MINDING THE FUTURE
– bioeconomy in a changing Nordic reality,

The Nordic Council of Ministers and the Icelandic chairmanship of 2014 welcome you to the international NordBio conference MINDING THE FUTURE – bioeconomy in a changing Nordic reality.

Early bird before 10 September.

• See more at: Nordbio 2016

• Handout Agenda (PDF)

EUSBSR strategy forum

The 7th Strategy Forum of the EUSBSR "One Region, One Future - Vision 2030 for the Baltic Sea Region".

• http://www.strategyforum2016.eu

Assessment of Blue Bioeconomy’s potential in the Kaliningrad Region.

• Blue Bioeconomy Kaliningrad

• Info

BBI Joint

The BBI Joint Undertaking has published the second part of the 2015 call now, focused on research and innovation actions, including demonstration actions.

• BBI Call 2015: Part 2 of 2 is OUT

Global Bioeconomy Summit 2015

The 1st Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS) was held in Berlin on 25-26 November 2015, organized by the German Bioeconomy Council. More than 850 participants from 82 countries met with the objective to set goals for increasing the involvement of the bioeconomy in sustainable development and the battle against climate change. The final communiqué of the Global Bioeconomy Summit sets out five priorities for the global political agenda: 1) to use renewable resources, ensure food security and protect the ecosystem, 2) the bioeconomy's contributions towards the Sustainable Development Goals should be rendered measurable, 3) economic and scientific collaboration should be promoted, 4) education, joint learning and dialogue should be increased, and 5) the bioeconomy as a whole should be part of the global climate negotiations, the Sustainable Development Goals and trade.
The Nordic Council of Ministers engaged at the Summit by sharing experiences on international cooperation and trade in the Arctic, Nordic and Baltic Sea macro-regions. It was agreed that these experiences and their implications are very productive for accelerating further international cooperation to realize the economy, also in Europe and globally. Senior Advisor at the Nordic Council of Ministers, Geir Oddsson, was elected member of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) established in connection to the Summit. The IAC will develop its activities based on outcomes of the Summit and will support the preparation of the next Global Bioeconomy Summit to take place in 2017

• Global Bioeconomy Summit 2015

• Fact sheet: Nordic Council on Ministers on bioeconomy

• Summit Communique

• More on GBS 2015 and resources

Koli Forum 2015 (by invitation only)

The fourth Koli Forum event will be held on September 9-11, 2015. Koli Forum 2015 is focusing on the possibilities of the northern bioeconomy with a title:
WEALTH FROM THE NORTHERN BIOECONOMY – JOINT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR BUSINESS AND WELL-BEING.

Note: Conference participation is by invitation only.

• Koli Forum 2015

The Global Cleantech Summit 2015

Helsinki 8-10 September

The Global Cleantech Summit 2015 will provide an international discussion and innovation forum for the global challenges in cleantech: How to enable green growth globally?
• Global Cleantech Summit

A report from the German bioeconomy Council

• Bioeconomy Policy (part II)

BSR Bioeconomy and Circular Economy Business Forum, Health Accelerator Day & ScanBalt Forum

The Nordic Life Science Days (NLSD) takes place in Stockholm on 9-10 September 2015
(see www.nlsdays.com)
• Workshop Programme (pdf)