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Riitta Silvennoinen

Specialist, Circular economy, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra

Riitta Silvennoinen is a true professional in the field of circular economyCurrently she is working on the circular economy at Sitra where she is responsible of educational and industrial projects. She is leading over 25 projects where the circular economy is integrated in the Finnish education system and new ecosystems are created in the fields of batteries, synthetic biology, industrial symbiosis and business form wood. 

She has strong chemistry and engineering background in process and chemical industry where she was responsible in leading projects, designing new processes and updates to industrial processes. Previously she was working with St1 bioethanol production and at Pöyry in chemical engineering consulting projects. 

Speaking at the following WCEF2019 sessions:

Tuesday 4 June at 11.00-12.30: The circular economy in lifelong learning

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