Mature and energy intensive forest industry is on the brink of renewal. Forest Tech Europe 2008 will bring together and host speakers among top scientists, leading international companies, public funding agencies, policy makers and investors. Conference will cover the following themes: Innovations, Sustainable Development, Materials, Chemicals, Energy & Biorefining, Nanotechnology.
Key speakers include: Jorma Eloranta, CEO, Metso; Pauli Hänninen, Executive Vice President, UPM; Harri Kerminen, CEO, Kemira; Kaarlo Niskanen, CEO, KCL; Geert Dancet, Executive Director, European Chemicals Agency; Anne Brunila, President, Finnish Forest Industries Federation; Paul Strebel, IMD, Switzerland; Peter Axegard, STFI Packforsk, Sweden; Joseph Cleary, National Renewable Energy Lab, US Department of Energy, USA; Ronald Brown, Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance, USA and many more
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Forest Tech Europe 2008 is an international conference on emerging technologies for the forest industry in Europe. Forest Tech Europe recognizes the beneficial use of emerging technologies of the forest cluster and helps you to focus on the future of forest industry. Forest Tech Europe 2008 will take place on 5th - 6th November 2008 in Helsinki Fair Centre, Finland.