Conference programme, day 1
Wednesday, 18 September
Room: Skansen
09.00 |
Political strategies and visions – How to reduce transport emissions and dependency on fossil fuels (part 1) |
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There are many options to create policies for reducing fossil fuels, be it reduction quota or volume quota mandates or carbon pricing and taxation with tax exemption. However, there have been different and sometimes conflicting effects – what works, what does not work and why? |
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| Chair: Johanna Mossberg, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden |  |
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| Opening address, Gustav Melin, CEO, SVEBIO, Sweden |
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| The green road to a fossil free transport sector Svante Axelsson, General Director, Fossil-free Sweden |
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| Biofuels – The fastest way to cleaner transport Henrik Henriksson, President and CEO, Scania, Sweden |
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| Sustainable bioenergy in Latin America and Africa Glaucia Mendes Souza, Professor / President of the FAPESP Bioenergy Research Program BIOEN, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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| From Paris to practice – How to scale up the advanced biofuels industry Panu Routasalo, Vice President, UPM Biofuels, Finland |
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10.30 |
Coffee, tea and networking |
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11.00 |
Political strategies and visions – How to reduce transport emissions and dependency on fossil fuels (part 2) |
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Great potential for ethanol production and consumption in Europe 2030 Alarik Sandrup, President ePURE - European Renewable Ethanol / Director Public and Regulatory Affairs, Lantmännen, Sweden |
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Taking waste based biofuels from niche to mainstream |
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The road to fossil-free transport with DHL |
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General Panel Discussion |
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12.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 |
Advanced biofuels for Europe – Partnerships and challenges for business opportunities |
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The last 18 months have seen a surge of investment announcements into advanced biofuels. The Nordic forest industry has been a major driver but also European agriculture, as well as urban green waste and wastewater treatment plants. Will the road bend or continue straight-on? |
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Aviation in Norway: How to fly on biojet in 2020 and beyond Judit Sandquist, Research scientist, SINTEF Energy Research, Norway |
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Developing chemistry with renewable feedstock – Looking for smart solutions! René Backes, Business Development Specialist Renewables, BASF, Germany |
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The forest industry – An essential player for mitigating climate change |
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HydroFlex – The solution to production of renewable jet fuel and diesel |
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14.50 |
Coffee, tea and networking |
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15.20 |
Policy and industry perspectives – Possibilities and commercialization |
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Find out what is behind the new surge in investments – have investors found new confidence in advanced biofuel policies and policymakers or are there other factors such as disruptive technologies that change the game? |
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Roll out of the pyrolysis technology throughout Europe |
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100% change – In fuel and mind! Karin Varverud, Managing Director, Energifabriken Norway, Sweden
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Sunliquid – Bringing cellulosic ethanol to scale |
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General Panel Discussion |
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17.00 |
End of day 1
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18.30 |
Conference dinner cruiseJoin us for a spectacular evening dinner cruise and enjoy a fantastic dinner while passing several islands around Stockholm. Please note that registration is mandatory. Read more about departure times and pick-up locations |
Photo: Johanna Mossberg works as Focus Area Manager - Fossil Free Transport at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. She has more than fifteen years of experience in the field of sustainable transition and development of biorefineries, bioeconomy and renewable transport fuels. Most recently as Director of f3, the Swedish knowledge centre for renewable transport fuels. Photo by: Cicci Jonson, Bilduppdraget
