European Bamboo Expo 2025 Speaker Schedule
2025 Speakers list
23 Mai / 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Dr. Bernhard Hauke, Structural Engineer and Journalist: “Bamboo & the Future of Construction in Europe”
Panel discussion Led by Dr. Bernhard Hauke
“Bamboo Goes Timber: Next Steps – The Role of Bamboo in Construction”
Featuring
M.Sc. Pascal Franck Master of Science M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Dipl.-Ing. Christian Engel
Hendrik Alsmann Construction Manager
Orin Hardy Co-founder of Bamboo U and The Kul Kul Farm
Dr. Johan Gielis: “The Future of WBO: Overcoming Challenges in Organizing, Summarizing, and Interpreting Bamboo Information”
Orin Hardy, Co-founder of Bamboo U and The Kul Kul Farm: “Lessons from bamboo paradise”
Yannic Windeln, PhD student at University of Applied Sciences Aachen: “Enabling the Industrial Application of Full Culm Bamboo”
Co-Presenting: David Bunse, PhD student at University of Applied Sciences Aachen
M.Sc. Pascal Franck, Master of Science M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering: “Mechanical Comparison of Bamboo and Wood, and Teaching Approaches to Enhance Understanding of Bamboo Construction”
Musse Tesfaye Gebre, Value Chain Development Officer: “The Value of FSC Certification: Building Ethical Bamboo Supply Chains & Empowering Smallholders”
Roman Kreuzer, Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Konstanz: “Design-Build-Redesign: The chance for Bamboo Architecture in Europe”
Co-Presenting: João Heep, CEO Changelis NGO
Jan Detavernier, Artist & Industrial Design Engineer: “Connect. The Nature of Bamboo”
23 Mai / 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Special Networking Event
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Networking in a relaxed atmosphere.
9:30 pm – 10:30 pm
DJ Set in an upbeat mood.
24 Mai / 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Hans Friederich, World Bamboo Ambassador: “Building the Future: Addressing the Need for a Unified European Bamboo Organization”
Panel discussion Led by Hans Friederich, World Bamboo Ambassador
“European Bamboo Plantations: Unlocking Potential, Addressing Challenges”
Featuring
Carlos Ruiz-Garvia, Climate Adaptation/Resilience @ UN Climate Change
Camille Rebelo, COO & Co-founder Ecoplanet Bamboo
Kjell Tahon, Co-owner at Bamboologic
More panel participants to be announced soon.
Camille Rebelo, COO & Co-founder Ecoplanet Bamboo: “EcoPlanet Bamboo: Disrupting Global Supply Chains through Bamboo BioEconomies”
Sundar Bharadwaj, CEO TERRAGRN: “Can Bamboo be a game-changer to decarbonise mature industries?”
Carlos Ruiz-Garvia, Climate Adaptation/Resilience @ UN Climate Change | Adaptation Division: ”Unlocking opportunities for Bamboo-based solutions in national climate policy”
Kien Khuc, Business development director at Greener Future: “Towards a greener future through the bamboo value chain”
Hendrik Alsmann, Construction Manager: “Developing a socioeconomic bamboo project in the Philippines”
(Recorded Message – 10 minutes)
Navya Singh, Climate Action Journalist, Founder- News With Navya: “Global Bamboo Growth: India’s Role & the European Bamboo Expo 2025”
Juan Pablo M. / Juan Bambu, CEO Wububamboo: “Unveiling the World’s Most Efficient & Cost-Effective Bamboo Curing System”
Jonathan Cilimba, Chairman OYAK: “Socioeconomic Impact of Bamboo Projects in Guatemala”
Co-Presenting: Elisabeth Evers, Civil Engineer, Graduate of the University of Münster
Iraklis Kalamenios, CEO Weproductions: “Closing words, announcing the European Bamboo Expo 2026”
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