INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS - TIMBER ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION
THE WOOD GIANTS
ARE COMING
The world’s largest timber projects, told by those who designed, built and financed them.
THE VISION
The market has stopped asking whether it is worth building in timber. The question now is how to turn that ambition into reality through engineering, industrial capacity and numbers that convince investors.
WHY THIS EVENT?
The questions that reach every team
Almost every ambitious timber project raises the same questions. THE WOOD GIANTS answers those questions through the people who have already solved them in practice.
THE PROJECTS
Six voices: five giants and one vision
The most iconic timber construction projects will take centre stage in Lisbon and Madrid.
SKELLEFTEÅ · SWEDEN
Sara Kulturhus
Presented by Florian Kosche
BRUMUNDDAL · NORWAY
Mjøstårnet
GOTHENBURG · SWEDEN
World of Volvo
Presented by Vanda Oliveira
LONDON · UNITED KINGDOM
Black & White Building
Presented by Andrew Waugh
VIENNA | AUSTRIA
LeopoldQuartier
Presented by Bernhard Egert
DELFT · THE NETHERLANDS
The Vision
The common thread connecting all the giants: carbon, myths and business rationale.
Presented by Pablo van der Lugt
PROGRAMME
LISBON EDITION
One day, five giants and a vision
From vision to technical proof, from numbers to investment. Discover the full programme and the speakers who will shape WOODGIANTS 2026.
08h30
WELCOME COFFEE
09h00
OPENING
João Figueiredo | CEO CarmoForm
09h20
KEYNOTE | THE VISION
Carbon, Circular Economy and the Business Case for Timber: Debunking the Biggest Myths
10h00
HOMAG | GOLD PARTNER
10h10
TIMBER ARCHITECTURE: FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY
How Mass Timber Can Shape New Architectural Possibilities, from Concept to Construction
10h50
BREAK | NETWORKING
11h10
SARA KULTURHUS CASE STUDY | TWO TIMBER SYSTEMS
The Engineering Behind One of the World’s Tallest Timber Buildings, in Skellefteå, Sweden
11h50
ARXADA | GOLD PARTNER
12h00
MJØSTÅRNET CASE STUDY | FROM RECORD TO INDUSTRY
From World Record to Industry, from Glulam to the Construction Site
12h40
BREAK | LUNCH
14h30
ARCHITECTURE THAT PAYS OFF
More Saleable Area, Faster Construction, and Real Risk vs. Perceived Risk
15h10
LASO | GOLD PARTNER
15h20
INVESTING IN TIMBER PROJECTS
Leopoldquartier – One of the Key Timber Projects within the UBM Family
16h00
BREAK · NETWORKING
16h20
PRESENTATION | AVE PARK
A large-scale timber construction project: from concept to execution
16h55
CLOSING
PROGRAMA
MADRID EDITION
One day, five giants and a vision
From Vision to Technical Proof, from Numbers to Investment. Discover the full programme and the speakers who will shape WOODGIANTS 2026.
08h30
WELCOME COFFEE
09h00
OPENING REMARKS
09h20
ARCHITECTURE AS A DRIVER OF CHANGE
Regenerative architecture as a driver of social and environmental transformation.
10h00
HOMAG | GOLD PARTNER
10h10
TIMBER ARCHITECTURE: FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY
How mass timber can shape new architectural possibilities, from concept to construction.
10h50
COFFEE BREAK | NETWORKING
11h10
SARA KULTURHUS CASE STUDY | TWO TIMBER SYSTEMS
The engineering behind one of the world’s tallest timber buildings, in Skellefteå, Sweden.
11h50
ARXADA | GOLD PARTNER
12h00
MJØSTÅRNET CASE STUDY | FROM RECORD-BREAKING HEIGHTS TO INDUSTRY
From a world record to industrial-scale production, from glulam to the workshop.
12h40
LUNCH BREAK
14h30
ARCHITECTURE THAT PAYS OFF
More marketable timber, faster construction and lower legal risk compared with conventional processes.
15h10
LASO | GOLD PARTNER
15h20
INVESTING IN TIMBER PROJECTS
LeopoldQuartier: one of UBM-Timber’s leading timber construction projects.
16h00
COFFEE BREAK | NETWORKING
16h20
INSIGHTS | CARMOFORM
16h50
CLOSING REMARKS
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS
Who will take the stage
Meet the international experts already confirmed for this edition. Professionals leading some of the world’s most relevant timber construction projects and developments.
WOODGIANTS 2026
The people and moments that made history
Relive the best moments of WOOD GIANTS through the event photographs and video.
Gold sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Network Partners
Institutional Partners
Media Partners
Organised by
THE ECOSYSTEM
Built together from day one
01. INDUSTRY
Those who design, manufacture, protect, transport and build.
02. KNOWLEDGE
Those who research, teach and drive the sector forward.
03. MARKET
Those who invest, advise and create the conditions for timber construction to grow.
BE PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM
Would you like to associate your organisation with this first edition?
Join the organisations building this ecosystem from day one.
TICKETS
Secure your place at WOOD GIANTS
Take part in one of the leading international events dedicated to engineering, architecture and large-scale timber construction.
Two days of knowledge, world-class reference projects and networking with leading professionals and companies in the sector.
LISBON - PORTUGAL
MADRID - SPAIN
YOUR TICKET INCLUDES:
- Welcome coffee
- 2 coffee breaks (morning and afternoon)
- Lunch
EVENT LANGUAGE:
- All sessions will be held in English
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