BIC Industry Networking Event 2026

17 Nov 2026 | Brussels Airport, Zaventem, Belgium

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Director, EU Projects

Tampere, Finland

Valmet 

Leads Valmet’s EU R&D funding strategy creation and execution..

Leads Valmet’s EU R&D funding strategy creation and execution..

Principal Consultant, Bioeconomy & Circular Economy

Espoo, Finland

Spinverse Oy 

I help bio-based innovators turn ambitious ideas into fundable, investable projects. At Spinverse, I advise on CBE JU, the EU Innovation Fund, business cases and industrial investments. I’m keen to connect with companies scaling circular solutions.

Skills

  • Funding

I help bio-based innovators turn ambitious ideas into fundable, investable projects. At Spinverse, I advise on CBE JU, the EU Innovation Fund, business cases and industrial investments. I’m keen to connect with companies scaling circular solutions.

Skills

  • Funding

Principal Consultant, Bioeconomy

Helsinki, Finland

Spinverse Oy 

R&D and innovations financing consultant. Strong expertise e.g. on bioeconomy and circular economy. Multiple successful CBE proposals.

Skills

  • Proposal preparation support
  • Proposal concepting

Interests

  • Flagship investments
  • Innovation Actions

R&D and innovations financing consultant. Strong expertise e.g. on bioeconomy and circular economy. Multiple successful CBE proposals.

Skills

  • Proposal preparation support
  • Proposal concepting

Interests

  • Flagship investments
  • Innovation Actions

Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder

Vantaa, Finland

Boreal Bioproducts 

Boreal is a Finnish biorefinery stat up producing novel biobased raw materials. Feedstock is forestry sides streams (sawdust and bark). Our hemicellulose and polyphenolic/tannin extracts can be used in feed and chemical industry (e.g., coatings, leather).

Skills

  • business development
  • commercialization
  • lifescience

Interests

  • biorefinery
  • leather
  • feed
  • upscaling

Boreal is a Finnish biorefinery stat up producing novel biobased raw materials. Feedstock is forestry sides streams (sawdust and bark). Our hemicellulose and polyphenolic/tannin extracts can be used in feed and chemical industry (e.g., coatings, leather).

Skills

  • business development
  • commercialization
  • lifescience

Interests

  • biorefinery
  • leather
  • feed
  • upscaling

R&D Manager

Espoo, Finland

Metsä Group 

Driving cross-BA R&D at Metsä Group—coordinating strategic programs, piloting fibre innovations, and enabling circular solutions from side streams.

Skills

  • R&D partnerships
  • Business Development
  • wood based materials

Interests

  • side stream valorisation
  • wood (pulp) based high performance materials

Driving cross-BA R&D at Metsä Group—coordinating strategic programs, piloting fibre innovations, and enabling circular solutions from side streams.

Skills

  • R&D partnerships
  • Business Development
  • wood based materials

Interests

  • side stream valorisation
  • wood (pulp) based high performance materials

Senior Vice President, Group R&D

Espoo, Finland

Metsä Group 

I head the Group R&D function in Metsä Group and am interested in new wood-based products and technologies for them.

I head the Group R&D function in Metsä Group and am interested in new wood-based products and technologies for them.