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Join your Northern European colleagues in Helsinki, Finland to discuss soil carbon sequestration, gain new perspectives, and become inspired. This event connects real-world farming, policy, research, and business.


Let's build cooperation to boost soil carbon sequestration and speed up the transition toward productive and highly resilient agriculture. The meeting is targeted to researchers, farmers, policymakers, and business representatives from the following countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Ukraine.


The event is organised by Baltic Sea Action Group in collaboration with the "4 per 1000" Initiative.

3
Days
45
Speakers
6
Sponsors
47
Sessions

Sponsors

Main financers

Partners

Speakers

Magda Kopczynska
Magda Kopczynska
Deputy Director-General Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, EU Commission
Jagadeesh Yeluripati
Senior Scientist The James Hutton Institute, Scotland
Claire Chenu
Research director / Professor INRAE – National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment of France
Cornelia Rumpel
Cornelia Rumpel
Research Director French National Research Center CNRS
Pete Smith
Pete Smith
Professor Institute of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Laura Höijer
Managing Director Baltic Sea Action Group
Jean-François Soussana
Vice-president INRAE – National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment of France
Gabrielle Bastien
Vice President "4 per 1000" Initiative
Paul Luu
Paul Luu
Secretary General "4 per 1000" Initiative
Nico Eisenhauer
Nico Eisenhauer
Professor German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Saara Kankaanrinta
chair and co-founder Baltic Sea Action Group
Jussi Heinonsalo
Professor University of Helsinki
Ossi Savolainen
Regional Mayor Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council
Istem Fer
Senior research scientist Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI
Tuomas Mattila
farmer, senior research scientist Finnish Environment Institute SYKE
Christian Fritz
Christian Fritz
Senior researcher Radboud University, the Netherlands
Jari Liski
Jari Liski
Chief Scientist Finnish Meteorological Institute
Jan Peters
Jan Peters
Managing Director Michael Succow Foundation
Kristiina Lång
Kristiina Lång
Research professor Luke – Natural Resources Institute Finland)
Cristina Arias-Navarro
Cristina Arias-Navarro
Scientific Project Officer EU Soil Observatory / European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)
 Ismo Ulvila
Ismo Ulvila
Spokesperson European Commission
Hege Sundet
Hege Sundet
agricultural advisor Norwegian agricultural advisory and Regenerative Norway
Jessica Johansson
Jessica Johansson
project manager Svensk Kolinlagring
Tom Rabaey
Tom Rabaey
Senior Research & Development Manager General Mills Inc.
Niklas Kaskeala
Niklas Kaskeala
Chief Impact Officer Compensate
Fernando Trolia Slamic
Fernando Trolia Slamic
Director, Strategy and Business Development, Weather & Environment Vaisala
Juha Nousiainen
Juha Nousiainen
Senior Vice President, Group Climate Program Valio Ltd
Eskild Andersen
Eskild Andersen
Carlsberg Group
Liisa Pietola
Liisa Pietola
Leading Specialist Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
Werner Kutsch
Werner Kutsch
Director General Integrated Carbon Observation System ICOS
Christian Holzleitner
Christian Holzleitner
Head of Unit Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission
Lili Balogh
Lili Balogh
President Agroecology Europe
Juuso Joona
Juuso Joona
farmer, educator, researcher, board member Tyynelä Farm / Baltic Sea Action Group
Marja Oesch
Marja Oesch
Farmer Pursila farm
Miroslaw Korzeniowski
Miroslaw Korzeniowski
Farmer and president Agroekoton association
Marja-Liisa Meurice
Marja-Liisa Meurice
Director EIT Food CLC North-East
Daniel Zimmer
Daniel Zimmer
Director Sustainable Land Use EIT Climate-KIC
Jaana Husu-Kallio
Jaana Husu-Kallio
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
Hanna Mattila
Hanna Mattila
Ministerial Adviser Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
Greet Ruysschaert
Greet Ruysschaert
Senior researcher, sustainable soil management ILVO – Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Anna Krzywoszynska
Anna Krzywoszynska
Associate Professor University of Oulu
Jens Leifeld
Jens Leifeld
Head of the Climate and Agriculture Group Agroscope
Teemu Lehmusruusu
Artist Telling Tree
Elo Vanhanen
Elo Vanhanen
Youth nature delegate Allianssi
Hanna Höijer
Hanna Höijer
Youth climate delegate Allianssi

Programme

14:00 - 14:15

Welcoming words

Plenary

14:15 - 14:55

Opening speeches

Plenary

14:55 - 15:20

Q&A session: EIT Food Regenerative Agriculture Revolution project – Challenges and success stories in development of regenerative agriculture in the Central and Eastern Europe

Plenary

15:20 - 15:35

Inspirational speech: Carbon Action - showing that change is possible

Plenary

15:35 - 16:10

Coffee

Plenary

16:10 - 17:10

Panel discussion: Benefits, bottlenecks, and action

Plenary

17:10 - 17:50

Farmer stories: Transitioning to regenerative farming

Plenary

17:50 - 18:00

Trophic Verses – The soil of art

Plenary

Teemu Lehmusruusu

18:00 - 19:00

Posters & drinks

Plenary

19:00 - 21:00

Dinner

Plenary

Venue

Event date:
6. June - 8. June, 2023
Organizer:
Baltic Sea Action Group Keilaranta 5 Espoo Finland events@bsag.fi
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