The Bioeconomy 500 for 2025 – outstanding leaders of the bioeconomy’s development and deployment

In Florida, The Daily Digest announced the Bioeconomy 500 for 2025, which recognizes individuals for their leadership contributions to the bioeconomy’s development and project deployment. The Bioeconomy 500 honors scientists, engineers, policy makers, financiers, project developers, feedstock pioneers, offtakers, advocates and supply-chain and distribution partners. All Digest subscribers were eligible to nominate candidates of their choosing.

All honorees on the 2025 Bioeconomy 500 list who attend ABLC Next 2025 may take part in the ceremony honoring and recognizing the Bioeconomy including the presentation of the official medals and ribbons to each honoree, and all honorees have complimentary tickets to the Bioeconomy 500 Celebration Party on October 23, 2025, 6pm at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco.

“The bioeconomy has grown leaps and bounds in the past 10 years,” said Digest editor Jim Lane, “and it is usually told as a story of technologies and Net Zero pledges — but it is individuals who actually translate opportunity into accomplishment, and the Bioeconomy will recognize those individuals who played the leading part. Congratulations to all the winners and the supporters who nominated and campaigned for them.”

Adam Bratis — Acting Deputy Laboratory Director, Bioenergy Science and Technology, NREL
Ajikumar Parayil, CEO, Manus Bio
Alan Shaw, CEO, Calysta
Alec Nielsen, CEO, Asimov
Alessandro Della Zoppa, Head of Renewables, Eni Plenitude
Alessandro Falzoni, CEO. Fermic
Alex Kopelyan, partner, IndieBio
Alex Michine, CEO, METGEN
Alexander Lorestani,CEO, Geltor
Alexandre Zanghellini, CEO, Arzeda
Alicia Lindauer Technology Manager, Bioenergy Analysis & Sustainability, US Department of Energy
Allan Green, CEO, AgRenew
Amol Deshpande, CEO, Farmers Business Network
Anders Laursen, CEO, RenewCO2
Andrea Polson, General Manager, Licella
Andreea Moyes, global aviation sustainability director, Air BP
Andrew McIlroy Associate Laboratories Director, Integrated Security Solutions Sandia National Laboratories
Andrew Zolli, Chief Impact Officer, PLANET
Andy Shafer, CMO, Gevo
Angela Grassi, ETA Florence
Anne Rosenbarger, Co-Chair, RSPO; Global Engagement Manager, Commodities and Finance, WRI
Annica Bresky, CEO, Stora Enso
Anthe George, Senior Manager of the Applied Biosciences and Engineering Group, Sandia National Laboratories
Antoine Chagnon, CEO, Lallemand
Antoine Papiernik, Chairman, Sofinnova Partners
Antoine Schellinger, Strategic Biofuels
Ariel Zajdband, Senior Product Manager, Agriculture, PLANET
Arturo Elizondo, CEO, EVERY
Barry Glickman, vice president and general manager, Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions
Ben Alfi, CEO & Co-Founder, BLUEWHITE
Bernardo Gradin, CEO, GranBio
Bernardo Silva, CEO/Executive Director, Sinprifert
Bernhard Palsson, CEO, Center for Biosustainability
Beth Ford, CEO,. Land O’Lakes
Beth Viola, Partner, Holland & Knight
Beth Vitalis, Professor in the Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Bill Brady, CEO, Kula Bio
Bill Crump, Managing Director of Emerging Technologies, Leidos Independent Engineering
Bill Hagy, Project Director, LEC Partners
Bill Levy, CEO, Pacific Ag
Bill Orts, USDA/ARS/Bioproducts Research Unit (BRU), Director+L51
Bill Rowlands, Chief Scientist, Licella
Bill Schafer, CEO, Energy Integration
Billy Hagstrom, CEO, Bluestem Biosciences
Blake Simmons – CTO – Joint BioEnergy Institute – Lawrence Brekeley National Laboratories
Bob Hambrecht, Partner, Allotrope Partners
Borka Kostova Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies
