Sunday, July 19

Welcoming Reception

6:00PM-7:30PM/The Palais des congrès de Montréal

Please join us as we kick off the sixth annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing. This event will be a fantastic way to get ready for the three day conference as well as a wonderful opportunity to catch up with colleagues and make new connections.

Sponsored by: SunOpta Bioprocess Inc. and U.S. Department of Energy Biomass Program

Monday, July 20

"Dine Out Night" Cocktail Hour

5:45PM-6:45PM/The Palais des congrès de Montréal

Don’t miss this chance to network with fellow conference attendees and sign-up for the "Dine Out Night." The Dine Around is the perfect way to get a taste of Montreal while networking and meeting new people. Reservations will be made at a variety of restaurants throughout the city and attendees will have an opportunity to select the spot where they would like to dine. Please note attendees are responsible for the cost of their meal.

Sponsored by: Iogen Corporation

Tuesday, July 21

Exhibit Hall and Poster Session

6PM-7:30PM/The Palais des congrès de Montréal

Poster Session Sponsored by: Industrial Biotechnology Netherlands

The Exhibit Hall and Poster Session is the perfect time to see new and innovative ideas in the field of industrial biotechnology, talk to our exhibitors, and network with other attendees. This is an event not to be missed!

British Columbia Showcase

6:00 PM-7:30 PM

Sponsored by: British Columbia Innovation Council, in partnership with LifeSciences BC

Home to one of the world's largest available biomass supplies, cutting-edge companies and research and a Provincial Government noted internationally for their leadership in this field, British Columbia is poised to be one of the world's leading bioenergy jurisdictions. Chaired by the British Columbia Innovation Council and LifeSciences British Columbia, this Showcase will focus on developments in bioenergy and biorefining in the province. It will also feature BC companies presenting their products, research, development, marketing opportunities and competitive advantages -- all with an objective of building strong international partnerships.

Former Queensland Australia Premier Peter Beattie (now Queensland's Trade and Investment Commissioner for the Americas) will be in attendance to discuss one such international partnership, the recent agreement between BC and Queensland, and share how the two jurisdictions have come together to build their respective industries.

The British Columbia Showcase is open to all conference attendees, so we look forward to you joining us to meet some of Canada's best in the field!

Wednesday, July 22

2nd Annual New Crops Roundtable

7:15 AM-8:45 AM

Presented by: Biodimensions & Gillon & Associates PLLC

BIO and BioDimensions, Inc. are hosting this second annual roundtable discussion among companies and entrepreneurs who are actively developing new agricultural crops to support the bioeconomy. This will be a very fast paced, guided discussion which will build on the successes of the first roundtable held in Chicago by addressing the unique challenges involved in commercializing a variety of new crops. Challenges include regulatory hurdles, breeding and crop development, business relationships with farmers, farm policy barriers, infrastructure needs, and market development.

Companies who will be participating include: BioDimensions, Ceres, Edenspace, Infinite Enzymes, Mendel, Metabolix, Performance Plants, and Stemergy.

Some of the specific topics that will be discussed:

Specific hurdles involved in commercializing new crops such as obtaining crop insurance, crop loans, and registering herbicides and pesticides.
Opportunities to collaborate on public policy, lobbying and strategic planning.
Discussions on sustainability and biodiversity.
Legal issues involved in intellectual property and market access specific to new crop development.
Ways to collaborate with the chemical industry to develop markets for specialty crop components such as unique fatty acid profiles.
Ways to more efficiently interface with research farms, innovative farmers, and regional networks of collaborating companies.

The new crops roundtable will be facilitated by Peter Nelson of BioDimensions and William Gillon of Gillon & Associates PLLC.

Peter Nelson has worked since 1996 on alternative crops from farm production through product development. He cofounded BioDimensions to facilitate connections between farmers, new crops, processing and new markets. Among other activities he is an advisor to Infinite Enzymes of Jonesboro, Arkansas which produces industrial enzymes in maize, and Stemergy of Ontario, Canada which produces biofibers from industrial hemp, flax and kenaf.

William Gillon has been active in agricultural law for 25 years. His work experience includes the USDA Office of General Counsel, Senior Counsel to the Senate Agriculture Committee, General Counsel of the National Cotton Council of America and private practice for the last 7 years. He established his own firm in 2005 and is working with BioDimensions on overcoming agricultural institutional challenges to alternative crops, by addressing hurdles such as business structure, crop insurance, product registrations, and crop loans.

U.S. Climate Change Legislation - Impacts on Biotechnology Industry

7:15 AM-8:45 AM

Sponsored by: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

This Workshop will review landmark climate change legislation pending in the U.S. Congress and explain its many impacts on the biotechnology industry, including biofuels, bioprocesses and bioproducts. The Workshop will identify how allowances will be allocated, how offsets will be recognized, and how compliance obligations will be borne by producers and consumers. The Workshop will also provide a political prognosis on enactment of U.S. legislation and its relationship to the U.S. government's position in the upcoming international meetings in Copenhagen on the successor to the Kyoto Protocol.

Speakers:

Mark Perlis, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington, D.C.
Matthew Carr, Policy Director, Industrial and Environmental Section, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Washington D.C. C