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SUMMARY:The WoodPoP 4th High Level Meeting
DESCRIPTION:WoodPoP Fourth High Level Meeting\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, 15 October 2025\, 09:00 CEST\nVenue: InnoRenew CoE\, Livade 6a\, 6310 Izola\, Slovenia & Online (Hybrid)\nMeeting Language: English \nThe European Wood Policy Platform (WoodPoP) will host its 4th High Level Meeting\, bringing together delegations from Pan-European ministries\, led by senior government officials such as Ministers\, Secretaries of State\, Director Generals\, and Directors. The meeting will also welcome regional and stakeholder organisations\, along with various observers. \nThis significant event will feature an exchange of views that will discuss how transdisciplinary measures can help to strengthen the wood-based sector and its contributions to a competitive\, just and green Europe. \nA particular focus will be laid on how training (within the sector) and re-training (within the sector to enhance the existing workers’ skills\, educating and training sector-specific skills to attract workers from other sectors) can provide urgently needed new skills for the revitalisation of the sector. \nProgramme Overview\nModerator: Boštjan Romih \n09:00 – 09:30      Welcome coffee and registration* \n09:30                     Opening of the Meeting \n\nMatjaž Han\, Minister of the Economy\, Tourism\, and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia (video-message)\nWillibald Ehrenhöfer\, Minister for Economy\, Labour\, Finance\, Science and Research\,  Government of Styria\, Austria\n\nWelcoming Words \n\nDr. Aleš Musar\, in the name of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar\n\nKey Note Speeches \n\nKeynote 1 – Lifelong learning and development of microcredentials in Slovenia\, Urban Kodrič\, State Secretary\, Ministry of Higher Education\, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Slovenia\nKeynote 2 – Strengthening exchange between relevant actors in policymaking and science\, Prof. Dr. Daniela Kleinschmit\, IUFRO President and Chair of Forest and Environmental Policy\, University of Freiburg\, Germany\n\nPresentation of the Policy Brief \n\n‘A skilled workforce in the wood-based sector to propel Europe towards a sustainable future’\, Prof. Dr. Andreja Kutnar\, InnoRenew CoE & University of Primorska (Slovenia)\n\n10:30 – 11:00      Coffee Break* \, ** \n11:00                    Presentation of the Draft Outcome Statement “The role of wood in Europe’s clean\, just and competitive transformation” \nExchange of Views on the Draft Outcome Statement \n\nModerator: Georg Rappold\, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry\, Climate and Environmental Protection\, Regions and Water Management of Austria\nCo-Moderator: Darko Sajko\, Ministry of Economy\, Tourism\, and Sport\, Slovenia\n\nThe WoodPoP Dara Award\, Celebrating  Sustainable Timber Construction \n\nPresentation by Tomáš Krejzar\, Ministry of Agriculture\, Czech Republic & David Gil-Moreno\, Department of Agriculture\, Food\, and the Marine\, Ireland\n\nUpdates from the WoodPoP Secretariat (WoodPoP Fund\, upcoming meetings) \n\nAlexander Buck\, Executive Director\, IUFRO\nVeronika Steinhofer-Juch\, WoodPoP Secretariat\n\nReports of Technical Working Groups’ Co-Leads \n\nClosing Remarks \n\nGeorg Rappold\, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry\, Climate and Environmental Protection\, Regions and Water Management of Austria\nDarko Sajko\, Ministry of the Economy\, Tourism\, and Sport of Slovenia\n\nHanding over of the IUFRO Distinguished Service Award to Lidija Zadnik-Stirn\, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) \n13:15 – 15:00        Networking Lunch \nOptional  \n15:00 – 16:00      Meeting of the TWG Education & Vocational Training \n18:00                     Informal Dinner at InnoRenew CoE \n*Bilateral meeting of ministers\n**Statements for the press \nThursday\, 16 October 2025 (CEST)\n10:00 – 12:00        Meeting of the Informal Steering Group \nAfternoon Excursion to Public Wood Buildings and Construction Sites in Koper and Izola\nTuesday\, 14 October 2025 (13:15 – 18:30 CEST)\n13:15                               Departure of the Excursion bus in InnoRenew CoE\nMeeting Point Address: InnoRenew CoE\, Livade 6a\, 6310 Izola\, Slovenia \n13:15 – 15:45                Site visits in Koper \n\nPort of Koper ‘Wood Terminal’\nCultural Heritage Building ‘Servitski Monastery’\nTransfer to InnoRenew CoE\n\n16:00 – 18:15                Site Visit in Izola \n\nTour of InnoRenew CoE – the biggest wooden building in\nSlovenia – & its laboratories\n\n18:30                             Transfer to the dinner venue by bus\nMeeting Point Address: InnoRenew CoE\, Livade 6a\, 6310 Izola\, Slovenia \n18:30 – 22:00            Dinner\n \nAround 22:15             Return to InnoRenew CoE by bus \n  \nRegistration\nAs registration has closed\, kindly e-mail us at contact(a)woodpop.eu\, if you would like to join the meeting. \n  \n\nMeeting Documents\n\nWoodPoP 4th High Level  Draft Agenda\nWoodPoP 4th High Level Meeting Practical Information\n\nPhoto credit: Miran Kambic
URL:https://woodpop.eu/event/hlm-slovenia/
LOCATION:InnoRenew CoE\, Livade 6a\, Izola\, 6310\, Slovenia
CATEGORIES:High Level Meeting (HLM)
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