Hi everyone,

Bioeconomy Concept Today and Tomorrow –seminar will be held Tuesday 8.4.2014. Participation is free of charge. Registration by 4.4.2014, katja.karppinen@oulu.fi . Welcome!

BIOECONOMY CONCEPT TODAY AND TOMORROW

- Final seminar in International Green Chemistry and Bioproduction Educational Programme (VIKEBI)

Tuesday 8.4.2014, University of Oulu, Saalastinsali, Pentti Kaiteran katu 1

Organized by International Green Chemistry and Bioproduction Educational Programme (VIKEBI), University of Oulu, www.oulu.fi/vikebi

Information and registration by 4.4.2014, katja.karppinen@oulu.fi

Program

8.15-8.45           Registration and coffee

8.45-9.00           Opening words

Taina Pihlajaniemi, Professor, Vice Rector of University of Oulu

Session 1: Future Visions of Bioeconomy

9.00-9.30           Sustainable growth from bioeconomy – the Finnish bioeconomy strategy

Mika Aalto, Head of Division, Strategic Growth Branches, Ministry of Employment and the Economy 

9.30-10.00        Bioeconomy - Dream or truth?

Tiina Rajala, Development Director, Council of Oulu Region                          

10.00-10.30      From field to product: The bioindustrial life cycle

Hans Söderlund, Chairman of the University of Oulu Board of Directors

Session 2: Biobased Materials and Markets

10.30-11.00      Green chemistry: Biobased renewable materials

Avtar Matharu, Deputy Director of the Green Chemistry Centre, University of York, UK

11.00-12.30      Lunch break + poster exhibition

Session 2 continues: Biobased Materials and Markets

12.30-13.00      Speeding up innovation through public-private partnership

Christine Hagström-Näsi, CEO at Finnish Bioeconomy Cluster, FIBIC Oy   

13.00-13.30      Wood procurement from sustainable sources - a key element of wood-based bioeconomy              

Karoliina Niemi, Senior Adviser, Finnish Forest Industries Federation

13.30-13.45      Bioeconomy Research Community Oulu

Juha Tanskanen, University of Oulu

13.45-14.15      Coffee break + poster exhibition

Session 2 continues: Biobased Materials and Markets

14.15-14.45      High technology biocomposites from forest resources

Kristiina Oksman, Professor, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

14.45-15.00      To Green Markets - Experiences from Lab to Market Course

Tuuli Pohjola, M.Sc. in Technology, Student of VIKEBI

15.00-15.45      Panel discussion

                             Esko Kokkonen, Journalist, B.Sc., chairman

Hannu Raitio, Project Leader, Natural Resources Institute Finland (General director, METLA) Marjaana Luttinen, Vice President Sustainability, Stora Enso

Juha Anttila, Vice President, Technology, Chempolis Ltd

Marja Lajunen, Professor, MC-member of VIKEBI, University of Oulu

Jouko Niinimäki, Professor, Dean of Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu

15.45-16.00      Closing words

Hely Häggman, Professor, VIKEBI-project Leader, University of Oulu

Best wishes,

Katja Karppinen, Ph. D. (Plant Physiology)

Coordinator

International Green Chemistry and Bioproduction Educational Programme

University of Oulu

Department of Biology

PO Box 3000

FI-90014 Oulu

Finland

email: katja.karppinen@oulu.fi

phone: +358 50 3503837 / +358 294 481544

fax: +358 8 553 1061

www.oulu.fi/vikebi