Policies and Science for a Circular and Low-Carbon Bioeconomy
Prof. Göran Ericsson
Dean at the Faculty of Forest Science, SLU
Speech Topic: TBC (Overview of Circularity in Swedish Forestry)
Göran Bergkvist is an agronomist and professor in weed ecology and weed management. His aim is to contribute to the development of cropping systems that are locally adapted, productive and sustainable in all dimensions, with special emphasis on weeds. His working hypothesis is that cropping systems suitable to face the most urgent challenges, such as adaptation and mitigation of climate change, pesticide resistance and declining soil health, needs to be more complex than present conventional or organic agriculture and include the use of service crops, minimum tillage and integration with animal husbandry. Research topics include, but are not limited to, management of weeds with agro-ecological methods, agroforestry, heritage cultivars in modern agriculture and development of novel cropping systems with reduced dependence of herbicides and soil tillage.
Dr. Per Bodin
Environmental Objectives Coordinator at Swedish Board of Agriculture
Speech Topic: Policies for Carbon Removals in Agricultural Soils within the EU and in Sweden
Per Bodin is since 2015 an Environmental Objectives Coordinator at the Swedish Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket), where he is the main contact point within and outside the agency for issues related to climate and agriculture. In his role he is following national and international policy related to climate and agriculture including national climate policy, EU regulations under the Green Deal (including the LULUCF regulation), the implementation of the EU carbon removal certification framework and climate negotiations under the UNFCCC. He holds a Ph. D in Environmental Science from Kalmar University and has a research background in modelling carbon fluxes in agricultural systems.
Circular Economy in Practice: Innovation, Business Models and Partnerships
Prof. Helena Hansson
Department of Economics Agricultural and Food Economics, SLU
Speech Topic: Economic and Policy Perspectives on Circular Agrifood Systems
Helena Hansson has been a professor of Agricultural and Food Economics at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences since 2018. Her research focuses on farmers’ adoption of sustainable agricultural practices, farm management, decision-making, the economics of strategic choices, and production economic analyses related to farm production efficiency. More recently, her work has expanded to include the overall sustainability and resilience of the food system and of farms.
Professor Hansson is actively engaged in numerous interdisciplinary collaborations, combining economic research with insights from, for example, animal science, crop ecology, and agricultural technology. Since 2020, she has served as the programme director of Mistra Food Futures, Sweden’s largest research programme focused on transitioning the food system towards sustainability. She leads a research group of more than 20 staff members in agricultural and food economics and has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles, along with numerous popular science pieces.
Dr. Annie Koh
Advisor of Agribusiness Mission
Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice), Singapore Management University
Board Director of Singapore Food Agency, Singapore
Moderator：
Professor Annie Koh is Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) at Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU). She is a renowned conference speaker, panel moderator and commentator. She chairs the Asian Bond Fund 2 supervisory committee for the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is a committee member of Singapore’s Customs Advisory Council. She has recently been appointed board member of Singapore Food Agency with effect from April 1st 2023.
Professor Koh is currently Chairman of Prime US REIT and an independent director of AMTD IDEA Group, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore Pte Ltd, Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd and EtonHouse Community Fund (Charity), She previously served on GovTech, Singapore’s CPF, HMI, K1 Ventures boards, and was a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council from 2019 – 2022, and the HR Industry Transformation Advisory Panel from 2018 – March 2023.
Professor Koh also advises selected single-family offices and privately owned enterprises such as Flexxon Pte Ltd., PBA Group and TOP International, and startups such as Dedoco, Float Foods Pte Ltd, Hyperscal Solutions Pte Ltd, Pyxis Maritime Pte Ltd, and non-profit organisation such as Cyber Youth Singapore. She has been an investment committee member of iGlobe Partners since July 2010, advisor to CUBE3 Ventures since October 2021, and Asia Food Sustainability Fund since February 2022. Previously held leadership positions at SMU before January 2021 include Vice President for Business Development; V3 Group Professor of Family Entrepreneurship; Academic Director of Business Families Institute and International Trading Institute; Associate Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Business; and Dean, Office of Executive and Professional Education.
Professor Koh received her Ph.D. degree in International Finance as a Fulbright scholar from Stern School of Business, New York University in 1988. Her research interests are in Family Office and Family Business, Investor Behaviour, Alternative Investments and Enterprise Risk Management. She co-authored Financial Management: Theory and Practice, 2nd edition (2021), and Financing Internationalisation – Growth Strategies for Successful Companies (2004), co-editor of Asian Family Business: Succession, Governance and Innovation (2020), and author of a number of Asian family business cases and survey reports. In recognition of her contribution to education and the public sector, she was awarded the bronze and silver Singapore Public Administration medal in 2010 and 2016 respectively, the Adult Education Prism Award in 2017 and the Tripartite Alliance Award in 2023.
Mr. Ertan Can
Founder,
Multiple Capital
Panelists：
Ertan is a venture capital fund of funds pioneer in Europe, and Founder and Managing Partner of Multiple Capital. He has a combined 20 years of experience in the fund of funds, Venture Capital, asset management, and information technology operating roles. In 2013 he launched Multiple Capital, Europe’s first tech-focused fund of micro funds, with a portfolio of over 1200 companies. His driving ambition is to democratise diversified access to early-stage tech funds from all over the continent. He is an unorthodox and influential investor, keynote speaker and lecturer. Ertan completed an International Finance and Law degree in Frankfurt and London and has an MBA from ESCP in Paris.
Carbon Markets and Ecosystem-based Business Models
Gustaf Brandberg
General Partner and Co-Founder of Re:food Invest
Speech Topic: Food is Investable
Gustaf Brandberg co-founded Re:food with Peter Odemark in 2020.
With offices in Stockholm, Copenhagen, San Francisco, and Boston, the firm has developed a science-based framework for a sustainable global food system, identified root-cause challenges, and now invests in agrifood growth companies driving sustainability.
Gustaf co-owns his family office, Gullspång Invest, the largest investor in Re:food, with his brothers. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to accelerate transformative, Despiteplanet-positive paradigm shifts, primarily in sustainable food and renewable energy. Gullspång operates with a clear purpose, a long-term perspective, and a passion for impact, seeking aligned partnerships with mission-driven founders.