Breakout Program
With 6 tracks and 35 sessions, the 2012 BIO World Congress Breakout program is designed to keep you on the cutting edge of industrial biotech. New in 2012- The Technical Presentations Track will feature 20 minute talks from academics, private sector scientists and researchers.
Breakout Tracks:
- Advanced Biofuels Technology
- Feedstock Crops and Algae
- Renewable Chemical Platforms and Biobased Materials
- Specialty Chemicals, Pharmaceutical Intermediates, Food Ingredients
- Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering
- Technical Presentations
Use the above links to reach individual track schedules
Advanced Biofuels Technology Track
Sponsored by DuPont
Biomass Saccharification Enzymes Reaching Cost Targets to Enable Commercial Biorefineries Build-up for Advanced Biofuels Production
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 8:30 am to 10:00am
Moderator: ValerieSarisky-Reed, US Department of Energy
Speakers:
Manoj Kumar, DSM, NV
Sarah Teter, Novozymes, Inc
Brian Duff, US Department of Energy
Jim McMillan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Advanced Biofuels: Keys to Commercialization
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 10:30 am to 12:00pm
Moderator: Amy Ehlers, Novozymes
Speakers:
James Fawley, Coskata, Inc
Bob Florence, Solazyme
Patrik Lownertz, Chemrec AB
Tim Zenk, Sapphire Energy
The Future of Aviation Biofuels
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Moderator: Don Schenk, ACA Associates
Speakers:
Steve Fabijanski, Agrisoma
Nancy Young, Airlines of America
Chris Tindal, U.S. Department of the Navy
Jim Rekoske, UOP, LLC.
The Drive to Commercialization: Conversion Technology and Project Updates
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 8:30am to 10:00am
Moderator: Jim Barber, Barber Advisors LLC
Speakers:
Dennis Leong, Chemtex Global
Mark Wong, Agrivida, Inc.
Jan Koninckx, DuPont
Doug Berven, POET
Getting Cellulosic Ethanol from Feedstock to Fuel Tanks
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Moderator: Carrie Atiyeh, ZeaChem, Inc.
Speakers:
Reg Modlin, Chrysler Group LLC
Spencer Swayze, Ceres, Inc
Tim Eggeman, ZeaChem Inc
Jason Blake, Novozymes
Syngas-based Fuels and Chemicals Gain Industrial Relevance
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Moderator: Manfred Kircher, CLIB2021
Speakers:
Marc Von Keitz, BioCee, Inc
Mike Schultz, LanzaTech
George Boyajian, Primus Green Energy
Eckhard Dinjus, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company
Toward Commercialization of Lignocellulosic Biofuels: Supply of Pretreated Biomass and Development of Co-products
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 8:30am to 10:00am
Moderator: Bobby Bringi, MBI International
Speakers:
Bobby Bringi, MBI International
Ulrich Kettling, Sud-Chemie AG
Geoff Bell, Microbiogen
Nhuan Nghiem, Eastern Regional Res. Ctr./ARS/USDA
Algal Biofuels: Advancements in Technology and Commercialization
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Moderator: Martin Sabarsky, Cellana
Speakers:
Joshua Yuan, Texas A&M University
Chunzhao Liu, Institute of Process Engineering, CAS
Dean Tsoupeis, Culturing Solutions
Patrick Ahlm, Algenol
Toward a Billion Tons: Biomass & Purpose Grown Energy Crops
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm to 4:00pm
Speakers:
Michael Cunningham, ArborGen
Alex Ablaev, Russian Biofuels Association
Bob Randle, Genera
David Bransby, Auburn University
Fuels and Chemicals from Residues and MSW
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 8:30am to 10:00am
Moderator: Gary Luce, Terrabon, Inc.
Speakers:
Guerry Grune, Duke University
Armindo Ribeiro Gaspar, Novozymes
Cesar Granda, Terrabon, Inc
Randy Cortright, Virent, Inc.
