08.30-09.00 Welcome and openings by Maria Knutson Wedel, Vice-Chancellor of SLU, and Etienne de Gonneville, Ambassador of France in Sweden.
09.00-09.50 Summary overview on forests in France and Sweden: state of the art and challenges.
FR: Nathalie Eltchaninoff, National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information,
Antoine Colin, National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information
SE: Göran Ericsson, SLU.
09.50-10.20 Coffee break.
10.20-10.50 "Conservation and forestry", Jean-Michel Roberge, Swedish Forest Agency.
10.50-11.20 "The political dilemmas of forest bioeconomy. The situation in France", Arnaud Sergent, INRAE.
11.20-12.15
"The role of herbivorous animals in forest ecosystems", Anders Marell, INRAE.
"Biodiversity indicators : strength of evidence or evidence of strength?", Frédéric Gosselin, INRAE.
"Forest soil survey and biogeochemical cycles", Laurent Saint-André, INRAE.
"Forest survey and remote sensing", Göran Ståhl, SLU.
12.15-13.30 Lunch
13.35-15.00 Round table discussions : «Forests – the need for knowledge-based solutions to current and future sustainability challenges». Moderation by Mette Kahlin McVeigh, Stora Enso.
Representatives from Ministries:
SE: Ingeborg Bromée, Ministry for Enterprise and Innovation
FR: François Bonnet, French Interministerial Delegation for Forest/Wood
Representatives of forest agencies and public companies:
SE: Anette Waara, Sveaskog Nord
FR: Erwin Ulrich, National Forests Office
Representatives of the forest industry:
FR: Pierre-Olivier Drège, Union de la Coopération Forestière Française
SE: Viveka Beckeman, Skogsindustrierna.
Representatives of Academia:
Camilla Sandström, Umeå University, SLU.
15.10 - 15.30 Opportunities for collaborative funding (Horizon Europe and other), Karl Jäghagen, SLU