15h00   Welcome and Introductions, RefreSCAR INSIGHT Team

15h05

Anne Tolvanen
Programme Director, Professor / Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland

SCAR Forest history, members, previous work, and its role in forest innovation coordination. Strategies for future collaboration, innovative projects on the horizon, and strengthening partnerships.

15h20

Mika Kallio
Project Manager Research and Legal Affairs Unit/  Information and Research Division / Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MMM), Finland

Importance of SCAR Forest’s role, Forest Research Partnership, potential expansion to other countries, additional funders, and industry involvement through in-kind contributions and other funded means.

15h35

Jan Schmidt
Advisor Department EU and International Cooperation / Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR), Germany

Overview of the EU landscape of forest research (cf. WP1 of the EUFORE project), development of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for the Forest Research Partnership.

15h50  Transition to general discussion, Nicolas Picard

15h55  Q&A Session 

Open floor for questions and answers, use of Mentimeter to collect some topics issues for future SCAR Forest activities.

16h25  Closing Remarks, RefreSCAR INSIGHT Team

 Summary of key takeaways and next steps.