Biotechnology Industry Organization proudly presents:

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Track 1
Biofuels and Bioenergy Technologies
Track 2
Renewable Chemicals and Biobased Materials
Track 3
Feedstocks and Sustainability
Track 4
Marine, Nano & Environmental / Algae Systems / Policy Issues
Wednesday, September 10
2008 - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Manoj Kumar, DSM, NV
Adrian Tsang, Concordia University
Qu Yinbo, Shandong University
Kazuhiko Ishikawa, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
Manoj Kumar, DSM, NV
 
Robert Davenport, SRI Consulting
Robert Davenport, SRI Consulting
Vidhya Rangaswamy, Reliance Life Sciences Private Ltd
Marek Kowalczuk, Polish Academy of Sciences
 
Spencer Swayze, Ceres, Inc.
Dick Carmical, Price Biostock
Tim Eggeman, ZeaChem Inc.
Patrick Wright, Range Fuels, Inc.
 
Larry Walker, Cornell Research Foundation
Jose Moran-Mirabal, Cornell University
Emmanuel Giannelis, Cornell University
Christina Drake, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Martin Bliemel, Simon Fraser University
 
Wednesday, September 10
2008 - 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Tamas Torok, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Stacy Miles, Syngenta
Haruhiko Teramoto, RITE
Tamas Torok, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Randy Cortright, Virent Energy Systems
 
Shulin Chen, Washington State University
He Huang, Nanjing University of Technology
Yin Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tianwei Tan, Beijing University
 
David McElroy, Targeted Growth, Inc
Spencer Swayze, Ceres, Inc.
Neal Gutterson, Mendel Biotechnology
Kristi Snell, Metabolix, Inc
Don Panter, Sustainable Oils
 
Susan Baldwin, University of British Columbia
Elizabeth Edwards, University of Toronto
Lindsay Eltis, University of British Columbia
Margo Moore, Simon Fraser University
 
Wednesday, September 10
2008 - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Shulin Chen, Washington State University
Zongbao ZHAO, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
Shulin Chen, Washington State University
Tianwei Tan, Beijing University
 
Jim Stoppert, Segetis, Inc
Sergey Selifonov, Segetis, Inc
Jim Millis, Draths Corporation
Christopher Ryan, NatureWorks, LLC
 
J. Michael Gould, Texas A&M University
Jorge Da Silva, Texas A&M University
Robert Henry, Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics
Barbara Wells, ArborGen, LLC
 
Steven Dillingham, Strategro International
Steven Dillingham, Strategro International
Abayomi Alabi, Seed Science Limited
Edward Shonsey, HR BioPetroleum
 
Thursday, September 11
2008 - 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Mike McAdams, Hart Research
Patrick Gruber, Gevo Incorporated
Stephen Del Cardayre, LS9, Inc
Jonathan Wolfson, Solazyme
Kinkead Reiling, Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc
 
Jean Peccoud, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Michael Lynch, OPX Biotechnologies, Inc.
Jean Peccoud, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Daniela Grabs, ARZEDA Corp.
 
Jane Earley, Earley & White Consulting Group, LLC
Elizabeth Gray, The Nature Conservancy
Douglas Newman, U.S. International Trade Commission
John Heissenbuttel, Council for Sustainable Biomass Production
Joel Velasco, UNICA
 
John Benemann, International Network on Biofixation of CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Abatement with Microalgae
John Benemann, International Network on Biofixation of CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Abatement with Microalgae
Bernard Raemy, Carbon Capture Corporation
Greg Schwartz, Kent SeaTech, Inc.
Tryg Lundquist, California Polytechnic State University
 
Thursday, September 11
2008 - 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Patrick Hallenbeck, Universite de Montreal
Patrick Hallenbeck, Universite de Montreal
Matt Posewitz, Colorado School of Mines
Hong Liu, Oregon State University
 
Jack Grushcow, Linnaeus Plant Sciences
Sevim Erhan, USDA-ARS-NCAUR-FIO
Lou Honary, National Ag-Based Lubricants (NABL) Center, University of Northern Iowa
Jack Grushcow, Linnaeus Plant Sciences
 
Irshad Ahmed, Pure Energy Corporation
Irshad Ahmed, Pure Energy Corporation
Shulin Chen, Washington State University
Robert Davenport, SRI Consulting
 
Dean Tsoupeis, Culturing Solutions, Inc
Alexander Belieav, Battelle Memorial Institute
Jay Burns, Bionavitas
Dean Tsoupeis, Culturing Solutions, Inc
 
Thursday, September 11
2008 - 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Bob Ingratta, Life Sciences BC
Carsten Lauridsen, Novozymes
Christian Morgen, Inbicon A/S
Sergio Trejo-Estrada, Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Samai Jai-In, Thailand National Science and Technology Agency
 
Shulin Chen, Washington State University
Shulin Chen, Washington State University
Scott Baker, Pacific Northwest National Lab
He Huang, Nanjing University of Technology
 
Trevor Stuthridge, Scion
Alison Slade, Scion
Michael Paice, FPInnovations
Colin Horwitz, Carnegie Mellon University
 
William Coleman, Mohr, Davidow Ventures
Joseph LaStella, Green Star Products
William Coleman, Mohr, Davidow Ventures
Michael Weaver, Bionavitas
Quinn Goretzky, Alberta Research Council
 
Friday, September 12
2008 - 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Joy Peterson, University of Georgia
Jack Saddler, University of British Columbia
Guido Zacchi, Lund University
Michael Rushton, Lignol
Joy Peterson, University of Georgia
 
Hamdy Khalil, Woodbridge Foam Corporation
Hamdy Khalil, Woodbridge Foam Corporation
Paris Tsobanakis, Cargill, Inc
Jack Grushcow, Linnaeus Plant Sciences
 
Jeffrey Frost, AgRefresh
Jeffrey Frost, AgRefresh
Tom Kalnes, UOP, LLC
Irshad Ahmed, Pure Energy Corporation
 
Scott Carpenter, AusBiotech, Ltd
David Castle, University of Guelph, Office of Research
Les Edye, Queensland University of Technology
John Clerici, McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP
 
Friday, September 12
2008 - 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Randal Goodfellow
Jennifer Holmgren, UOP, LLC
Robert Graham, Ensyn Technologies
Don Roberts, CIBC World Markets Corporation
 
Brett Savary, Arkansas State University
Randall Cameron, USDA-ARS, Citrus Products Lab
Bozena Kosikova, Slovak Academy Of Sciences
Sam Ahad, Renewgen Systems Inc.
Hassan Loutfi, Baisch Engineering
 
Maria Wellisch, Natural Resources Canada, CETC Ottawa
Brian D. Titus, Natural Resources Canada, Pacific Forestry Centre
Michael Doane, Monsanto Company
Terry McIntyre, Environment Canada - Canada, Technologies Advancement Division
 
Konrad Sechley, Gowling Lafleur Henderson, LLP
Konrad Sechley, Gowling Lafleur Henderson, LLP
Colette Rivet, BioTalent Canada
Kerri Clark, PIPRA