Programme, 4.12. | European Forest Institute

Draft Programme

	Host: Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Chair, Working Group on Bioeconomy of the European Parliament Chair: Göran Persson, ThinkForest President
9:30	Welcoming words Reflections on EU Bioeconomy Strategy, IPCC report and COP24 Chair: Marc Palahi, Director, EFI Göran Persson Miapetra Kumpula-Natri
10:00	Climate policy and forest sector (presentation) Artur Runge-Metzger, Director, DG Clima, European Commission
10:20	Climate mitigation pathways and sustainable development (presentation) Elmar Kriegler, Vice Chair of Sustainable Solutions Research Domain, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
10:40	Climate substitution impacts of wood products (presentation) Pekka Leskinen, Professor, Head of Bioeconomy Programme, EFI
11:00	Panel discussion on policy needs for low-carbon products Moderator: Lauri Hetemäki, Assistant Director, EFI Panelists include: Dirk Carrez, Executive Director, Bio-based Industries Consortium Katharina Knapton-Vierlich, Head of Unit (acting), Public Procurement Strategy, DG Growth, European Commission Christine Lang, Chair, German Bioeconomy Council Linda Rosén, CEO, Lindbäcks Group Daniel Zimmer, Director of Sustainable Land-use, Climate-KIC
12:10-12:15	Closing remarks Lauri Hetemäki, Assistant Director, EFI
12:15- 13:30	Networking event with wine and snacks