Plenary and Keynote speakers
The list of speakers for the conference is still being finalized. We are pleased to announce the confirmed speakers below, and additional speakers will be announced as soon as their participation is confirmed.
Plenary lectures:
Production of cellulose nanofibers using bacteria and their properties and applications
Professor Kenji Tajima
Hokkaido University, Japan
Polysaccharide self-assembly to stop bleeding: Translating a scientific discovery into a useful product
Professor Srinivasa R. Raghavan
University of Maryland, U.S.
Title: To be announced
Professor em. Björn Lindman
Lund University, Sweden
Polysaccharides from agricultural products – hydrocolloids, dietary fibre and bioactivities
Steve W. Cui, Senior Research Scientist, Ph.D.
Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada