Source: BIOEAST

Closing remarks – Damjana Karlo, Head of the Sector for Structural Funds in the field of research and development, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport (Slovenia)

Closing remarks – Wolfgang Burtscher, Director-General, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission

Parallel Thematic Session – Introduction on forests and forestry in Slovenia (Tomaž Remic, Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food)

Welcome speech – Jože Podgoršek, Slovenian Minister of Agriculture

Parallel Thematic Session – CoE InnoRenew and forthcoming challenges in the wood processing sector (Andreja Kutnar, CoE InnoRenew)

Parallel Thematic Session – CoE LignoSilva – new technologies in wood processing value chains (Tomáš Bucha, CoE LignoSilva, Slovakia)

Parallel Thematic Session – Ecological outlook perspectives, the role and future impact of agroecology on biodiversity and ecosystem services (opportunities and challenges) (András Báldi, Member of the Academia Europaea)

Parallel Thematic Session – European Community of Practice on Bioeconomy Education (Simon Heath, Board member of the European CoP on Bioeconomy Education and Secretary General of the European Life Sciences Universities (ICA))

Parallel Thematic Session – Future challenges in the forestry sector (Nike Krajnc, Slovenian Forestry Institute)

Parallel Thematic Session – Global trends and driver of advanced bio-based chemicals and materials (Ramani Narayan, Professor at University of Michigan)

Parallel Thematic Session – Livestock sector and GHG emissions in the BIOEAST countries (Biljana Kulišić, BIOEAST TWG Bioenergy and Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar)

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Parallel Thematic Session – Macro-regional analyses, some key characteristics, statistical evidence about BIOEAST countries’ bioeconomies (Luka Juvančič, associate professor, University of Ljubljana)