Nexus Bioeconomy 2026

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Preliminary Agenda

from 9:30 Arrival and registration

10:00 Welcome by RootCamp and Rentenbank

10:15 Keynote by Belit Onay (City Mayor of Hannover)

10:30 Panel I: Mind the Gap
Which Infrastructure Is Available, What Is Still Missing, and Who Builds It?
Nicolaj Christoffersen (Danish Technological Institute), Justus Reich (MicroHarvest GmbH), Frederieke Reiners (GEA Group), Christian Wienecke (Agrifood Industry Advisor)

11:30 Keynote Address by Grant Hendrik Tonne (Lower Saxony Minister of Economic Affairs, Transportation, and Construction)

11:45 Panel II: Innovation Ecosystems & Cooperation
How to create strong links between farmers and the bioeconomy industry
Michelle Spitzer (eco:fibr GmbH), Lothar Hövelmann (DLG e.V.), Michel Finke (Farmer - Industrial Hemp), Matthias Scholz (TransBIB, Technical University of Munich)

12:45 Networking break (incl. Projects/startups exhibition) and lunch

13:45 Keynote Christian Janze (EY Hannover)

14:00 Panel III: Technology Readiness Is Not Enough
Bridging the Valley of Death and De-risking First-of-a-Kind Projects
Katrien Swerts (Rabo Investments), Stefan Schwarz (KWS Group), Prateek Mahalwar (Bioweg), Christian Bock (Rentenbank)

15:00 Networking break

15:45 Let’s get to work
Collaborative Search for Solutions in Thematic Breakout Sessions related to Session I, II & III

16:45 Short Presentation of Results & Official End

from 17:00 Drinks & Networking

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