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Speakers


2009 Pacific Rim Summit
Plenary Speakers


 Monday, November 9, 2009
 Opening Lunch Plenary
 Asia-Pacific Advances in Industrial Biotechnology

Nobuyuki Kawashima Nobuyuki Kawashima, Executive Director-Elect, The Chemical Society of Japan, Japan
Biography
Dehua Liu Dehua Liu, Director, Institute of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, China
Biography
Bhima Vijayendran Bhima Vijayendran, Chief Research Officer, Renewable Energy Laboratory, Malaysia
Biography

 Tuesday, November 10, 2009
 Breakfast Plenary
 Advanced Biofuels: Status of Commercialization Efforts

Lori Giver Lori Giver, Vice President, Synthetic Biology Research & Development, Codexis, USA
Biography Coming
Patrick R. Gruber Patrick R. Gruber, Ph.D., CEO, Gevo, Incorporated, USA
Biography
Joel Velasco Joel Velasco, Chief Representative, North America, UNICA (Brazilian Sugar Cane Industry Association), Brazil
Biography

 Lunch Plenary
 Novel Applications in the Industrial Biotechnology Space

David Berry David Berry, Founder and Board Member, Joule Biotechnologies, Inc., USA
Biography
Philip Hendry Phil Hendry, Genomics Research Program Leader, CSIRO, Australia
Biography
Kevin A. Jarrell Kevin A. Jarrell, President and Chief Scientific Officer, Modular Genetics, USA
Biography

 Wednesday, November 11, 2009
 Breakfast Plenary
 The Business of Engineering Life

Rob Carlson Rob Carlson, Principal, Biodesic, USA
Biography

 Update of DOE Office of Biomass and Asia-Pacific Partnership Programs

Valerie Sarisky-Reed Valerie Sarisky-Reed, Conversion Team Lead, Biomass Office, US Department of Energy, USA
Biography Coming

 Lunch Plenary
 Algae Production Systems: Opportunities and Challenges

Harrison Dillon Harrison Dillon, President and CTO, Solazyme, USA
Biography
Ron Pate Ron Pate, Principal Member of Technical Staff , Energy, Resources, and Systems Analysis Center, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
Biography
Edward Shonsey Edward Shonsey, CEO, HR BioPetroleum, USA
Biography
Craig Smith Craig Smith, M.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Algenol, USA
Biography