The World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing

Sunday, April 27

Welcoming Reception

When: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Where: Grand Ballroom~Hilton Chicago

Please join us as we kick off the fifth 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.

Monday, April 28

Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

When: 10:15am-10:30am
Where: Southwest Exhibit Hall~Hilton Chicago

The Exhibit Hall officially opens with an exciting ribbon cutting ceremony. Be sure to stop by the largest Exhibit Hall in World Congress history!

George Washington Carver Award Presentation

When: 12:15pm
Where: International Ballroom~Hilton Chicago

Please join us as we honor an innovator in today’s field of Industrial Biotechnology who is carrying on the legacy of humanitarian and scientist George Washington Carver.

Gala Reception

When: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: River East Art Center
435 East Illinois Street
(312) 321-1001
www.rivereastartcenter.com

The elegant Gala Reception will be the perfect way to spend an elegant evening after a full day of conference programming. Enjoy the breathtaking spaces, dazzling views and, daring architecture the art gallery provides.

**Please note free bus transportation will be provided to and from to the River East Art Center. Buses will begin leaving from the 8th Street Entrance of the Hilton Chicago promptly at 6:00pm. A taxi stand will also be located at the Michigan Avenue entrance of the hotel.

Tuesday, April 29

Grand Exhibit Hall and Poster Reception

When: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Where: Southwest Exhibit Hall~Hilton Chicago
Attire: Business

Don’t miss this exciting event! The Poster Reception 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.

Workshops

Governors' Ethanol Coalition Meeting**

Monday, April 28-Waldorf Room (closed meeting)
1:00pm-5:30pm
Tuesday, April 29 -Waldorf Room (closed meeting)
7:30am-12:00pm

The Governors' Ethanol Coalition is a non-profit organization that includes 36 governors plus international representatives from Brazil; Canada; Mexico; Queensland, Australia; Sweden, and Thailand. The meeting will include presentations from leading experts on biofuels related greenhouse gas emissions modeling, a discussion with leading biofuel corporate representatives, reports on state biofuel policy and program activities, and an update on the Coalition's policy and appropriations work.

MDV Workshop

Tuesday, April 29
4:30pm-6:00pm-Continental A

A leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm for 25 years, MDV has identified and mentored entrepreneurs redefining business, technology and medicine. MDV invests around three major themes: Powering the Planet; Personalizing Medicine; and Driving the Digital World. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to transform the production, management and distribution of energy and resources through technology innovation. Category-leading companies funded by MDV include: Catilin; Energy Innovations; Genomatica; Gordon Murray Design; Nanosolar; OPX Biotechnologies; Pacific Biosciences; ParAllele (AFFX); Recurrent Energy; and ZeaChem. MDV has $2 billion dollars under management. For more information, visit http://www.mdv.com.

USDA Workshop` Measuring the Biobased Economy

Tuesday, April 29
4:30pm-6:00pm - Continental B

This is a structured workshop soliciting the support of bioindustry leaders and experts in identifying and developing pertinent indicators of the emerging biobased economy. In fulfillment of section 948 of the Energy Policy Act, the federal government, in partnership with Iowa State University, seeks your guidance on the types of information that should be gathered and published by federal agencies and others to assist government policy and business strategy development. The information gathered in this facilitated workshop will help determine the selection of bioeconomy indicators that will be reported to Congress and used to measure the effectiveness of a variety of programs. This is an opportunity for industry to be involved at the early stage of government information procurement and policy development for a future bioeconomy.

New Crops Roundtable

Tuesday, April 29
4:30pm-6:00pm-Continental C

Roundtable discussion of entrepreneurs actively developing new agricultural and forestry crops. This will be a guided discussion focusing on the needs of these companies who have a unique position in the emerging bioeconomy. The roundtable will be guided by Randy Powell, Ph.D. of BioDimensions and Mike Karst of Entira. The following topics will be included:

Specific hurdles involved in commercializing new crops that are different than the commodities.
Opportunities to collaborate on public policy, lobbying and strategic planning.
Discussions on sustainability and biodiversity.
Legal issues involved in IP specifics to new crops.
Ways to collaborate with the specialty chemicals, automotive and other sectors that may need to take advantage of specialized properties that are in various new crops but may not be in commodity crops such as unique fibers and fatty acid profiles.
Ways to more efficiently interface with the research farms, innovative farmers, and regional networks of collaborating companies.

The session will be open to all attendees at the conference, but the guided discussion component will take place among those companies that are actively working towards commercializing new crops. A general Q&A will also be included.

OECD Roundtable

Wednesday, April 30
9:30am-12:30pm - Waldorf Room (by invitation only)

The Paris-based global think-tank, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), invitation-only roundtable will discuss key supply-side issues related to Industrial Biotechnology R&D. The key topics for discussion are:

The current status of and trends in research and development in industrial biotechnology;
The availability of human resources for industrial biotechnology R&D;
Sources of capital and challenges in capital supply for industrial biotechnology R&D;
Globalization of industrial biotechnology R&D.

The objectives of the roundtable will be (i) to understand how the issues identified relate to other constraining factors in the organizing and delivering of R&D and innovation overall and (ii) to identify what the industrial biotechnology community think needs to be done better to align policy with opportunity.

The OECD plans to release a policy report to its member countries later in the year that will draw on the discussions held at the roundtable.

OECD Taskforce**

Wednesday, April 30
2:00am-5:00pm - Waldorf Room (closed meeting)

The OECD's Task Force on Industrial Biotechnology will hold its 16th Session. This is a closed meeting. Only those formally nominated by their respective governments may participate.

**Indicates a closed event.