PROGRAMME
KOLI FORUM ON EUROPE 2020
Resources for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
– Renewable forest and bioenergy
Wednesday 14 September - Arrival
Thursday 15 September - Working sessions
Friday 16 September - Closing session and departure
Wednesday 14 September - ARRIVAL
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Koli Forum Tree Planting in collaboration with the Act Now – Forest for Future Conference and UNESCO North Karelia Biosphere Reserve. Hosted by: Dr. Pekka Hallberg, President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland |
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19.00- 20.00
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Welcome and reception
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Koli Forum words of welcome and Welcoming Dinner
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Hosted by: Dr. Pekka Hallberg, President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland Switching to KOLI Forum-minded thinking by Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC Welcoming address, Mr. Esko Lehto, City Major of Lieksa and Dr. Jarkko Määttänen Message from Act Now – Forest for Future conference for children and youth Cultural Programme
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Thursday 15 September - WORKING SESSIONS |
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9.00-10.30 |
Opening the Koli Forum
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Chairman: Pekka Hallberg, President,
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The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland
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Keynote I
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Tarja Halonen, President of Finland,
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Co-Chair of UN Panel of Sustainable Development
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Keynote II
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Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri,
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| Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | |
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10.30-11.00
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Coffee break |
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11.00-13.00
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Theme I: Sustainable bioenergy |
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Chairman Jukka Kilpeläinen,
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| Senior Vice-President Group R&D, Stora Enso Oyj | |
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Key Note I
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| Delivering sustainability and resource efficiency in Europe's farms, fields and forests | |
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Mr. Dacian Cioloş,
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Member of the European Commission,
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Agriculture and Rural Development
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Key note II
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Mr. Eduardo Rojas-Briales,
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Forestry Director for FAO
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Ms. Samantha Smith,
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Leader, Global Climate and Energy Initiative at WWF International
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Mr. Pekka Pesonen
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Secretary General, Copa-Cogeca
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Examples of innovative, currently available bioenergy solutions:
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Mr. Esa Lindgren,
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Director, Senior Consultant, Business Consultancy, Technology and Process,
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Neste Jacobs Oyj
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| Biomaterial Opti-Use Concept - Because optimizing biomaterials matters! | |
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Mr. Jari Rouvinen
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Managing Director, Mzymes Oy
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Mr. Seppo Huurinainen
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Managing Director, MHG systems Oy
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| Debate | |
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Audience survey
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Draft resolutions
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| 13.00-14.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30-16.00 |
Theme II: Sustainable bioeconomy
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Chairman Mr. Hans Sohlström,
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Executive Vice-President,
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| Corporate Relations and Development, UPM-Kymmene Corporation | |
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Key note I
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Mr. Hans Sohlström,
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Executive Vice-President
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| Corporate Relations and Development, UPM-Kymmene Corporation | |
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Key note II
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Professor Stephen Kelley
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Department Head of Forest Biomaterials at
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| North Carolina State University | |
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Dr. Ritva Toivonen
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Director General of the Finnish Forest Development Centre TAPIO
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Forest sector development in Russia
Andrey I. Karpilovich, Head of Forestry Department in the North-West Federal District of the Russian Federation
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Dr. Eeva Hellström
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Director of Landmarks Program
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| Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund | |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Coffee break, oudoor coffee |
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Theme II: Sustainable Bioeconomy (continued)
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Panellists:
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Nathalie Moll, Secretary General, EuropaBio
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Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General, Copa-Cogeca
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Eduardo Rojas-Briales, Forestry Director for FAO
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Sirpa Pietikäinen, Member of European Parliament
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Timothy Hall, Head of Unit: Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture, DG Research, European Commission
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Jukka Kilpeläinen, Senior Vice-President Group R&D, Stora Enso Oyj
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Debate
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| Audience survey | |
| Draft resolutions | |
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Dinner |
Friday 16 September - CLOSING SESSION AND DEPARTURE |
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| 9.00 - 10.30 |
Theme III: Education and Innovations
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Chairman: Dr. Marja Makarow
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Vice-Chair, European Research Area Board ERAB |
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Key Note from Cepi
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Marco Mensink
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Debuty Managing Director, CEPI, Confederation of European Paper Industri
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Prof. Paavo Pelkonen
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Vice-Chair of the International Partnership for Forestry Education (IPFE)
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Prof. Jørgen Bo Larsen, Chairman of the Board of the European Forest Institute (EFI)
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Forestry education in the turn of the title
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Janne-Perttu Rantanen, councelor of the IFSA, International Forestry Students’ Association
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Examples of innovation:
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Climate stability, nature conservation, and local empowerment: how REDD+ can enhance conservation and development in lowland Nepal
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Eric Dinerstein, Chief Scientist of WWF US;
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Deepak Bohara, former Forest Minister, Nepal
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Basanta Raj Gautam, Manager, REDD+ and Sustainable Forestry,Arbonaut Oy Ltd
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Tuomo Kauranne, President of Arbonaut Oy Ltd
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10.30 - 11.00
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Coffee brake |
| 11.00 - 12.30 | Closing session and departure |
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Chairman: Dr. Pentti Hyttinen, Chairman of the Koli Forum Steering Group
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| Conclusions drawn from each theme: Chairs of the three themes | |
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Resolutions:
Dr. Liisa Tahvanainen, Secretary General, Koli Forum
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Keynote address: Koli Theses in EU 2020 strategy
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| Koli Theses and the Competitiveness of Industry | |
| Koli Theses – The Way to Combat Climate Change | |
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Koli Forum and the EU 2020 strategy
Mr. Janez Potocnik
European Commissioner for Environment
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Dr. Petteri Taalas, Director General, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Chairman of National Committee to IPCC
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| 12.30 - 14.00 | Farewell lunch with entertainment |
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Message from Conference of Moderate Living, local NGO for sustainable development, Senior Scientists, Docent of Environmental Science Heikki Simola |
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Wednesday 14 September - Arrival
Thursday 15 September - Working sessions
Friday 16 September
- Closing session and departure
Role of the participants:
Each of the three theme-sessions includes speeches and comments of the world top experts and scientists to provide the participants with up-to-date scientific facts, political and economical information and future prospects but also with opinions of the youth, children and public audience. The invited participants have the key role to form the joint KOLI Theses based on the given information, your own knowledge and experience, discussions and working sessions during the KOLI Forum.