Call for Wood Innovators

8th FOREST & WOOD INNOVATION FORUM

Information & Registration

Program, march 14th, 2024

as per march 10th 2024 | all time p.m. CET

10:30check-in, coffee, breakfast
booth set-up
 
     
12:00welcome 
  Leonhard Ventures! Ulf Leonhard
  Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Vice President für Research and Transfer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Pfriem
12:20Introduction 
  Swiss Krono Tex  GmbH & Co. KG Hendrik Hecht, CEO: who are we - what we are looking for
12:30Forest Owners 
  Max von Heeremann, Owner  
  City of Wittstock (3,400 hectars) Guido Bischoff (forester)
  HD Forest; HedeDanmark a/s Martin Bösselmann
  Landeswaldverband Baden-Württemberg e.V. Ulrich Potell
  Scottish Forestry, Head of Innovation Kyle Usher
  Northumberland Estates (Newcastle, UK) tba
01:15Academia & Research 
  PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Detlef F. Sprinz
  Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development Prof. Ulrich Schwarz, Prof. Tobias Cremer
  NXTGENWOOD, University College Cork Ievgen Nedrygailov
01:30Startups & Innovators I 
02:30Coffee Break 
03:00Venture Capital, Private Investors, Clusters, Incubators 
  Metsa Group Erik Kolehmainen
"What do investors look for when investing in the forest/wood based bioeconomy"
  WIPO Green, United Nations Geneva Anja von der Ropp
  ECBF European Circular Bioeconomy Fund Michael Brandkamp
  Bertelsmann Stiftung - Foundation, Sustainable Social Market Economies Dr. Ole Wintermann
  Capacura Dr. Ingo Dahm
  Nova Institut Asta Partanen
  Future Forest Björn Kaminski
03:30Startups & Innovators II 
04:30 p.m.Coffee Break 
04:45 p.m.Corporates & Family Companies in Forest & Wood Processing
our needs and offers for startups
 
Intro FSC® Deutschland Gutes Holz Service GmbH Luks Pabst
  World Economic Forum Gianluca Gygax
  Bundesdeutscher Arbeitskreis für Umweltbewusstes Management (B.A.U.M.) e. V. Rainer Kant
05:30 p.m.Startups & Innovators III 
06:30 p.m.Resume 
06:45 p.m.Best Presentation Awards 
07:00 p.m.reception & game barbecue
Booth visits
 

Program, march 14th, 2024

as per march 05th 2024 | all time p.m. CET

10:30check-in, coffee, breakfast
booth set-up
 
     
12:00welcome 
  Leonhard Ventures Ulf Leonhard
  Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Vice President für Research and Transfer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Pfriem
  Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development Prof. Tobias Cremer
  Dual Master's degree program to secure the next generation of expertise Bärbel Jäkel
12:20Introduction 
  Swiss Krono Tex  GmbH & Co. KG Hendrik Hecht, CEO: who are we - what we are looking for
12:30Forest Owners 
  our needs and offers for startups  
     
  Introduction
Forest & Wood in Brandenburg - Chorin (regional forest)
Professor Lubomir Blasko
     
  Max von Heeremann, Owner  
  HD Forest; HedeDanmark a/s Martin Bösselmann
  Coillte Forests, Ireland Kenneth Joyce
  Landeswaldverband Baden-Württemberg e.V. Ulrich Potell
  Big Estates in North England (Newcastle, UK) Ian Brown
  Sauener Forst und Gewerbe GmbH, August Bier Foundation Armin Schüler
  scheurenforst Dr. Christoph M. Scheuren
01:15Academia & Research 
  PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Detlef F. Sprinz
  NXTGENWOOD, University College Cork Ievgen Nedrygailov
  Forestwise: Collaborative Laboratory for Integrated Forest and Fire Management, Villa Real, Portugal Carlos Fonseca
  Regenerative construction in the Berlin-Brandenburg region (BauhausErde) Nina Peters & Tobias Seydewitz
01:45Startups & Innovators I 
  Introduction
Laserscanning Europe GmbH: Digitalisation of Forests with 3D Scanners
Mario Hoheisel, Tomas Blaha
     
  TRID-Systems Niclas Trelle
  Green Environment and Climate Change Initiative-GECCI Mmachukwu Loretta Obimdike
  Triqbriq Lewin Fricke
  ParaStruct Dr. Gregor Metzler
  Cell2Green GmbH Dr. Dirk Hollmann
  BetaPort Systems former Urban Beta Anke Parson
02:30Success Story  
  Dryad Carsten Brinkschulte
02:45Coffee Break 
03:15Venture Capital, Private Investors, Clusters, Incubators 
  Metsa Group Erik Kolehmainen
"What do investors look for when investing in the forest/wood based bioeconomy"
  WIPO Green, United Nations Geneva Peter Oksen
  Bertelsmann Stiftung - Foundation, Sustainable Social Market Economies Dr. Ole Wintermann
  Capacura Dr. Ingo Dahm
  SymbiaVC GmbH Marlis Baurecht
03:45Startups & Innovator II -Innovations by HNEE University 
  Use of CT scanners to analyze internal wood characteristics Luis Miranda
  Digital twins for simulating timber harvesting and forest growth Prof. Dr. Jan-Peter Mund
  Innovative harvesting methods for soil-conserving timber harvesting Maximilian Jakob
  Use of pine bark for the production of bark panels Dr. Ferreol Berendt
  Business models for the valorization of forest road condition data Dr. Felipe Diez
  Opportunities and potentials for charcoal industry in Ghana Dr. Addo Koranteng
04:30 p.m.Coffee Break 
04:45 p.m.Corporates & Family Companies in Forest & Wood Processing
our needs and offers for startups
 
Intro FSC® Deutschland Gutes Holz Service GmbH Dr. Susanne Winter
  VERBAND DER DEUTSCHEN HOLZWERKSTOFFINDUSTRIE e.V. (VHI) - Association of German WOOD-BASED MATERIALS INDUSTRY Anemon Strohmeyer
05:05 p.m.Startups & Innovators III 
Intro FMM | Forest Mapping Management GmbH, "Efficient Forestry - Ideas for Tomorrows Challenges" Bertil Stapel
  Modvion AB Leo Anderson
  Chestnut Bio Ian Brown
  Arweco – Advanced Biobased Compounds Dr. Kolja Ostendorf
  EcoTree International Christian Bergius
  CarbonStack GmbH Julian Kakarott
  Planterial Mika Siponen
  Roofuz Kilian Eckle
06:00 p.m.Resume 
approx. 06:30 p.m.reception & game barbecue "Grillhütte"
meat provided by www.schorfheider-wild.de