IMPACT of the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant in industrial biotechnology
Towards a sustainable economy
In the presence of Mr. Philippe Muyters, Flemish Minister for Work, Economy, Innovation and Sports
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| 13:30 | Registration and Coffee |
| 14:00 – 14:10 | Welcome in Ghent, centre of the European biobased economy Christophe Peeters, Alderman for Innovation, City of Ghent |
| 14:10 – 14:25 | Towards a sustainable economy through technology and innovation Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director, European Environment Agency |
| 14:25 – 14:35 | The development of a regional biobased economy: succeeding through cooperation Martine Verhoeve, Vice-Governor of the Province of East Flanders and chairman of the Development Agency East Flanders |
| 14:35 – 14:45 | The impact of the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant on the biobased economy Lieve Hoflack, Project Acquisition Manager, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant |
| 14:45 – 14:55 | Bio Base NWE, Winner of the European Regiostars Award 2017 Ruut Louwers, Director, INTERREG North-West Europe |
| 14:55 – 15:05 | Successful scale-up leads to new investments Jason King, CEO, Oxford Biotrans |
| 15:05 – 15:15 | Springboard towards industrial-scale manufacturing of innovative biopesticides Luc Maertens, CEO, Agrosavfe |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Creative perspectives for the biobased economy Armand Schreurs, Chief Puppeteer |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 – 16:10 | The value of pilot facilities for industrial scale biobased processes Wim Van Canneyt, Director Business Integration Food, Dow-DuPont |
| 16:10 – 16:20 | Pulp2Value: Route to demonstration of valorisation of sugarbeet pulp Gerald van Engelen, General Manager, Cosun Biobased Products |
| 16:20 – 16:35 | IMPACT: new investments in down-stream processing and gas fermentation Wim Soetaert, CEO Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant |
| 16:35 – 16:50 | Flanders on the road to a sustainable economy Philippe Muyters, Flemish Minister for Work, Economy, Innovation and Sports |
| 16:50 – 17:05 | More creative perspectives for the biobased economy Armand Schreurs, Chief Puppeteer |
| 17:05 – 17:20 | Inauguration Ceremony IMPACT: “Stepping up the innovation rate” |
| 17:20 – 21:00 | Networking Reception and Guided Tours of the facilities |