Summit Schedule 2025

DAY 1: April 29, 2025


8 AM: Networking Breakfast & Resource Fair

9:30 AM: Block 1 - Introduction, Keynote Speaker & Sponsors Speech


11:00 AM: Coffee Break

11:30 AM: Block 2 - Theme: Forest Bioeconomy & Innovation

  • Speakers from Sweden and California

12:45 PM: Lunch


1:45 PM: Panel Discussion - "The Future of the Bioeconomy"


2:45 PM: Start-up Pitches

  • Start-ups from Sweden and the US

4.20 PM - Fika Break

4:50 PM: Block 3 - Theme: Wood Building and Architecture

  • Speakers from Sweden and California

6:10 PM: Panel Discussion - “The future of Building and Architecture”


6:30 PM: Closing Remarks Day 1


6:40 PM: Evening Reception Snacks, Drinks & Networking


8:30 PM: END


DAY 2: April 30, 2025


8 AM: Networking Breakfast & Resource Fair

9:00 AM: Keynote Speaker


9:45 AM: Block 4 - Theme: AI for the Forest

  • Speakers from Sweden and California

10:45 AM: Panel Discussion -  "What is the future of AI tools for forestry?"

11:30 AM: Coffee Break


11:45 PM: Start-up Pitches

  • Start-ups from Sweden and the US

12:45 PM: Lunch


1:45 PM: Block 5 - Theme: Forest Management, Policies & Fire Mitigation

  • Speakers from Sweden and California

3.00 PM - Fika Break

3:15 PM: Panel Discussion - “Forest Management, Policies & Fire Mitigation”


4:oo PM: Start-up Pitches

  • Start-ups from Sweden and the US

4:45 PM: Closing Remarks Day 2


5:00 PM: END


FOREST INNOVATION SUMMIT SCHEDULE 2023

DAY 1: November 16, 2023


8 AM: Networking Breakfast

9 AM: Block 1 - Introduction, Forestry Models & Policies, ESG Regulation & Reporting

  • 9:05 Emilie Molin - Government Office (Zoom)
  • 9:20 Anna Lekvall - Consul General in Sweden
  • 9:35 Paul Hessburg - USDA
  • 10:00 Magnus Thor - Skogforsk
  • 10:15 Elisa Turner - Impakt IQ

10:30 - Coffee Break

10:50 AM: Block 2 - Wood Products, Wood Utilization & Bioenergy

  • 10:50 Julia Levin - Bioenergy Association of California
  • 11:00 Panel Discussion moderated by Matt Dias: Elizabeth Betancourt - California Department of Conservation, Bobby Frank - ResourseWise & Kris Rosa - Rostrum
  • 12:00 Thomas Jordan - Scotts Valley Pomo
  • 12:15 David Seaborg - World Rainforest Fund

12:30 PM: Lunch


1:30 PM: Start up Pitches.

Introduction by Victor Isaksen from Sting Bioeconomy & Luke Carpenter from Blue Forest 
  • ​​​​​​​1:45 FLOX Robotics
  • 2:00 GAIA AI
  • 2:15 Intelifore
  • 2:30 Richter Life Science
  • 2:45 Scandinavian Forest Farming

3 PM - Fika Break

3:30 PM: Block 3 - Wood Products, Bioenergy & Forest Carbon Projects

  • 3:30 John McCarthy - CAL FIRE
  • 3:45 Meritt Jenkins - Kodama
  • 4:00 David Marvin - Planet

4:15 PM: Block 4 - Fire Mitigation & Technology Solutions

  • 4:15 Allison Wolff - Vibrant Planet
  • 4:30 Garnet Mierau - Forest Professionals BC
  • 4:45 Kara Chadwick - USDA
  • 5:00 Justin Dawe - Earth Force
  • 5:15 Panel Discussion - Allison, Garnet, Kara & Justin

6:00 PM: Evening Cocktail Reception Snacks, Drinks & Networking


8:00 PM: END

DAY 2: November 17, 2023


8 AM: Networking Breakfast

8:30: Sara Barth - Sempervirens Fund

9 AM: Block 5 - Forest & Biomass

  • 9:00 Erik Willen - Stora Enso (Zoom)
  • 9:15 Maria Nordström - Skogforsk
  • 9:30 Fredrik Östlund - RISE (Zoom)
  • 9:45 Atrium Ljungberg (Zoom)
  • 10:00 Gregory Stangl - Phoenix Energy
Startup Pitches (Zoom)
  • 10:15 Bright Day Graphene
  • 10:30 Fibu

10:45 - Coffee Break

Startup Pitches 
  • 11:00 Wood Tube (Zoom)
  • 11:15 Clore

Continuing Block 5

  • 11:30 Rob Lawson - Planscape
  • 11:45 Bobby Frank - ResourseWise
  • 12:00 Alexander Koukoulas - AFRY
  • 12:15 Bret Strogen - Visolis Bio
  • 12:30 John Andersen - Mendocino Redwood Co/Humboldt Redwood Co

12:45 PM - Lunch

1:45 PM: Block 6 - Mass Timber

  • 1:45 Helena Murray - USDA
  • 2:00 Lisa Podesto - Lendlease
  • 2:15 Jonathan Kusel - Sierra Institute
  • 2:30 Joint Q&A with Lisa Podesto, Jonathan Kusel & Helena Murray 


3 PM: Block 6 - Forest, Land Management and Sustainability

  • 3:00 Jeanne Wetzel Chinn - Sierra ClubRedwood Chapter’s Northern California Forest Committee
  • 3:15 Temra Costa & Jeremy Fisher - Regenerative Forest Solutions & Forestree Collective


3:30 PM - Fika Break

3:50 PM: Continuing Block 6

  • 3:50 Martin Pilstjärna -Qarlbo Natural Asset Company
  • 4:05 Jessica Daugherty - Landlife Company
  • 4:20 Patricia Manley - USDA
  • 4:35 Peter Hess - Lake County Prescribed Burn Association

5 PM - END
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