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Ref. Ares(2016)1668765 - 08/04/2016
Ref. Ares(2016)5579867 - 27/09/2016
 
 31 March 2016 
 
 
Dear Commissioner Hogan, 
Invitation to deliver opening or closing plenary keynote speech, morning 19 or afternoon 20 October, at the 
European Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy, EFIB 2016, in Glasgow, Scotland 

We write in our capacities as chair of EuropaBio’s Industrial Biotechnology Council and Secretary General to 
invite you to join us as keynote opening or closing plenary speaker at EFIB 2016.  
As an enabler of the broader circular bioeconomy, industrial biotech provides technology, developed in the EU, 
to help make agriculture and forestry more sustainable and competitive.  Each year, EFIB brings together an 
international  audience  of  around  700  thought  leaders  and  decision  makers  to  discuss  what  measures  are  
needed to enable primary producers to play a leading role in the transition towards a renewable carbon 
economy.  Part of this process requires engaging in a more holistic and nuanced discussion about land use and 
the opportunities and chal enges facing the farming and forestry sectors in providing food, feed, fibre, fuel and 
materials for a growing population with limited resources. 
Our delegates would greatly value your perspective on these issues and on the support and measures needed 
to enable primary producers to fulfill their potential in the transition towards a renewable, resource efficient 
circular bioeconomy.  
Our opening and closing plenaries will feature groundbreaking new joint ventures, CEOs and thought leaders 
from civil society sectors and will seek to provide insights on the action needed to create new and innovative 
bio-based markets in Europe. 
 
We very much hope that you will be able to join us and we thank you in advance for your kind consideration of 
this request  
 
Yours sincerely,  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Royal Dutch DSM 
EuropaBio