Inspiring success stories from companies that have successfully integrated the principles of bioeconomy into their business models. The presented companies demonstrate how sustainable practices and innovative technologies can create not only ecological but also economic value. Participants learn from practical examples and gain valuable insights into how bioeconomy can be implemented in different industries and application areas.

Moderator Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Takors, Head of Institute, Institute of Biochemical Engineering (IBVT), University of Stuttgart

Janina Jarothe, Senior Project Engineer, rezembo GmbH
Dr. Thibault Godard, Chief Science Officer, Infinite Roots
Dr. Thomas Helle, CEO, Novis GmbH
Dr. Gabriele Wittmann, Director of Research, Continental Surface Solutions
Dr. Marta Tous-Mohedano, Project Research Associate, Biome Bioplastics

Municipalities are managers of our daily lives and for that reason managing large material streams, such as waste and waste water, granting building permissions and have a good overview and access to economic actors in their administrative area. This makes municipalities to key actors for the local bioeconomy implementation.

Moderator Dr. Elisabeth Saken-Braunstein, Ministry of Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector Baden-Württemberg

Dr. Manfred Kircher, Freelance Consultant for Bioeconomy, Member of the Board of BioBall e.V
Linus Gleisberg, Project Manager, Competence Center EU Logistics & Mobility, Frankfurt Economic Development GmbH

Jan Kohlmeyer, Head of Climate Protection Unit, City of Stuttgart
Dr. Miriam Freudenberger, Project Manager for Municipal Bioeconomy, Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar
Sebastian Damm, Board Member, Circular Economy Neckar-Odenwald AöR

The session provides valuable insights into funding opportunities, technology transfer, and support services. It is aimed at founders and young entrepreneurs and provides practical guidance on how to successfully build and grow a bioeconomy start-up.

Moderator Robin Schmücker, Project leader Location development for sustainable transformation, The Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation (contacted)

Robîn Delipalta, Managing Director, Algoo UG and Naxcon
Ferdinand Bierbrauer, Managing Director, Algoo UG and ALGAE-SL GmbH & Co KG
Nick Viellieber, Co-Founder and CPO, Algoo UG

Florian Stark, Technology Transfer Manager, IHK Region Stuttgart

Dr. Nadja Schlichenmaier, Project Manager, Steinbeis Europa Zentrum

The session showcases innovative approaches to the use of wastewater in the bioeconomy. Practical and research examples demonstrate how wastewater streams can be converted into valuable resources, contributing to a sustainable circular economy.

Moderator Dr. Ursula Schließmann, stv. Institutsleiterin, Fraunhofer-Institut für Grenzflächen- und Bioverfahrenstechnik IGB

Dag Höft, Projekt Manager Water Technologies, PreZero Service Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG  
Michaela Rohrbach, Research Associate, Institute for Social-Ecological Research
Dominik Neusch, Founder, ECO Water Solution GmbH 

Prof. Dr. Harald Horn, Professor für Wasserchemie und Wassertechnologie, Engler-Bunte-Institut, Wasserchemie und Wassertechnologie KIT
Dr.-Ing. Marius Mohr, Head of Water Technologies, Resource Recovery, and Scale-Up Department, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB)                                              

Sustainability in construction is a central aspect of bioeconomy as it not only contributes to the reduction of CO₂ emissions but also promotes the use of renewable and environmentally friendly materials. The session discusses innovative building materials and how current developments and future trends in sustainable construction can strengthen the bioeconomy.

Moderator Dr. Jürgen Frick, Head of Department / Deputy Head of Unit Materials Testing Institute

Tilmann Kramolisch, Managing Director, natureplus e.V

Christian Kaiser, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Arch. Hanaa Dahy, CEO BioMat TGU

Dr. Nazanin Saeidi, Head of Research at the Chair of Sustainable Construction, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Prof. Dirk Hebel, Dean of the Department of Architecture, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

The session presents innovative processes and technologies for utilizing biological resources. It addresses the question: How can biotechnological processes contribute to the sustainable production of materials, chemicals, and energy, thereby laying the foundation for a future-oriented bioeconomy?

Moderator Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Takors, Head of Institute, Institute of Biochemical Engineering (IBVT), University of Stuttgart

Dr. Sebastian Beblawy, Co-Founder EveryCarbon
Dr. Peter Schmiedel, Head of Research, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Vitor Martins dos Santos, Wageningen University and Research - IBISBA
Sarah Harbarth, Founder & CEO, Kuori.material

Adrian Eilingsfeld, Corporate Bionic Projects, Festo SE & Co. KG

This session highlights challenges and solution strategies for bioeconomic projects. Practical examples illustrate how these can be identified, addressed, and overcome at the municipal and corporate levels.

Moderatorin Paulina Leiman, Technology Scout CO₂-Recycling, Umwelttechnik BW GmbH

Johannes Kurz, Project Manager Bioeconomy, Environmental Technology BW
Dr. Bernd Bienzeisler, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO)
Dr. Christian Klar, Head of Coordination Office, BioökonomieREVIER  
Dr. Viola Bronsema, Managing Director, BIO Deutschland e.V.
Dr. Manuela Köhler, Chief Scientist Feedstock and Formula Science, Beiersdorf AG                                                                                                            

The session highlights innovative approaches to the use of CO₂ in the bioeconomy. It shows how the greenhouse gas can be converted into valuable products and provides insights into technological developments contributing to a sustainable carbon circular economy.

