Arendalsuka 2022
Natural State will be strongly present at this year’s Arendalsuka, 15.–19. August. You can find us both on stage and in the audience for a variety of talks throughout the week.
The key topic at Arendalsuka in recent years has undeniably been climate and environment. However, as a newcomer to the top 10 themes last year was also city and place development (by- og stedsutvikling). At Natural State, we are passionate about bringing these two subjects together in the form of sustainable place development.
We look forward to many fruitful debates and discussions throughout the week. If you’d like to catch us on the stage, keep your eye out for these events on the programme.
Monday, 15th August
14:30–15:30, Natural State’s Partner and Head of Circular Economy, Cathrine Barth shares her expertise and ideas as a part of the panel ‘Fra søppel til ressurs! Hvordan kan urban mining av e-avfall bidra til er mer sirkulært samfunn?’, organised by Atea. Atea is a leading IT company in the Nordics and Baltics with a pledge to build a better Norway with technology and IT. More information can be found on the event page.
Tuesday, 16th August
08:00–10:00 in Nordens telt on Rådhuskaia, Cathrine leads a key panel discussion, organised by Nordic Innovation and Nordic Circular Hotspot, on ‘Sirkulært markedsdiplomati i Norden’ with Natural States’s Founder and CEO, Einar K. Holthe, as one of the panellists. This event takes a look at how we can build a stronger Nordic circular market based on regional examples from Norway. For a full list of speakers, please see the event.
14:30–17:15 in GRID’s bakgård, a session organised by WWF, titled ‘Produksjon og forbruk innenfor naturens tålegrenser’, brings together an exciting selection of experts and politicians. One of them is Natural State’s Cathrine Barth, who will share her thoughts on ‘Hvordan blir hele verdikjeden sirkulær?’ More information can be found on the event page.
Wednesday, 17th August
13:00–13:45 in Haralds pub, Natural State’s Einar will be suggesting solutions based on place-based approaches and circular economy in response to the panel question ‘Hvordan sikre at SMB’ene henger med i det grønne skiftet?’ The event is organised by Amesto which specialises in digital solutions with the mission to simplify business. Read more on the event page.
Thursday, 18th August
08:00–09:30, Cathrine welcomes strong regional innovators in the circular economy to share their best practices in a session ‘Sirkulærøkonomi – fra buzzord til praksis’ by NOAH. For more than 20 years, NOAH has been at the forefront of ensuring that environmental toxins from contaminated inorganic waste do not end up in nature. As experts in surplus material, they have a vested interest in the circular transition. You can read more about this event in an article by NOAH.
09:00–13:00, last but not least, Cathrine also brings a Nordic perspective to a session organised by Switch, titled ‘Remade in Norway – Kan sirkulærøkonomi være løsningen på en robust og kortreist produksjonsberedskap i Norge?’ Switch is a media company that brings you human perspectives on global problems – and what it takes to solve them. More details for this session can be found on the event page.
More information, exciting talks, debates and workshops can also be found on the full programme for Arendalsuka 2022. We look forward to seeing you there.
Photo credit: Arendalsuka / Mona Hauglid
