The World BioEconomy Forum 2022 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 Christian Haessler
Global Head of Circular Economy, Covestro
Jarmo Heinonen
Senior Director at Innovation Ecosystems, Business Finland
Ben Vickers
Land Use, Forests and Ecosystems Senior Specialist, Green Climate Fund
Petri Rasinmäki
Vice President, Board and Paper Mills Business Unit, Valmet
Catia Bastioli
CEO, Novamont Group
Constance Ißbrücker
Head of Environmental Affairs, Bioplastics Europe
Mika Lintilä
Minister of Economic Affairs, Finnish government
Marco Eikelenboom
CEO, Sappi Europe
Fernando Leite
CEO, Lipor
Philipp Morgenthaler
Head of Manufacturing, Circa Group
Ole Jørgen Marvik
Special Advisor for Life Sciences at Innovation Norway
John Bell
Director Healthy Planet, DG Research & Innovation at European Commission
Karolien Vanbroekhoven
Research Manager Sustainable Chemistry, VITO
Nils Torvalds
Member of European Parliement
Petro Lahtinen
CEO and Founder, Woodio
My Hanh
President of Research Center for Conservation of Natural Resources, University of Sciences- Vietnam National University of HCMC
Arne Tobian
PHD Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Centre
Rainer Häggblom
Chairman of the Board, Häggblom & Partners
Yin Li
Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael Jenkins
CEO, Founding President, Forest Trends
Mary Maxon
Senior Fellow, Schmidt Futures
Matti Heikkilä
Chairman of the Kuusamo City Council
Wataru Mizunashi
Director General, Bioeconomy Unit, Technology Strategy Center, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation
Sari Tasa
Senior Advisor, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finland
Stefan Bößner
Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia
Jim Hourdequin
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Lyme Timber
Jeff Nuss
President and Chief Executive Officer, GreenWood Resources
Virginia Puzzolo
Head of Programme Bio-based industries, CBE JU
Adrian Leip
Bioeconomy Head of Sector at European Commission, DG Research & Innovation
Mark Wishnie
Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Landscape Capital, BTG Pactual
Philip Osano
Center Director of Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Africa
Yitagesu Tegegne
Team Leader, Global Forest Governance, EFI Coordinator, Circular Bioeconomy Alliance
Antti Asikainen
Professor at Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Hans-O. Pörtner
Professor Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research, AWI,Co-Chair, Working Group II IPCC
Ylwa Alwarsdotter
EVP Business Development, Sekab BioFuels & Chemicals AB
Tiina Nakari-Setälä
Head of Business Development at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
Peep Pitk
CEO, OÜ Fibenol
Pasi Vainikka
CEO and Co-Founder, Solar Foods
Francis-Elias Junker
Area Sales Manager at ANDRITZ Laroche
Paulus Mungeyi
Manager for the Biotechnology Division at the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST), Namibia
Aida Greenbury
Global Sustainability Advisor, Co-Founder, World BioEconomy Forum
Jukka Kantola
Founder and CEO, World BioEconomy Forum
Chair, World Bioeconomy Association
Teresa Presas
Co-founder, World BioEconomy Forum Board
Mark Rushton
Co-Founder, Advisory Board
Dr Christian Patermann
“Father” of the European Bioeconomy, Co-founder, Honorary Chair of the Advisory Board
Mark Rudnicki, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice Forest Biomaterials, Michigan Technological University
Ludo Diels
Professor Emeritus, Antwerp University Senior Advisor, World Bioeconomy Forum
Jim Philp
Policy Analyst, OECD
Flora Ismail Tibazarwa
Board member, National Environment Council, Vice Chairperson, Biotechnology Society of Tanzania, Advisory Board, World BioEconomy Forum
Rafael Cayuela
Author & Corporate Chief Economist EMEAI Strategy Development Senior Director EMEAI Sustainability Chair, Dow
Helder Barbalho
Governor of the state of Pará, Greetings from the World BioEconomy Forum 2021 host
Michael Nettersheim
Founding Partner, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Matthias Zscheile
Membership Director – World BioEconomy Circle, World BioEconomy Forum