Here you find all presentations of the International Bioeconomy Conference 2025. To view a presentation, click on the keynote title below the respective Speaker.
Session I: Political Framework // Wednesday, June 18 // 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
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| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniela Thrän Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ)  | 
| Current Status of National and International Bioeconomy Initiatives | 
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| Janine van Kampen Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth (Netherlands)  | 
| Bioeconomic Strategies and Policies in the Netherlands | 
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| Inga Rovbutas Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania  | 
| Bioeconomic Strategies and Policies in the Republic of Lithuania | 
Session II: Finance // Wednesday, June 18 // 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
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| Annika Bülow Ceresana  | 
| The State of the European Bioeconomy Market: Opportunities & Obstacles | 
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| Dr. Albrecht Läufer SEF Ventures  | 
| Financing Novel and Commercially Viable Bioeconomy Innovation with Venture Capital | 
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| Michael Hüfner Marsh  | 
| To Insure or to Hazard? That is the Central Question. | 
Session III: Industry // Wednesday, June 18 // 12:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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| Marco Lietz Neste  | 
| Large Scale Biorefineries – Outlook & Opportunities | 
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| Dr. Maarten Veevaete Domo Chemicals  | 
| The Role of Biobased PA610 in Advancing Sustainable Polyamide Solutions | 
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| Dr. Konrad Gebauer UPM Biochemicals  | 
| From Concept to Reality: The Start-up of UPM’s Biorefinery in Leuna | 
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| Dr. Andreas Kohl Verbio  | 
| Renewable a-Olefins by Ethenolysis from Bitterfeld, Germany: Status of the Project | 
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| Dr. Klaus Pellengahr Corden BioChem  | 
| Industrial Biomanufacturing in Europe – Status and Outlook | 
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| Dr. William Sganzerla VORN Bioenergy  | 
| Start-up of our Olive-Pulp Biogas Plant in Spain | 
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| Kathrin Schulz EDF Hynamics  | 
| Challenges and Opportunities of the German H2 Market: Insights from a Producer’s Perspective | 
Session IV: Startups // Wednesday, June 18 // 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
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| Washington Logrono Pacifico Biolabs  | 
| A Technology Platform for Next Generation Meat Alternatives | 
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| Andrew Cosentino AlgaeCytes  | 
| Sparking Bioeconomy Growth in Dessau: AlgaeCytes | 
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| Henning Tschunt Proservation  | 
| Preseting RECOU – Grain Husks in Action as Scalable Protective Packaging from Agricultural Residues | 
Session V: Bioeconomy Initiatives // Thursday, June 19 // 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
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| Dr. Matthias Scholz TransBib  | 
| TransBIB – Boost Industrial Bioeconomy | 
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| Christine Braun Startup Labor Schwedt  | 
| From Fossil Legacy to  Bio-Based Future  | 
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| Dr. Gerd Unkelbach BioEconomy e.V.  | 
| The BioEconomy Hub –  a Place to Grow  | 
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| Prof. Klaus Pillen DiP – Digitalization of plant-based value chains  | 
| Cutting-Edge Research in the Digitalization of the Plant-Based Bioeconomy as a Driver of Regional Structural Change – the DiP Model Region in Saxony-Anhalt | 
Session VI: Science // Thursday, June 19 // 11 a.m. – 12:15 a.m.
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| Prof. Elke Wilharm Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences  | 
| Upcycling of Cellulosic (Sanitary Paper) Waste | 
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| Dr.-Ing. Franziska Müller-Langer Deutsches Biomasse-Forschungszentrum (DBFZ)  | 
| Biomass as a Carbon Source for Renewable Refineries | 
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| Prof. Thomas Walther Technische Universität Dresden  | 
| Direct Microbial Production of the Green Solvent Ethyl-Acetate | 
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| Dr. Agata Olszewska-Widdrat Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB)  | 
| Platform Chemicals Production from Alternative Feedstock | 
