Cost Effective Sugars for Fuels and Chemicals Production
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm to 4:00pm
Moderator: Kef Kasdin, Proterro
Speakers:
Kef Kasdin, Proterro
Philippe Lavielle, Virdia
Craig Stuart-Paul, Fiberight
Karl Doenges, Sweetwater Energy
Opportunities From Oilseed Crops
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Moderator: Jack Grushcow, Linnaeus Plant Sciences Inc
Speakers:
Sarah Hickingbottom, LMC International
Jack Grushcow, Linnaeus Plant Sciences Inc
Allan Green, CSIRO
Sponsored by Myriant
The Succinic Acid Platform
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 8:30am to 10:00am
Moderator: Sue Hager, Myriant
Speakers:
Alif Saleh, Myriant
Babette Pettersen, BioAmber
Will van den Tweel, Reverdia
Naoki Enatsu, Mitsui & Co.
Biobased Chemicals Coming of Age - Renewable Adipic Acid and an Emerging Portfolio Driven by Innovative Partnerships
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Moderator: James Iademarco, DSM
Speakers:
James Iademarco, DSM
Lucio Siano, COIM USA
Peter Nieuwenhuizen, Akzo Nobel
Gary Diamond, Rennovia, Inc
Renewable Chemicals Development: Olefinics, Esters, Alcohols
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm to 4:00pm
Moderator: Damien Perriman, Genomatica
Speakers:
Marc Delcourt, Global Bioenergies S.A.
Damien Perriman, Genomatica
Bob Walsh, ZeaChem Inc.
Jerry Gargulak, Borregaard LignoTech
Open Innovation and Partnerships for Speed to Commercialization of Biobased Chemicals
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 8:30 am to 10:00am
Moderator: Jean-Francois Huc, BioAmber, Inc
Speakers:
Shigeru Handa, Mitsubishi Chemical
Karsten Job, Lanxess AG
Marc Verbruggen, Natureworks, LLC
Mike Salzburg, DuPont
Building Blocks to Consumer Products
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm to 4:00pm
Moderator: Steve Tuttle, The Dow Chemical Company
Speakers:
Bob Bernacki, Gevo
Mike Schultheis , Coca-Cola Company
Ian McLennan, EcoSynthetix Inc
Olga Selifonova, Reluceo, Inc
Development of Sustainable Procurement Policies
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Time: 10:30 am to 12:00pm
Moderator: George Handy, National Defense Center for Energy and Environment
Speakers:
Nancy Gillis, GSA
Dave Asiello, Office of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense I&E
Ron Buckhalt, USDA BioPreferred
Darden Hood, Beta Analytic
Sponsored by DSM
Industrial Biotechnology in the Pharmaceutical Industry - Innovations and New Production Methods Towards Economic and Ecologic Efficiency and Sustainability
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 8:30 am to 10:00am
Moderator: Klaus-Peter Koller, Frankfurt Goethe University
Speakers:
Heinz Schwer, MorphoSys AG
Thomas Herget, Merck KGaA
Johannes Panten, Symrise AG
Renewable Specialty Chemical Applications
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 10:30 am to 12:00pm
Moderator: Gwen Rosenberg, Senomyx, Inc.
Speakers:
Jeff Martin, Yulex
Olga Selifonova, Reluceo, Inc
Victoria Haritos, CSIRO
Amar Mohanty, University of Guelph
Commercialization of Transformative Technologies
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm to 4:00pm
Moderator: James Lee, Sustainable Chemistry Alliance
Speakers:
John van Leeuwen, EcoSynthetix
Keith Thomas, Vive Crop Protection
Mark Badger, Switchable Solutions
Grace Colon, Intrexon
Oil Palm Biomass: Integrated Sustainable Value Creation
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 8:30am to 10:00am
Moderator: Patricia Osseweijer, Delft Univertsity of Technology
Speakers:
Bas Melssen, Inovasi Agensi Malaysia
Mohd Nazlee Kamal, BioTechCorp
L.A.M van der Wielen, BE-Basic-TUD
Ruud Reichert, PURAC
New Process Windows for Biocatalysis Enabling BioEconomy
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm to4:00pm
Speakers:
Robert DiCosimo, DuPont
Alex Zaks, Akermin, Inc
Andres Liese, Biocatalysis2021: Hamburg University of Technology
David Rozzell, Sustainable Chemistry Solutions
Optimum Performance Properties of Enzymes
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Moderator: Adam Kennedy, Metabolon, Inc.
