| Campbell-Ricketts, Henry | Principal Consultant | United Kingdom | Portcullis Tree & Woodland Consultancy |
| Degen, Bernd | Head of the Institute | Germany | Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute - Federal Research Institute of Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries |
| Harju, Anni | Researcher | Finland | Finnish Forest Research Institute – METLA |
| Koskela, Jarkko | EUFORGEN Coordinator | Italy | Bioversity International |
| Kramer, Koen | senior scientist / teamleader | Netherlands | Alterra, Wageningen University and Research |
| Lakatos, Ferenc | deputy dean | Hungary | University of West Hungary |
| Lstiburek, Milan | Associate Professor | Czech Republic | Czech University of Life Sciences Prague |
| Moré i Palos, Eva | manager - head of non wood forest products department | Spain | Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications – CREAF |
| Pappinen, Ari | Professor | Finland | University of Eastern Finland – UEF |
| Pertti, Pulkkinen | Special Research Scientist | Finland | Finnish Forest Research Institute – METLA |