PHOTO: Dace akule
Nordic-Baltic Textile Circularity
Forum 2026
RIga, October 7-8
OCTOBER 7
9:00 Registration
9:30 Welcome
Mairita Lūse, Riga City Council
Lars Fogh Mortensen, European Environment Agency
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 tExtended setting the scene and research results
Pirjo Heikkilä, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Ella Kärkkäinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Diego Peñaloza, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Claudia Esposito, CARR Communications
12:15 Lunch
13:30 High potential results from tExtended
Miira Ojanen, Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto
Susanna Raiskio, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Zara Huybens, De Kringloopwinkel
Dace Akule, Green Liberty
Koen De Ruyck, PURFI Manufacturing
Paulo Lopes, Têxteis J.F. Almeida
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 Exhibition focus time and parallel side sessions
16:45 End of the day
OCTOBER 8
8:45 Registration
9:00 Nordic-Baltic setting the scene
Nina Hvid Enevoldsen, Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia
Helena Brown, European Commission Representation in Estonia
Kerli Kant Hvass, Aalborg University/REVALUATE
10:15 Coffee break
10:45 Regional deep-dive
Presentations and panel discussion
12:15 Lunch
13:30 Innovator and startup focus
Ali Harlin, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and co-founder of Infinited Fiber Company
Rester Viktorija Nauséde, LOOPTEX
Moderated by Riga Investment and Tourism Agency
15:00 Coffee break
15:30 EPR-themed policy debate
Concluding panel discussion powered by the Nordic-Baltic Textile Transition Group
17:00 End of the day
Nordic-Baltic Textile circulatiry forum 2026
The Nordic-Baltic Textile Circularity Forum 2026 brings together researchers, innovators, policymakers, businesses, NGOs, and practitioners working to accelerate the transition towards circular textiles. The Forum connects European innovation with Nordic-Baltic regional action, offering insights into current challenges, promising solutions, policy developments, and future priorities. Through expert talks, discussions, demonstrations, and networking, the event creates a space to exchange knowledge, build partnerships, and explore practical ways to reduce textile waste and strengthen circular systems.