Event

World Bioeconomy Roundtable – Copenhagen 2025

The World Bioeconomy Roundtable – Copenhagen 2025 is a high-level, invitation-only dialogue convening global leaders in business, finance, and policy to shape the future of the circular bioeconomy.

Anchored in the strategic timing of Denmark’s EU Presidency and the launch of the updated EU Bioeconomy Strategy, the event will provide a platform for catalytic thinking and action.

DI Biosolutions and European Biosolutions Coalition are honoured to host this crucial event, bringing the insights and recommendations into the political dialogue.

Preliminary programme

    • 14:00 - 14:15 Welcome by representatives of Denmark, DI and WBA

    • 14:15 - 14:30 Keynote 1: Bioeconomy Challenge – incorporating bioeconomy as part of the Climate Convention – COP30

    • 14:30 - 15:30 Panel 1: Bridging business and policy - Enabling conditions for scale-up

    • 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break

    • 16:00 - 16:15 Keynote 2: Leveraging sustainable financing for the bioeconomy

    • 16:15 - 17:15 Panel 2: Unlocking Investment - Financing tools, models, and markets

    • 17:15 - 17:30 Roundtable reflections: insights & recommendations

    • 17:30 - 17:40 Concluding remarks

    • 17:40 Reception & networking

Livestream available

The roundtable will be livestreamed globally on World Bioeconomy Association YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@bioeconomyassociation

Outcomes to be published

A public summary report capturing priority messages from corporate and financial sectors, recommendations for implementing the updated EU Bioeconomy Strategy, and perspectives on Europe’s global competitiveness – feeding directly into the 2 December EU Council Bioeconomy Event.

Mikael Wraae Valsted

Mikael Wraae Valsted

Head of DI Biosolutions

Tanja Nørregaard

Tanja Nørregaard

Chefsekretær