Industrial Hemp -
FOR A BIOBASED & FOSSIL FREE FUTURE
5 MAY 2021
Join us – our 2nd annual virtual hemp-conference live from Sweden.
Industrial hemp – an agricultural crop producing highly nutritious food and carbon neutral materials.
We warmly welcome you to a day filled with opportunities to expand both your knowledge and network.
A line-up with global leaders, researchers and lighthouse projects from the multi-billion dollar industry that hemp is. To showcase the potential for the Swedish countryside, food, agriculture, construction-and textile industry in particular.
Join us as we take a virtual deep dive tour and visit a hemp-lime building course.
The conference is co-produced by Swedish Hemp Industries, House of Hemp and Industrial Hemp Association of Sweden.
Our intention is to put Skåne, Sweden on the thriving global hemp market. With the ambition to inspire for new bio-based and fossil free market segments, which will also contribute to new research, innovation and transform industries.
We look forward to having you on board!
Welcome
ABOUT US
Who We Are

400+
DIGITAL ATTENDANTS
8
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
6
HOUR LIVE STREAM
4
WORKSHOPS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Francesco Mirizzi
Martin Erlandsson
Adjunct Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Research Team Leader, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Clara Norell
Elsa Fahlén
Innovation Leader, Hoppet Göteborgs stad
Lokalförvaltningen
Sven-Erik Svensson
Lecturer at the Department of Biosystems & Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

TBA
Hemp is the answer to many of the societal challenges experienced by countries in different ways and levels. If every country would cultivate hemp and have a process-and supply chain around it - I believe we could change the world.

PROGRAM - TBA
8:45 – 9:00 Check in online – get engaged in the chat
9:00 – 9:10 Live from the studio in Skåne, Sweden
Opening Remarks: Moderator, Helena Kurki, Director Innovationscenter för Landsbygden
Welcome to Skåne: Magnus Weberg, Municipal Board Chairman Sjöbo
9.10 – 10:30 International session, in English
Opening keynote-speaker:
Geoff Whaling, Chairman American National Hemp Association, Co-Founder & President of Collective Growth Corporation
EU keynote speaker:
Francesco Mirizzi, Senior Policy Advisor – EIHA – EIHA – European Industrial Hemp Association
Danish keynote-speaker:
Bodil Engberg Pallesen, Senior Advisor & Specialist at Danish Technological Institute , Project Manager Hemp4Tex
10:10 – 10:20 Q&A – get engaged in the chat
10:20 – 10:30 Fika – take the opportunity to network in chat
10.30 – 15.00 Swedish Session
10:30 – 11:00 Swedish keynote Speaker
Clara Norell, Founder Shi – Swedish Hemp Industries & Co-Founder & CEO Nohak – Nordiska Hampa Kompaniet presents her current mission on behalf of SLU Holding AB ”Decortication of Industrial Hemp – in Sweden”
11:00 – 12:00 BUILDING INDUSTRY- panel including breakout-sessions
Peter Holmdahl, Co-Founder House of Hemp
Andreas Holmgren, LFM30 & Head of Sustainability, Byggnadsfirman Otto Magnusson AB
Lars Persson, Business Developer at Sustainable Business Hub Scandinavia AB
Paulien Strandberg de Bruijn, Researcher at The Faculty of Engineering at Lund
Remi Loren, Co-Founder & Msc in Strategic Marketing & BBA Administration Ekolution AB
12:10 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 13:45 TEXTILE INDUSTRY-panel including breakout-sessions
Cecilia Tall, Secretary General TEKO, of TEKO, Sweden’s Textile & Fashion Company, one of the members of the Government’s collaboration program for business climate change.
Linda Nydén, Coordinator SCIENCE PARK BORÅS / SMART TEXTILES
Ernesto Prosperi, Co-Founder Malmö Industries
Sonia Nybom, Co-Founder/CEO GOS4U
Git Skoglund, Hemp TextileLab, textile researcher, freelance writer & exhibition producer. Has since the 1990s researched Cannabis / Hemp in both historical and contemporary production. Consultant in the international team BioAgronomics Group
13:45 – 14:00 Break
14:00 – 14:30 Closing Remarks – get engaged in the chat
14:30 – 14:45 Passing the torch – Next step
Swedish Keynote Speaker: Mari Elfving, Ordförande Industrihampaföreningen i Sverige
14:45 – 15:00 Thank you for today – opening up the floor – get engaged in the chat
The partners behind the event:
Innovationscenter för Landsbygden, Sustainable Business Hub and Swedish Hemp Industries
PROGRAM
Opening remarks: Moderator: Helena Kurki, Director Innovationscenter för Landsbygden
kl. 09:15 – 11:30 English session
Prime Keynote Speaker:
Geoff Whaling, Chair NHA – National Hemp Association USA & President Collective Growth Corporation
European keynote speakers
Francesco Mirizzi, Senior Policy Advisor – EIHA – EIHA – European Industrial Hemp Association
FRANCE _ TBA
Bodil Engberg Pallesen, Specialist Danish Technological Institute , presenting her work and newly awared 14 million DK hemp textile innovation project: Hemp4Tex
Mari Elfving, Chair ISHF – Industrihampaföreningen i Sverige
TBA Researcher Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Swedish session:
kl. 11:30 – 12:00 Decortication & Innovation o industrial hemp in Sweden
Clara Norell, Co-Founder/CEO Nohak – Nordiska Hampa Kompaniet & Founder SHI – Svensk Hampaindustri presenting the work she has been doing during 2020 in collaboration with SLU Holding AB
kl. 12 – 13 Lunch
kl. 13 – 14
BUILDING INDUSTRY- panel including breakout-sessions
Peter Holmdahl, Co-Founder House of Hemp
Andreas Holmgren, LFM30 & Head of Sustainability, Byggnadsfirman Otto Magnusson AB
Lars Persson, Business Developer at Sustainable Business Hub Scandinavia AB
Paulien Strandberg de Bruijn, Researcher at The Faculty of Engineering at Lund
kl. 14 – 15 TEXTILE INDUSTRY-panel including breakout-sessions
Cecilia Tall, Secretary General TEKO, of TEKO, Sweden’s Textile & Fashion Company, one of the members of the Government’s collaboration program for business climate change.
Linda Nydén, Coordinator SCIENCE PARK BORÅS / SMART TEXTILES
Ernesto Prosperi, Co-Founder Malmö Industries,
Sonia Nybom, Co-Founder/CEO GOS4U
Git Skoglund, Hemp TextileLab, textile researcher, freelance writer & exhibition producer. Has since the 1990s researched Cannabis / Hemp in both historical and contemporary production. Consultant in the international team BioAgronomics Group focus on hemp’s applications in fiber and seed production.
15:00 – 15:15 Fika/Break
15:15 – 15:30 Next step
Closing Remarks by Moderator and handing over the torch to Swedish Industrial Hemp Association.
15:30 Thank you & Good Bye
Please note that we carefully follow all recommendations from the Swedish Public Health Agency, which may affect the program. We reserve the right to make time changes.
RSVP latest by 27 November – registration form belowWelcome!
We look forward to having you all on board on this amazing day!
Warm regards,
Co-production team Swedish Hemp Industries. Innovationscenter för Landsbygden Sustainable Business Hub
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Medborgarhuset, Torggatan 13, Smedstorp, Sweden