Brent Aufdembrink, Technical Director, Industrial Oils and Lubricants
Brent Shanks, Director, Center for Biorenewable Chemicals, Iowa State University
Brent Zacharias, Head, NuSeed
Brentan Alexander, Chief Investment Officer, Synonym Bio
Brian Foody, CEO, IOGEN
Brian Sikes, Chairman and CEO, Cargill
Brice-Audren Riché, CEO, LeSaffre
Britt Boughey, CEO, OMC Thermochemistry
Brooke Rollins, US Secretary of Agriculture
Bryan Tracy, CEO, Superbrewed Food
Bryan Yeh, Vice President, Engineering & US Operations, Canary Renewables
Burl Haigwood Advisory Board Member Clean Fuels Foundation Coauthor, Gasolinegate
Byron Best, Chief Engineer, Fidelis New Energy
Cameron Begley, CEO, Spingare Consulting
Carl Bek-Nielsen, Co-Chair, RSPO; Malaysian Palm Oil Association, Chief Executive Director, United Plantations Bhd
Carrie Lendon, Innovation Portfolio Manager, Cargill
Catia Bastioli, Chair & CEO of Novamont, CEO of Matrica
Cem Ozsüer, CEO, SynPet Technologies
Chad Michael Black, President, Bioleum
Charles Dimmler, CEO, Holiferm
Charles Silver, CEO, Ruby Bio
Charles Wyman, CEO, Vertimass
Chris Bauleke, CEO, RNAissance
Chris Cooper, Head of Renewables Trading, BGN
Chris Efird, CEO , NEXT Renewable Fuels
Chris Fall, Vice President of Applied Sciences, MITRE
Chris Guske. Chief Technology Officer, Ummimo
Chris Moen, Sandia National Laboratories
Chris Nicholas, Lakril Technologies
Chris Osowski, CEO, Green Plains
Chris Rozzell, Managing Partner, Cresta Fund Management
Chris Stowers, senior director of biotechnology, DSM
Chris Tindal, BioFutures Strategic Advisor, State of Queensland
Christian Librera, COO, Caaphenia
Christophe Schilling, Chairman, Future Origins
Christopher Voigt, professor, MIT
Chuck Magro, CEO, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
Chuck Woodside, CEO, Kaapa Ethanol
Cindy Gerhardt, Managing Director Planet-B.io, Biotech Campus Delft
Cindy Wilcox, President, MARINE BIOENERGY
CJ Evans, Managing Director, American Diversified Energy Consulting
Claus Felby, Senior Vice President, Biotech at Novo Nordisk Foundation
Conor Madigan, CEO, Aether Fuels
Corey Tyree, CEO, Trillium Renewable Chemicals
Cory Glick, CEO, Rock Energy Storage
Craig Brown, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Craig Pilgrim, VP, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits
Crystal Bleecher, Director Bioprocess Engineering, Synonym Bio
Cynthia Burzell, co-Founder and CSO of Aequor Inc.
Cynthia J. Warner, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Renewable Energy Group
Cynthia Thyfault, CEO, Global Biofuture Solutions,
Dan Burciaga – ThermoChem Recovery International
Dan Gaspar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dan Oh, CEO, AGCERTAIN INDUSTRIES
Dan Shapiro, CEO and Co-Founder of FIDELIS NEW ENERGY
Darcy Prather, CEO, Kalion
Dave Austgen, industry consultant
Dave Collings, industry consultant (Worley) and Due Diligence Wolfpack member
Dave Hallberg President, Dakota Ag Energy
Dave Hazelbeck, CEO, GAI
Dave Lewis, CEO, Hyera
Dave Rubenstein, CEO, California Ethanol + Power
Dave VanderGriend, Founder, ICM
David Babson, EVP Climate & Energy Domain, XPRIZE Foundation
David Baker, Professor, University of Washington
David Berry, Managing Director, Flagship Ventures
David Bucca, CEO, Change Foods
David Chiaramonti Vice Rector for International Affairs, University of Torino
David Demirjian, CEO at zuChem
David Dodds, Dodds & Associates
David Howell Director, VTO — EERE
David Kestenbaum, Co-founder and CFO, Cauldron Ferm;
David Livingstone, Managing Director, Barclays
David Magnussen, Solution Developer, Partner, Chairman, MBP Solutions
David O’Brien, Senior Technical Leader Bioprocessing, MERRICK
David Palmer, co-founder, Natural Fiber Technologies.
