Scientific Seminar 21.09

European forests and forest science: transition to the future

Thursday, 21 September 2023, at 9.00- 17.00 CET 
The Conference venue: Rectorate building
Address: No.1 Dr Zorana Đinđića Street, The Campus of the University of Novi Sad
 

Programme
09.00

Moderator of the morning: Helga Pülzl, Assistant Director for Policy Support, European Forest Institute (EFI)
Opening 
Robert Mavsar, Interim Director, EFI
Milan Đurić, Mayor, City of Novi Sad
Saša Stamatović, Director, Directorate of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Serbia

09.30-09.45

Forest science in the past decades (presentations) 
Prof. Niels Strange, University of Copenhagen

Session
09.45-10.45

Session I Forest resilience 

09.45-10.00

Future research on forest resilience
Dr. Elena Cantarello, Bournemouth University

10.00-10.45

Moderated discussion 
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, Principal Scientist, Mediterranean Forests, EFI

10.45-11.15

Coffee break 

Session
11.15-12.15

Session II Bioeconomy

11.15-11.30

Future research on forest bioeconomy
Dr. Lauri Hetemäki, University of Helsinki

11.30-12.15

Moderated discussion 
Moderator: Dr. Diana Tuomasjukka, Head of Bioeconomy Programme, EFI 

Session
12.15-13.15

Session III Forest governance 

12.15-12.30

Future research on forest governance
Prof. Dr. Georg Winkel, Wageningen University & Research

12.30-13.15

Moderated discussion 
Moderator: Valérie Merckx, Head of International Partnerships Facility, EFI

13.15-14.30

Lunch break 

Session
14.30-15.15

Session IV Building a European forest research area

14.30-14.45

ForestValue2 - Innovating forest-based bioeconomy (presentation) 
Mika Kallio, Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

14.45-15.00

The European Forest Research and Innovation Ecosystem (EUFORE) (presentation)  
Dr. Alex Giurca, Principal Scientist, EFI

15.00-15.15

Moderated Q&A
Moderator: Rach Colling, Head of Communications, EFI

Session
15.15-16.30

Session V Forest research in South East Europe - main challenges 

Moderator:  Dr. Ivana Zivojinovic,  University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), EFI Forest Policy Research Network  
Panelists:

  • Dr. Nike Krajnc,  Slovenian Forestry Institute
  • Prof. Dr.  Ahmet Lojo, University of Sarajevo
  • Dr. Saša Orlović, Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment
  • Dr. Sanja Perić, Croatian Forest Institute 
  • Prof. Kiril Sotirovski, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
16.30

Closing remarks
Prof. Bart Muys, KU Leuven