Speakers:
Andreas Buthe, c-LEcta GmbH
OscarAlvizo, Codexis
Ulrich Kettling, Süd-Chemie AG
Colin Scott, CSIRO
Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering Track
Sponsored by Codexis
Microbial Synthesis to Renewable Chemicals
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 8:30am to 10:00am
Moderator: Dave Anton, Codexis
Speakers:
Thomas Beardslee, Verdezyne
Nele Buschke, TU Braunschweig
George Guo-Qiang Chen, Tsinghua University
Michael Lynch, OPX Biotechnologies, Inc.
Metabolic Engineering in Non- Traditional Microbial Chassis
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Moderator: Jay Kouba, Glyce
Speakers:
Alexander Beliaev, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Brett Barney, University of Minnesota
Victoria Work, Colorado School of Mines
Adam Kennedy, Metabolon
Bioprocess Production Improvements
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm to 4:00pm
Moderator: Lynn Bergeson, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Speakers:
Cameron Begley, CSIRO
Ian O'Hara, Queensland University of Technology
Tehreema Iftikhar, GC University Faisalabad
Marcin Los, Phage Consultants
Commercial Value Chain Integration
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 8:30am to 10:00am
Moderator: Murray McLaughlin, Sustainable Chemistry Alliance
Speakers:
Doug Kemp-Welch, Solutions4CO2
Sandy Marshall, Lanxess
Mike Hartmann, BioAmber
Biopolymers: Current Industrial Developments and Future Options
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm to 4:00pm
Moderator: Manfred Kircher, CLIB2021
Speakers:
Patrick Fuertes, Roquette Frères
Jo Kockelkoren, Reverdia
Harald Haeger, Evonik Industries AG
Marc Struhalla, c-LEcta GmbH
Alternative Feedstocks for Biorefineries
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Moderator: William Baum, Genomatica
Speakers:
Francois Eudes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Carl Rush, Waste Management
Michele Rubino, Chemtex
Technical Presentations
Sponsored by Novasep
Focus of Presentations: Bioprocess Engineering and Scale - up
Date: April 30, 2012
Time: 8:30am
Thibault Lesaffre , Novasep
Iain Gilmore, Davy Process Technology
Manju Misra, University of Guelph
Yinhua Wan, Institute of Process Engineering, CAS
Focus of Presentations: Commercial Scale Production of Renewable Chemicals
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 10:30am to 12:00pm
Christophe Schilling, Genomatica
Alexander Tseitlin, Ecosynthetix
Steve Donen, Rivertop Renewables
Peter Nagler, Evonik Industries
Focus of Presentations: Potential Feedstocks for Bioethanol
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Praveen Vadlani, Kansas Sate University
Jorg Riesmeier, Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH
Michael Krel, Deinove
Focus of Presentations: Feedstock Processing
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 8:30 am to 10:00am
Markus Wolperdinger, Linde Engineering Dresden GmbH
Ralph Stöckel, TOTAL Deutschland GmbH
Rene Mank, Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services GmbH
Chen Guo, Institute of Process Engineering, CAS
Focus of Presentations: Global Innovative Clusters: Canada, China, Australia, United States
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 2:30 pm to 4:00pm
Jon Flemming, Forest Products Association of Canada
Pramod Chaudhari, PRAJ
Mats Lindgren, Kairos Future Group
Cameron Begley, CSIRO
Phil Sheridan, Biofuels Center of North Carolina
Focus of Presentations: Innovative Growth Strategies for Biopolymers and Biofuels
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Time: 10:30 am to 12:00pm
Ronald Cascone, Nexant
John Bissell, Micromidas, Inc.
** All presentations, locations and times are subject to change.
Conference Location
Orlando, Florida
Sponsors
Supporting Organizations
