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Future of BioEconomy

June 26, 2025

You Have Voted – for the Bioeconomy

Now the time has come: Our online event will take place on June 26, 2025. The focus is on the topics that are important to you: economic perspectives, innovative developments, and practical insights into the bioeconomy. You can look forward to exciting keynotes, interactive panels, and a wide range of networking opportunities with companies, investors, and other relevant stakeholders.

Whether as a participant or as a speaker – this event is free of charge. Take the opportunity to network and create momentum!

Biobased
Economy
Innovation
Practical
Applications

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You can now schedule appointments to network with other participants.
Take advantage of early access and secure your personal meeting slots today!

Stay Up to Date

This page is regularly updated with current information about the planning and organization of the event.

Here, you will find out:

  • Which keynote speakers await you
  • Which program items are planned
  • On which platform the event will take place

If you have any further questions, please contact us!

Our Partner and Sponsors:

EU Green Week

Register now to take part in the Future of BioEconomy event

You can now register for the online event Future of BioEconomy, taking place on June 26, 2025. Participation is free of charge.

To take part in the event, please click on the Register now button. You will be forwarded directly to the event platform. There you can simply log in and create your personal profile. You can only take part in the networking offer with a registered profile.

Start scheduling personal meetings with other participants now! Take advantage of early access and secure your individual appointments today!

If you have any questions regarding the registration, feel free to contact us at any time.

Why You Should Participate

Our survey identified the central topic of the event: the bioeconomy – one of the most dynamic and forward-looking markets of our time and one that is becoming increasingly important. The focus is on the bio-based economy, innovation, and practical applications.

The event will take place online and will therefore allow interested parties from all over the world to participate.

Several hundred participants are expected to come together to develop perspectives for a sustainable, future-oriented economy.

Take the opportunity to network with experts from various fields, exchange ideas about innovative approaches, and get new impulses from the field – free of charge!

Components of the Event

Keynotes

Be inspired by leading voices from business, innovation, and practical application areas – with impulses on trends, markets, and solutions of tomorrow.

Panels

Experience exciting discussions with experts from various fields – and contribute your own questions and perspectives to the dialog.

Networking

Establish contacts with companies, start-ups, investors, and other players in the bioeconomy in a targeted way – several hundred participants are expected!

Who Should Take Part?

This event is aimed at anyone who wants to actively shape the future of the bioeconomy internationally – including founders, innovation and sustainability managers, business developers, investors, and decision-makers from the economy, academia, and politics.

Whether from start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, large companies, research, or politics – this event brings together players from all relevant areas.

Start-ups

Would you like to take your business idea further and find the right partners? As a young, innovative company, you will meet investors who are specifically looking for future-oriented solutions in an inspiring environment. You will also meet established companies that share their experience and provide valuable market insights. Exchange ideas, make lasting contacts, and become part of a fast-growing innovation network.

SMEs

Gain valuable insights into current market developments in the bioeconomy and get actively involved in the industry. The event offers SMEs the opportunity to network in a targeted manner, establish new business contacts, and gather ideas for future projects.

Large Companies

Would you like to identify innovations at an early stage and better assess market movements? Meet future-oriented start-ups and experts from the industry who offer new approaches for your innovation strategy. Take advantage of this environment to gain early access to innovative solutions and develop new growth opportunities for your company.

Investors

Discover new investment opportunities in a dynamic and future-oriented market environment. Here, you will meet start-ups with a clear vision, innovative solutions, and the will to actively shape the bioeconomy. At the same time, you will gain in-depth insights into current market trends, new technologies, and relevant developments in the bioeconomy.

Researchers

Experience as a scientist how innovative approaches in the bioeconomy are put into practice. The event offers insights into market dynamics and opens up new perspectives on developments in the bio-based economy, innovations, and practical applications – and creates space for exchange with stakeholders from different areas.

Politicians

Experience as a political decision-maker how innovative concepts in the bioeconomy are being realized. Gain insights into current market dynamics and network with players who are actively shaping economic and societal change.

