Programme

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Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy – Confirmed

When we talk about an economy based on biological materials, the starting point for any discussion automatically becomes the availability of these materials. This panel will be the occasion to start the conference raising all parts and points linked to a resilient, secure, and independent supply chain for bioresources in the EU. 

• Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, Director for a Competitive Circular Economy & Clean Industrial Policy, DG ENV 

• MEP Katri Kulmuni, Renew, Finland 

• Inge Arents, Spokesperson, European Bioeconomy Clusters Alliance   

• Sebastian Heinzel, CEO Heinzel Holding GmbH  

Building a new form of economy based on biological resources and transition for its previous form requires private investments but also public support. This panel will be the occasion to discuss how the EU is planning on supporting industries in this transition focusing on the financing and implementation of the Bioeconomy Strategy actions: bio-based alliance, Bioeconomy Investment Deployment Group, competitiveness coordination tool project.   

• Valère Moutarlier, Deputy Director-General DG GROW  – Confirmed

• MEP Dario Nardella, S&D, Italy – invited 

• Nicoló Giacomuzzi–Moore, Executive Director, Circular Bio-based Europe JU – Confirmed

• Jussi Vanhanen, CEO Metsä Group – Confirmed

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Sponsored by ULTRA-BIO consortium, Dutch Biobased Circular program, Utrecht University, Wageningen University, Maastricht University

Sponsored by Cepi

This panel discussion will provide an opportunity to discuss access to the European market, as well as the risks associated with China and the United States, in the spirit of ‘Made in Europe’ and an ever more competitive EU. 

• Chantal Marijnissen, Head of the Environment, Sustainable Natural Resources Unit, DG INTPA – Confirmed

• MEP Maria Guzenina, S&D, Finland – invited

• Robertas Bružilas, Deputy Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the EU - invited

• Industry Representative – to be confirmed

• Phillipe Lamberts, Adviser to the President of the European Commission on the transition to a climate-neutral economy – Confirmed 

• Henrik Sjölund, CEO Holmen, Cepi Chairman – invited