David Schwalje, Business Development Director, AXENS
David Sudolsky, CEO, Anellotech
David Weiner, CTO, Cauldron Ferm;
David Weiner, Vice President of Technology, Solugen
David Winsness, President, COMSTOCK FUELS
Deanna Reitman, Partner, Faegre Drinker
Deepti Tanjore, Director, Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit
Dennis McGinn, former CEO, ACORE< fmr Asst Secretary of the Navy
Derek Greenfield, President, Industrial Microbes
Derek Vardon, CEO, Alder Renewables
Dimitri de Vreeze, CEO, DSM
Dirk Vandenhirtz, CEO, CROP.ZONE
Don DiMasi, Bioprocess Consultant
Don Siefkes, Executive Director and President, E-100 Group.
Donell Rehagen, CEO, CFAA
Doug Berven, VP, Corporate Affairs, POET
Doug Cameron, President, First Green Partners
Doug Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition, Coauthor, Gasolinegate
Doug Faulkner, President, Leatherstocking LLC
Douglas Dagan, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & Renewable Energy, Suburban Propane
Douglas Friedman, CEO, BioMADE
Dr. Chern-Hooi Lim, Founder/CEO, New Iridium
Dr. Jayant Khambekar, Senior Consultant, Jenike & Johanson
Drew Endy, associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University
Drew Miller,VP Projects, INFINIUM
Eduardo Fernandez Castro, Circular Economy Scientist in Renewable Fuels at Repsol, Global Future
Elena Schmidt, executive director, RSB
Elizabeth Clarke, CTO, Industrial Microbes
Elizabeth McAfee, Strategic Business Development, Aemetis, Inc.
Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh, DOE Joint Genome Institute
Emily Leproust. CEO, Twist Biosciances
Emily Skor, CEO, Growth Energy
Eric Adamson, Co-Founder & CEO, TORTUGA AGTECH
Eric Edwards, Managing Partner, IFG Asset Management
Eric Honeyman, VP Renewables, Valero
Eric McAfee, CEO, Aemetis
Eric Steen, CEO, Lygos
Erik Fyrwald, CEO, IFF
Erik Hagberg, Technical Director, Process Chemistry and Sustainable Materials, ADM
Erik Ripple, CEO, NatureWorks
Erin Webb, Group Leader, Bioresource Science & Engineering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Esteban Chornet, Cofounder and Director Emeritus, Enerkem
Estelle Brachlianoff, Veolia CEO
Ester Baiget, CEO, Novonesis
Ethan Brown, CEO, Beyond Meat
Ethan Ravage, Partner, Allotrope Partners
Eva Borge, Head of Business Development, Cauldron Ferm;
Ezhil Subbian CEO and co-founder, StringBio
Floor Buitelaar, Managing Partner, Bright Green Partners
Florent Allais, prof, PhD, URD ABI AgroParisTech France
Frances Arnold, Professor, Caltech
Francis deSouza, CEO, Illumina
Frank Tate, CEO, Built with Biology
Fred Circle, President, FDC Enterprises
Ganesh Kishore, co-CEO, Spruce Capital
Gaurab Chakrabarti, CEO, Sulgen
Gene Gebolys, CEO, World Energy
Gene Lester, National Program Leader, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Genevieve Croft, Schmidt Sciences
Geoff Bell, CEO, MicroBiogen
Geoff Cooper, CEO, RFA
Geoffrey Hirson, CEO, Indaba Renewable Fuels
George Church, Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
George Frisvold, Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona
George Huber, professor, University of Wisconsin
George Schulz, CEO, New Eenrgy Risk
George Wadsworth, President & CEO, Canary Biofuels
Geraldine Matchett, Co-CEO, DSM
Gerard Ostheimer, Co-manager, Clean Energy Ministerial, BioFuture Campaign
Gerhard Muggen, Managing Director, BTG Bioliquids
Gillian Harrison, CEO, Whitefox
Glenn Farris, Managing Director, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting)
