Circular Economy Morning Coffee

Start your Wednesdays off in a great way at the Circular Economy Morning Coffee sessions on Teams!

Join us every Wednesday morning to hear a short presentation on themes related to sustainability and the circular economy. These presentations are followed by a discussion in a friendly atmosphere.

Sessions run 23.9.2026 – 18.11.2026 and are from 8.30–9.00 (Helsinki time).

These coffees are hosted by the Research Center for Sustainable Circular Economy (CECE) based at the University of Eastern Finland. See you there!

Schedule (Fall 2026)

23-Sep. Speaker: Natalia Yakovleva (KEDGE University, France). Subject: Impact benefit agreements in the Russian Arctic.

30-Sep. Speaker: Mariana Galvão Lyra (LUT). Subject: Social acceptance of emerging energy technologies in Finland.

7-Oct. Speaker: Daniel Stabler (LUT). Subject: Repair value creation structures, and the influence of Right to Repair on circular aftermarkets within consumer electronics.

14-Oct. Speaker: Pirita Rantala (Häme University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Designing Services that Encourage Better Sorting in the Circular Economy.

21-Oct. Speaker: Outi Blackburn (Anglia Ruskin University, UK). Subject: Circular Economy Platforms.

28-Oct. Speaker: Larry Abdullai. Subject: COMING SOON…

4-Nov. Speaker: Sarah Graham (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) & Holly Manville (Clean Sailors, UK). Subject: Embedding Sustainability in Fashion Design Education through Industry Collaboration: Anglia Ruskin University and Clean Sailors.

11-Nov. Speaker: Subhanjan Sengupta (UEF). Subject: Towards a social-circular economy through sustainability-driven entrepreneurship.

18-Nov. Speaker: David Wunder (Anglia Ruskin University, UK). Subject: Green Growth or Greenwash: Can Corporate Venture Capital Help Green Technology Startups?

Past Circular Economy Morning Coffee sessions

Spring 2026

4-Feb. Speaker: Eino Solje (UEF). Subject: Working-memory limits or prodromal dementia? How to distinguish everyday cognitive fragmentation from clinically meaningful signals.

11-Feb. Speaker: Anne Raudaskoski (Re-Generous). Subject: Circular Strategies for Success.

18-Feb. Speaker: Hanna Lehtimäki & Kristina Leppälä (UEF). Subject: Sustainable Innovation Framework: A Review of Organization, Strategic Management, and Entrepreneurship Literature.

25-Feb. Speaker: Speaker: Nuppu Mielonen (UEF). Subject: Characteristics of Industrial Ecosystems: Catalyzing Circular Economy in CRM.

4-Mar. Speaker: Mirka Rovamo (UEF). Subject: Towards Strong Sustainability Forest Services.

11-Mar. Speaker: György Huszics (Carbon.Crane, Hungary). Subject: Digital Carbon Footprint.

18-Mar. Speaker: Juho Pesonen (UEF). Subject: How can we reduce CO2 emissions in tourism?

25-Mar. Speaker: Gregory De Boe (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium). Subject: How do plastic packaging taxes and regulations foster circularity in the food packaging industry? A policy mix perspective.

1-Apr. Speaker: Oscar Gue (Anglia Ruskin University, UK). Subject: Wellbeing Governance and Circularity in the Two Happiest Countries in the World.

8-Apr. Speaker: Tarlan Ahmadov (UEF). Subject: The Highway Between Cooperation, Circular Economy Practices, and Firm Performance: How Do Dynamic Capabilities Mediate This Game?

15-Apr. Speaker: Toni Eerola (GTK). Subject: Public acceptance of European lithium mine projects and paradoxes of the energy transition.

22-Apr. Speaker: Ulpiana Kocollari (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy). Subject: Knowledge Sharing as an Enabler of Circular Economy Transitions.

Fall 2025

24-Sep. Speaker: Aldona Glińska-Neweś (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland). Subject: Circular Couture – Transforming the Fashion Lifecycle Through Sustainable Consumer Decisions.

1-Oct. Speaker: Eeva Hellström (Sitra). Subject: Regenerative futures – from principles to examples.

8-Oct. Speaker: Juha Kinnunen (UEF). Subject: Microcredentials as lifelong learning and CE – CE4ALL project.

