1. business and industrial
2. agriculture and forestry
3. agriculture

Greetings
Ladies and Gentlemen,
the bioeconomy plays a crucial role in a forward-looking sustainability policy. The committed, resource-efficient and sustainable use of renewable bioresources provides industry with versatile
alternatives to fossil resources.
Bioresources have been used to produce food since time immemorial. They are also used as building and handcraft materials.
Today they are applied in industry and for generating energy
more and more. Renewable resources are not just used for food;
they are now used to manufacture many everyday products,
from plastic bottles to car parts. Our agricultural and forestry
sectors produce the necessary raw materials.
Global material flows in the bioeconomy are complex. They are
not independent; instead, they form a many-branched network of
communicating paths. If one material flow changes, this may have
an impact on the others, due to the world‘s limited amount of usable
forests and agricultural land. A sustainable bioeconomy must take
account of these challenges, in order to successfully continue the
transformation of the energy system, to provide our industry with a
secure supply of raw materials, to contribute to climate protection and nature conservation, and not least to help bear our responsibility for providing a constantly growing global population
with an adequate supply of healthy food.
The central issues are:
- To what extent is bioeconomy an alternative to the fossil-based economy?
- How can we use and continue to develop the potential of the bioeconomy at global level?
- How can we exclude the possibility that the increasing use of bio mass for energy and material recovery may have a negative impact on food security?
- In developing the bioeconomy, how can we ensure that we
protect natural resources, the climate and biodiversity?
At the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture‘s conference
on „Bioeconomy – a sustainable alternative to the fossil-based
economy?“, international representatives from science, industry
and civil society will discuss these issues with policymakers and
the audience. The conference aims to identify the opportunities
and risks facing the bioeconomy, now an increasingly important
part of the global economy, and to discuss solutions for creating
a sustainable bioeconomy.
Your
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
www.bmel.de
RECEPTION
03/11/2014
CONFERENCE
04/11/2014
18:00 Welcome and registration
Moderation
Conny Czymoch
18:30 Welcome speeches
· Prof. Dr. Johannes Vogel, General Director Museum für Natur kunde Berlin
· Peter Bleser, Parliamentary Secretary of State at the German
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
19:00 Greetings
· Mmboneni Muofhe, Deputy Director-General - Technology
Innovation, Department of Science and Technology, South
Africa
· Sixten Sunabacka, Strategic Director, Ministry of Employ ment and the Economy, Finland
· Drs. Karin Weustink, Deputy Director Biobased Economy,
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation,
Netherlands
· Dato´ Dr. Mohd Nazlee Kamal, CEO Malaysian Biotechnology
Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
· Prof. Dr. Christine Lang, Chairperson National Bioeconomy
Council Germany
· Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Patermann, ret. Director DG Research
European Commission
20:00 Get-together – Buffet
21:30 Closing
09:30 Welcome and registration
10:00 Official opening
· Christian Schmidt, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture
· Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, Federal Minister of Education and
Research
10:30 Opening speech
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Joachim von Braun, Chairperson National Bioeconomy Council Germany
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 The bioeconomy – alternative to fossil-based economy
Presentation, panel discussion and questions from the audience
· Dr. Rudolf Strohmeier, Deputy Director-General Research
Programs, European Commission
· Dr. Doris Schnabel, EU-Bioeconomy Panel
· Mmboneni Muofhe, Deputy Director-General – Technology
Innovation, Department of Science and Technology, South
Africa
· Dato´ Dr. Mohd Nazlee Kamal, CEO Malaysian Biotechnology
Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
· Sixten Sunabacka, Strategic Director, Ministry of Employ ment and the Economy, Finland
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13:00 Lunch
Reception, 03/11/2014
14:00 The bioeconomy – for sustainability and food security?
Presentation, panel discussion and questions from the audience
· Drs. Karin Weustink, Deputy Director Biobased Economy,
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation,
Netherlands
· Dr. Manfred Kircher, Chairman Advisory Board of the Cluster
„Industrial Biotechnology“
· Philipp zu Guttenberg, Vice-President Confederation of
European Forest Owners (CEPF)
· Bernhard Krüsken, Secretary-General German Farmers
Association
· Martina Fleckenstein, Director EU Policy, Agriculture and
Sustainable Biomass, World Wide Fonds For Nature (WWF)
Germany
· Frank Williams, Chairman Action for Large-Scale Land
Acquisition Transparency (ALLAT), Sierra Leone
· Michaele Hustedt, Project Manager Initiative Sustainable
Supply of Raw Materials for the Industrial Use of Biomass
(INRO)
Museum für Naturkunde
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16:00 Wrap-up and closing remarks
Clemens Neumann, Director General Biobased Economy,
Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, BMEL
Afterwards
Conclusion with coffee and cake
Conference languages are German and English, with simultaneous translation.
Event location
Conference, 04/11/2014
Gasometer Berlin, Torgauer Str. 12–15,
10829 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 264 767 50
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Registration
In order to participate in the reception and the conference beforehand registration is required. Please register under
www.bmel.de/biooekonomie2014
Imprint
Organizer
Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL)
Referat 531
Wilhelmstraße 54
10117 Berlin
Stand
July 11, 2014
Contact
Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V. (FNR)
Dr. Gabriele Peterek
OT Gülzow, Hofplatz 1
18276 Gülzow-Prüzen
Phone: +49 (0) 3843/6930 - 119
Fax: +49 (0) 3843/6930 - 102
E-Mail: g.peterek@fnr.de
www.fnr.de
Design and realization
WPR COMMUNICATION, Berlin
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Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V. (FNR)
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Stefan Körber – Fotolia
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