Gopal Sarma, Program Manager · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Graham Noyes,principal, Noyes Law Firm
Greg Heckman, CEO, Bunge
Greg Murray, CEO, KOKO
Gregg Beckham, Senior Research Fellow, NREL
Gurpreet Singh Program Manager, Advanced Engine and Fuel Technologies  Vehicles Technology Office, US DOE
Henna Poikolainen, Senior Principal, Head of Biorefining, AFRY
Henry Markarian, CEO, Integrated Dynamics
Herb Kosstrin, Managing Director, Leidos
Ian Klein, Chief Technology Officer Spero Renewables,
Ian Simon, Senior Policy Analyst for Biosciences at the IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute
Ian Thomson, Partner, Waterfall Advisors Group
India Hook-Barnard, Executive Director of the Engineering Biology Research Consortium
Jake Gentry, Director of Renewable Fuels/Fuels Transition, Earth Finance
Jake Joraanstad, Co-Founder & CEO, BUSHEL
James Cogan, EU and Ireland Government Affairs, Industry & Policy Advisor · Ethanol Europe
James Gardner, program manager, Agile BioFoundry
James Guthrie, Industrial Strategies Division, California Air Resources Board
James H (Jim) Dooley, Chief Technology Officer, Forest Concepts, LLC
James Hileman, Vice President and Chief Engineer, Sustainability and Future Mobility
James Iademarco, industry consultant (Strategic Avalanche) and Due Diligence Wolfpack member
James Rogers, CEO, Apeel Sciences
Jason Kelly, CEO, Gingko BioWorks
Jason White – CEO, LEC Partners
Jay D. Debertin, CEO, CHS
Jay Fitzgerald, Center Director, Renewable Resources and Enabling Sciences, NREL
Jay Keasling, Professor UC Berkeley and CEO JBEI
JD Creedon – Managing Partner, LEC Partners
Jeff Brimhall CFO, HYCO1
Jeff Broin, Founder & CEO, POET
Jeff Lacey, Idaho National Lab, Staff Scientist
Jeff Lievense, Founder & CEO, Lievense Bioengineering LLC
Jeff Passmore, chairman, Passmore Associates
Jennifer Aurandt-Pilgrim, VP of R&D, Marquis Inc.
Jennifer Doudna, professor, UC Berkeley
Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, LanzaTech
Jenny Molloy, Founder and Director of the Open Bioeconomy Lab, University of Cambridge
Jigar Shah, co-Managing Partner, Multiplier
Jill Hamilton, President, Sustainable Energy Strategies, Inc.
Jill Zullo, EVP, COO, BioMADE
Jim McDermott, CEO, Rusheen Capital Management
Jim O’Brien, CEO, AGROGRAPH
Jim Spaeth, industry consultant
Jim Wangerow, Senior Engineer, GTI Energy
Jimmy Samartzis, CEO, LanzaJet
Joanne Ivancic, executive director, Advanced Biofuels USA
Joaquin Alarcon. CEO, Catalyxx
Joe James, President, Agri-Tech Producers LLC
Joe Lucas – Vice President and Managing Director CJ Bio America
Joel Cherry, CEO, Cherry Bioconsulting
Joel Stone, President, ConVergInce Advisers.
Johannes Escudero, Executive Director, Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas
John Archibald CEO of CO2 GRO Inc.
John Benemann, CEO, MicroBio Engineering
John Bissel, Founder & CEO, Origin Materials
John C. May, CEO, John Deere
John Cumbers, CEO, SynBioBeta
John Eichberger, Executive Director, Transportation Energy Institute
John Ellersick, President, Next Rung Technology
John Farrell, laboratory program manager for vehicle technologies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
John Gugel, CEO, Future Origins
John Hamer, Managing Partner, DCVC BIO
John Holladay, VP, Government Programs, LanzaTech
John Kirkwood, Senior Counsel, Faegre Drinker
John Krzywicki, CEO, Checkerspot
John Oyen, Business Development – Energy Industries, ABB Inc.
