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Speakers 2023

The World BioEconomy Forum 2023 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.

Markus Melin

Markus Melin

Research Manager at Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

Mark Pitts

Mark Pitts

Executive Director, Government & Industry Affairs at American Forest & Paper Association

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Kelly Tiller

Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Genera Energy Inc.

Patrick Barret

Patrick Barret

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Dr. Rajesh S. Gokhale

Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt of India

Kelly Seagraves

Kelly Seagraves

Senior Advisor in the U.S. Department of State’s Office, U.S. Department of State’s Office

Lauri Lehtonen

Lauri Lehtonen

SVP, Head of Innovation Biomaterials, Stora Enso

Paula Cabarello

Paula Caballero

Regional Managing Director for Latin America, The Nature Concervancy 

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Camillo Santa

Camillo Santa, Biodiversity & Natural Capital Specialist, Inter America Development Bank (IADB)

Jack Miller

Jack Miller

Principal Consultant, Biobased Markets, Market-Intell LLC

Timo Jaatinen

Timo Jaatinen

Permanent secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

Ellison M. Wright

Ellison M. Wright

Senior Environmental Finance Specialist at World Bank Group

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India Hook-Barnard

Executive Director, Engineering Biology Research Consortium, EBRC

Megan J. Palmer

Megan J. Palmer

Senior Director, Public Impact, Ginkgo Bioworks

Stefan Sundman

Stefan Sundman

VP, Public Affairs at UPM

Sarah R Carter

Sarah R Carter

Senior Fellow, Federation of American Scientists

Mojgan Nejad

Mojgan Nejad

Associate Professor, Michigan State University

Andrea Hodgson

Andrea Hodgson

Program Scientist on the BioFutures Program, Schmidt Futures

Mary Lystad

Mary Lystad

Global Sector Lead, Forest and Wood Products, Manufacturing Agribusiness & Services Department, International Finance Corporation

Ulla Lainio

Ulla Lainio

Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Finland in Washington DC

Silke Boger

Silke Boger

Agricultural Counsellor at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America

Mikko Hautala

Mikko Hautala

Ambassador, Embassy of Finland in Washington, D.C.

Lev Neretin

Lev Neretin

Environment Team Lead, Head of Environment and Social Management Unit, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) at FAO

Gerard Ostheimer

Gerard Ostheimer

Manager of the Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Campaign

Christine Lang

Christine Lang

Co-Chair of the International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IACGB)

Asko Hyttinen

Asko Hyttinen

Board member, World Bioeconomy Forum

Antti Asikainen

Antti Asikainen

Professor at Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

Jukka Kantola

Jukka Kantola

Founder and CEO, World BioEconomy Forum

Dr. Christian Patermann

Dr. Christian Patermann

“Father” of the European Bioeconomy, Co-founder, Honorary Chair of the Advisory Board

Mark Rudnicki, Ph.D.

Mark Rudnicki, Ph.D.

Professor of Practice Forest Biomaterials, Michigan Technological University

Ludo Diels

Senior advisor, Sustainable Chemistry Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Professor Emeritus at Antwerp University, Chair of the Advisory and Programming Group of Processes4PlanetT

Flora Tibazarva

Flora Ismail Tibazarwa

Board member, National Environment Council, Vice Chairperson, Biotechnology Society of Tanzania, Advisory Board, World BioEconomy Forum

Matthias Zscheile

Matthias Zscheile

Membership Director – World BioEconomy Circle, World BioEconomy Forum

Rocio A Diaz-Chavez

Rocio A Diaz-Chavez

Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College London, The World BioEconomy Forum

Merja Penttilä

Merja Penttilä

Research professor, VTT Industrial Biotechnology