European Parliament, Strasbourg

Thursday, July 9, 2026
08:00 - 09:00 (CET)

The European Landowners’ Organization (ELO), in collaboration with the Forum for the Future of Agriculture, organised a breakfast meeting under the European Parliament’s Biodiversity, Hunting and Countryside Intergroup, hosted by MEP Stefan Köhler in Strasbourg, to discuss how the bioeconomy can strengthen Europe’s rural resilience and strategic autonomy, with a particular focus on the contribution of the Horizon Europe PathFinder project.

The event brought together representatives from the European Parliament, industry, landowners’ organisations, research institutions and other key stakeholders, fostering an active exchange of views on the future of Europe’s bioeconomy and forest monitoring.

Summaries from this event

Agenda

Jul 09, 2026

08:00 - 09:00 (CET)

08:00 - 09:00 (CET)

Breakfast meeting

Opening

  • Stefan Köhler MEP, Vice President of the Intergroup Biodiversity, Hunting and Countryside

Sustainable forestry, monitoring and bioeconomy

  • Johannes Breidenbach, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

Policy dialogue

  • David Vincent, AGBP
  • Max von Elverfeldt, Familienbetriebe Land und Forst
  • Hinse Boostrat, Bayer
  • Moderator: Jurgen Tack, Secretary General, European Landowners’ Organization

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