bus available) |
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20:00 |
Dinner at Pavintola Finlaysonin Palatsi (Kuninkaankatu 1, 33210, Tampere) |
Thursday, 18 May 2017
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09:00 – 10:00 |
Board Meeting (board members only) |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
General Assembly |
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11:00 – 12:30 |
Project Building session |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch break |
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13:30 – 14:30 |
Visit to VTT facilities |
Registration: Please note that the conference working language will be English and it is free of charge.
To participate, please fill in the registration form no later than the 30th of April, 2017.
Date: Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 9:30 - 17:00
Thursday, 18th May 2017, 10:00 – 15:00
Venue: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. Tampere
Seminar rooms Näsi and Neula, Tekniikankatu 1, 33720 Tampere, Finland
Accomodation:
Sokos Hotel Ilves
Organisation & Support:
ECP4 – VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland)