BBI JU STAKEHOLDER FORUM 2019 | BRUSSELS

04 December 2019
Location: 
The Egg, Brussels
Organiser: 
BBI JU

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The Event
The Programme

The BBI JU Stakeholder Forum 2019 took place on 4 December 2019 at the Egg Congress and Meeting Center in Brussels.

Read the summary of the event: Bio-based industry eyes Green Deal accelerant.

ABOUT THE EVENT

The BBI JU Stakeholder Forum 2019 brought together the bio-based industries community and facilitated open discussion on the impact, achievements and strategic direction of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking programme, as well as the latest developments in the bio-based industries sector. 

THE PROGRAMME

BBI JU presented a comprehensive programme of high-level speakers, who presented their ideas through inspiring keynote speeches, pertinent panel discussions and parallel sessions. There were also networking opportunities and a project exhibition where 100 granted projects showed their work. Besides, nine entities in synergy with BBI JU were present with their stand:

Bringing projects together in one venue with other BBI JU stakeholders, facilitated the exchange of ideas and best practices.

WHO

We welcomed more than 600 participants from 39 different countries. The variety of attendees covered all our stakeholders: industry, SMEs, academia, research organisations and policymakers, opinion leaders, EU community, BBI JU projects’ participants and bio-based industries community as a whole.

VIDEOS

Find all the interviews here: MEP Maria Da Graça Carvalho, Philippe Mengal, Rosanna Serra, Nicklas von Weymarn, Jaana Husu-Kallio, Eleni Zika and Alex Michine.

Find the recordings of all the speeches and parallel sessions here.

PHOTOS

Check the album of photos here.

PLENARY SESSIONS 

Find below the recordings and the PDF versions of the slides.

 Opening keynote speeches 

Green materials in automotive – Rosanna Serra, FCA Group Director of Materials Labs & Global Material Leader. Video & slides

Wolfgang Burtscher, Deputy Director-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission. Video

 

 Plenary session 1 – The socio-economic and environmental benefits of the EU bio-based sector 

Pavel Misiga, Head of Circular Economy & Biobased Systems Unit, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission. Video

Making the Bioeconomy work in Europe - Dirk Pilat, Deputy Director, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Video & slides

The role of consumer behaviour for bioeconomy development - Christine Lang, German representative, International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy. Video & slides

 

 Plenary session 2 – Bio-based Europe: vision and strategic objectives 

Benefits of Bioeconomy – Jaana Husu-Kallio, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland. Video & slides

Stora Enso: Our role in a growing bioeconomy – Daniel Badman, Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability Communications, Stora Enso. Video & slides

Vision 2050 and roadmap for first decade: SIRA 2030 – Dirk Carrez, Executive Director, Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC). Video & slides

 

 Plenary session 3 – Stable, supportive and coherent policies: the road to the bio-based products uptake 

An Innovative Bio-refinery for absorbent hygiene products – Massimiliano Schietroma, Biorefinery  Leader, FaterSMART. Video & slides

Stable policies for bioeconomy development – Raul Kirjanen, CEO, AS Graanul Invest / OÜ Graanul Biotech. Video & slides

Maria Da Graça Carvalho, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), European Parliament. Video

 

 Plenary session 4 – Transforming the global bio-based field 

Intervention of Giovanni de Santi – Giovanni de Santi, Director of Directorate D - Sustainable Resources, Joint Research Centre. Video & slides

Innovating in the Bioeconomy – Niklas von Weymarn, CEO, Metsä Spring. Video & slides

Developing the Sustainable and Circular BioEconomy in EU – Lene Lange, Vice Chair BBI SC, Director, Professor, PhD et Dr.Scient.“BioEconomy, Research & Advisory”. Video & slides

 

 Final keynote speech 

Bio-based materials as a pillar of Michelin Sustainable Strategy - Christophe Rahier, Senior Vice President High Tech Materials, Strategy & New Businesses, Michelin. Video & slides

PARALLEL SESSIONS

There weren't slides during these sessions.

 Parallel session 1: Sustainable Europe - revolutionising the European market 

Video

Patrik Kolar, Head of Department B: LIFE and H2020 Energy, Environment, Resources, EASME, European Commission

Maria Spyraki, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), European Parliament

Jean-Gabriel Levon, Vice President, Ynsect

Joanna Dupont-Inglis, Secretary General, EuropaBio

Sean Finan, Vice President, European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA)

 

 Parallel session 2: Sustainable society - Getting citizens ready for the post-petroleum era 

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Susanna Albertini, Founder & Managing Director, FVA New Media Research – projects Biobridges, BIOVOICES, LIFT, European Bioeconomy Network

Maria Barbosa, Associate Professor, Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University

Fabio Fava, Professor of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy, Chair of the BBI JU States Representatives Group

Nelo Emerencia, Director of Programming, Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)

 

 Parallel session 3: Addressing sustainability goals through bio-based innovation 

Video

Justus Wesseler, Professor, Wageningen University

Silvia Nanni, Senior Policy Analyst in IEEP Agriculture and Land Management Programme, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)

Christine Goulay, Sustainable Innovation Senior Manager, Kering

Eleni Zika, Head of Programme, Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU)