The Bio-CO2 Use and Removal 2025 event will explore the latest developments in technological carbon removal and the innovative use of biogenic CO2 in products. It will offer valuable insights into the role of these solutions in climate policy and the essential steps needed to turn them into reality in actual projects.
The Bio-CO2 Use and Removal 2025 event will explore the latest developments in technological carbon removal and the innovative use of biogenic CO2 in products. It will offer valuable insights into the role of these solutions in climate policy and the essential steps needed to turn them into reality in actual projects.
Sari Multala
Minister of Climate and the Environment, Finland
Erik Rylander
Head of Carbon Removal
Stockholm Exergi
Travis Brookson
Lead of Global Storage Partnerships & Europe Business Development
Svante
Vera Eory
Climate Change Researcher
ESABCC / Scotland’s Rural College
Martine Mork
Lead Industry
ZERO Norway
Karim Rahmani
Vice President
The French Association for Negative Emissions (AFEN)
Hanna Ojanen
Head of Carbon Markets and Policy
Carbo Culture
Ida Larsen
Funding and R&D
Norsk e-Fuel
Jonne Hirvonen
Chief Operating Office
Carbonaide
Evita Goša
Environmental and Legal Director
SCHWENK Latvija
Henrik Sulsbrück
Head of Division
Danish Energy Agency
Tuomas Tikka
Chief Advisor
Chemical Industry Federation of Finland
Key Topics Include
International and EU-level development
The current status of CCUS in Finland and Finnish projects
Breakthrough technologies
CO2 infrastructure and logistics
CO2 utilization in various products
CO2 storage
Key Topics Include
- International and EU-level development
- The current status of CCUS in Finland and Finnish projects
- Breakthrough technologies
- CO2 infrastructure and logistics
- CO2 utilization in various products
- CO2 storage
Announced speakers
Announced speakers
Sari Multala, Minister of Climate & the Environment, Finland
Erik Rylander, Head of Carbon Removal, Stockholm Exergi
Travis Brookson, Lead, Global Storage Partnerships & Europe Business Development, Svante
Stefan Nygård, Vice President of Strategy & Marketing, Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW)
Vera Eory, Climate Change Researcher, The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change ESABCC / Scotland’s Rural College
Karim Rahmani, Vice President, French Association for Negative Emissions (AFEN)
Clara Axblad, Nordics Manager, Bellona Europa
Martine Mork, Lead Industry, ZERO Norway
Karolina Unger, CEO, Klimpo
Erika Laajalahti, Sector Manager, Carbon removal & CCUS, Bioenergy Association of Finland
Hanna Ojanen, Head of Carbon Markets & Policy,
Carbo Culture
Apostolos Segkos, Head of Development, Up Catalyst
Antti Arasto, Vice President, Industrial Energy and Hydrogen, VTT
Ida Larsen, Manager Public Affairs & Funding, Norsk e-Fuel
Knud Abilgaard Kragh, Co-Founder, Carbon Connect
Jonne Hirvonen, Chief Operating Office, Carbonaide
Tuomas Tikka, Chief Advisor, The Chemical Industry Federation of Finland
Ismo Savallampi, Project Manager, Borealis group
Masoud Moshtaghi, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor & Head of Mechanics of Materials Research Group, LUT University
Evita Goša, Environmental & Legal Director, SCHWENK Latvija
Jonathan Agersborg, Commercial Development Manager, SLB Capturi
Henrik Sulsbrück, Head of Division, Danish Energy Agency
Juha Paldanius, Sales Manager, Vaisala
Antti Heikkilä, Product Line Manager, Vaisala
Hanna Pitkänen, Senior Development Manager, Vantaa Energy
The morning session will be hosted by Erika Laajalahti and Sampo Mäkikouri.
Erika Laajalahti serves as the Sector Manager for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) at The Bioenergy Association of Finland.
Sampo Mäkikouri is a Senior Scientist working at VTT with ten years of expertise in the CCUS field. He has specialized in CO2 mineralization concepts including CO2-cured concrete, artificial aggregates, industrial by-product utilization and CO2 storage.
Conference Programme
The event features a common morning session. In the afternoon, the event will split into parallel seminars.
Morning Session: Political Landscape
9:00 Registration and morning coffee
9:30 Opening remarks, Harri Laurikka, Managing Director, Bioenergy Association of Finland
Finnish Energy and Climate Strategy and CCUS: Sari Multala, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Finland
Building a Net Zero Energy Ecosystem – The SFW locomotive development program, Stefan Nygård, Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW)
Taking BECCS to the market, Erik Rylander, Stockholm Exergi
Prospects of CCUS in North America: Travis Brookson, Svante
Industrial removals in the EU 2040 Climate Target: Vera Eory, The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change ESABCC / Scotland’s Rural College
11:20 Break
11:35 Panel Discussion: Scaling Up CCUS & CDR: National and EU Strategies for Success
- Finland: Erika Laajalahti, Bioenergy Association of Finland
- Sweden: Karolina Unger, Klimpo
- France: Karim Rahmani, French Association for Negative Emissions (AFEN)
- Norway: Martine Mork, Zero Norway
- EU: Clara Axblad, Bellona Europa
Networking session
12:30 Lunch Break
Morning session: Political landscape
| Programme | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | Registration and morning coffee | |||
| 9:30 | Opening remarks | Harri Laurikka | Managing Director | Bioenergy Association of Finland |
| Finnish Energy and Climate Strategy and CCUS | Sari Multala | Minister of Climate and the Environment | Finland | |
| Building a Net Zero Energy Ecosystem – The SFW locomotive development program | Stefan Nygård | Vice President of Strategy & Marketing | Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) | |
| Taking BECCS to the market | Erik Rylander | Head of Carbon Removal | Stockholm Exergi | |
| Prospects of CCUS in North America | Travis Brookson | Lead of Global Storage Partnerships & Europe Business Development | Svante | |
| Industrial removals in the EU 2040 Climate Target | Vera Eory | Climate Change Researcher | The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change ESABCC / Scotland’s Rural College | |
| 11:20 | Break | |||
| Panel Discussion: Scaling Up CCUS & CDR: National and EU Strategies for Success | Erika Laajalahti | Sector Manager, Carbon removal & CCUS | Bioenergy Association of Finland | |
| Karolina Unger | CEO | Klimpo | ||
| Karim Rahmani | Vice President | French Association for Negative Emissions (AFEN) | ||
| Martine Mork | Lead Industry | ZERO Norway | ||
| Clara Axblad | Nordics Manager | Bellona Europa | ||
| Networking session | ||||
| 12:30 | Lunch Break |
Cocktail Event from 4:45 PM to 7:00 PM.
We reserve the right to make any changes.
Parallel Session 1:
New Technologies
| Programme | 13:45-15:00 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon materials from CO2 emissions | Apostolos Segkos | Head of Development | Up Catalyst |
| Developing Direct Ocean Capture for a Net-Zero Future | Antti Arasto | Vice President | VTT & Mitsubishi Electric |
| CCUS and the role of measurements | Juha Paldanius | Sales Manager | Vaisala |
| Antti Heikkilä | Product Line Manager | Vaisala | |
| tbc | |||
| Coffee Break |
Parallel Session 2:
CO2 infrastructure and logistics
| Programme | 13:45-15:00 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Services for CO2 logistics | Knud Abilgaard Kragh | Co-Founder | Carbon Connect |
| Strategic insights into CO2 interactions with metallic components and energy infrastructure | Masoud Moshtaghi | Tenure-Track Assistant Professor & Head of Mechanics of Materials Research Group | LUT University |
| Concrete learnings from decentralized CCUS in Nordics and Europe | Jonne Hirvonen | Chief Operating Office | Carbonaide |
|
From independent projects to shared infrastructure –
How to reach economies of scale? – Case Vantaa Energy
|
interactive session | tbc, Erika Laajalahti, Hanna Pitkänen | VTT & Bioenergy Association of Finland, Vantaa Energy |
| Coffee Break |
Parallel Session 3:
Utilisation of CO2
| Programme | 15:30-16:45 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Outlook of CCU | tbc | Frost & Sullivan | |
| What drives the e-SAF-market and how Finland is fit for purpose? | Ida Larsen | Manager Public Affairs & Funding | Norsk e-Fuel |
| Carbon circularity concepts and solutions | Tuomas Tikka | Chief Advisor | The Chemical Industry Federation of Finland |
| Ismo Savallampi | Project Manager | Borealis group |