15-Oct. Speaker: Angelina Korsunova-Tsaruk (University of Helsinki). Subject: Digital platforms for nurturing circular neighbourhood spirits.

22-Oct. Speaker: Alisa Mick (Mixi Center). Subject: Circular Entrepreneurship as a Transition Engine.

29-Oct. Speaker: Diana Arbelaez Ruiz (UEF). Subject: Mineral demand for urban mobility electrification has social, environmental and geopolitical effects. Why is this important for urban actors?

5-Nov. Speaker: Johanna Räikkönen (Navitas Kehitys). Subject: Kokemuksia kiertotalouden edistämisestä.

12-Nov. Speaker: Merve Atasoy (UEF). Subject: Transformation of Traditional Wastewater Treatment Plants into Resource Recovery Hubs.

19-Nov. Speaker: Milla Sarja (University of Jyväskylä). Subject: CE and beyond – perfecting the imperfect model.

Spring 2025

5-Feb. Speaker: Kristina Leppälä (UEF). Subject: Finnish peat industry entrepreneur perceptions of their industry’s gradual termination.

12-Feb. Speaker: Olli Vigren (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden). Subject: Dynamic capabilities frameworks in understanding intra- ja inter-organisational business development processes.

19-Feb. Speaker: Meri Löyttyniemi (UEF). Subject: Universities´ sustainability and doctoral pilot “Sustainability Transformations”.

26-Feb. Speaker: Antonella Radicchi (University of Siena, Italy). Subject: Citizen science for a responsible and inclusive change: The MLE CSI-PP Scalability Toolkit.

5-Mar. Speaker: Mikko Lampinen (UEF). Subject: How socio-cultural and spatial trajectories shape industrial CE ecosystems.

12-Mar. Speaker: Mikko Sairanen (Tampere University). Subject: Low-carbon business models; Review and typology.

19-Mar. Speaker: Outi Suomi & Soile Ollila (Business Finland). Subject: Foresight in circular transition.

26-Mar. Speaker: Soja Sädeharju (UEF). Subject: Uudistava ajattelu ja intuitio päätöksenteossa.

2-Apr. Speaker: Tiia Tuuri (City of Espoo). Subject: Building a ”green line” ecosystem around Espoo metro line for green chemistry, CE, and clean tech.

9-Apr. Speaker: Juha Kotilainen (UEF). Subject: Green reindustrialization and critical raw materials.

16-Apr. Speaker: Marileena Mäkelä (University of Jyväskylä). Subject: Utopias as catalysts for a sustainable circular economy.

Fall 2024

25-Sep. Speaker: Arto Salonen (UEF). Subject: Yltäkylläisyydestä merkitysnäköalojen rikkauteen.

2-Oct. Speaker: Wisdom Kanda (Linköping University, Sweden). Subject: Systems and Ecosystems in the Circular Economy: What’s the Difference?

9-Oct. Speaker: Lauri Kurkela (UEF). Subject: Behind the climate actions – The influence of values on the municipalities of Global North.

16-Oct. Speaker: Vesa Alatalo (LAB University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Helping SMEs to renew their business through circular economy training.

23-Oct. Speaker: Anne Raudaskoski (Ethica). Subject: Circular design: introduction & tools.

30-Oct. Speaker: Subhanjan Sengupta (UEF). Subject: Making circular economy socially inclusive through entrepreneurship.

6-Nov. Speakers: Krista Leppänen (UEF). Subject: Developing sustainability reporting framework in the EU and the sustainability transition of SMEs.

13-Nov. Speakers: Maike Diepeveen (UEF). Subject: Can interaction with advocacy nonprofits make business more sustainable?

20-Nov. Speaker: Toni Eerola (GTK). Subject: Environmental, social and governance issues related to remining of tailings: the Finnish case studies of the Nordic Sustainable Minerals Project.

Spring 2024

7-Feb. Speaker: Hanna Lehtimäki (UEF). Subject: Introduction and discussion of two new books related to sustainability.

14-Feb. Speaker: Tero Hokkanen (Laurea University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Näkökulmia kiertotalouden systeemiseen muutokseen.

21-Feb. Speaker: Mikko Lampinen (UEF). Subject: Circular economy barriers and opportunities – Sustainable development and CE in Seinäjoki area businesses.

