Bio-based Scaling & Finance Forum 2022

 

Forum Agenda


Tuesday 4 Oct
Wednesday 5 Oct
Tuesday 4 October 2022
09:45
Registration and Coffee
09:45, Room: Stadthalle, Ground Floor, FOYER
10:30
Plenary Opening
10:30, Room: 1st floor, MENDELSSOHN SAAL, Stadthalle
Speaker:
Dirk Carrez, Bio-based Industries Consortium
Carsten Gerhardt, Circular Valley
William Stevens, Tech Tour Europe
10:45
Reverse Pitches by Corporations and Investors (Part I)
Format: 2 minutes short presentation/pitch by each Speaker
10:45, Room: 1st floor, MENDELSSOHN SAAL, Stadthalle
Speaker:
Lajla Aganovic, LOGITECH International SA
Presenter:
Jan Weernink, 
ADM
Rob Beekers, 
Cargill Bio-industrial Group
Peter Baets, 
Corbion
Joost Waeterloos, 
Dow
Christian Lenges, 
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Erik Kolehmainen, 
Metsä Spring Ltd.
Oscar Vernaez, 
Neste
Stuart Askew, 
Procter & Gamble
Michael Jean Nettersheim, 
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)
11:15
Short break to change rooms
11:30
Thematic Track 1
Biotech
Short intros by Experts, 15mins x 5 Scale-Up pitches incl. Q&A (5 min. pitch + 8-10 min. Q&A)
11:30, Room: 1st floor, MAHLER SAAL, Stadthalle
Moderator:
Lajla Aganovic, LOGITECH International SA
Industry Expert:
Sergio Barbarino, Procter & Gamble Belgium
Philipp Hasler, Emerald Technology Ventures
Marc Leduc, BASF Venture Capital GmbH
Bruno Rudnik, SEF Ventures
Presenter:
Gitte Lund, 
CS MEDICA A/S
Artem Khlebnikov, 
Eagle Genomics Ltd.
Jan Pieter van Tilburg, 
Nature's Principles
Karin Fleck, 
Vienna Textile Lab
Thematic Track 2
Bio Energy
Short intros by Experts, 15mins x 5 Scale-Up pitches incl. Q&A (5 min. pitch + 8-10 min. Q&A)
11:30, Room: 1st floor, MENDELSSOHN SAAL, Stadthalle
Moderator:
Claas Heise, NRW Bank
Industry Expert:
Alberto Casorati, European Investment Bank
Rahul Dagwar, Royal Cosun
Marcel van Berkel, Circular Biobased Delta
Peter Vanlaeke, SOLVAY S.A.
Presenter:
Robert Kunzmann, 
AC Biode
Johan Veldhuis, 
GSI Green Energy
Eamonn Galvin, 
KnowCarbon
Seema saini, 
LXP Group GmbH
13:00
Networking Lunch & One2One meetings
13:00, Room: 1st floor, MAJOLIKA SAAL OST, Stadthalle
14:45
Reverse Pitches by Corporations and Investors (Part II)
Format: 2 minutes short presentation/pitch by each Speaker
14:45, Room: 1st floor, MENDELSSOHN SAAL, Stadthalle
Speaker:
Marie Hurtgen, Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC)
Presenter:
Marc Leduc, 
BASF Venture Capital GmbH
Jens Busse, 
Evonik Venture Capital
Rahul Dagwar, 
Royal Cosun
Michael Claes, 
SABIC Ventures B.V.
Peter Vanlaeke, 
SOLVAY S.A.
Philipp Hasler, 
Emerald Technology Ventures
Alberto Casorati, 
European Investment Bank
15:05
Short break to change rooms
15:15
Thematic Track 3
Future of Food
Short intros by Experts, 15mins x 5 Scale-Up pitches incl. Q&A (5 min. pitch + 8-10 min. Q&A)
15:15, Room: 1st floor, MAHLER SAAL, Stadthalle
Moderator:
Marie Hurtgen, Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC)
Industry Expert:
Carmen Cheung, Pioneer Point Partners
Christian Lenges, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Jan Weernink, ADM
Presenter:
Maximilian Webers, 
COLIPI
Thomas Kuehn, 
FarmInsect GmbH
Andrew Eckhardt, 
Next Tuna GmbH
Eugene Wang, 
Sophie's BioNutrients
Thematic Track 4
Biobased Materials
Short intros by Experts, 15mins x 5 Scale-Up pitches incl. Q&A (5 min. pitch + 8-10 min. Q&A)
15:15, Room: 1st floor, MENDELSSOHN SAAL, Stadthalle
Moderator:
Jens Busse, Evonik Venture Capital
Industry Expert:
Peter Baets, Corbion
Rob Beekers, Cargill Bio-industrial Group
Michael Claes, SABIC Ventures B.V.
Erik Kolehmainen, Metsä Spring Ltd.
Oscar Vernaez, Neste
Joost Waeterloos, Dow
Presenter:
Alex Michine, 
MetGen
Doerte Laue, 
AVA Biochem AG
Prateek Mahalwar, 
BIOWEG
Taraka Ramji Moturu, 
Peelon
16:30
Networking Coffee & One2One meetings
16:30, Room: 1st floor, MAJOLIKA SAAL OST, Stadthalle
18:30
Networking Evening at Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal
18:30, Room: Lower Ground Floor/Souterrain, ROSSINI, Stadthalle
21:00
End of Forum
Wednesday 5 October 2022
09:00
Optional invitation-only at the Tech Tour Bioeconomy