Michael Persson appointed General Chairman of the 26th European Biomass Conference.

The European Biomass Conference and Exhibition - EUBCE, has appointed Michael Persson as General Chairman for its 26th edition which will take place in Copenhagen. Denmark from 14 – 18 May 2018 

Michael Persson is Head of Secretariat of the Danish Bioenergy Association.The Danish Bioenergy Associationcomprises all bioenergy technologies and value chains and operates within the Confederation of Danish Industries.Michael Persson has been working with new biomass conversion technologies in DONG Energy from 2007 – 2013, firstly as Vice President, finance and corporate affairs in the subsidiary Inbicon and later as Lead Regulatory Advisor in DONG Energy. He has also worked as business developer at the Technical University of Denmark, and as an independent consultant within bioenergy and biofuels. Before joining the energy industry Michael Persson had a long carrier with Danisco Sugar as Vice President for business development and chairman of the sugar operations in Lithuania, comprising three sugar factories.

Michael Persson is a member of IEA Task 39, the Steering Committee of ETIP – Bioenergy in Brussels, and the Danish Bioeconomy Panel, and serves on the board of AEBIOM. He has a M.Sc. from the Technical University of Denmark and an MBA from INSEAD, France.