Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2025
Cross-border Pitching, Matchmaking and Networking Event
24 November 2025: Satellite Events, Keynote, Investor Pitches & Informal Walking Dinner
13:30 - 22:00, Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel
View Full ScheduleOverview of DAY 1 - FOR DETAILED SESSIONS INFO, SCROLL DOWN
| Time of day | Title | Speakers | Keywords | |
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| 10:00 - 13:00 | Satellite events | Download | ||
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Registration and Coffee | Download | ||
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Opening of the Event and Presentation of the Co-Organisers | Opening – Scroll down to find the detailed programme of the Opening | Download | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Inspirational Keynote Session | From Lab to Fab: Commercializing the Bioeconomy – Scroll down to find the detailed programme of the keynote session | Download | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break | Time for some informal networking – ... and warming up for the investor pitches | Download | |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Reverse Pitching by Investors | Session 1 – Scroll down to find the detailed programme of this session | Download | |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | Investor Appetite Drink | Another short networking break before we continue with the second investor pitch session – OFFERED by CO-ORGANSER BOM - Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij | Download | |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Reverse Pitching by Investors | Session 2 – Scroll down to find the detailed programme of this session | Download | |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Informal Networking Walking Dinner | Networking, networking networking – Networking, networking, networking | Download | |
| 21:00 - 23:00 | The Perfect Pitch PARTY! | WIN a FREE REGISTRATION – The 5th post-covid edition deserves a proper party, but we are still looking for a name! Send us your creative proposals and win a free registration. | Download |
Satellite Events
Inspirational Keynote Session: From Lab to Fab, Commercializing the Bioeconomy
| Time of day | Title | Speakers | Keywords | |
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| 13:30 - 13:45 | Welcome & Opening of the Event | Wim Soetaert - Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant; Yang Zou - Pilots4U powered by COPILOT & Julie Vanderstraeten - The ProteInn Club – moderated by Stef Denayer | Download | |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | A word from our Co-Organisers | Mikael Wraae Valsted - DI Biosolutions; Cindy Gerhardt - Planet-B.io & Pieter Meuwissen - Brabantse OntwikkelingsMaatschappij – moderated by Stef Denayer | Download | |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | From innovation to industry - bridging the gap | Martin Tangney – Founder & Scientific Advisor, Celtic Renewables, UK | Download | |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | Title tbc (Testimonial of the "From Lab to Fab" journey of a corporate) | David Voigtlaender – VP Research, Development and Innovation, Evonik Care Solutions, DE | Download | |
| 14:40 - 15:00 | Panel Discussion: Key drivers for successful commercialisation of industrial biotechnology innovations | Martin Tangney (Celtic Renewables), David Voigtlaender (Evonik Care Solutions), Hendrik Waegeman (Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant), Rob van der Meij (Capricorn Partners) – Moderated by: tba | Download | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Panel Discussion: Is current EU policy hampering or facilitating the journey from Lab to Fab? | Representation from public and private bioeconomy stakeholders – Speakers tbc, representation from the EC (DG ENVI, DG RTD), Bio-based Industries Consortium, DI Biosolutions, Pilot Facilities. | Download |
Investor Pitch Session 1
| Time of day | Title | Speakers | Keywords | |
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| Backing bold entrepreneurs committed to planetary and human health | Adrian Friederich – FoodLabs | Download | ||
| Continuing Yanmar’s legacy of innovation through investments into impactful deeptech | Ana Ward – Yanmar Ventures | Download | ||
| CMPC Ventures: From Forest to Future | Anna Niittylä – CMPC Ventures | Download | ||
| Biotope Ventures: Investing in early-stage biotech start-ups impacting planetary health | Annick Verween – biotope by VIB | Download | ||
| Transforming the agrifood system from Soil & Sea to Gut | Arne Hautekiet – Astanor | Download | ||
| Ingredients for a Sustainable Future | Claire Smith – Beyond Impact VC | Download | ||
| Unlocking the Potential of Industrial Biotechnology: The Capricorn Industrial Biotech Fund | Daniela Arruda Costa – Capricorn Partners | Download | ||
| Title to be announced | Diana Rucinschi – European Innovation Council | Download | ||
| Title to be announced | Erik Kolehmainen – Metsä Spring | Download | ||
| From Lab to Factory: Patient capital for the Bioeconomy | Ingrid Rombouts – Oost NL | Download | ||
| Investing for impact: a family office’s commitment to biodiversity, climate and social equality across five investment domains | Jobien Laurijssen – VP Capital | Download | ||
| It’s time to rethink what we build – and what we build with. | Johan van Heusden – Value Factory | Download | ||
| Investments in Hyper-Scalable Companies that Can Achieve Rapid Growth | Katarzyna Gil – ICOS Capital | Download | ||
| Investing in a Sustainable Future: Equity capital exclusively dedicated to the Circular Bioeconomy. | Michael Nettersheim – European Circular Bioeconomy Fund, ECBF | Download | ||
| Brabant, scale up plant of Europe | Pieter Meuwissen – BOM Brabant Ventures | Download |
Investor Pitch Session 2
| Time of day | Title | Speakers | Keywords | |
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| Using venture philantropy to scale bioeconomy start-ups | Rebecca Ravenni – RAISE Sherpas | Download | ||
| Investing in Sustainable Focused Start Ups | René Reijtenbagh – Business Angels Connect | Download | ||
| The Power of Focus | Theis Malmborg – NOON Ventures | Download | ||
| Circular debt: project finance for first-of-a-kind circular production innovations | Ward Heij – Polestar Capital | Download | ||
| Scaling the industry, opportunities in the bioeconomy | Xandra Weinbeck – Invest-NL | Download |