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Michael Carus, Nova - Institut GmbH, Germany		       Michael Carus is considered to be one of the leading experts and market researchers in Europe for agricultural resources, bioenergy and especially for the industrial material use of renewable resources like bio-based materials (bio-based plastics, natural fibre reinforced plastics / bio-composites, WPC and other innovative wooden materials) and industrial biotechnology/biorefinery. Carus is consultant on policy in different countries in Europe, Asia and America.

Carus is management director of the nova-Institute for Ecology and Innovation and of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA).

Michael Carus is member of the „Industrial Task Force on BioBased Content of Materials and Products“ (Brussels, european bioplastics) and CEN/BT/WG 209 "M/429 - elaboration of a standardization programme for bio-based products" (Brussels, CEN).
 


Roland Scharathow, European Bioplastics, Germany		       Roland Scharathow's job is the management of all political and legal issues around bioplastics on EU level and in Germany. This includes issues around biomass supply and End of Life legislation. Roland has been at EuBP since 2005. He studied political science, public administration and public law, holding a diploma in political sciences from Freie Universitaet Berlin.
 


Philippe Dewolfs, Vincotte, Belgium		       Philippe Dewolfs is engineer in Civil Works, and working for Vinçotte since 1986.
He is in charge of the laboratories (mechanical and electrical destructive tests)
and the Product Certification department since more than 10 years.

He is also :
- Belgian delegate to the CEBON
  (Congress of the European Bioplastics Organisations and National Networks)
- Member of the standardisation working group CEN TC249 WG17 for Biopolymers
- President of the Certification Committee of OK Compost and OK biobased

- Member of BELAB and EUROLAB  (Belgian and European laboratories associations)
- Co-chairman of the JTC PTC (the EUROLAB-CEOC Joint Technical Committee on Product Testing and Certification)
 


Katja Schneider, Agency for Renewable Resources, Germany		       Katja Schneider is responsible for the Biopolymer Network at FNR (Agency for Renewable Resources) and its activities. She holds a university degree in Agricultural Sciences and an additional qualification in Public Relations and Communication.

Before joining FNR Katja Schneider has worked for several agencies in the topics of science communication as well as in marketing and public relations and furthermore, she was responsible for the establishment of a competence centre for the utilization of biomass in the north of Germany.
 


John Williams, The National Non - Foods Crop Centre, United Kingdom		       As Head of Materials for Energy and Industry at the NNFCC, John Williams is responsible for identifying, developing and helping to commercialise market opportunities in the materials markets.

Another important part of John’s remit is the interaction of renewable materials at the end of life, and how these materials can be exploited in recycling and recovery operations, which includes the measurement of bio-based carbon and translation of its importance to the whole of supply chain. John also advises policy makers and standardisation bodies on renewable materials and bioplastics.
 


Alberto Castellanza, Novamont, Italy		       Alberto Castellanza graduated in 1994 in Chemical Engineer at the Politecnico di Milano University. He started his professional experiences as junior project manager at Milan office of Det Norske Veritas into the sector of environmental certification  management systems,  then moved into the packaging industry sector as technical service manager of Goglio SpA, focusing his experience in flexible food packaging.

He started at Novamont in 2002 in business development of Bioplastics, and moved in 2005 in sales. He’s currently Sales Manager in Novamont for Asia and Pacific, South Europe, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.

He combines a strong technical background in plastics and packaging industry  with a worldwide knowledge of the emerging market of bioplastics.
 


Patrick Zimmermann, FKUR, Germany		       Patrick Zimmermann graduated from the University of Applied Science in Aachen with a diploma in Mechanical Engineering. His speciality subjects were Energy and Environmental Technology with a main focus on waste treatment and waste management. In addition he received a diploma in Engineering and Economics from the University of Applied Science in Hamburg specialising in Risk Management.

Patrick Zimmermann has intensive knowledge of standard polymers like PE, PP, PS and their recycling. As Director Marketing and Sales of FKuR and its close cooperation with the Fraunhofer organisation UMSICHT, he developed extensive experiences with all relevant biopolymers like PLA; PHA; PBS and PBAT.

