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.

Jim Hourdequin
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Lyme Timber

Stefan Bößner
Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia

Sari Tasa
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finland

Wataru Mizunashi
Director General, Bioeconomy Unit, Technology Strategy Center, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation

Matti Heikkilä
Chairman of the Kuusamo City Council

Mary Maxon
Senior Fellow, Schmidt Futures

Michael Jenkins
President & CEO, Forest Trends Association

Yin Li
Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Rainer Häggblom
Chairman of the Board, Häggblom & Partners

Jeff Nuss
President and Chief Executive Officer, GreenWood Resources

Rafael Cayuela
EMEAI Senior Strategy Development Director, Corporate Chief Economist & the Chair of the EU Sustainability Leadership Team

Amanda Keogh
GM Sustainability and Marketing, Circa Group

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
Executive Vice President for Research, 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
Executive Vice President Business Development at Sekab Biofuels & Chemicals

Tiina Nakari-Setälä
Head of Business Development at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Peep Pitk
Leading the way as Chief Development Officer at 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

Jukka Kantola
Founder, World BioEconomy Forum

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
Senior Advisor, Sustainable Chemistry Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Chair of the Advisory and Programming Group of Processes4Planet

Michael Nettersheim
Founding Partner, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund