Day 1

Strategic planning of the social, environmental, economic and policy implications of growing the bioeconomy

9.00

Introductions

9.15

Industrial Biotechnology in Europe: Public-Private Transition to a Bio-based Economy
Han de Winde, Vice Dean Faculty of Science, Leiden University, NL

9.45

Environmental (Bio)Tech for the Global Bio-Economy: about hypes & mavericks
Willy Verstraete, Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, BE

10.45

Environmental implications of greater biomass removal from forests for biomass feedstock:
Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari, Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, FI

11.15

Social Implications - the Issues:
Bill Slee, previously Head of the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences, Hutton Institute, UK

11.45

Economic and Policy Implications - the issues:
Erwin Schmid, Head of the Department of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), AT

12.15

Discussion

14.00

Roundtable Industry and University collaboration for the advancement of the Bioeconomy

14.00

Developing the Bioeconomy through an open Innovation Platform
Yvon le Henaff, Directeur Général, ARD - Agro-Industrie Recherches et Développements, FR

François Huyghe, Boerenbond, BE

16.00

Breakout discussions

17.30

Report back

20.00

Forum 2013 Dinner

Day 2

Strategic development of universities and faculties of Life Sciences to address the developing Bioeconomy and to ensure university graduates have the skills for gainful employment in the Bioeconomy

9.00

EU Strategy “Innovating for Sustainable Growth – a Bioeconomy for Europe”
Patricia Reilly, Member of Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn’s Cabinet, Research, Innovation and Science, European Commission

9.30

Skills for an Integrated Bioeconomy of the Future
Ulrich Schurr, Head of the Bioeconomy Science Centre, Institute for Bio- and Geosciences, , Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich DE

10.00

The Biomass engineering degree programmes
Antanas Maziliauskas, Rector, Aleksandras Stulginskis University, LT

10.30

Studying Renewable Resources at the Straubing Center of Science
Norbert Fröhlich, Managing Director, Straubing Center of Science, DE

11.30

Breakout discussions

12.30

The ICA Task Force addressing Growing the Bioeconomy

13.00

Depart