His experiences comprise all areas of markets and applications for flexible packaging, injection moulding, thermoforming as well as extrusion blow moulding and lamination.

In the past 12 years Patrick Zimmermann was deeply involved in the global business development and marketing of FKuR´s biodegradable and compostable product portfolio. He has been responsible for the establishment of FKuR´s activities in the USA as part of the global marketing strategy.
 


Rudīte Vesere, Department of Environmental Protection,  Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Latvia

 		       Rudite Vesere is Dipl.Chem., M.Sc.Env., M.Sc.Soc. Director of VARAM Environment Protection Department.

Since 1996, has been responsible for issues and legislation regarding the application of economic instruments in environment protection, including natural resources tax, the application of it and issues concerning waste management, including packaging management.
 


Velta Tupureina, Polymer Materials, Riga Technical Institute, Latvia		       Velta Tupureina is engineer (1962), Mag. eng. (1993), associate professor (1990), leading investigator, investigator (2002). Since 1962, has worked at the RTU Polymer Material technology department and at the Institute of Polymer Materials. Scientific interest fields: new biodegradable polymers and composites, derivation and treatment technologies. Nanocomposites.
 


Sandra Muižniece - Brasava, Latvia University of Agriculture, Latvia

  

 

   Sandra Muizniece - Brasava is associate professor, Dr. sc.ing. Since 2000, a lecturer at the Latvia University of Agriculture (LLU), Faculty of Food Technologies. Since 2006, the head of LLU Technologies and Know-how Transfer Centre. In 2006 acquired an engineering doctor’s degree in food sciences by presentation of the doctoral thesis ”Environment-friendly poly-b-hydroxybutyrate composite materials for food packaging”.

Scientific interests: effects of packaging materials and innovative technologies on the quality during the storage of food products (sour cream, meat salad, main courses from meat, cakes, sherbet, marshmallows, cheese, carrots, different kinds of fruit and berries etc.). Research of new environment-friendly and conventional food packaging materials. The use of biodegradable, active and intelligent packaging materials for food packaging.
 


Rihards Frīdenbergs - Kalniņš, Ecocatering, Latvia

 		       The chef and founder of EcoCatering Rihards Fridenbergs Kalnins has gained his expierence at high-class restaurants in Italy, Austria, United Kingdom and Latvia. Hes has also travelled a lot and got acquainted to different food cultures.
 



Lija Dukalska, Latvia University of Agriculture, Latvia
 		       Lija Dukalska, Dr. habilit. Sc. Ing., professor, is working at the Latvia University of Agriculture (LLU) since 1960, and since 2010 she is the senior investigator in the ESF project "Development of a research group in the food sector".

Scientific activity: Research of hydrothermal processes — desiccation, vaporization, thermal processing of products. Had been scientific manager for the group from Latvia in two international projects financed by EU: EcoPac, QLRT-2001-01823 and PackTeck, Contract N G1RTC-CT-2002-05068; Expert at European Council, Reg. N° EE19981A03785.
 

Food packaging:  packaging material and innovative technology implications on the quality of different food products during storage. Development of new environment-friendly and biodegradable as well as conventional food packaging materials. Possible applications for biodegradable, active and intelligent packaging materials to prolong their storage time in the packaging.

 


 

Andrea Bruckner, Austrian Energy Agency, Austria

  
 		    Andrea Bruckner is working at the Austrian Energy Agency since 2009 in the field of biobased materials.

She is the programme manager of "nawaro markt", one of the sub programmes of the Austrian klima:aktiv initiative. The main target of this programme is to integrate renewable resources into product applications through combining technical aspects of biobased materials with the ecological implication and cost effectiveness of new technologies. She is focussing her work on stakeholder dialogues with an interdisciplinary approach and aims at bringing together representatives from scientific institutions, companies and agricultural associations as well as end users.

Andrea Bruckner holds a Master Degree in environmental studies and economics with a special focus on new technologies based on renewable primary products.


 


 

 

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