🗓️ 5 June 2025 | 🕙 14:00– 18:00 CEST | 📍Nordic Spaces Palmerston, Brussels
BRILIAN leads the policy debate for a prosperous bioeconomy. Held during EU Green Week, this conference provides a platform to discuss policies and transformations needed to reduce reliance on fossil-based materials. With the publication of COM(2025) 85 on 26 February, the European Commission emphasizes the strategic role of the bioeconomy, advocating for recycled and bio-based materials to replace virgin fossil inputs, aligning with upcoming regulations like the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.
Scaling Bioeconomy Innovations: From Pilot to Industry
The BRILIAN partnership has been actively developing pilot-scale bioeconomy operations in three EU Member States since June 2023. These pilots focus on transforming agricultural residues—such as potato, rapeseed, and cardoon waste—into bio-based, biodegradable materials. The key question now is how to scale these innovations to industrial level, and what policies are required to support that transition.
Join top-level speakers:
Join top-level speakers from the European Commission, Parliament, industry and research, including:
- 📢MARIA RINCON LIEVANA
Policy Officer, European Commission
Next steps on the Bioeconomy Strategy - 📢MAIDER GOMEZ PALMERO
CIRCE, Brilian Project Coordinator
An introduction to BRILIAN and its pilots - 📢ROBERTO FERRIGNO
EBB Managing Director
The bioeconomy strategy consultation, its
key points - 📢PAOLO CAMPANELLA
Director FEAD
Waste as a bioeconomy feedstock – a
discussion - PANEL DISCUSSION:
THE BIOECONOMY IN PRACTICE –
OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS
TO SCALING UP
Roberto Ferrigno, Moderator
Ana Carrasco, Paturpat, Spain
Celia Cremin, Foster Environment, Ireland
Anni Simonsen, Food&Bio Cluster
Denmark
Franz Kraus, Novamont, Italy
Why You Can’t Miss This
The bioeconomy touches numerous sectors—from agriculture to packaging, from waste management to retail. This event will bring together diverse stakeholders to explore the economic, industrial, and social implications of shifting to circular, bio-based models.
Event details
📆 Thursday, June 5 | 14:00–17:00 CEST
📍 Nordic Spaces Palmerston, Brussels
🎟️ Register now here: https://lnkd.in/eYfTYwcU
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