European Bamboo Expo 2025 Speaker Schedule
Calling All Bamboo Innovators to Join!
Are you a passionate leader in the bamboo industry with a groundbreaking idea to share? We’re looking for a diverse range of speakers to highlight the potential of bamboo across various sectors. Currently, there are only 3 speaker slots remaining for the European Bamboo Expo 2025, and we’re eager to hear from you!
If you’d like to be considered for the 2025 speaker program, please submit your proposal via email to info@europeanbambooexpo.eu.
2025 Speakers list
+ (More speakers will be announced soon)
23 Mai / 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Dr. Bernhard Hauke: “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 Casper de Nooijer (CEO, Bamboo Import), M.Sc. Pascal Franck / Dipl.-Ing. Christian Engel / Construction Manager Hendrik Alsmann, and more speakers to be announced soon.
Dr. Johan Gielis: “The Future of WBO: Overcoming Challenges in Organizing, Summarizing, and Interpreting Bamboo Information”
Casper de Nooijer, CEO Bamboo Import Europe: “Bamboo the New Wood”
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: “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
23 Mai / 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Special Networking Event & Live Music Concert
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Networking in a relaxed atmosphere.
9:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Live Music Concert in an upbeat mood. Let’s dance the bamboo dance!
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 Kjell Tahon, Co-owner at Bamboologic / Camille Rebelo, COO & Co-founder Ecoplanet Bamboo, Carlos Ruiz-Garvia, Climate Adaptation/Resilience @ UN Climate Change and more to be announced soon….
Camille Rebelo, COO & Co-founder Ecoplanet Bamboo: “EcoPlanet Bamboo: Disrupting Global Supply Chains through Bamboo BioEconomies”
Robert Ssemakula, GM. Bamboo Uganda: “The Bamboo Boom: Unlocking Uganda’s Green Potential”
Carlos Ruiz-Garvia, Climate Adaptation/Resilience @ UN Climate Change | Adaptation Division: ”Unlocking opportunities for Bamboo-based solutions in national climate policy”
Jan Detavernier, Artist & Industrial Design Engineer : “Connect. The Nature of Bamboo”
Hendrik Alsmann, Projekt Manager: “Developing a socioeconomic bamboo project in the Philippines”
Navya Singh, India: Climate Action Journalist, Founder- News With Navya: “Global Bamboo Growth: India’s Role & the European Bamboo Expo 2025”
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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