Room: Auditorium 1
Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Time: 13:45 - 14:45 CEST
Session code CP.2
Industrial Biomass Applications in Transition
Chair & Moderator

Mehdi LAKHDARI
Natural Resources Canada, CANADA
Biography
Mehdi Lakhdari serves as an Economist at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Canadian Forest Service (CFS) . For more than 15 years, Mehdi has focused on innovation and international collaboration representing Canada and developing projects under Mission Innovation Integrated Biorefineries, managing the Sustainable Aviation Fuel competition "Sky's the Limit Challenge", but also supporting the development of technology firms. Mehdi also worked on international trade (Canada - US softwood lumber Agreement), green finance and sustainable finance. Mehdi started his carrier in the private sector working for a Geneva based firm investing into oil projects before creating its own company. Mehdi is always looking for new ideas and to develop new projects. Mehdi has 2 Master's degree, Economics, and Industrial Relations.
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