October 31st is the last date to register for the FTP C2009 Conference. The conference consists of three main parts. The first part is the conference opening by the Swedish forestry minister Mr. Erlandsson and a key note speech by industrialist Mr. Wallenberg. The second part is twenty result oriented presentations from industry and/or researchers.
The final part is the closing session introduced by DG Enterprise Director Mr. Cozigou followed by information from actual programme activities. On November 11th study tours are offered.
The Conference is an official part of the Swedish EU Presidency. Don’t miss the chance to meet the key people of the Forest-based sector.
Preliminary programme November 9th
Opening
- Opening speech: Eskil Erlandsson, Minister of Forestry
- Key note speech: Marcus Wallenberg, SEB
Innovative products
- Wood construction towards the sky: Charlotte Bengtsson, SP Trätek
- Processes for transportation fuel from forest industry by-products: Rikard Gebart, ETC
- Strong nano-papers: Lars Berglund, KTH
- Advanced paper products and electronic paper:
- Wood for Food: Tobias Stern, Kompetenzzentrum Holz
- New products from bark and knots: Bjarne Holmbom, Åbo Akademi
Manufacturing processes
- Biofuels and biochemicals - source for forestindustry renewal: Hartmut Wurster, UPM-Kymmene
- New efficient TMP line in Braviken: Emilia Liiri Brodén, Holmen Paper
- Straight timber: Katarina Levin, SCA Timber
- A biorefinery of the future: Ola Hildingsson, Domsjö Processum Biorefinery Initiative
- ECO-Target exploitation: Heiner Grüssenmeyer, StoraEnso
- AFORE Adding value for forest biorefineries: Anna Suurnäkki, VTT
Preliminary programme November 10th
Availability of forest biomass
- Organic nitrogen fertilizers: Torgny Näsholm SLU
- Implementing forest management strategies for enhanced harvesting potentials: Ola Rosvall The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden
- Structural hinders for using the potential forest biomass: Udo Mantau University of Hamburg
- Application of airborne remote sensing for forest data collection: Gatis Erins Foran Baltic
Sustainability and the societal perspective
- Water business and forest-based research:
- ToSIA - A tool for sustainability impact assessment of the forest-based sector: Kaj Rosén The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden
- The forest industry, a natural part of sustainable development: Lina Palm Swedish Forest Industries Federation
- Sustainability aspects of forest based products: John Swift SCA Packaging
Closing session
- EU message: Gwenole Cozigou DG Enterprise
- WoodWisdom-Net: Ilmari Abzets WoodWisdom-Net, TEKES
- Tomas Kåberger: Swedish Energy Agency
- Star-COLIBRI: Johan Elvnert FTP
- Prize ceremony: Andreas Kleinschmit von Lengefeld FTP