The fourth edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries will be held in Rotterdam (The Netherlands), from Sunday June 1st to Wednesday afternoon June 4th 2008. The conference further aims to provide an overview of the scientific, technical, economical, environmental and social issues of renewable resources and biorefineries.
Due to the growing impact of renewable resources, this conference aims at bringing together academic researchers, industrial experts, policymakers and venture capital providers to discuss the challenges emerging from the transition towards a biobased economy and to present new developments in this area.
The conference will provide a forum for leading political, corporate, academic and financial people to discuss development and set up collaborations. The congress theme is “Biobased is real”.
Keynote speakers:
- Jacqueline Cramer, Environment Minister, the Netherlands
- Chris Somerville, Professor UC Berkeley and director EBI
- Jan van der Eijk, Chief Technology Officer, Shell
- Gerda Verburg, Agriculture Minister, The Netherlands
- Luís Augusto Barbosa Cortez, Professor Agricultural Engineering, UNICAMP, Brazil
Based on the previous RRB conferences, this conference is expected to attract about 500 international participants from more than 30 countries. The conference language will be English.