Moderator Dr. Ursula Schließmann, Deputy Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB

Pavan Venkiteswaran, scientific staff, Institute of Biochemical Engineering (IBVT), University of Stuttgart

Dr. Arne Roth, Head of Department Sustainable Catalytic Processes, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB (BIOCAT)

Dipl.-Ing. Gordon Brinitzer, Algae Biotechnology | Algae Biotechnology Development, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB

N.N., Adidas

Cities must achieve a new co-existence of built and natural environments on the path to climate neutrality in the 21^st century. This session presents and discusses novel approaches and potentials of nature-based solutions for urban surfaces, biophilic buildings, or living forms, supply and water cycles in the urban system - how do we achieve broad application in "The Länd"?

Moderator Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vanessa Borkmann, Director of the Urban System Design Research Department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO

Dr.-Ing. Pia Krause, Research Associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP)
Jonathan Müller, Managing Director, Helix Plant Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vanessa Borkmann, Director of the Urban System Design Research Department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO  
Stefan Prakesch, Managing Director, ARIS Systems GmbH                           

The session highlights the latest developments in advanced automation and digitization technologies, modular systems, as well as modern measurement and control technology, which enhance the efficiency and sustainability of various productions, thereby advancing bioeconomy.

Moderator Dr. Ludger Eltrop, Head of System Analysis and Renewable Energy, Institute of Energy Economics and Rational Energy Use IER, University of Stuttgart

Sabine Cecere, Senior Sales Representative Food & Beverage, Siemens AG

Dr. Nina Gaißert, Referentin Portfolio Projects, Festo SE & Co. KG
Dr. Helmut Köster, Board Member, PantaBio AG
N.N., RoKKa Project Partner Measurement technology/automation
Siyavuya Madlanga, CEO

Bio-based fibers can have very different origins, properties, and application possibilities. This session provides an overview and insights into current research. Companies demonstrate practical applications and innovative everyday products made from bio-based fibers.

Moderator Prof. Dr. Iris Lewandowski, Co-Chair Advisory Board for "Sustainable Bioeconomy" of the Baden-Württemberg State Government, Chief Bioeconomy Officer at the University of Hohenheim

Univ. Prof. Dr. Martin Kaltenbrunner, Head of Soft Matter Physics Department, Head of LIT Soft Materials Lab, Johannes Kepler University Linz
Dr. Evelyn Reinmuth, Head of Bioeconomy Office, University of Hohenheim
Oliver Mergens, Vaude Academy
Dr. Antje Ota, Deputy Head, Competence Center Biopolymer Materials, German Institutes for Textile and Fiber Research (DITF)

Hermann Dauser, CTO, Fibers365 GmbH

Erna Nawrath, Specialist in Fiber Development, Technikum Laubholz

The session is dedicated to the paradigm shift from waste management to the utilization of waste streams as resources and the creation of a circular economic system. It highlights how companies and municipalities can overcome the concept of waste and instead view and utilize the streams as valuable resources.

Moderator Dr. Ursula Schließmann, stv. Institutsleiterin, Fraunhofer-Institut für Grenzflächen- und Bioverfahrenstechnik IGB

Dr. Benedikt Hülsemann, Team Leader, State Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bioenergy, University of Hohenheim
Dr. Susanne Zibek, Group Leader Bioprocess Development, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnologie (IGB)
Dr. Esther Gabor, Director, Unit Head Microbial Strain Development, Brain AG
Katharina Fraune, Leiterin Nachhaltige Transformation und Leiterin Standortkommunikation Standort Rheinfelden, Evonik Operations GmbH

Dr. Ulrike Schmid-Staiger, Group Manager Algae Biotechnology Development, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnologie (IGB)

The session aims to provide a platform for (young) researchers to present their latest research results and their significance for bioeconomy to a broad audience.

Moderator Dr. Dinah Henritzi, Scientific Co-ordination Manager of the project ‘Stuttgart Research Initiative - Valorisation of Bioresources’ (SRI ValBio), University of Stuttgart

Maiia Smirnova, Research Assistant, Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design, University of Stuttgart

„Circular and carbon neutral production of structural components out of bio-concrete”

Katharina Hofer, Research Assistant, Institute for Biochemical Engineering IBVT, University of Stuttgart

„Production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) with side stream products from Fibers365 steam explosion process by Paraburkholderia sacchari”

Dr. Michael Richter, Head of Department Bioinspired Chemistry, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB

„Bioinspired chemistry as exclusive entry to sustainable synthesis”

Marielle Trenkner, Research Assistant, Department of Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy, University of Hohenheim

„KeRaus - Nutrient Recycling from urban waste and residue streams for fertilizer use in agricultural production“

Dr. Kristin Protte-Freitag, Subject Area Leader for Bio-integrated Production Technology for Valorization of Side Streams, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA

„From waste to value: Processing of residual Aspergillus Mycelium as a Sustainable Material for Additive Biomanufacturing”