Keynote speaker
Several international experts on biosurfactants will provide keynote lectures. Please find a list of the keynote speakers confirmed to date.
Confirmed keynote speaker
| Ibrahim M. BanatMicrobial Biotechnology, University of Ulster, UK A Journey into Biosurfactants Research and Development for Over Three Decades |
 | Monica HöfteDepartment of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Belgium Perspectives of Lipopeptides Producing Bacteria as Biocontrol Agents in Agriculture |
 | Christoph SyldatkKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of glycolipid biosurfactants
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 | Tomotake MoritaNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan Tailor-made mannoylerythritol lipids
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 | Sanket J. JoshiOil & Gas Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Biosurfactants applications in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) |
 | Wim SoetaertCentre for Industrial Biotechnology and Biocatalysis, Ghent University & Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, Gent, Belgium Bridging the Gap from Biosurfactants Research to Commercialization
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 | Leonie Asfora SarubboCatholic University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Biosurfactants as a sustainable technology for the control of oil spills |
