European Bioeconomy Conference - Driving the EU Bioeconomy forward

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European Bioeconomy Conference - Driving the EU Bioeconomy forward

Cepi & Business Bridge Europe

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Date

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 09:00 to 14:00

Event Type

L - Conference, forum

Organiser type

Federations / Associations

Section

Energy

Event Location

Brussels

Event Description

Attendance is by invitation only

DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

As the EU enters a new political cycle, the focus must rapidly shift from vision to action. What policy and market conditions are needed to scale up the bioeconomy? The Conference will explore how bio-based materials are already being deployed by Europe’s industry, from packaging to textiles, and how they can contribute to strategic autonomy and industrial competitiveness. The forest-based industry particularly is a frontrunner in the bioeconomy, while the pulp and paper sector leads in innovative cross-sectoral applications.

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME*

*The programme and timings are provisional and subject to change based on speakers’ availability.

8:30 – Registrations (30 mins)

9:00 – Welcome and opening remarks (10 min)

9:10 – Opening Keynote Speech by High-Level Representative from the European

Commission - TBC

9:30 – Keynote Dialogue: Bioeconomy across sectors: from textiles to bio-based chemicals

(30 mins)

High-Level Representative from the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry,

Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), European Commission - TBC

Nicoló Giacomuzzi – Moore, Executive Director at Circular Bio-based Europe Joint

Undertaking

Massimo Reynaudo, CEO of UPM

Carlos Aníbal de Almeida Junior, First Deputy Chairman of Lenzing

10:00 – Panel 1: “Paperisation” from plastics to paper in packaging – an example of a

bioeconomy transition at global scale (45 mins)

Emmanuelle Maire, Head of Unit for Bioeconomy & Sustainable Materials, Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), European Commission

Member of the European Parliament

Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Nestlé Group Leader & Expert Fiber-based Packaging

Jussi Vanhanen, CEO of Metsä

10:45 – Coffee break

11:15 – Panel 2: Access to forest resources: aligning climate, bioeconomy and industrial

policy (45 mins)

Michael Losch, Principal Administrator and Coordinator for Bioeconomy in the

Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI), European

Commission

High-Level Representative from a Member State Permanent Representation to the EU

Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Environment, Climate and Food

Safety (ENVI) - TBC

Henrik Sjölund, CEO of Holmen

12:00 – Focus session: Bioeconomy for EU well-being: the tissue paper contribution (40

mins)

High-Level Representative from the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG

SANTE), European Commission - TBC

Volker Zöller, President Consumer Goods EMEA | Essity Group

Kerstin Erbe, Managing Director DM (dm-drogerie markt)

Sari Pajari-Sederholm, CEO of Metsä Tissue

Elke Gijsbrecht, Sustainability expert at Colruyt

12:45 – Closing Dialogue: Connecting sectoral dynamics with policy integration in the

bioeconomy (20 mins)

High-Level Representative from the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural

Development (DG AGRI), European Commission - TBC

Marco Eikelenboom, Sappi Europe CEO, Cepi Chairman

13:05 - Informal Networking Reception

14:00 - End of the conference

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