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The biennial Round Table event of Koli Forum will be held on 28-29 September, 2022 at the Break Sokos Hotel Koli, Koli National Park, Finland.
The two day Round Table event is an opportunity for the Association members as well as additional experts to gather together and discuss the themes of Koli Forum further. The discussions will aid the planning of Koli Forum 2023 event.
Programme
Day 1: Wednesday 28th of September
13 Coffee/tea
13.30 Opening session (livestream available at youtu.be/k41-GNy7mlQ)
The opening session will be organized in collaboration with FutureForest2040 project. In this session, we will hear keynote presentations on the policy landscape, global and EU-level bioeconomy scenarios and market drivers. There will be interactive elements in the session.
13.30 Welcome by Jussi Manninen, Koli Forum Association and Janni Kunttu, EFI
13.40 Keynote presentation by Anne Vehviläinen, Senior ministerial adviser (bioeconomy), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland (presentation slides)
14.00 Keynote presentation on policy landscape by Harald Mauser, European Forest Institute (presentation slides)
14.20 Interactive session/part I: Discussion / Q&A on keynotes
14.50 Global and EU-level bioeconomy scenarios by Janni Kunttu, European Forest Institute (presentation slides)
15.10 Current situation and market drivers by Jussi Lintunen, Etla (presentation slides)
15.30 Interactive session/part II: 7 years to go: Present, potentials, pathways
16.15-17 Coffee/tea
17-18 Session 1: Materials matter
Topics for discussion:
- New ways of producing and using; rethinking regional resource use and human-planet interaction
- Resource use, value added (wood) products, availability and replacement of products materials
- Linkages, synergies, win-wins between sustainability and circularity in bioeconomy
Speakers:
Helmut Spiehs, Binderholz (online presentation)
Ali Harlin, VTT
19 Dinner together with FutureForest 2040 participants
Day 2: Thursday 29th of September
8.45-9.30 Session 2: Market transitions: Sustainable business examples and market approaches
Topics for discussion:
- Lifestyle, nutrition, and consumption
- Wholesale approaches to circular bioeconomy
- Role of ecolabels, certification, reporting for business practices
Speakers:
Riikka Joukio, Kesko (online presentation, presentation slides)
Janne Näräkkä, FSC Board (online presentation, presentation slides)
9.30-10.30 Session 3: Who and what is driving innovation?
Who and what is driving innovation? How is investment for innovation attracted or granted? Which networks and institutions are in the lead?
Speakers:
Martin Greimel, BOKU/EBU (presentation slides)
Markus Norström, RISE (online presentation, presentation slides)
10.30 Coffee/tea
11-11.30 Walk and networking
11.30-12.30 Lunch
12.30-13.30 Session 4: Regional transitions and good examples
What is the role and reason for investments? How to facilitate regional transitions? What kind of good examples exist?
Speakers:
Jarkko Määttänen, Mayor of the City of Lieksa
Jyrki Saarinen, Institute of Photonics
13.30-14.30 Interactive session and discussion: Seeing the forest from the trees – The systemic rethink
14.30 Coffee/tea
15-16 Conclusions and take-home messages
Photo: Aggilent / AdobeStock
