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Towards a sustainable bioeconomy

Research • Educate • Connect
Towards a sustainable bioeconomy

11th PhD Day NRW "Future Bioeconomy"

Smartly efficient - efficiently smart: Resilience in the Bioeconomy

15th October 2026 | 10:15 am - 04:30 pm | Dorint Hotel, Düsseldorf

The goal is to gather young scientists from different scientific fields and locations in NRW, providing them a frame for networking and discussions about future developments and career paths in the bioeconomy.

Climate change, resource scarcity and fragile supply chains show that the bioeconomy of the future must be more than efficient. Intelligent, interconnected and resilient systems are needed to use biological resources sustainably, close material cycles and respond flexibly to global changes. A sustainable bioeconomy therefore requires adaptability to ensure long-term stability — for example through AI-supported processes, regional value creation, diversified biological raw materials, climate-resilient agriculture or diversified green energy.

 

You can register here. Registration deadline is October 7,2026.

Agenda

09:30 Registration and Coffee
10:15 Welcome and Introduction by Prof. Dr. Ingar Janzik (BioSC)
10:20 Opening remarks by the Ministry of Culture and Science NRW
10:30 Short presentation of the organizing institutions

Talks

10:50 Seeding the future for generations
Viktor Korzun, KWS Saat SE & Co. KGaA
11:20 Oluwatosin Abdulsalam, agriBIOME
11:50 Lunch Break
13:00 Markus Cremer, SUNfarming / SunnyMushrooms
13:30 Markus Dahmen, PlanET Biogas Group GmbH
14:00 Coffee Break
14:30 Philipp Arbter, COLIPI
15:00 Amit Tewari, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

Final Session: Panel discussion and networking

15:40 Panel discussion with the invited speakers
16:20 Closing remarks
16:30 Get-together, networking and coffee