Agenda

09:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

  • Keynotes: Entry & Bioeconomy at a glance
  • Oliver Kutsch (Ceresana)
    Welcome!
  • Annika Bülow (Ceresana)
    Market dynamics in the biobased industry
  • Xandra Weinbeck (Invest-NL)
    Scaling the industry
  • Dr. Metzsch-Zilligen (Fraunhofer Institut LBF)
    Biostabilizers – more than just a green alternative
  • Sabine Reising (Chemie-Cluster Bayern)
    Strong bonds – chemistry and collaboration at the heart of bioeconomy

10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

  • Panel
  • 30 min

10:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

  • Networking Opportunity
  • 60 min

30 min

BREAK

12:00 p.m.

1:15 p.m.

  • Keynotes: Bio-based materials
  • Frank Höbener (Northern Technologies)
    Biobased and compostable Plastic in agricultaral applications
  • Niklas Voß (FKuR Kunststoff GmbH)
    Good Bye Bioplastics?
  • Gianluca Belotti (Stahl Holdings)
    Truths and myths about alternative leathers
  • Jen Vanderhoven (BBIA)
    The role of bio-based and biodegradable materials in a Net Zero Future
  • Dennis Kleine-Tebbe (Wax Solutions)
    Innovative, Biobased, Waterborne Barrier Coatings showing excellent MVTR performance

1:15 p.m.

1:45 p.m.

  • Panel
  • 30 min

1:45 p.m.

2:45 p.m.

  • Networking Opportunity
  • 60 min

15 min

BREAK

3:00 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

  • Keynotes: Innovative solutions
  • John Smits (SAM Panels)
    SAM Panels
  • Pablo Rodríguez Outón (INDRESMAT)
    From BioPolyurethane to Building Transformation: Scaling Circular Bioeconomy in the Construction Sector
  • Dr. Thomas Helle (Novis GmbH)
    Circular Bioeconomy – CO2 as a Resource
  • Jason Robinson (Evoco)
    Scaling Bio-Based Materials: From Lab Innovation to Global Manufacturing
  • Martin Schoonbroodt (Probiotic)
    Microorganisms a breakthrough technology for hard surface, and skin care
  • Oliver Kutsch (Ceresana)
    Thank you!

4:15 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

  • Panel
  • 15 min

4:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

  • Networking Opportunity
  • 60 min

The FoB:Eco Speaker

Annika Bülow (Ceresana)

Marketing & Event Manager

Xandra Weinbeck (Invest-NL)

Senior Business Development Manager

Niklas Voß (FKuR Kunststoff GmbH)

Associate Sales Director

Gianluca Belotti (Stahl Holdings)

Business Leader Advanced Flexible Substrates

Dennis Kleine-Tebbe (Wax Solutions GmbH)

Business Development Manager

Sabine Reising (CCB)

Project management bioeconomy and innovation

Become a Sponsor of the Future of BioEconomy Event

As a sponsor, you send a clear signal for responsibility, innovative strength, and cooperation. Present your company in an international environment – where new ideas meet entrepreneurial practice.

Take the opportunity to draw attention to yourself, enter into dialog with relevant players from business and practice, and become part of a growing global network!

Become a Partner of the Future of BioEconomy Event

Do you represent an association, a network, a research institution, or a non-profit organization related to the bioeconomy?

As a partner, you increase the visibility of your organization in an international, interdisciplinary environment. Meet experts from science, business, politics, civil society, and associations – and position yourself where the exchange on bioeconomic innovations, solutions, and perspectives takes place.

Your benefits as a partner:

  • Logo and link on our event website
  • Visibility in our newsletter and on social media
  • Mention in our event documents
  • Partnership badge for your website & channels

What we would like from you:

  • Placement of our logo with link on your website
  • Promotion of the event via your channels (e.g. newsletter, social media)
  • If possible: the inclusion of our event in your event calendar

Together, we create visibility for the bioeconomy and connect relevant stakeholders.

Become a Media Partner of the Future of BioEconomy Event

Do you run a specialist medium, a platform, or an editorial format with a focus on bioeconomic industry topics?
As a media partner, you benefit from visibility in the environment of leading specialist players from science, businesses, and associations – and gain access to a targeted, topic-specific community.

Your benefits as a media partner:

  • Logo and link on the event website in the “media partners” section
  • Mention in our newsletter and on social media
  • Visibility of your medium on relevant event materials and landing pages
  • On request: editorial content or contact persons from our network

What we would like in return:

  • Publication of an event notice or editorial article in your medium
  • Inclusion of the event in your event calendar (if available)
  • Linking to the event page via your channels

Interested in a media partnership with targeted specialist reach?

Our Partner:

EU Green Week