28-Feb. Speaker: Olena Liakh (University of Bologna, Italy). Subject: Internal drivers of corporate sustainability leadership.

13-Mar. Speaker: Moritz Albrecht (UEF). Subject: Policy and entrepreneur narratives for assessing sectoral developments.

20-Mar. Speakers: Päivi Kosonen & Mirjami Ikonen (UEF). Subject: Trust and sustainability.

27-Mar. Speakers: Sybille Sachs & Silvan Oberholzer (HWZ Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration, Switzerland). Subject: Engaging stakeholders in the circular economy.

3-Apr. Speaker: Nuppu Mielonen (UEF). Subject: Circular ecosystems of battery materials case study.

10-Apr. Speaker: Kati Pitkänen (Finnish Environment Institute SYKE). Subject: Exploring sustainable plastic citizenship in PlastLIFE project.

17-Apr. Speaker: Ida Parkkinen (UEF). Subject: Exploring leadership in a regenerative circular economy.

24-Apr. Speaker: Hanna Lampinen-Vilkkilä (Jamk University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Bio- and circular economy business accelerator BioBoosters’ innovation services – designed to meet the needs of businesses.

8-May. Speaker: Hanne Laasonen (Laurea University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Leadership skills for a circular economy.

15-May. Speaker: Eeva Houtbeckers (UEF). Subject: Sustainability transformation in work: experiments and ruptures in post-fossil working life in Finland.

Fall 2023

13-Sep. Speaker: Paula Sjöblom & Ville Virsu (University of Turku). Subject: Voiko kielenkäytöllä edistää kiertotaloutta?

27-Sep. Speaker: Vaula Berg (University of Turku). Subject: Humane individual change agency.

11-Oct. Speaker: Heta Leinonen (Tampere University). Subject: The dark and gray shades of stakeholder engagement activities in a circular economy: Emerging tensions.

25-Oct. Speaker: Topi Turunen (UEF). Subject: Kiertotalouden sääntelykatalyytit.

8-Nov. Speaker: Mira Valkjärvi (University of Turku). Subject: Circular design: kick start your circular journey – lessons learned from the DeCiDe project in Pietarsaari.

22-Nov. Speaker: Annika Blomberg (Tampere University). Subject: Stakeholder engagement in a sustainable circular economy.

13-Dec. Speaker: Mikko Sairanen (Tampere University). Subject: Customer value of circular B2B offerings.

Spring 2023

18-Jan. Speaker: Anna Heikkinen (Tampere University). Subject: Three approaches to sustainability in a circular economy.

1-Feb. Speaker: Ville-Veikko Piispanen (UEF). Subject: Circular startups opportunity creation.

15-Feb. Speaker: Milla Sarja (University of Jyväskylä). Subject: Yritykset siirtymässä kiertotalouteen – tunnistettuja haasteita, mutta mistä apuja?

1-Mar. Speaker: Ari Jokinen (Tampere University). Subject: Miksi paikalla on väliä urbaanissa kiertotaloudessa?

15-Mar. Speaker: Mira Valkjärvi & Kaisa Henttonen (UEF). Subject: Kiertotaloudentekijät-podcastin lanseeraus.

29-Mar. Speaker: Hanna Lehtimäki & Kristina Leppälä (UEF). Subject: Circular Economy from a global and multidisciplinary perspective – Expanding CE knowledge – collective book of essays and research findings.

12-Apr. Speaker: Satu Teerikangas (University of Turku). Subject: Typology of circular economy agency – who are actors catalysing CE transitions, and how do they operate to enable this change.

10-May. Speaker: Linnea Harala (Tampere University). Subject: How institutions shape reverse logistics systems – comparative analysis of package deposit systems in Australia and Finland.

24-May. Speaker: Juha Suonpää (Tampere University of Applied Sciences). Subject: Art as a catalyst of change.

7-Jun. Speaker: Sini-Tuulia Suokas (UEF). Subject: Laurea Circular economy Living Lab X CICAT2025 Morning Coffee: Circular economy in the ICT sector “Online platforms and circular economy companies”

These morning coffees are brought to you in part by the UEF CE4ALL project which is partially funded by the European Union.