Lars Fogh Mortensen

Circular Economy Expert, European Environmental Agency

Pirjo Heikkilä

Principal Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Claudia Esposito

Senior EU project manager, CARR Communications

Koen De Ruyck

Innovations and Sustainability Project Leader, De Kringloopwinkel

Dace Akule

Expert in Textile Circularity, Green Liberty

Helena Braun

Head of Political Team, EC Representation in Estonia, Former Member of Cabinet of EC Green Deal Executive Vice-Presidents Frans Timmermans and Maroš Šefčovič

Paul Doertenbach

Head of Textile EPR Programme, Landbell Group

Jens Maage

Senior Advisor, Sirk Norge

Ivars Šmits

CEO of Lindström Latvia, Ambassador of Circular Economy Institute

Frederik Søby

Tender Coordinator, NewRetex

Frederik Thrane

Head of Circular Economy, Lifestyle and Design Cluster

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Anna Garton

Business Developer for TexFoam project, Aalto University

Milena Amaral

CEO of NEOVILI, TRUSTex projec

Maree Bouterakos

Project Manager at Wageningen University and Research, CISUTAC project

Liis Tiisvelt

Founder and CEO of KIUD Technologies

Indra Levite

Project manager of the Creative Circular Cities project at the Danish Cultural Institute in the Baltic States

Sandra Kropa

Event Host and Science Journalist

Mairita Lūse

Councillor, Riga City Council

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Ella Kärkkäinen

Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Miira Ojanen

Project Consultant, Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto

Paulo Lopes

Raw Material Purchasing and Product Manager, Têxteis J.F. Almeida

Kerli Kant Hvass

Circularity and Business Innovation Lead, ERP/Landbell Group

Edwin Maes

Consultant at Centexbel

Piotr Oksza-Łapicki

H&M Group, Regional Public Affairs and Sustainability Manager for East Europe

Halit Kosmaz

CEO of Cyclothe

Sienna Kruk

CEO of Emmy Clothing Company

Pål Erik Haraldsen

Founder and CGO, Norsk Tekstilgjenvinning

Jānis Aizbalts

Chairman of the Management Board at Eco Baltia VIDE

Rudrajeet Pal

Professor at The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås in Sweden

Inka Mäkiö

Service Designer at Turku University of Applied Sciences, Baltic2Hand project

Patriks Kirkils

Co-founder of Bourzma

Almante Karpiene

Founder and CEO of social enteprise VšĮ Dirbinyčia

Lutz Walter

Secretary General, European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing

Diego Penaloza

Senior LCA researcher, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Susanna Raisko

Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Zara Huybens

Innovations and Sustainability Project Leader, De Kringloopwinkel

Nina Hvid Enevoldsen

Director, Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia

Betina Simonsen

CEO of Lifestyle and Design Cluster

Viktorija Nauséde

CEO of LOOPTEX

Ali Harlin

Research Professor, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, co-founder of Infinited Fiber Company and Rester

Kristel Kiris

Advanced R&D Project Manager, Protex Balti

Linda Helmane

Head of Investment at the Riga Investment and Tourism Agency

Rudrajeet Pal

Professor at The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås in Sweden

Elina Ilén

Principal Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, TexMat project

Rinna Saramäki

Project Manager at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, THREADs project

Tze Ching Yeung

Founder of CIRKA AB

Tiia Plamus

Associate Professor, Tallinn University of Technology, presenting secondary and bio-based materials

Inga Gurauskienė

Researcher at Kaunas University of Technology

Inga Dāboliņa

Head of the Personal Protective Equipment Laboratory and Professor at Riga Technical University

Inga Dāboliņa

Head of the Personal Protective Equipment Laboratory and Professor at Riga Technical University

Arūnas Paukštė

Consultant, former Head of Business Development in Humana People to People Baltic

Mariliis Haljasorg

Junior Researcher at the Estonian Academy of Arts

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Meet the experts shaping the future of textile circularity. Our speakers bring together leading voices from European policy, research, innovation, business, and civil society – offering fresh insights, practical experience, and inspiring ideas for accelerating the textile transition in Europe and the Nordic-Baltic region.