CO2 storage
| Programme | 15:30-16:45 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochar in Construction Materials | Hanna Ojanen | Head of Carbon Markets & Policy | Carbo Culture |
| Building the CCS value chain in the Baltics | Evita Goša | Environmental & Legal Director | SCHWENK Latvija |
| Status and Outlook of Danish CO2 storage projects | Henrik Sulsbrück | Head of Division | Danish Energy Agency |
| Europe’s pioneering BECCS projects underway | Jonathan Agersborg | Commercial Development Manager | SLB Capturi |
Parallel Session 1: New Technologies
13:45-15:00
Carbon materials from CO2 emissions, Apostolos Segkos, Head of Development, Up Catalyst
Developing Direct Ocean Capture for a Net-Zero Future, Antti Arasto, Vice President, VTT, Mitsubishi Electric
CCUS and the role of measurements, Juha Paldanius, Sales Manager, Vaisala and Antti Heikkilä, Product Line Manager, Vaisala
tbc
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
Parallel Session 2: CO2 infrastructure and logistics
13:45-15:00
Services for CO2 logistics, Knud Abilgaard Kragh, Carbon Connect
Strategic insights into CO2 interactions with metallic components and energy infrastructure, Masoud Moshtaghi, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor & Head of Mechanics of Materials Research Group, LUT University
Concrete learnings from decentralized CCUS in Nordics and Europe, Jonne Hirvonen, Chief Operating Office, Carbonaide
From independent projects to shared infrastructure – How to reach economies of scale? – Case Vantaa Energy – interactive session, VTT & Erika Laajalahti, Bioenergy Association of Finland, Hanna Pitkänen, Vantaa Energy
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
Parallel Session 3: Utilisation of CO2
15:30-16:45
Global Outlook of CCU, tbc, Frost & Sullivan
What drives the e-SAF-market and how Finland is fit for purpose? Ida Larsen, Manager Public Affairs & Funding, Norsk e-Fuel
Carbon circularity concepts and solutions, Tuomas Tikka, Chief Advisor, The Chemical Industry Federation of Finland and Ismo Savallampi, Project Manager, Borealis group
Parallel Session 4: CO2 storage
15:30-16:45
Biochar in Construction Materials, Hanna Ojanen, Head of Carbon Markets & Policy, Carbo Culture
Building the CCS value chain in the Baltics, Evita Goša, Environmental & Legal Director, SCHWENK Latvija
Status and Outlook of Danish CO2 storage projects, Henrik Sulsbrück, Head of Division, Danish Energy Agency
Europe’s pioneering BECCS projects underway, Jonathan Agersborg, Commercial Development Manager, SLB Capturi
Morning session: Political landscape
| Programme | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | Registration and morning coffee | |||
| 9:30 | Opening | Harri Laurikka | Managing Director | The Bioenergy Association of Finland |
| 9:40 | Future steps for CCU and CDR in Europe | Fabien Ramos | Carbon Removals Policy Officer | European Commission |
| 10:00 | CCUS approach of the Finnish government | Eleonoora Eilittä | Senior Specialist | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland |
| 10:25 | Global view on CCUS Developments – Projects, Policies and Business Models | Juho Lipponen | Coordinator | Clean Energy Ministerial CCUS |
| 10:45 | Financing Carbon Dioxide Removal | Anssi Kiviniemi | Head of Sustainability | SEB |
| 11:05 | Commentary – CDR Buyer’s Perspective | Tuomo Karppinen | Senior Sustainability Manager | Finnair |
| 11:25 | Break | |||
| 11:40 | Fireside chat: The opportunities and hurdles in realising investments in carbon capture and carbon dioxide removal | Angela Juslin | Development Engineer | Vantaa Energy |
| Annika Sormunen | Program Development Manager | GRK Suomi | ||
| Arnaud Defrance | Vice President, Head of Carbon Removal Funding Solutions | Puro.earth | ||
| Travis Brookson | Strategic Account Manager | Svante | ||
| 12:15 | Networking session | |||
| 12:30 | Lunch Break |
Cocktail Event from 4:45 PM to 7:00 PM.
We reserve the right to make any changes.
Cocktail Event from 4:45 PM to 7:00 PM
We reserve the right to make any changes
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- 25% discount for additional participants from the same organization.
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- 25% discount for additional participants from the same organization.
- 10% discount with discount code.
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