Plenary Program

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The 2012 BIO World Congress Plenary Program features high-level takes on the industry's hottest topics.
 

 The Lunch Plenary Sponsored by Novozymesate: Wednesday, May 2, 2012Time: 12:00pm – 2:15pmM

"Fostering a Biobased Economy”

Lunch Plenary Sponsored by BioAmber
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012 
Time: 12:00pm – 2:15pm     
 
Welcoming Remarks:
H.Thomas Watkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Human Genome Sciences, Chairman of the Board, Biotechnology Industry Organization
 
Moderator:
James C. Greenwood, President and Chief Executive Officer, Biotechnology Industry Organization
 
Panelists:
Andrew Hagan, Associate Director, Head of Chemicals Industry, Global Leadership Fellow, World Economic Forum
Kathleen A. Merrigan, Deputy Secretary of theUnited States Department of Agriculture
Philip New, Chief Executive Officer, BP Biofuels
Valerie Sarisky-Reed, Acting Program Manager, Biomass Program, United States Department of Energy
Roger Wyse, Managing Director, Burrill & Company
 
 

“A Global Vision for Biomass Utilization: How Biotech Can Get Us There"

General Plenary Sponsored by Genomatica
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 4:30pm – 6:00 pm                
 
Moderator:
David Bransby, Professor, Department of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University
 
Panelists:
Jennifer Holmgren, Chief Executive Officer, LanzaTech
Mark Niederschulte, Chief Operating Officer, INEOS Bio
Vincent Schachter, Vice President, Research and Development, Total Gas & Power
Gord Surgeoner, President, Ontario Agri-Food Technologies
Dato' Dr Mohd Nazlee Kamal, Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia BiotechCorp
 
 
 

“The Future of Biocatalysis in Global Manufacturing & George Washington Carver Award Presentation"

Lunch Plenary Sponsored by Verenium
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time: 12:00pm – 2:15pm              
 
George Washington Carver Award:
TBD
 
Moderator:
Brent Erickson, Executive Vice President, Industrial and Environmental Section, Biotechnology Industry Orgnaization
 
Panelists:
Steen Riisgaard, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novozymes
James C. Collins, President, DuPont Industrial Biosciences
Alan Shaw, Alan Shaw Consulting
 
 

“Promoting Biotech Innovation”

General Plenary Sponsored by IAR-The French Biobased Products Cluster
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Time:  4:30pm – 6:00pm               
 
Moderator:
Rina Singh, Director of Policy, Industrial and Environmental Section, Biotechnology Industry Organization
 
Panelists:
Paul Bryan, Consultant
Yvon Le Henaff, General Director of ARD and BRI
Jean-François Rous, President of PIVERT
Jill Zullo, Technical Director, Cargill  
 

“Financing Innovation in the Industrial Biotech Space: Creative Models and Future Trends”

Breakfast Plenary Sponsored by DuPont
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Time: 8:00am – 10:00am
 
Moderator:
Wes Bolsen, Chief Marketing Officer, Codexis
 
Panelists:
Noubar Afeyan, Managing Partner and CEO, Flagship Ventures
Harry Baumes, Director, Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, United States Department of Agriculture
Tom Erickson, Co-President and Director, First Green Partners
James Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer, Verenium
Mark Riedy,  Member, Energy and Clean Technology Practice Group, Mintz Levin
 
 

“What’s Driving Demand for Biotech Products: A Customer’s Perspective”

Lunch Plenary Sponsored by Novozymes
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Time: 12:00pm – 2:15pm
 
Moderator: 
Melody Bomgardner, Senior Business Editor, Chemical & Engineering News
 
Panelists :
David A. Benko, Director, Materials Research & Development, Goodyear Tire
Scott Vitters, General Manager, PlantBottle Packaging Platform, The Coca Cola Company
Steven F. Schnittger, Executive Director of Microbiology, Estee Lauder Companies
Robert Sturtz, Director, Strategic Sourcing, United Airlines
 
As of March 20, 2012- all topics, speakers, dates and times are subject to change