Plenary Program

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Global Outlook on Industrial Biotechnology

Sponsored by BioAmber
Lunch Plenary, Monday, June 17
12 PM - 2:15 PM 
 
A dynamic panel with heads of industry will discuss current industrial biotech trends in their regions and policies driving business development or hindering growth in this sector.
 
Moderator:  James C. Greenwood, President and CEO, BIO 
 
Panelists:
Andrew Casey, President and CEO, BIOTECanada 
Joanna DuPont, Director of Industrial Biotechnology, EuropaBio
Dato Dr. Nazlee Kamal, Chief Executive Officer, BiotechCorp
Elizabeth Farina, Chief Executive Officer, UNICA (invited)
 
         
   
Andrew Casey   Joanna Dupont   Dato Dr. Nazlee Kamal

 

Feeding Next Generation Biorefineries in 2013

General Plenary, Monday, June 17
Sponsored by Genomatica
4:30 PM-6 PM
 
Biotech feedstock producers and experts in the field will discuss the progress in deploying conventional and novel feedstocks around the world, and what challenges feedstock providers face as they attempt to build and expand a marketplace for biobased raw materials.
 
Moderator: Trevor Theissen, President, BioAg, Novozymes (invited)
 
Panelists:
David Lindsay, Chief Executive Officer, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC)
Mark Bunger, Research Director, Lux Research, Inc. 
Paulo Carollo, Executive Vice President, Chemtex International Inc. 
Vitor Verdelho Vieira, Chief Development Officer, A4F-Algal Fuel (invited)
 

Building a Sustainable Biobased Industry and the George Washington Carver Award Presentation 

Lunch Plenary, Tuesday, June 18
Sponsored by Myriant
12 PM - 2:15 PM
 
Industrial biotech innovators, global brand owners, retailers, and consumers will discuss how the industrial biotech sector can move from R&D to commercial deployment, while preserving it’s contribution to a more sustainable production system.  Concerns around land use change, biogenic carbon and food security will be discussed, as well as ideas for how companies must engage stakeholders to understand concerns, agree on metrics to track progress, and develop to assure the biobased economy meets the high expectations it has set.
 
Moderator: Jack Huttner, Consultant, Huttner Strategies 
           
Panelists:
Fred Luckey, Chairman, The Keystone Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture
Scott Vitters, General Manager PlantBottle Packaging Platform, The Coca Cola Company 
David McLaughlin, Vice President, Agriculture, World Wildlife Fund (invited)
 

Biomanufacturing at Commercial Scale

Breakfast Plenary, Wednesday, June 19
Sponsored by DSM
8 AM - 10 AM
 
Large scale chemical producers will discuss their experiences in commercializing renewable chemicals. Topics will encompass what steps major companies are taking to integrate biotech innovation into their platforms and what process technologies have achieved success in the commercial market thus far. 
 
Moderator: Christophe Schilling, Chief Executive Officer, Genomatica
 
Panelists:
Stephan Freyer, Senior Research Manager, Chemical Engineering Industrial Biotechnology, BASF 
Junichiro Kojima, Research and Development Manager, Ajinomoto
Martin A. Mitchell, Business Development Manager, The Americas, Clariant Biotech and Renewables Center (invited)
 
     
 
Dr. Stephan Freyer   Junichiro Kojima

 

Feeling the Heat of the Biofuels Boom

Lunch Plenary, Wednesday, June 19
Sponsored by Novozymes
12 PM - 2:15 PM
 
Advanced biofuels producers, government officials, and biofuels customers will discuss significant policy challenges and mounting political pressure against the industry.  Topics will cover the shift in public opinion on the potential for biofuels as a viable petroleum alternative, cap ex hurdles, regulatory burdens, and how the biofuels industry plans to overcome these obstacles in 2013. 
 
Moderator: Jim Lane, Editor, Biofuels Digest (invited)
 
Panelists:
Dr. Robert Graham, Chief Executive Officer, EnSyn Corporation 
Steve Hartig, Vice President, Bio-Energy, Royal DSM NV
David Danielson, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (invited)
Bernardo Gradin, Chairman and CEO, Graal Bio (invited)
Geoffrey Tauvette, Director, Fuel and Environment, WestJet (invited)
Carlos Eduardo Cavacanti, Head of Biofuels Development, Brazilian Economic Development Bank (invited)