Dr. Christian Haessler
Global Head of Circular Economy, Covestro
Menu
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.
Global Head of Circular Economy, Covestro
Senior Director at Innovation Ecosystems, Business Finland
Land Use, Forests and Ecosystems Senior Specialist, Green Climate Fund
Vice President, Board and Paper Mills Business Unit, Valmet
CEO, Novamont Group
Head of Environmental Affairs, Bioplastics Europe
Minister of Economic Affairs, Finnish government
CEO, Sappi Europe
CEO, Lipor
Head of Manufacturing, Circa Group
Special Advisor for Life Sciences at Innovation Norway
Director Healthy Planet, DG Research & Innovation at European Commission
Research Manager Sustainable Chemistry, VITO
Member of European Parliement
CEO and Founder, Woodio
President of Research Center for Conservation of Natural Resources, University of Sciences- Vietnam National University of HCMC
PHD Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Centre
Chairman of the Board, Häggblom & Partners
Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
CEO, Founding President, Forest Trends
Senior Fellow, Schmidt Futures
Chairman of the Kuusamo City Council
Director General, Bioeconomy Unit, Technology Strategy Center, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation
Senior Advisor, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finland
Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Lyme Timber
President and Chief Executive Officer, GreenWood Resources
EMEAI Senior Strategy Development Director, Corporate Chief Economist & the Chair of the EU Sustainability Leadership Team
Head of Programme Bio-based industries, CBE JU
Bioeconomy Head of Sector at European Commission, DG Research & Innovation
Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Landscape Capital, BTG Pactual
Center Director of Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Africa
Team Leader, Global Forest Governance, EFI Coordinator, Circular Bioeconomy Alliance
Executive Vice President for Research, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Professor Alfred Wegener Institute of Polar and Marine Research, AWI,Co-Chair, Working Group II IPCC
EVP Business Development, Sekab BioFuels & Chemicals AB
Head of Business Development at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
Leading the way as Chief Development Officer at Fibenol
CEO and Co-Founder, Solar Foods
Area Sales Manager at ANDRITZ Laroche
Manager for the Biotechnology Division at the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST), Namibia
Global Sustainability Advisor, Co-Founder, World BioEconomy Forum
Founder, World BioEconomy Forum
Co-founder, World BioEconomy Forum Board
Co-Founder, Advisory Board
“Father” of the European Bioeconomy, Co-founder, Honorary Chair of the Advisory Board
Professor of Practice Forest Biomaterials, Michigan Technological University
Senior advisor, Sustainable Chemistry Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Professor Emeritus at Antwerp University, Chair of the Advisory and Programming Group of Processes4PlanetT
Programme Director, Southern African Innovation Support Programme (SAIS)
Governor of the state of Pará, Greetings from the World BioEconomy Forum 2021 host
Founding Partner, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Membership Director – World BioEconomy Circle, World BioEconomy Forum
Science and Technology Policy Analyst, OECD