John Plaza, CEO, SkyNRG Americas
John R. Shaw, CEO Itaconix
John Reich, Program Director, FFAR
John Skrinar, Partner, Cresta Fund Management
Jonathan Male, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Washington State University
Jonathan Strimling, CEO, CleanFiber
Jordan Solomon, CEO, Ecostrat
Joshua Ruch, CEO, Rho Capital Partners
Joško Bobanović, Partner, Industrial Biotech Strategy, Sofinnova Partners
Jud Virden Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and Environment Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Karen Warner, Founder & CEO, BEAM Circular
Karin Calvinho, CTO, RenewCO2
Karl Handelsman, General Partner, Codon Capital
Karn Manhas, CEO, Terramerra
Karsten Temme, CSO, Pivot Bio
Kat Knauer, Program Manager, NREL
Kathryn Cook, Co-Founder & CEO, NUCICER
Keith Simons, Chief Technology Officer, Nium
Kelly Knopp, CEO, Citroniq Chemicals
Kelly Tiller, chief strategy officer, Genera
Kelsey Weimer, Srategy & Partnerships, Synonym Bio
Kelvin H. Lee, Director of the Manufacturing USA National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals
Ken Hill, Managing Director, BioCarbon Strategies
Kent Goeking, Managing Director, LEC Partners
Kevin Barnett, CTO, Pyran
Kevin Jarrell, Co-Founder and CEO, Modular Genetics
Kim Nelson, VP, GranBio
Kimball Chen, chairman, BioLPG LLC and chairman, The Global LPG Partnership
Kimberlie Le, CEO, Prime Roots
Kirk Haney, Managing Partner, Radicle Growth
Kristala Prather, professor, MIT
Kristin Brief, CEO, Terragia
Kristin Lewis, U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Transportation Systems Center
Kyriakos Maniatis, industry consultant, former Principal Adminstrator, European Commission
Lauren Riley, Director of Sustainability, UNITED AIRLINES
Lee Lynd, Professor Dartmouth and Founder/CSO Enchi Corp.
Len Humphreys, CEO, Licella
Lindsay Fitzgerald, Chief Advocacy and Communications Officer, Gevo
Linnea Fletcher, Biotechnology Department Chair, & Director, InnovATEBIO
Lisa Dyson, CEO, Air Protein
Luca Bonini, CEO, Hello Nature
Luciano Bueno, CEO, GALY
Luis Cascão-Pereira, Global R&D Ventures Director, IFF
Lynn Wendt, Senior Research Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory
Maarten van Dijk, CEO, SkyNRG4
Marc Stuart, Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Allotrope Partners
Marianne Walck, Lab Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Marilyn Bruno, CEO, Aequor
Mark J. Riedy, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Mark Niederschulte, CEO, Jupeng Bio
Mark Orr, CEO, GROWMARK
Mark Riedy, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend
Mark Shmorhun, Technology Manager, BioEnergy Technologies Offive, US Department of Energy
Mark Warner, CEO, Liberation Labs
Mary Maxon, EVP, Carnegie Sciences
Massimo Reynaudo, CEO, UPM-Kymmene
Matias Viel, CEO, BeeFlow
Matt Coutts, Chief Investment Officer, COUTTS AGRO
Matt Langholtz, Team Lead, Bioenergy Resource and Engineering Systems, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Matt Lipscomb, principal, Konayuki Labs
Matt Murdock, CEO, Raven SR
Matthew L. Scullin, CEO, MycoWorks
Matthew Slotwinski, CEO, Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
Matti Lehmus, CEO, Neste
Maureen McCann, Biosciences Center Director, NREL
Meaghan Seagrave, executive director, BioIndustrial Innovatino Canada
Megan J. Palmer, Executive Director of Bio Policy & Leadership Initiatives at Stanford University
Mehdi Sheikhzadeh – Vice President Research & Innovation – Lambton College
Mel Leutkens, CEO, Pyran Bio
Mel Badheka President Co-Founder , Citroniq Chemicals
Melissa Ladd, Senior Facilitator, BETO
Michael Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation , US Department fo Energy
Michael Darcy, CEO, DG FUELS
Michael DeCamp, CEO, Expedition Ag Partners
Michael Fero – COO, TeselaGen Biotechnology
Michael Köpke, CIO, LanzaTech
Michael Ladisch, Professor, Purdue University
Michael McAdams, president, Advanced Biofuels Association
Michael Perry, Chief Executive Officer, Forest Concepts LLC
