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Programme

Moderator:  Niels Halberg, Director, Danish Center for Food and Agriculture, Aarhus University

Tuesday 17 November 2020
15:00-15:05Welcome by MEPs Asger Christensen and Pernille Weiss
15:05-15:15Opening speech: Jorge Pinto Antunes, Member of Cabinet, Commissioner for Agriculture 
15:15-15:25Key-note: The science behind the potentials of green biorefinery by Uffe Jørgensen, Head of Centre for Circular Bioeconomy, Aarhus University
15:25-15:45The European potential – 2 cases:

Turning underutilized grassland into valuable products by James Gaffey, Principal Investigator, Institute of Technology, Tralee Ireland

Biorefining of grass will contribute to a sustainable rural development in Europe by Johan Sanders, Grassa, The Netherlands

15:45-16:00Reflections from and questions to the Commission with Silke Boger from DG AGRI; Fabien Ramos from DG CLIMA; Tomasz Calikowski from DG RTD
16:00-16:20Q&A to experts and Commission
16:20-16:30Conclusion by MEP Pernille Weiss

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