The GoDanuBio consortium is pleased to invite you to a two-day Final Conference, which will take place on 15 November 2022 in Belgrade and 16 November 2022 in Novi Sad.

The conference will explore topics such as policy support and funding, bioinnovation and best practices, as well as the results of the project GoDanuBio. It's expected that the event will unite both local, regional and international stakeholders.

9:30-10:00 | Registration

10:00-10:30 | Welcome speech:

• Ms. Sandra Dokić,
  Assistant Minister, Ministry of Environmental Protection

• Mr. Siniša Mitrović
  Director of the Center for Circular Economy of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce

Key note speech

• The bioeconomy: more than circular economy
  Prof. Dr. Ralf Kindervater
  CEO BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg, Germany

10:30-11:00 | Joint photo with all participants / Press conference

11:00-12:00 | Transition from linear to circular economy in Serbia: the role of the policy framework & financial support

Moderation: Ms. Zorica Marić
                     Alma Mons

• Ms. Aleksandra Vučinić
  Head of the Circular and Green Economy Group, Ministry of Environmental Protection
• Ms. Miona Popović Majkić
  Head of Department, Ministry of Economy
• Ms. Jasmina Miljković
  Head of the Management Body of the IPARD Operational Structure and Head of theDepartment for Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
• Ms. Laura Vārpiņa
  DG Research & Innovation, Bioeconomy and Food Systems Unit, European Commission

12:00-12:15 | Coffee Break

12:15-13:45 | Bio-based innovations for a lively and sustainable rural development
Moderation: Mr. Aleksandar Bogunović
                     Chamber of commerce and Industry

Best practice examples:

• Sustainable Land, Livelihoods, and Energy Initiative Serbia (SLLEI)
  Ms. Lena Bratić
• Esotron
  Mr. Strahinja Čukić
• Sanicula
  Mr. Novica Šutić

Panelists:

• Ms. Lena Bratić
  SLLEI
• Mr. Novica Šutić
  Sanicula
• Mr. Tomislav Knezević
  GIZ Serbia
• Ms. Aleksandra Vučinić
  Ministry of Environmental Protection
• Prof. Dr. Snežana Janković
  Institute for the Application of Science in Agriculture
• Prof. Dr. Jasna Mastilović
  Smart Specialization Strategy of Serbia 4S for the area of Food for the Future

13:45-14:00 | Coffee Break

14:00-14:45 | GoDanuBio contribution to the bioeconomy transition and the participative governance in the Danube Region

Moderation: Mr. Sergi Costa
                     BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg, Lead Partner

Panelists:

• Dr. Peter Kumer
  Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Slovenia
• Mr. Daniel Cosnita
  CLUSTERO, Romania
• Ms. Kristina Pammer
  Biz-Up, Austria
• Ms. Teodora Atanasova
  BRAIT, Bulgaria

14:45-16:00 | Networking, buffet lunch & open end

9:30 | Registration

10:00 | Welcome

Moderation: Mr. Zoran Trpovski
                     Chamber of Commerce of Vojvodina

Welcome speech:

• Mr. Aleksandar Sofić
  Provincial Secretary for regional development, interregional cooperation and local self-government (TBC)
• Mr. Boško Vučurević
  President, Chamber of Commerce of Vojvodina (TBC)

Key note speech:

• BIOEAST Hubs and the Mutual learning exercise as good practices from Serbia’s neighboring countries
  Mr. Ákos Kristóf
  Head of Unit of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary

Opening address:

• Mr. Istvan Pásztor

President, AP Vojvodina Assembly

10:45 | Joint photo with all participants / Press conference

11:00 | Break (Deputy’s club)

11:15 | Public sector role in promoting bioeconomy - Demand side instruments

Moderation: Ms. Milica Vračarić
                     Alma Mons

Best practice example:

• Mr. Igor Kos
  Regional development Agency of Podravje, Slovenia

Panelists:

• Mr. Vukašin Vojnović
  Chamber of Commerce of Serbia
• Mr. Robert Jakša
  Ministry of Environmental Protection (TBC)
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  Ministry of Science and technology development, Serbia (TBC) • Ms. Hajnalka Bognar Pasztor, City of Subotica
• Ms. Sanda Nastić
  Public company Tržnica, City of Novi Sad

12:15 | Financial instruments

Moderation: Mr. Goran Vasić
                 PhD, Bioeconomy cluster

Best practice example:

• IFKA, Hungary (TBC)
• Energy efficiency and environmental protection fund, Croatia (TBC)

Panelists:

• Mr. Slobodan Teofanov
  Provincial secretary for agriculture, water management and forestry (TBC)
• Mr. Aleksandar Savić
  ERSTE Bank
• Mr. Vladimir Jovanović
  UNDP
• Ms. Helia Kovačević Grčić
  EUSDR PA8
• Mr. Milan Martinov
  Faculty for technical sciences, University of Novi Sad

13:15 | Break (Deputy’s club)

13:45 | Sustainable value chains, commercialization & supply side instruments

Moderation: Mr. Branislav Malagurski
                 PhD, Bioeconomy cluster

Best practice example:

• VCG.AI (Value Chain Generator. Artifical Intelligence)
  Mr. Jon Goriup
  Anteja ECG, Slovenia

Panelists:

• Ms. Ana Dijan
  Croatian Wood Cluster, Croatia
• Mr. Daniel Cosnita
  CLUSTERO, Romania
• Mr. Igor Jezdimirović
  Environmental Engineering Group
• Ms. Predrag Sušić
  CBC cluster

15:00 | Networking & Buffet lunch