THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
8.45 – 9.15 REGISTRATION
9.15 – 09.45 OPENING - WELCOME MESSAGE
Mario Bonaccorso, Cluster SPRING (Italy)
09.45 – 11.00 KEY NOTES
Industrial Symbiosis for the Bioeconomy. Ready for the Bio Revolution? Opportunities and Challenges of investing in the Bioeconomy
- Rafael Cayuela, Dow (USA)
- Bob Paul, E5 Solutions Consulting (Canada)
- Michael Brandkamp, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
- Mathieu Flamini, GFBiochemicals (France)tbc
11.00 – 11.30 B2B AND POSTER SESSION
BIO-BASED INDUSTRIES
Each presentation is scheduled to last 12 minutes
Moderator: Giovanni Sannia
11.30 CBE JU: a public-private partnership to foster the biobased sector in Europe
Virginia Puzzolo, CBE JU
11.45 Canadian bioeconomy and Sarnia’s hybrid chemistry cluster
Meaghan Seagrave, BioIndustrial Innovation Canada
12.00 Making fungal biology easier to engineer: approaches to improve protein production
Peter J Punt, Ginkgo Bioworks (Netherlands)
12.15 Giulia Gregori, Novamont (Italy)
12.30 Unlocking the power of trees
Matt Spence, Sappi (Belgium)
12.45 CO2 as a resource for the bioeconomy: the Kiverdi case study
Marcello Somma, Kiverdi (USA)
13.00 Christophe Rupp-Dahlem (France) tbc
13.15 – 14.30 NETWORKING LUNCH – POSTER SESSION
14.30 ROUND TABLE
Moderator: Manfred Kircher
The Biocities and Bioregions in the bioeconomy
- Edoardo Croci, Bocconi University (Italy)
- Benjamin Legrand, Region Grand-Est (France)
- Meaghan Seagrave, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
- Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza, Biocities Facility EFI
15.30 – 15.45 Enzymes application to agrochemical processes and products
Silvia Rapacioli, BicT
15.45 – 15.00 The Bazancourt-Pomacle biorefinery: history, industrial players and research activities
Florent Allais, CEBB
16.15 – 16.30 The role of the value chains in the bioeconomy: key examples from EU funded projects
Anna Franciosini, CiaoTech (Italy)
16.30 – 17.00 B2B AND POSTER SESSION
17.00 – 18.00 ROUND TABLE
Moderator: Matteo Leonardi (ECCO think tank)
How to measure the bioeconomy
- Stefania Trenti, Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy)
- Olaf Porc, Nova Institut (Germany)
- Jukka Kantola, World Bioeconomy Forum (Finland)
- Jon Goriup, VGI.AI (Slovenia)
- Luana Ladu, TU Berlin (Germany)
18.00 CLOSING REMARKS and Networking cocktail
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
8.45 REGISTRATION
9.15 WELCOME MESSAGE
AGROFOOD & NEW BIOMATERIALS
Each presentation is scheduled to last 12 minutes
Moderator: Fabio Fava, University of Bologna
- Bioethanol from grapes waste, a treasure for decarbonization goals
Silvia Buzzi, Caviro (Italy) - Collaboration with focus on innovation as driver for a resilient & sustainable food system
Inge Arents, Flanders Food (Belgium) - Olaf Porc, nova-Institut (Germany)
- Hendrik Waegeman, BBEPP (Belgium)
10.30 ROUND TABLE
Moderator: Chris Patermann
From Agriculture to Industries: the role of value chains
- Florent Allais, CEBB (France)
- Ludo Diels, VITO (Belgium)
- Christophe Luguel, Bioeconomy for Change (France)
- Inge Arents, Flanders Food (Belgium)
- Raoul Yann, Oleon (Belgium)
11.30 – 12.00 B2B AND POSTER SESSION
12.00 – 13.00 ROUND TABLE
Moderator: Maurizio Bettiga
The decarbonization of the fashion industry: the role of biomaterials
- Niki de Schryver, COSH! (Belgium)
- Rossella Ravagli, Armani tbc
- Gabriele Costa, Lamberti (Italy)
- Serena Fumagalli, Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy)
13.15 – 13.30 CLOSING and Best Poster Award
13.30 – 14.30 NETWORKING LUNCH – POSTER SESSION ONLINE
