The World BioEconomy Forum 2021 features prestigious speakers, all representing different areas of expertise within the bioeconomy. The programme is based on four theme areas of the World BioEconomy Forum. The program will consist of presentations and high level panel discussions.
Dr. Lian Thomas
Scientist, University of Liverpool and the International Livestock Research Institute
Alison Mears
Director and Co Founder, Healthy Materials Lab, Parsons School of Design, The New School
Dr. Yu Yuan
Professor, Chinese Academy of Science
Dr. Sven Walter
Senior Forestry Officer, Forestry Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Celso Tacla
South America Area President, Valmet
Ana Yang
Executive Director at Hoffmann Centre, Chatham House
Gustavo Montezano
President of the Brazilian Development Bank BNDE
Dr. Carlos Nobre
Nobel Laureate, Climate Scientist
Valmir Ortega
Chief Executive Officer, Belterra Agroflorestas
Dr. Flora Ismail Tibazarwa
Programme Director, Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme
Dr. Julius Ecuru
Program Manager, BioInnovate Africa
Mateus Schreiner Garcez Lopes
Global Manager of Innovation in Renewable Technologies and Head of the Biotechnology Group, Braskem
Georg Buchholz
Program Manager, Forest and Climate Change Program (FORCLIME)
Marisa Lameiras da Silva
Adviser to the Minister of Environment and Climate Action, Portugal
Ahmed Fahmi
Programme Specialist and Chief of Section, UNESCO
Hasso Von Pogrell
Managing Director, European Bioplastics
Hamilton Mourão
Vice President of Brazil
Cristiano Teixeira
Chief Executive Officer of Klabin
Bibiana Rubini
R&D&I Executive Manager, Suzano
Dr. Robert Nasi
Director General, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Grant Rosoman
Global Forests Solutions Senior Advisor from Greenpeace
Ignasi Rodríguez-Galindo
Responsible for External Relations, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Government of Catalonia
Hannu Hämäläinen
Sales Director at Chempolis
Nelleke van der Puil
Vice President of Materials for LEGO Group
Dr. Tatiana Schor
Executive Secretary at the Executive Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation
Joachim Schönbeck
Member of the Executive Board of ANDRITZ
Michael Nettersheim
Founding Partner, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Helder Barbalho
Governor of Pará
Dr. Ricardo Abramovay
Professor of the Environment Program, University of São Paulo
Dr. Christian Patermann
“Father” of European bioeconomy
Former Director EU Commission and Advisor to the German Government on bioeconomy matters
Teresa Presas
Senior Advisor
World BioEconomy Forum
Marcello Brito
President
Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG)
Ludo Diels
Research Manager, Sustainable Chemistry Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Vice-chair of the Public-private-partnership SPIRE
José Carlos Fonseca
Ambassador, Executive Director of Ibá (Brazilian Tree Industry)
Michael Carus
Founder and Managing Director
nova-Institute
Mark Rudnicki, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice
Forest Biomaterials, Michigan Technological University
Aida Greenbury
Global Sustainability Advisor
Jukka Kantola
Founder, World BioEconomy Forum
Mark Rushton
Co-Founder, Advisory Board