13.00 - 13.30
Invited talk: Polyhydoxyalkanoates: The future of bioplastics 
Paulo Lemos, UNL, PT 

13.30 - 13.50
Organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization of regio-isomeric lactones: Reactivity and thermo-dynamics considerations
Katrien V. Bernaerts, Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Maastricht University, NL

13.50 - 14.10
Circular economy for bio-mass valorisation: Two successful case studies
Valentina Beghetto, University Cà Foscari &  Crossing Srl, IT

14.10 - 14.30
The nitrogen value of biobased products from an integrated anaerobic digestion – centrifugation – evaporation process: From laboratory estimation to field evaluation
Hongzhen Luo, Ghent University, BE 

13.00 - 13.30
Invited talk: Microbial co-cultures: A promising approach to convert complex substrates 
Solange I. Mussatto, Technical University of Denmark, DK

13.30 - 13.50
Closing the sequence to function gap for biomass deconstruction and conversion
Nigel Mouncey, DOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

13.50- 14.10
Engineering of cellobiose phosphorylase for the synthesis of prebiotic cellotriose
Zorica Ubiparip, Ghent University, Be

14.10 - 14.30
Oleaginous yeast as cell factories
Henrik Almqvist, Lund University, SE

13.00 - 13.30
Invited talk - Biomass, bioenergy and bioproducts – An integrated perspective for the pulp industry
Gabriel Sousa, Research Director of Altri, PT

13.30 - 13.50
Modelling new sustainable cropping systems for advanced biofuel production
Andrea Parenti, University of Bologna, IT

13.50 - 14.10
Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of HTL biofuels from various feedstock
Leonard Moser, Bauhaus Luftfahrt e.V., DE

14.10 - 14.30
A route towards alternative biofuels by hydropyrolysis of lignocellulosic waste streams in chloride molten salts 
Adriana Estrada Leon, Ghent University, BE

15.15 - 15.45
Natural halogen-free flame retardants for textiles
Klaus Opwis, Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West gGmbH, DE

15.45 - 16.05
Bioplastics production through the sustainable valorisation of coffee wastes
Joana Pereira, University of Aveiro, PT 

16.05 - 16.25
Biodegradable Packaging from chitinolytic fish wastes: the FISH4FISH project
Rebecca Pogni, University of Siena, IT

16.25 - 16.45
Phototrophic mixed culture for PHA production: Nutrient influence
Miguel Palhas, UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, PT 

15.15 - 15.45
Invited talk: Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization, and application 
Thomas Heinze, Friedrich Schiller University, DE 

15.45 - 16.05
Cellulose from agricultural side-stream biomass; Potential raw material for biobased manufactured textile fibre
Birgit Bonefeld, Aarhus University, DK

16.05 - 16.25
Improving polymerized lignin properties using green plasticizers
Miguel Jimenez Bartolome, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, AT

16.25 - 16.45
Semi-continuous and continuous production of xylo-oligosaccharides by combining biocatalysis and membrane technology 
Karina Lilibeth Ríos-Ríos, Université de Reims-Champagne-Ardenne, FR & Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, BE
 

15.15 - 15.45
Production of biofuels and bioenergy from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste and refuse derived fuel
Emile Redant, Renasci, BE

15.45 - 16.05
Hydrodeoxygenation of fast pyrolysis bio-oil for refinery intermediate stream production
Athanasis Dimitriadis, CERTH, GR

16.05 - 16.25
Production and stabilization of bio-oil from straw via ablative cyclone pyrolysis and slurry hydrocracking 
Ann-Christine Johansson, RISE Energy Technology Center, SE (recorded talk)

16.25 - 16.45
Exploring the synergy between carbon capture and utilization and microbial protein production for a more sustainable food chain
Lotte Van Peteghem, Ghent University & Center for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource Recovery (CAPTURE), BE