Michael Richey, Brickenmore Renewables LLC
Michael Selden, CEO, Finless Foods
Micheal Kingsbury, Co-CEO, Uluu
Michel Chornet, EVP, Engineering, Operations and Innovation, Enerkem
Michele Goodwin, Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy, UC Irvine
Michele Rubino, industry consultant and Due Diligence Wolfpack member
Michele Stansfield, Co-founder and CEO, Cauldron Ferm;
Miguel Calatayud, Managing Partner, Orbis Advisors
Mihir Dange, CEO, XCF Global
Mikala Grubb, Director, Clean Fuels Technology, Topsoe
Mike Fatigati, CTO, Raven SR
Mike Hart, CEO,Sierra Energy
Mike Keller, TULE RIVER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Mike Lynch, co-founder, DMC Bio
Mike McCurdy, Director, ICF
Moji Karimi, CEO, Cemvita
Molly Morse, CEO, Mango Materials
Murray McLaughlin, chair, Biomass Quality Network Canada
Nancy Young, Chief Sustainability Officer, Gevo
Natalie Kuldell, executive director, BioBuilder Educational Foundation
Naveen Sikka, CEO, Terviva
Nazish Jeffery, Bioeconomy Policy Manager, Federation of American Scientists
Neal Jakel, President, Fluid Quip Technologies
Neil Lamb, President – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Neil Renninger, CEO, Ample Carbon
Nichole Fitzgerald, Deputy Director of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies, US Department of Energy
Nick Andrews, CEO USA BioEnergy
Nicolas Otamendi, CEO, EIWA
Nicolas Sordet – CEO AFYREN
Nigel Mouncey, Director, Joint Genome Institute
Noah Helman, CEO, Industrial Microbes
Noubar Afeyan, CEO, Flagship Ventures
Olivier Rigaud, CEO, Corbion
Pam Marrone, CEO, Chestnut Bio Advisors
Pankaj Jain, Interim Director General, Global Biofuels Alliance.
Paolo Frankl, Head, Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency
Pat Gruber, CEO, GEVO
Patrice Sellès, CEO, BIOTALYS
Patricia Schmiedigen, ETA Florence
Patrick Brown, CEO, Impossible Foods
Patrick Serfass, executive director, ABC
Paul Bryan, Due Diligence Wolfpack member
Paul Schubert, CEO, Strategic Biofuels
Pedro Cuelho, CBO, Provivi
Pedro Ortiz-Toral, Bioenergy Program Manager, GTI Energy
Perry Toms, 20GS – Low Carbon Consulting and Advisory
Peter Ciesielski, Research Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Phil Anderson, CFO, Synata Bio
Phil Erlanger, Founder & Managing Partner, Aliment Capital
Phil Morle, Partner, Main Sequence Ventures
Philippe Marchand, Bioenergy Steering Committee Member of the European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP)
Phippe Aubry, General Manager, ARD France
Ponsi Trivisvavet, CEO, INARI
Pramod Chaudhari, executive chairman, Praj Industries
Pramod Kumbhar, President & CTO, Praj Matrix
Quentin Debuisschert, CEO, Axens
Rachel Haurwitz, CEO, Caribou Biosciences
Rahul Shendure, CEO, Carbon Built
Randall C. Stuewe, CEO, Darling Ingredients
Randy Whitaker, Co-Founder and CFO, Viridis Chemical
Rashi Akki, Founder & CEO, Ag-Grid Energy
Rathin Datta, PhD; Board Chairman; Vertec BioSolvents, Inc.
Ravinda Vidyadhqar Boratkar, co-founder, Indian Federation of Green Energy
Rebecca Boudreaux, CEO Oberon Fuels
Rebecca Groen, Director, Clean Molecules, Baringa
Rebecca White, CEO, PEBBLE LABS
Reshma Shetty, co-Founder, Ginkgo BioWorks
Ricardo Mussa, CEO, Raizen
Richard Gilmore, CEO, GIC Group
Richard Gustafson, professor, University of Washington
Rina Singh, Executive Vice President, Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition
Rob Carlson, Managing Director, Bioeconomy Capital
Rob Meyers, VP, Global Agri Operations, PEPSICO
Robert C. Brown, Professor, Iowa State University, BioEconomy Institute
Robert Graham, Chairman, Ensyn
Robert Pirraglia, CEO, Ensyn
Robert Rigdon, CEO, SunGas Renewables
Robert Schuetzle, CEO, Infinium
Roberto Simões, CEO, Braskem
Robin Bowen, SVP External Affairs, Plant Based Products Council & the Corn Refiners Association
Robin Vercruse, Executive Director, Low Carbon Fuels Coalition
Roger Wyse, co-CEO, Spruce Capital
Rohit Khaitan, Founder, Khaitan Bio Energy
Ron Hovsepian, CEO, Indigo Agriculture
