
2026 Speakers:

Carsten Huljus
Chief Executive Officer,
Sustainable Biomass Program

Cas Snidjers
Commercial Director,
Coega Biomass Centre

Chris Wiberg
VP of Biomass Energy Lab,
Timber Products Inspection, Inc. / Biomass Energy Lab

Erwin Nederkoorn
Managing Director,
ING

Fahimeh Yazdan Panah
Director Research and Technical Development,
Wood Pellet Association of Canada

Harald Fuchs
Director BU Carbonisation & Torrefaction,
Polytechnik

Harold Arnold
President,
Fram Renewable Fuels

Ita Kettleborough
Director,
Energy Transitions Committee (ETC)

Jamie Stephen
Managing Director,
Torchlight

Irene di Padua
Policy Director,
Bioenergy Europe

Justin Tait
Director, International Sustainability Policy and Responsible Sourcing ,
Enviva

Lisa Schmidt
General Secretary,
International Biomass Torrefaction and Carbonisation Council

Manolis Karampinis
Director- Business Development & Membership,
Bioenergy Europe

Michael Schytz
Vice President, Biomass Sourcing and CDR,
HOFOR

Michael Wild
President,
International Biomass Torrefaction and Carbonization Council IBTC

Nicolas Struden
Head of Renewable,
Terval

Patrick Lapointe
CCO,
Airex Energy

William Strauss
President,
FutureMetrics

Steve Sirdley
European Buyer Alternative Reductants, Biocarbon & Biomass,
ArcelorMittal Energy

Wojciech Rogowski
Biomass Department General Manager,
G7 Group Sp. z o.o. (Poland)

Zainab Afailal
Chemical Engineering, Green Fuels and Biomass Expert,
Engie

Randy Stevenson
Sustainability Certification Manager,
Fram Renewable Fuels

Søren Alsing
Head of Fuel, Bioenergy and Thermal Power,
Ørsted

Matt Foder
Chief Commercial Officer,
Enviva

Frederic Staermose
Head of Emerging Markets & Business Development,
CM Biomass

Chloe Drew
Biomass Trading and Logistics Director,
Drax

Angela Hepworth
Commercial Director,
Drax

Yves Ryckmans
CTO Biomass and Green Fuels,
Engie

Thor Brandrur
Owner,
MB Shipbrokers
Ivan Malekzadeh Fadel
CEO,
Bionow

Per Godfroij
Head of BECCUS,
RWE

Frank Van der Zon
Manager- Coal & Biomass Procurement, Tata Steel

Franz Kraus
Head of International Public Affairs,
Novamont

Anton Tsvetov
Director of Continuous Improvement Work Programs (CIWPs),
ICVCM

Patrick Kongsbak-Dahl
Chief Operating Officer,
Nordic Carbon

Maarten Gnoth
Managing Director,
Hinterland Management

Adrian Boodt
CSO, Director and Co-Founder,
Flying Forest

Helen Motwani
Head of Heat and Biomass,
Renewable Energy Association

Jonathan Wood
Chief Commercial Officer,
Nova Pangaea Technologies

Signe Jakobsone
CEO and Founder,
SIGNES KOKS

Joris Spaan
Business Development Manager,
Yilkins
David Thompson
CEO,
Argipellets
Tiago Andrade
Founder,
WoodPellet Services

Eirik Haugen
Chief Executive Officer,
Arbaflame

Ludovic SInet
Chief Operating Officer,
Linium Biochemicals

David Wong
Marketing Director,
Rainbow Pellet

Henrik Brodin
Head of Energy Transition,
Sodra
Hannah Adler
Senior Reporter,
Argus
Marta Imarisio
Senior Reporter,
Argus

Erisa Senerdem
Global Lead- Carbon,
Argus
Speaker line-up
The Argus Biomass Conference features a global line-up of expert speakers who will address global and regional opportunities and challenges within the bioenergy market.
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