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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 to help us transition towards healthy soils and productive, highly resilient agriculture.


We want to share new scientific insights and enable vital exchange between different actors who in their own way and on different levels all promote soil health and soil carbon sequestration.


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.

The event is part of the EU Green Week 2023.

3
Days
57
Speakers
6
Sponsors
48
Sessions

Sponsors

Main financers

Partners

Speakers

Magda Kopczynska
Magda Kopczynska
Deputy Director-General Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, EU Commission
Jaana Husu-Kallio
Jaana Husu-Kallio
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
Ossi Savolainen
Regional Mayor Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council
Marja-Liisa Meurice
Marja-Liisa Meurice
Director EIT Food CLC North-East
Laura Höijer
Managing Director Baltic Sea Action Group
Paul Luu
Paul Luu
Secretary General "4 per 1000" Initiative
Gabrielle Bastien
Vice President "4 per 1000" Initiative
Virginijus Sinkevičius
Virginijus Sinkevičius
Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries European Commission
Václav Kurel
Václav Kurel
Director Carboneg project
Lili Balogh
Lili Balogh
President Agroecology Europe
Petya Ivanova
Petya Ivanova
Vertical manager Research, Development & Implementation; Regenerative agriculture specialist Association of Bulgarian No-Tillers
Saara Kankaanrinta
Co-founder Baltic Sea Action Group
Jari Liski
Chief Scientist Finnish Meteorological Institute
Juuso Joona
Juuso Joona
Farmer, educator, researcher, board member Tyynelä Farm / Baltic Sea Action Group
Christian Holzleitner
Christian Holzleitner
Head of Unit Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission
Daniel Zimmer
Daniel Zimmer
Director Sustainable Land Use EIT Climate-KIC
Cornelia Rumpel
Cornelia Rumpel
Research Director French National Research Center CNRS
Juha Nousiainen
Juha Nousiainen
Senior Vice President, Group Climate Program Valio Ltd
Miroslaw Korzeniowski
Miroslaw Korzeniowski
Farmer and president Agroekoton association
Marja Oesch
Marja Oesch
Farmer Pursila farm
Adam Giertta
Adam Giertta
Owner/Manager Bona Egendom
Jari Eerola
Jari Eerola
Farmer Setälä-Eerola farm
Teemu Lehmusruusu
Artist Telling Tree
Ivo Degn
Ivo Degn
Co-founder and CEO Climate Farmers
Hanna Höijer
Hanna Höijer
Youth climate delegate Allianssi
Elo Vanhanen
Elo Vanhanen
Youth nature delegate Allianssi
Nico Eisenhauer
Nico Eisenhauer
Professor German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Jussi Heinonsalo
Professor University of Helsinki
Liisa Pietola
Liisa Pietola
Leading Specialist Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
Tanya Santalahti
Senior Specialist, Corporate Relations; Regenerative Agriculture Baltic Sea Action Group
Cristina Arias-Navarro
Cristina Arias-Navarro
Scientific Project Officer EU Soil Observatory / European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Claire Chenu
Research director / Professor INRAE – National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment of France
Tuomas Mattila
Farmer, senior research scientist Finnish Environment Institute SYKE
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.
Pete Smith
Pete Smith
Professor Institute of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Jagadeesh Yeluripati
Senior Scientist The James Hutton Institute, Scotland
Jean-François Soussana
Vice-president INRAE – National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment of France
Istem Fer
Senior research scientist Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI
Werner Kutsch
Werner Kutsch
Director General Integrated Carbon Observation System ICOS
Niklas Kaskeala
Niklas Kaskeala
Chief Impact Officer Compensate
Fernando Trolia Slamic
Fernando Trolia Slamic
Director, Strategy and Business Development, Weather & Environment Vaisala
Greet Ruysschaert
Greet Ruysschaert
Senior researcher, sustainable soil management ILVO – Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Jan Peters
Jan Peters
Managing Director Michael Succow Foundation
Jørgen Eivind Olesen
Jørgen Eivind Olesen
Professor & Head of Department Aarhus University
Ismo Ulvila
Ismo Ulvila
Spokesperson European Commission
Ieva Licite
Ieva Licite
LIFE OrgBalt project manager, LSFRI Silava scientific assistant, Ph.D candidate LBTU Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava", Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies
Elsa Putku
Elsa Putku
chief specialist Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge
Christian Fritz
Christian Fritz
Senior Researcher Radboud University, the Netherlands
Kristiina Lång
Kristiina Lång
Research Professor Luke – Natural Resources Institute Finland
Jens Leifeld
Jens Leifeld
Head of the Climate and Agriculture Group Agroscope

Programme

13:00 - 14:00

Registration desk open

Plenary

14:00 - 14:15

Welcoming words

Plenary

14:15 - 14:20

Video greeting from Commissioner

Plenary

Virginijus Sinkevičius

14:20 - 15:00

Opening speeches

Plenary

15:00 - 15:25

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

15:25 - 15:40

Inspirational speech: Carbon Action - showing that change is possible

Plenary

15:40 - 16:20

Coffee

16:20 - 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

19:00 - 21:00

Dinner (dining hall)

Plenary

Venue

Event date:
6. June - 8. June, 2023
Organizer:
Baltic Sea Action Group Keilaranta 5 Espoo Finland [email protected]
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