Rupark Sarswat, CEO, india glycols
Rusty Pittman, VP, Business Development, DMC Bio
Ryan Caulfield, Sr. Bioprocessing Engineer, Merrick & Company,
Ryan Faucell, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Boeing
Ryan Hunt, Director of Business development, Marine Biologics
Ryan Pandya, CEO, Perfect Day Foods
Ryan Smith, Founder & CTO, Origin Materials
Ryan Steinbach, Aviation Policy Coordinator, U.S. Department of Transportation
Sam Eathington, CTO, Corteva Agriscience
Sam Jackson, Director, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Sam Nejame, Principal, Promotum
Samir Somaiya, Chair, Godavari Biorefineries
Sanjay Gangoo, CEO, Indian Federation of Green Energy
Sanjeev Krishnan, CIO & Managing Director, S2G Ventures
Sarah Boisvert, Managing Consultant, NexantECA
Sarah Carter, Federation of American Scientists
Sarah McKay, Director of Market Development · National Corn Growers Association
Sarah Nolet, General Partner, Tenacious Ventures
Scott Fulbright, CEO, Living Ink
Scott Wine, CEO, Case New Holland
Sean Hunt, CTO Solugen
Sean O’Sullivan, Managing Partner, SOSV
Shauna Carr – Economic Development Officer – Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
Sri Kosaraju, Board Member, Manus
Stefan Unnasch, Managing Director, Life Cycle Associates
Stéphane Michel, President Gas, Renewables & Power, Total New Energies
Stephen Dilly, CEO, Codexis
Stephen van Helden, principal, Novo Holdings
Steve Basler, Operating Partner, Cresta Fund Management
Steve Brody, President & CEO, BioConnect IOWA
Steve Csonka, Executive Director, CAAFI
Steve Lewis, VP Technology & Innovatio, POET
Steve Toon, Sr. VP of Operations and Engineering, BioVeritas
Steve Weiss, President, Grey Heron Consulting
Steven Slome, industry consultant (NexantECA) and Due Diligence Wolfpack member
Suzanne Allaire, CEO, GECA Quebec Canada
Svein Tore Holsether, CEO, YARA
Sylvia Wulf, President & CEO, AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.
Tad Dritz, CEO, Ariel Green
Tammy Klein, Principal Consultant, Transport Energy Strategies
Tara Karimi, Chief Science and Sustainability Officer, Cemvita
Tara O’Toole, EVP, In-Q-Tel
Taraka Dale, Scientist and Principal Investigator in Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ted Kniesche, CEO, Zero Industrial
Terry Mazanec, Managing Partner, LEC Partners
Thomas Amidon, Chief Executive Officer, Applied Biorefinery Sciences
Thomas Laurent, Founder & CEO, Micropep Technologies
Tim Cesarek, CEO, Synata Bio
Tim Obitts, CEO, Alder Renewables
Tim Rials, Associate Dean and Professor, University of Tennessee AgResearch
Tim Zenk, Managing Director, Earth Finance
Tina Boville, Co-founder & CEO, Aralez Bio
Todd Campbell, owner, Clean Economy Works LLc
Todd O’Malley, CEO, Braya Renewable Fuels
Todd Pray, Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer, Brekeley Lab
Todd Taylor, CEO, Avisen Legal
Tom van Aken, CEO, Avantium
Tom Vilsack, Former US Secretary of Agriculture
Trey Fielder, VP, NexantECA
Troy Hawkins, Principal Energy Systems Analyst, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Turner Smith, Managing Partner, IFG Asset Management
Valerie Sarisky-Reed, Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) US Dept of Energy
Vicki Thompson, Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory
Virginia Irwin Klausmeier, Founder & CEO, of Sylvatex
Vitaliy Skotsyk, President, Institute of geopolitics and strategic management
Vonnie Estes, VP of Innovation, International Fresh Produce Association
Wayne Lee, Founder Emeritus, LEC Partners
Wendy Owens, CEO, Hexas Biomass
Will Thurmond, CEO, Emerging Markets Online
William Goldner, U.S. Department of Agriculture
William Hohenstein, Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, US Department of Agriculture
Wim Soetaert, CEO, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Xin Sun, Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and Environmental Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Zia Abdullah – National Renewable Energy Laboratory