Aug 30, 2022
Circularity of wood sourced carbon and emerging policies
Novel cellulose modifications
Structure - function - performance interrelations in materials engineering
High performing wood-based products for industrial scale
Wood-based textile solutions
NWBC brings together key operators from the chemical, pulp & paper industries, scientists from the global research community as well as emerging start-ups and SMEs. Secure your seat and be prepared for an inspiring event!
Program:
Monday 24/Oct/2022
11:30 - 14:30 Side event:
Nordic Research and Technology Infrastructure Workshop
15:00 - 17:00 Visit to Bioruukki
Bus transportation from Scandic Park Hotel and back,
Bus leaves from hotel at 14.30
16:00 - 18:00 Pitching training session, PhD Students
Wonder, Future Hub VTT, Tekniikantie 21, Espoo
Tuesday 25/Oct/2022
8:30 - 17:30 Registration
9:00 - 9:15 Opening of the conference
Dr. Antti Vasara, President & CEO of the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
9:15 - 9:45 Keynote, Jori Ringman, Director General at Cepi
Cepi is the European association representing the paper industry
The Green Deal with Wood Biorefineries
9:45 - 10:45 Keynote, Nordic RTOs collaboration on testbeds and technology infrastructures
strengthens the impact on European green transition
Karin Johnson, CEO at RISE Processum AB
Mika Härkönen, Professor of Practice, VTT
Keynote, FinnCERES Flagship
A Competence Centre for the Materials Bioeconomy
Tekla Tammelin, Research Professor, VTT
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee & poster viewing
11:15 - 12:35 Engineered lignin products (Part 1)
12:35 - 13:35 Lunch
13:35 - 15:15 Low emission biorefineries and side-stream valorization (Part 1)
15:15 – 16:45 Coffee & poster session
16:45 – 17:45 Pitching
19:00 - 20:30 Helsinki City Reception, Helsinki City Hall
Wednesday 26/Oct/2022
8:00 - 9:00 PhD Student Breakfast, Ravintola Töölönranta
8:30 - 17:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:30 Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2022 winner keynote
Organic superbase salts (ILs) for cellulose dissolution and biomass processing
Ilkka Kilpeläinen, Professor, University of Helsinki
9:30 - 11:10 Circularity of wood sourced carbon and emerging policies
Novel cellulose modifications
11:10 - 11:40 Coffee & poster viewing
11:40 - 13:00 Structure – function – performance interrelations in materials engineering
13:00 -14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Panel discussion
The challenges and opportunities of Lignin
Participants will be announced soon
14:30 - 15:50 Low emission biorefineries and side-stream valorization (Part 2)
15:50 - 16:30 Coffee & poster viewing
16:30 - 17:30 Low emission biorefineries and side-stream valorization (Part 2)
19:00 - 23:00 Conference Dinner & The Gullichsen Award, Restaurant Pörssi
Thursday 27/Oct/2022
8:00 - 16:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:30 Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2022 winner keynote
Novel cellulose fibers from steam-exploded birch wood as the main product
in a new biorefinery concept
Herbert Sixta, Professor, Aalto University
9:30 - 10:30 Turning research success to commercial success
Juuso Konttinen, Vice President, UPM
Åsa Ek, Acting SVP Head of Innovation, Division Biomaterials, Stora Enso
Niklas von Weymarn, CEO, Metsä Spring Oy
Kristiina Kruus, Dean in the School of Chemical Engineering in Aalto University
Johannes Bogren, Vice President, Södra
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee & poster viewing
11:00 – 11:20 Lignin-based functional fillers - a disruptive innovation
Invited speaker, Dr.-Ing. Tobias Wittmann, SunCoal Industries GmbH
11:20 – 12:40 Wood based textile solutions
12:40 - 13:40 Lunch
13:40 - 15:00 Engineered lignin products
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee
15:30 - 16:30 Engineered lignin products
16:30 - 16:45 Closing the conference and announcing the next NWBC