Webinar: Forestry and Forest-Based Industry: Advancing Regional Bioeconomy Transitions

  • 27 April, 2026

  • 11a.m.-12:30p.m. CEST

  • BIOEAST HUB CR

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This webinar explores how forestry and forest-based industries can drive regional bioeconomy transitions across Europe. Experts will share practical experiences on innovation, biomass management, value chain coordination, and governance approaches, followed by an interactive discussion on addressing economic, environmental, and strategic challenges in the forest sector.

Agenda

  • 11a.m.: Welcome and introduction

    George Sakellaris & Valentina Galantari (BIOEAST HUB CR, Czech Republic)

  • 11:05a.m.: Technology-Driven Good Practices in the Basque Forest Bioeconomy

    Gorka Altuna Fernández (HAZI – Basque Country)

  • 11:15a.m.: Industrial Innovation and Market Uptake

    Mattias Drotz (RISE Research Institutes of Sweden – Sweden)

  • 11:25a.m.: Regional Forest Bioeconomy: Economic and Operational Realities

    Přemysl Šedivka (Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague – Czech Republic)

  • 11:35a.m.: Policy in Practice: Governance, Funding and Biomass Strategy

    Inazio Martínez de Arano (European Forest Institute)

  • 11:45a.m.: Strengthening Forestry Value Chains Across Regions

    Rastislav Raši (BIOEAST TWG Forestry Value Chain)

  • 11:55a.m.: Interactive discussion and Q&A
  • 12:25p.m.: Closing remarks

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