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.
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Dr Christian Haessler
Global Head of Circular Economy, Covestro
![Jarmo Heinonen](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jarmo_heinonen_400x500.jpg)
Jarmo Heinonen
Senior Director at Innovation Ecosystems, Business Finland
![Ben Vickers](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ben_vickers_400x500.jpg)
Ben Vickers
Land Use, Forests and Ecosystems Senior Specialist, Green Climate Fund
![Petri Rasinmäki](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/petri_rasinmaki_400x500.jpg)
Petri Rasinmäki
Vice President, Board and Paper Mills Business Unit, Valmet
![Catia Bastioli](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/catia_bastioli_400x500.jpg)
Catia Bastioli
CEO, Novamont Group
![Constance Ißbrücker](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/constance_issbrucker_400x500.jpg)
Constance Ißbrücker
Head of Environmental Affairs, Bioplastics Europe
![Mika Lintilä](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/mika_lintila_400x500.jpg)
Mika Lintilä
Minister of Economic Affairs, Finnish government
![Marco Eikelenboom](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/marco_eikelenboom_400x500.jpg)
Marco Eikelenboom
CEO, Sappi Europe
![Fernando Leite](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fernando_leite_400x500.jpg)
Fernando Leite
CEO, Lipor
![Philipp Morgenthaler](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/philipp_morgenthaler_400x500.jpg)
Philipp Morgenthaler
Head of Manufacturing, Circa Group
![Ole Jørgen Marvik](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ole_marvik_400x500.jpg)
Ole Jørgen Marvik
Special Advisor for Life Sciences at Innovation Norway
![John Bell](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/john_bell_400x500.jpg)
John Bell
Director Healthy Planet, DG Research & Innovation at European Commission
![Karolien Vanbroekhoven](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/karolien_vanbroekhoven_400x500.jpg)
Karolien Vanbroekhoven
Research Manager Sustainable Chemistry, VITO
![Nils Torvalds](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/nils-torvalds-400x500-1.jpg)
Nils Torvalds
Member of European Parliement
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Petro Lahtinen
CEO and Founder, Woodio
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My Hanh
President of Research Center for Conservation of Natural Resources, University of Sciences- Vietnam National University of HCMC
![Arne Tobian](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/arne_tobian_400x500.jpg)
Arne Tobian
PHD Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Centre
![Rainer Häggblom](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/rainer_haggblom_400x500.jpg)
Rainer Häggblom
Chairman of the Board, Häggblom & Partners
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Yin Li
Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
![Michael Jenkins](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/michael_jenkins_400x500.jpg)
Michael Jenkins
CEO, Founding President, Forest Trends
![Mary Maxon](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/mary_maxon_400x500.jpg)
Mary Maxon
Senior Fellow, Schmidt Futures
![Matti Heikkilä](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/matti_heikkila_400x500.jpg)
Matti Heikkilä
Chairman of the Kuusamo City Council
![Wataru Mizunashi](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/wataru_mizunashi_400x500.jpg)
Wataru Mizunashi
Director General, Bioeconomy Unit, Technology Strategy Center, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation
![Sari Tasa](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sari_tasa_500x400.jpg)
Sari Tasa
Senior Advisor, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finland
![Stefan Bößner](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/stefan-bossner_400x500.jpg)
Stefan Bößner
Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia
![Jim Hourdequin](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/jim_hourdequin_400x500.jpg)
Jim Hourdequin
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Lyme Timber
![Jeff Nuss](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/jeff_nuss_400x500.jpg)
Jeff Nuss
President and Chief Executive Officer, GreenWood Resources
![Virginia Puzzolo](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/virginia_puzzolo_500x400.jpg)
Virginia Puzzolo
Head of Programme Bio-based industries, CBE JU
![Adrian Leip](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/adrian_leip_400x500.jpg)
Adrian Leip
Bioeconomy Head of Sector at European Commission, DG Research & Innovation
![Mark Wishnie](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/mark_wishnie_500x400.jpg)
Mark Wishnie
Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Landscape Capital, BTG Pactual
![Philip Osano](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/philip_osano_500x400.jpg)
Philip Osano
Center Director of Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Africa
![Yitagesu Tegegne](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/yitagesu_tegegne_500x400.jpg)
Yitagesu Tegegne
Team Leader, Global Forest Governance, EFI Coordinator, Circular Bioeconomy Alliance
![Antti Asikainen](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/antti_asikainen_400x500.jpg)
Antti Asikainen
Professor at Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
![Hans-O. Pörtner](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/hans-otto-portner_057.jpg)
Hans-O. Pörtner
Professor Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research, AWI,Co-Chair, Working Group II IPCC
![Ylwa Alwarsdotter](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ylwa_alwarsdotter.jpg)
Ylwa Alwarsdotter
EVP Business Development, Sekab BioFuels & Chemicals AB
![Tiina Nakari-Setälä](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/tiina-nakari-setala.jpg)
Tiina Nakari-Setälä
Head of Business Development at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
![Peep Pitk](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/peep-pitk.jpg)
Peep Pitk
CEO, OÜ Fibenol
![Pasi Vainikka](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/pasi-vainikka_still-03.jpg)
Pasi Vainikka
CEO and Co-Founder, Solar Foods
![Francis-Elias Junker](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/francis-elias-junker.jpg)
Francis-Elias Junker
Area Sales Manager at ANDRITZ Laroche
![Paulus Mungeyi](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/paulus-mungeyi.jpg)
Paulus Mungeyi
Manager for the Biotechnology Division at the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST), Namibia
![Aida Greenbury](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/aida-greenbury_500x400-2022.jpg)
Aida Greenbury
Global Sustainability Advisor, Co-Founder, World BioEconomy Forum
![Jukka Kantola](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/jukka-kantola_400x500.jpg)
Jukka Kantola
Founder and CEO, World BioEconomy Forum
![Teresa Presas](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/teresa-2.jpg)
Teresa Presas
Co-founder, World BioEconomy Forum Board
![Mark Rushton](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mark-Rushton-400x500-1.jpg)
Mark Rushton
Co-Founder, Advisory Board
![Dr. Christian Patermann](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/patermann.jpg)
Dr Christian Patermann
“Father” of the European Bioeconomy, Co-founder, Honorary Chair of the Advisory Board
![Mark Rudnicki, Ph.D.](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mark-Rudnicki-400x500-1.jpg)
Mark Rudnicki, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice Forest Biomaterials, Michigan Technological University
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Ludo Diels
Professor Emeritus, Antwerp University Senior Advisor, World Bioeconomy Forum
![Jim Philp](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/jim-philp.jpg)
Jim Philp
Policy Analyst, OECD
![Flora Tibazarva](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/flora_tibazarva_400x500_102023.jpg)
Flora Ismail Tibazarwa
Board member, National Environment Council, Vice Chairperson, Biotechnology Society of Tanzania, Advisory Board, World BioEconomy Forum
![Rafael Cayuela Valencia](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/rafael_cayuela_400x500-2023.jpg)
Rafael Cayuela
Author & Corporate Chief Economist EMEAI Strategy Development Senior Director EMEAI Sustainability Chair, Dow
![Image Holder](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wcbef-potrait-holder.png)
Helder Barbalho
Governor of the state of Pará, Greetings from the World BioEconomy Forum 2021 host
![Image Holder](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wcbef-potrait-holder.png)
Michael Nettersheim
Founding Partner, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
![Matthias Zscheile](https://wcbef.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/matthias-zschiele-400x.jpg)
Matthias Zscheile
Membership Director – World BioEconomy Circle, World BioEconomy Forum