Program 2024

Day 1: 27 nov  – Innovation ecosystem for transformation to a Bioeconomy, Moderator: Maria Hollander

12:00-13:00  Check-in/lunch

13:00-13:15 Opening ceremony by Region Värmland, Erik Evestam and moderator Maria Hollander

13:15-13:30 Matilda Iverlund, Paper Province, Our Innovation ecosystem

13:30-14:00 Keynote 1: Anna Holmberg, Swedish Forest Industries Federation

14:00-14:30 Keynote 2: Victor Isaksen, Sting BioEconomy

14:30-14:45 Panel discussion Victor Isaksen/Anna Holmberg /Maria Hollander

Coffee

From idea to realization

15:15-15:30 Lars Sandberg, Blue Ocean Closures

15:30-15:50 Sverker Danielsson, BioInnovation/ Swedish Forest Industries Federation

15:50-16:10 How Vinnova have tried to contribute  to the development of functional (regional) innovation support actors. A few examples, Göran Andersson, VINNOVA

16:10-16:25 Panel discussion Sverker Danielsson/Göran Andersson/Maria Hollander

Short break

16:35-17:25 Six startups/projects pitches: CellOfibers, Hejmas Agrifibre Technologies, Circlab, Pulpatronics, EXACT+ and Happie Nation

17:25-17:30 Closing and handing over to the 25th anniversary Paper Province 

17:30-18:30 Mingle participants at Connected-by-Roots 

18:30 -…. Connected-by-Roots, (will be held in Swedish)

Day 2: 28 nov – The role of research in an innovation ecosystem for transformation to a Bioeconomy

International outlook and overview

8:25 Opening Maria Hollander

8:30-9:00 Keynote 1: Sustainability and its assessment methodologies, Ali Mohammadi, Karlstad University/Pro2BE

9:00-9:30 Keynote 2: Advancing industrial biotechnology in bio-based materials manufacturing, Emma Master, University of Toronto 

9:30-10:00 Coffee

The importance of research and the innovation ecosystem

10:00-10:15: Katarina Ohlsson, LignoCity/RISE

10:20-10:35: Marcus Elmer, LIXEA 

10:40-10:55: Innovations in wood building construction – Johan Vessby Karlstad University

11:00-11:15: Agneta Richter-Dahlfors, Karolinska Institute/AIMES/Richter Life Science

11:20-11:35: Magnus Thor, Skogforsk

11:40-12:00 Summary and reflections from the conference – Maria Hollander and speakers

12:00-13:00 Lunch

The conference is held in English.

With reservation for changes.