Monday, 2 June 2025
09.00 - 09.45
10.00 – 12.00
Official Opening of RRB 2025 and Opening Plenary Session
Chris Stevens, Ghent University, BE
Welcome by the Mayor, Mrs. Minna Arve
Welcome by the Vice Rector of the University of Turku, Prof. Piia Seppänen
Welcome by Vice Rector of Research of Åbo Akademi, Prof. Reko Leino
Keynote Lecture: Challenges and opportunities for bioenergy in the EU
Anna Törner, the CEO of the Swedish Bioenergy Association (Svebio)
Keynote Lecture: Catalysis Achievements and Needs for the Refinery of the Future
Bert Weckhuysen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
12.00 - 13.00
Lunch and exhibition
13.00 – 14.30
Parallel sessions
14.30 - 15.45
Coffee Break, Exhibition and Poster Tour 1
15.45 - 17.15
Parallel sessions
17.30 - 18.30
Guided Riverside Walk
18.30 - 20.00
Welcome Reception at the Museum Ship Suomen Joutsen