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Kathy Abusow

Kathy is a broad supporter of forest sector research in general, including research that results in supply chain transparency, new and innovative products derived from trees, and innovations supporting a circular economy.  Research is fundamentally the cornerstone of innovation. Innovation is a prerequisite to addressing economic, environmental or societal challenges.

Sampsa Auvinen

Sampsa Auvinen is a woodworking industry professional with over 30 years of experience in Europe and Globally. 

Currently Sampsa is a Board Professional and is the Chairman and Board Member is several companies operating in Finland, Baltic States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ghana and the United States. 

Josef Füssl

Wood is a natural building material, perfected over thousands of years, with amazing strength and versatility at every scale of its microstructure. As such, it must play a key part in building a green and sustainable future. New wood-based materials and products will surely shape the built environment of tomorrow.

 

Andreja Kutnar

There is so many ways we know wood can be used for, we also know how it performs in different environments, but there is even more unknown and unexplored. Breakthrough ideas with support of science and society is the way to go.

Alfred Teischinger

Wood material research is an important and essential extension of knowledge about wood-based materials in order to facilitate and initiate successful innovation processes.