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The programme is based on four theme areas of the World BioEconomy Forum. The programme will consist of presentations and high level panel discussions. The programme planning is under way in the Advisory Board.
Day I
Opening
The Bioeconomy: People, Planet, Policies
Lunch
Corporate Leaders and the Financial World
Get together dinner
Day II
Bioproducts around us
Lunch
Looking to the Future
Gala dinner / Annual awards
Day III
Workshops
Declaration of the Forum
Lunch
Press conference
08:30
Jukka Kantola, Word BioEconomy Forum
TBA, Official greetings
Matti Heikkilä, Greetings from local government
09:30
Dr. Christian Patermann,”Father” of European bioeconomy, Former Director EU Commission and Advisor to the German Government on bioeconomy matter, Overview on recent biostrategies worldwide
Keynote speech: TBA
Research Fellow Stefan Bößner, Stockholm Environment Institute, SEI
10:30
11:00
Moderated by Dr Christian Patermann
Paulus Mungeyi, Manager for the Biotechnology Division at the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST), Namibia
Sari Tasa, Senior Advisor, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finland
Wataru Mizunashi, Director General, Bioeconomy Unit Technology Strategy, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
Mary Maxon, Senior Fellow, Schmidt Futures, USA
Yin Li, Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
12:15
13:30
Teresa Presas, Senior advisor World BioEconomy Forum
13:40
Rafael Cayuela, EMEAI Senior Strategy Development Director, Corporate Chief Economist & the Chair of the EU Sustainability Leadership Team, Dow
14:00
Moderated by Michael Nettersheim, Managing Partner at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund ECBEF
Mark Wishnie, Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Landscape Capital, BTG Pactual
Virginia Puzzolo, Head of Programme Bio-based industries, CBE JU
TBA
TBA
15:00
15:30
Adrian Leip, Head of Sector Bioeconomy in the European Commission
15:50
Moderated by Teresa Presas, Senior Advisor, World BioEconomy Forum
TBA
TBA
TBA
17:15
19:00
08:45
Introduction of the theme by the session head Ludo Diels, Senior advisor, Sustainable Chemistry Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Vice-chair of the Public-private-partnership SPIRE
09:00
TBA
09:15
Moderated by Tiina Nakari-Setälä, Head of Business Development at VTT
Peep Pitk, CDO, Fibenol Biorefinery
Pasi Vainikka, CEO, Solar Foods
Amanda Keogh, GM Sustainability and Marketing, Circa Group
Elias Junker, Area Sales Manager, ANDRTZ Laroche
NN, Lignovalue plant VITO
10:30
11:00
TBA
11:15
Moderated by Ludo Diels, Senior advisor, Sustainable Chemistry Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Vice-chair of the Public-private-partnership SPIRE
Ylwa Alwarsdotter, EVP Business Development, Sekab BioFuels & Chemicals AB
TBA
TBA
TBA
12:30
13:45
Mark Rudnicki, Professor of Practice, Forest Biomaterials, Michigan Technological University
Hans Pörtner, Professor Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research, AWI,Co-Chair, Working Group II IPCC
14:10
Moderated by Aida Greenbury, Co-founder World BioEconomy Forum
Antti Asikainen, EVP Research, Luke
Yitagesu Tekle Tegegne, Team Leader, Global Forest Governance, EFI, Coordinator, Circular Bioeconomy Alliance
Hans Pörtner, Professor Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research, AWI
15:30
16:00
Jim Hourdequin, CEO, Lyme Timber
16:10
Moderated by Dr. Mark Rudnicki, Professor of Practice, Forest Biomaterials, Michigan Technological University
Philip Osano, Centre Director SEI Africa
Jeff Nuss, Founder and Former President & CEO, GreenWood Resources, Inc.
Rainer Häggblom, Chairman of the Board, Häggblom & Partners
Michael Jenkins, CEO, Founding President, Forest trends association
17:30
19:00
09:00
09:15
Sharing ideas for upcoming events
10:15
11:30
12:30
14:00