09:00-11:30

STUDY TOUR: visit of NetZeroH2 Amsterdam (fully booked)

11:30-13:00

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING LUNCH (12PM-1PM)

13:00-13:05

CONFERENCE OPENING

13:05-13:25

SETTING THE SCENE

Introduction to heavy industry and transportation decarbonisation using biomass
Fiona Matthews, Director, Hawkins Wright

13:25-14:35

BIOCARBON IN STEEL & NON-FERROUS METALS PRODUCTION

80% GHG reduction in steel production: advancing metals defossilisation
Frank Düssler, Director Transformation & Regulation, GMH Gruppe

Panel discussion
- Frank Düssler, Director Transformation & Regulation, GMH Gruppe
- Laurent Joncourt, Bioreductant Programme Director, ERAMET
- Joakim Norman, Research Project Manager, LKAB R&D
- Steve Sirdey, European Buyer Alternative Reductants, ArcelorMittal
- Frank Van der Zon, Manager Biomass-Coal Procurement, Tata Steel
- Moderator: Fiona Matthews, Director, Hawkins Wright

14:35-14:55

NETWORKING BREAK

14:55-15:15

SHIPPING REGULATIONS FOR BIOCOAL/BIOCARBON TRANSPORTATION

Bulk transportation of biocoal and biocarbon: navigating the IMSBC code and beyond
Bulut Kartal, General Manager - Commodity Inspections, Control Union 

15:15-16:50

BUILDING SUPPLY OF BIOCARBON/BIOCOAL

Leading the way in biocoal supply: investment and operations at scale
Juha Hyvärinen, Managing Director, Taaleri Biocoal 

Expanding biocarbon capacity for metallurgy applications
Patrick Lapointe, CCO, Airex Energy

Controlling carbonisation: experience maximising yield through technology and operations
John Teal, Vice-President, TSI

Panel discussion
- Ivan Fadel, CEO, Bionow
- Juha Hyvärinen, Managing Director, Taaleri Biocoal 
- Patrick Lapointe, CCO, Airex Energy
- José Ignacio Pedrajas, President and Owner, PRODESA
- John Teal, Vice-President, TSI
- Moderator: Brodie Govan, Biomass Broker, Voyage Power

16:50-17:15

FINANCING BIOMASS SUPPLY

Ensuring success in financing biocarbon projects
Matt Booth, Senior Managing, Macquarie
Thomas Meth, Head of Biomass, Javelin Global Commodities

08:30-09:00

WELCOME COFFEE

09:00-09:25

CARBON MARKETS AND INDUSTRIAL DECARBONISATION

The role of carbon markets in driving decarbonisation - impacts of current and future carbon prices
Layla Khanfar, Head of voluntary carbon markets, BloombergNEF

09:25-10:05

BECCS & CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL

Taking BECCS to the market - are you ready for Net Zero?
Erik Rylander, Head of CDR, Stockholm Exergi 

CDR - Creating attractive projects for an offtaker market
Hannes Etter, Senior Expert CDR Project Development, Carbonfuture

10:05-10:25

NETWORKING BREAK

10:25-11:40

BIOMASS IN HEAVY INDUSTRY

ERACLITUS: Innovative use of biomass in low-carbon cement production
Pilar Hidalgo, Director of Innovation, Cementos La Cruz

11:40-12:30

SUPPLYING BIOMASS TO INDUSTRIAL USERS 

Panel discussion
- Matt Foder, EVP. & Chief Commercial Officer, Enviva
- Andreas Martinsson, Market Research Manager, Södra
- Nicolas Strunden, Director, Terval
- Holger Welling, Business Development Manager, CM Biomass 
- Moderator: Fiona Matthews, Director, Hawkins Wright

12:30-13:30

NETWORKING LUNCH

13:30-14:35

BIOMASS SUSTAINABILITY AND EU REGULATION 

Forest management in the light of EU legislations and climate change
Valerie Lainer-Findeis, Forest Policy Officer, Association of Austrian Land and Forest Owners

EU sustainability regulation: an update 
Irene di Padua, Advocacy Director, Bioenergy Europe 

Sustainable pellet production: at the core of Graanul Invest’s values
Mihkel Jugaste, CSO, Graanul Invest

Every kilo counts: supply chain emissions and BECCS
Chris O’Brien, Carbon Project Manager, SBP

14:35-15:15

BIOMASS TO METHANOL

Unlocking the value of bio-residues through torrefaction & proven gasification pathways
Anthony Mayle, Head of Business Development, Perpetual Next 

BtL for methanol production, a key pathway for C2X 
Diego Perdones, Global Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, C2X 

15:15-15:35

NETWORKING BREAK

15:35-17:15

BIOMASS TO SAF

SAF Market Developments and Outlook
Dusita de Hoop, Future Fuels Senior Analyst, SkyNRG 

Power meets biomass: decarbonising aviation with E-bio refineries – the case of BioTJet 
Jérémie Bertrand, Offtake & Inputs Director, Elyse Energy/BioTJet 

Commercialising new pathways for SAF production
Therese Nylander, Project Manager Sustainable Fuels, Biorefinery Östrand

Panel discussion
- Jérémie Bertrand, Offtake & Inputs Director, Elyse Energy/BioTJet
- Dusita de Hoop, Future Fuels Senior Analyst, SkyNRG 
- Therese Nylander, Project Manager Sustainable Fuels, Biorefinery Östrand
- Simon Owens, Director Technical & Engineering, Alfanar Projects
- Moderator: Manolis Karampinis, Membership & Business Development Director, Bioenergy Europe

17:15

CONFERENCE CLOSING