Programme overview
Download the programme here.
Monday, 1 June 2026
09.00 - 10.00
Registration
10.00 - 12.00
Official Opening of RRB 2026
Chairs: Chris Stevens, Ghent University and Pedro Fardim, KU Leuven, Belgium
Welcome to Leuven by the Mayor of Leuven, Mr. Mohamed Ridouani
Opening Plenary Session
Connecting fundamental discoveries from microbial carbohydrate metabolism to biotechnological platforms for advanced biorefineries
Mário T. Murakami, Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR) and National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
Bioeconomic Futures: Enabling Tomorrow Today
Adrian Leip, EU Commission’s Head of the Bioeconomy Sector in DG RTD & Thomas Alexander, EU’s Bioeconomy Youth Ambassador
12.00 - 13.00
Lunch and exhibition
13.00 - 14.30
14.30 - 15.45
Coffee Break and Poster Tour 1
15.45 - 17.15
17.30 - 19.00
Guided city walk
19.00 - 20.00
Welcome Reception at the Jubilee Hall of the University Halls
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
09.00 - 9.30
Plenary Keynote Talk
09.40 - 10.50
10.50 - 11.20
Coffee Break
11.20 - 12.50
12.50 - 14.15
Lunch and Poster Tour 2
14.15 - 14.45
14.45 - 16.15
16.25 - 18.45
Biobased Market
19.30
Conference Dinner at 'De Hoorn', Sluisstraat 79, Leuven
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
09.00 - 10.20
10.20 - 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 - 12.20
12.20 - 13.30
Lunch
13.30 - 14.30
14.40 - 15.10
Plenary Keynote Talk
AI and Data for the Bioeconomy
Nigel Mouncey, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
15.10 - 15.30
RRB 2026 Closing Session
14.15 - 17.00
Optional Tour: to be determined
Download the Programme and Poster List here later on in May 2026
