Marit Heller, Sweco Norge

Marit Heller leads strategic sustainability at Sweco Norge, working at the intersection of circular economy and resilience. She holds a PhD in environmental economics from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). During her time at the Ministry Fisheries and Coastal Affaires and the Research Council of Norway she has worked across biodiversity, ocean affairs, and bioeconomy policy, both nationally and internationally. She led the national bioeconomy action plan for research and innovation together with Innovation Norway and Siva and served on the steering committee for NordForsk's Nordic Initiative on Bioeconomy. She is a member of Standard Norway's mirror committee for circular economy (SN/K 583).

What would you like to contribute to the conference?

– My wish is to open up for conversations that bring long-term resilience thinking into the bioeconomy systems. At its best, investing in resilience gives a triple dividend: it reduces costs when disruption hits, opens new opportunities, and strengthens the ecological foundations we depend on.