PROGRAM

8:00	Registration and coffee
9:00	Plenary: Opening Session Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate Iceland Jón Viggó Gunnarsson, CEO SORPA Einar Þorsteinsson, Head of City Council Island in the stream: that is what we are Kristinn árni l. hróbjartsson, varða foundation –PDF Use it or lose it – opportunities in a rapidly changing world Mattias Goldmann, CEO Goldmann Green & 2030-secretariat – PDF
10:30 – Break
11:00	Plenary 1: Biogas for Resilient Nordic and European Societies Harmen Dekker, CEO at European Biogas Association – PDF Organizing committee: Market overview from the Nordic countries Bruno Sander Nielsen, Biogas Danmark – PDF Hannes Torppa, Suomen Biokierto ja Biokaasu ry – PDF Christin Zackrisson, Avfall Sverige – PDF Pia Farstad von Hall, Biogass Norge – PDF Lea Böhme, SORPA / GAJA – PDF
12:30 – Lunch
13:30	Parallel sessions
	Parallel 1A: Important use of biomethane Kristina Georgsson, Innovation Developer IKEA – PDF Bent Martini, CEO Havila Kystruten – PDF Ville Pesonen, Gasum Oyj – PDF
	Parallel 1B: Agriculture – a sector biogas plants depend on Esben Tonning Otterlei, CEO Bio Jæren and Lyse Bio – PDF Sveinn Aðalsteinsson, Orkídea / Terraforming LIFE and Sigurður Líndal Þórisson, Eimur – PDF Philip Malmnäs, Biototal – PDF
14:30 – Break
15:00	Parallel sessions
	Parallel 2A: Sea farming – a growing contributor to the biogas value chain Reinhard Lund-Mikkelson, CEO Vireo – PDF Sveinn Aðalsteinsson, CEO Orkídea / Terraforming LIFE (partner) – PDF Amalie Lundervold, Zero
	Parallel 2B: Sustainability Louise Martinsen, Danish Energy Agency – PDF Per Torp, VEAS Marked – PDF Mike Carpenter, Inherit – PDF
16:00	Exhibition / Social event- refreshments in the exhibition area
18:30	Reception, apertif before dinner
19:00	Dinner

8:30	Plenary 2 and discussion: The regulatory roadmap for scaling Nordic biogas From permitting and support regimes to frameworks for certificate trading, ownership requirements, tax and excise duty treatment, and import/export rules of biomethane Contributions by: Per Aksel Hammer Krog, BAHR – PDF Panel discussion led by Pia Farstad von Hall, Head of the Norwegian Biogas association
9:30 – Break
10:00	Plenary 3 and discussion: Growth on the Horizon Jennifer Green, CEO, The Canadian Biogas Association – PDF Lars Kaspersen, CEO, Biogas Denmark – PDF Panel discussion with Jennifer Green, Lars Kaspersen and Harmen Dekker
11:00 – Break
11:30	Plenary 4: Digestate – an economic value with a vital function Torkild Birkmose, Senior Specialist, Head of department, SEGES Innovation – PDF Madeleine Larsson, Associate professor, Linköping University and Biogas Solutions Research Center – PDF
12:30 – Lunch
13:30	Plenary 5 and discussion: Opportunities for Biogenic Carbon in CCS and CCU Erik Nordell, Product Manager, Tekniska Verken – PDF Jan Berge, CEO, Hoop CO2 – PDF Bergur Sigfússon, CarbFix – PDF Mette Smedegaard Hansen, Head of Corporate Relations Shell Biogas – PDF
14:30 – Break
15:00	Plenary 6 Closing Session: Halldór Þorgeirsson, chair of the Icelandic Climate Council Wrap up – Organizing Committee Lea Böhme, SORPA Bruno Sander Nielsen, Biogas Danmark Christin Zackrisson, Avfall Sverige Hannes Torppa, Suomen Biokierto ja Biokaasu ry Maria Malmkvist, Energigas Sverige Pia Farstad von Hall, Biogass Norge
16:00	Ending
17:00	OPTIONAL: SkyLagoon Tour

Technical Tour

8:30	Departure from Hilton
9:00 – Coffee and baked goods at ON
9:00	ON – Geothermal show and lecture
11:00 – Lunch at ON
13:00	GAJA factory tour and lecture
15:00	Lava show
17:00	Buses go to Hilton hotel