Event agenda
21 March 2022, 15.00-18.00 GST/12.00-15.00 CET
Register to participate online
Expo and Pavilion walk through
Screening of the International Day of Forests 2022 video spot
HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT
Master of Ceremony: Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist, FAO
- H.E. Jan Thesleff, Ambassador of Sweden, Commissioner General of the Swedish Participation at Expo 2020 Dubai
- QU Dongyu, Director-General, FAO
- John Parrotta, President, IUFRO
- H.E. Siti Nurbaya Bakar, Minister of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia
- Tamer Abou Gharara, Advisor to the Minister for International Relations on behalf of H.E. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Egypt, UNFCCC COP27 Presidency
- Jaana Husu-Kallio, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
- Beth MacNeil, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service, Acting Chair of the FAO Committee on Forestry
KEYNOTE
Why forests matter for planetary health and human well-being
- Bhaskar Vira, Professor, Head of Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Fredrik Ingemarson, Director of IUFRO World Congress 2024
- Roberto Andres Bosch, President, Gremial Forestal, Guatemala
- Magdalena Jovanovic, President, International Forestry Students' Association
- Mokena Makeka, Principal, Dalberg Catalyst, South Africa
- Bhavna Prasad, Senior Advisor, Sustainable Business, WWF, India
- Annie Sandgren, Programme Manager, IKEA
CLOSING
Closing remarks
- Göran Ericsson, Dean, Faculty of Forest Sciences, SLU
- Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, FAO
Screening of the welcome video for XV World Forestry Congress
Screening of the welcome video for IUFRO World Congress 2024
RECEPTION (Guests attending on-site)
One hour reception with refreshments offered by IUFRO World Congress 2024.