Speakers (more to come)

Discover our distinguished speakers presenting at the conference.
More will be announced soon—submit your abstract to become a speaker.

Prof. Dr. Eric Bishop von Wettberg
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Vermont, USA
New England Feeding New England with Legumes and Cattle: an exploration of expanding legume and grazing livestock production in the Northeastern United States
Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Vien
Chair of the Educational and Scientific Council, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam
Vietnam’s Green Roadmap: Carbon Farming and the Circular Bioeconomy

Prof. Dr. Jesús Arauzo
Aragon Institute for Engineering Research (I3A), Thermochemical Processes Group (GPT), University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
From waste to advanced biofuels. Experiences and Challenges

Assoc. Prof. Charles C.C. Lee
Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Newcastle, Singapore
Forest-Based Bioeconomy Pathways in Indonesia and Malaysia: Resource Potential, Circularity, and Sustainability Challenges

Dr. Martin Greimel
Centre for Bioeconomy, University of Natural Resources and Life Science Vienna (BOKU), Austria
The History and Current Status of Bioeconomy with an Overview on Existing Global Initiatives

Exec. Dir. Gary Dunning
The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, USA
Exploring Conflict around Bioenergy from Forests: Lessons from the US and Potential Pathways Forward

Dr. Maciej Olszewski
Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Conversion Technologies of Biobased Resources Group University of Hohenheim, Germany
Modular On-Farm Biorefinery: From Grass to High-Value Fractions for Feed, Chemicals, and Materials

Dr. Dinh Huu Hoang
Faculty of Business Administration, Ton Duc Thang University
Enhancing Sustainable Timber Production in Vietnam: Smallholder Tree Growers’ Preferences for Contract Farming

Dr. Antti Lindqvist
Finnish Forest Products Engineers’ Association, Finland
Future Pathways of European and Asian Forest Industry: Balancing Collaboration and Competition in the Global Bioeconomy

Prof. Dr. Yudi Arifin
Center of Excellence for Innovation, Technology, Commercialization, Management: Forest and Wetlands Lambung Mangkurat University, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
Sustainable Livelihoods and Enhancing Land Productivity for Small-Scale Oil Palm Farmers on Peatlands in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Exec. Chair Jukka Kantola
World Bioeconomy Association, International NGO
The Global Bioeconomy: Three Visions Shaping the Future