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
7 September 2022
Opening

The Bioeconomy: People, Planet, Policies
Lunch

Corporate Leaders and the Financial World
Get together dinner
Day II
8 September 2022

Bioproducts around us
Lunch

Looking to the Future
Gala dinner / Annual awards
Day III
9 September 2022
Workshops
Declaration of the Forum
Lunch
Press conference
Day I – 7 September 2022
08:30
Opening Ceremony
Welcoming words
Jukka Kantola, Word BioEconomy Forum
TBA, Official greetings
Matti Heikkilä, Greetings from local government
09:30
Introduction of the theme by the session head
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
Keynote speech: Governing the Bioeconomy: What Role for International Institutions?
Research Fellow Stefan Bößner, Stockholm Environment Institute, SEI
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Panel 1 – Latest development of national and regional biostrategies
Moderated by Dr Christian Patermann
Panelists
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
Lunch
13:30
Introduction of the theme by the session head
Teresa Presas, Senior advisor World BioEconomy Forum
13:40
Keynote speech: Economy review
Rafael Cayuela, EMEAI Senior Strategy Development Director, Corporate Chief Economist & the Chair of the EU Sustainability Leadership Team, Dow
14:00
Panel 2 – Sustainable Financing
Moderated by Michael Nettersheim, Managing Partner at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund ECBEF
Panelists
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
Coffee break
15:30
Keynote speech: Bioeconomy in the Industrial transformation
Adrian Leip, Head of Sector Bioeconomy in the European Commission
15:50
Panel 3 – CEO Panel
Moderated by Teresa Presas, Senior Advisor, World BioEconomy Forum
Panelists
TBA
TBA
TBA
17:15
End of the day I
19:00
Get together dinner hosted by Kuusamo Town
Day II – 8 September 2022
08:45
Wrap up Day I / Bioproducts around us
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
Keynote speech
TBA
09:15
Panel 4 – Role of processing technologies in enhancing sustainability and mitigating the climate change
Moderated by Tiina Nakari-Setälä, Head of Business Development at VTT
Panelists
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
Coffee break
11:00
Keynote speech
TBA
11:15
Panel 5 – Long lasting bio-based products
Moderated by Ludo Diels, Senior advisor, Sustainable Chemistry Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Vice-chair of the Public-private-partnership SPIRE
Panelists
Ylwa Alwarsdotter, EVP Business Development, Sekab BioFuels & Chemicals AB
TBA
TBA
TBA
12:30
Lunch
13:45
Introduction of the theme by the session head
Mark Rudnicki, Professor of Practice, Forest Biomaterials, Michigan Technological University
Keynote speech
Hans Pörtner, Professor Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research, AWI,Co-Chair, Working Group II IPCC
14:10
Panel 6 – The role of forests in the climate resilience development pathway
Moderated by Aida Greenbury, Co-founder World BioEconomy Forum
Panelists
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
Coffee break
16:00
Keynote speech: Developments of Carbon credit markets
Jim Hourdequin, CEO, Lyme Timber
16:10
Panel 7 – The bioeconomy role in the climate change mitigation
Moderated by Dr. Mark Rudnicki, Professor of Practice, Forest Biomaterials, Michigan Technological University
Panelists
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
Closing of the Day II
19:00
Gala Dinner
Day III – 9 September 2022
09:00
Wrap up Day II
09:15
Workshops for in-person participants
Sharing ideas for upcoming events
10:15
Presentations of the workshops
11:30
Conclusions and declaration of the Forum 2022
12:30
Lunch
14:00