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.

Aida Greenbury
Global Sustainability Advisor

Jukka Kantola
Founder, World BioEconomy Forum

Teresa Presas
Co-founder, World BioEconomy Forum Board

Mark Rushton
Co-Founder, Advisory Board

Alison Mears
Director and Co Founder, Healthy Materials Lab, Parsons School of Design, The New School

Dr. Christian Patermann
“Father” of the European Bioeconomy, Co-founder, Honorary Chair of the Advisory Board

Dr. Yu Yuan
Professor, Chinese Academy of Science

Mark Rudnicki, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice
Forest Biomaterials, Michigan Technological University

Ludo Diels
Senior Advisor, Sustainable Chemistry Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Chair of the Advisory and Programming Group of Processes4Planet

Celso Tacla
South America Area President, Valmet

Marcello Brito
Chief Executive Officer at CBKK SA

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

Dr. Arturo Luna
Coordinator of the Colombia BIO Program at the Colombian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation

Georg Buchholz
Program Manager, Forest and Climate Change Program (FORCLIME)

Zulay Poggi
Professor in Innovation, Universidad Central de Venezuela

Marisa Lameiras da Silva
Adviser to the Minister of Environment and Climate Action, Portugal

Roberto Werneck
Technical expert, Open Innovation, Braskem

Ahmed Fahmi
Programme Specialist and Chief of Section, UNESCO

Dr. Gabriela Bianchi dos Santos
Researcher and lecturer at the Federal University of Western Pará (Ufopa), Co-founder of Mahá Bicosmetics

Hasso Von Pogrell
Managing Director, European Bioplastics

Roberto Waack
Chatham House Fellow, Member of the Board of Marfrig, Wise Plastics and Arapyau Institute

Dr. Janne Poranen
CEO of Spinnova

Hamilton Mourão
Vice President of Brazil

Dr. Joice Nunes Ferreira
Scientist at Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Beleém, Brazil

Cristiano Teixeira
Chief Executive Officer of Klabin

Dr. Sara Boettiger
Senior Vice President, Head of Global Public Affairs, Science & Sustainability, Bayer Crop Science Division

Bibiana Rubini
R&D&I Executive Manager, Suzano

Alper Kiziltas
Technical Expert, Sustainability and Emerging Materials

Vivian Camacho
General Director of the Health Ministry, Bolivia

Dr. Izabella Teixeira
Former Minister of Environment for Brazil

Dr. Robert Nasi
Director General, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Grant Rosoman
Global Forests Solutions Senior Advisor from Greenpeace

Hannu Hämäläinen
Sales Director at Chempolis

Nelleke van der Puil
Vice President of Materials for LEGO Group

Dr. Lian Thomas
Scientist, University of Liverpool and the International Livestock Research Institute

Dr. Tatiana Schor
Executive Secretary at the Executive Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation

Sven Walter
Senior Forestry Officer, Forestry Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Joachim Schönbeck
Member of the Executive Board of ANDRITZ

Helder Barbalho
Governor of Pará

Dr. Ricardo Abramovay
Professor of the Environment Program, University of São Paulo

Ignasi Rodríguez Galindo
Responsible for External Relations, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Government of Catalonia

Michael Nettersheim
Founding Partner, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

Michael Carus
Founder and Managing Director
nova-Institute