Programme 9.12.2020

 

China-Europe Forest Bioeconomy

10:00 Webinar facilitator’s welcome and guidance
  Rach Colling, Head of Communications, EFI
10:05 Welcoming and Opening Words
  Janez Potočnik, President, ThinkForest
10:10 Key Points on EU-China Forest Bioeconomy
  Esko Aho, EFI Senior Adviser, Former Prime Minister of Finland (10 min.)
  Q & A (5 min)
10:25 China-Europe Forest Bioeconomy: Presentation of a new EFI report
  Maarit Kallio, Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (15 min.) presentation
  Q&A (5min)
10:45 Panel on the Future of China-Europe Bioeconomy Cooperation
  Moderator: Kerry Brown, Director, Lau China Institute, King’s College London
  Maarit Kallio, Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
  Zhao Kai, Executive Vice President, China Association of Circular Economy
  Christine Lang, Co-Chair of the International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy
  Xiaoqian Chen, Assoc. Prof., Beijing Forestry University School of Economics and Management and Senior Expert, European Forest Institute
11:45 Q&A (10min)
11:55 Concluding remarks
  Janez Potočnik