Wednesday March 22nd
12:00-5:00pm REGISTRATION OPEN
(Photo ID and proof of vaccination required)
1:40pm The Presidential Forum on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation
Opening Remarks and Fireside Chat with Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
2:00pm A panel discussion on President Biden’s Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology
and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy
Dr. Georgia Lagoudas, Senior Advisor for Biotechnology and Bioeconomy, Office of Science and Technology Policy
Dr. Karama Neal, Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, US Department of Agriculture
Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Assistant Secretary for Office of Science, US Department of Energy
Dr. Erwin Gianchandani, Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships Directorate
Dr. Chuck Romine, Associate Director for Laboratory Programs, NIST
Dr. Tara Schwetz, Acting Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Steven G. Wax, Acting Deputy CTO for Science & Technology, US Department of Defense
Moderator: Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher, The Daily Digest
3:00pm The Feedstock Leadership Summit
Jordan Solomon, CEO, Ecostrat
Wendy Owens, CEO, Hexas Biomass
Carrie Chase, Chief Commercial Officer, The Alden Group
Mike Karst, President, Sustainable Oils
Moderator: Nazish Jeffrey, Bioeconomy Policy Manager, Federation of American Scientists
4:00pm The SAF Leadership Summit
Jimmy Samartzis, CEO, LanzaJet
Charles Wyman, CEO, Vertimass
Mike McCurdy, Director, ICF
Ryan Faucett, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Boeing
Matt Doyle, Energy & Sustainability Lead, Wagner Corporation
Moderator: Steve Csonka, Executive Director, CAAFI
6:00pm STATE OF THE INDUSTRY presentation
And Networking: Self-introductions by all attendees
Thursday March 23rd
7:00am REGISTRATION OPEN
(Photo ID and proof of vaccination required)
7:30-8:00am COFFEE & PASTRIES
8:00am The Bioeconomy Policy Forum
Mike McAdams, president, Advanced Biofuels Association
Kimball Chen, chairman, BioLPG LLC and chairman, The Global LPG Partnership
Graham Noyes, executive director, Low Carbon Fuels Coalition
Stephanie Batchelor, Director, BioFutures, Schmidt Futures
Tim Pohle, VP, Federal Affairs, Airlines for America
Moderator: Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher, The Daily Digest
9:00am Net Zero Futures
Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, LANZATECH
Michael Darcy, CEO, DG FUELS
Rebecca Groen, Director, Sustainable Fuels, SHV ENERGY
Michel Chornet, EVP, Engineering, Operations and Innovation, ENERKEM
Brian Foody, CEO, IOGEN
Richard Palmer, CEO, GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS
Moderator: Tim Zenk, President, Molecule
10:35am Coffee Break & Industry Networking
11:05am ABLC KEYNOTES
Michael Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation, US Department of Energy
Shishir Joshipura, CEO, PRAJ INDUSTRIES
Moderator: Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher, The Daily Digest
11:45am The Finance & Investment Summit
Moderators: John Kirkwood, partner, Faegre Drinker and Mark Riedy, partner, Kilpatrick Townsend
George Schultz, Managing Director, Program Development, New Energy Risk
Mark Glotfelty, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Dan Cummings, VP and Deputy General Counsel, Brightmark
Gretchen Kittel, Acting Director, Outreach and Business Development Division, US Department of Energy Loan Programs Office
Andrew Chang, Managing Director, United Airlines Ventures
Antoine Schellinger, Koch Project Solutions
12:45pm Lunch & Industry Networking
1:45pm Sustainable Futures Summit
Dan Shapiro, CEO and Co-Founder of Fidelis New Energy
Mark Warner, CEO, LIBERATION LABS
Bernardo Gradin, CEO, GranBio
David Winsness, President, COMSTOCK FUELS
Lauren Riley, Chief Sustainability Officer, United
Moderator:Chris Tindal, Assistant Director, CAAFI
2:55pm Coffee Break & Industry Networking
3:25pm TRACK A Billion Ton 2023presented by the DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office
Moderators: Nichole Fitzgerald, Technology Manager, BETO and Mark Elless, Technology Manager, BETO
Melissa Ladd, Senior Facilitator, BETO
Matt Langholtz, Team Lead, Bioenergy Resource and Engineering Systems, OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
3:25pm TRACK B Corn to Chemicals Summit
Nick Lepore, Morning Consult
Moderator: Sarah McKay, Director of Market Development, NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
3:25pm TRACK C Advanced Biofuels Summit
Keith Simons, Head of R&D, SHV ENERGY
Omar Hamid, Group Manager – Low Carbon Fuels Team, Advisian
Roman Grosman, National BD Director, LGUS, LINDE
David O’Brien, Senior Technical Leader Bioprocessing, MERRICK
Moderator: Michele Rubino, industry consultant
4:20pm TRACK A LCA for Alternative Marine Fuels, presented by the US Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office
Moderator: Joshua Messner, Technology Manager, US Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office
Brian Kaul, Fuel Science & Engine Technologies Research, Oak Ridge National Lab
Eric Tan, Senior Research Engineer, National Renewable Lab
Lawrence Navin, Director of Government and Public Affairs, Americas and Europe, Methanol Institute
Troy Hawkins, Senior Scientist, ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB
Chase Ji, Senior Sustainability Engineer, CCUS & Alternative Fuels, ABS
4:20pm TRACK B Hot Projects Summit
Drew Miller, VP Projects, INFINIUM
Alan del Paggio, VP, LICELLA/ARBIOS BIOTECH
Dave Rubenstein, CEO CALIFORNIA ETHANOL + POWER
Jason Libersky, Chief Product Officer, GEVO
Moderator: James Iademarco, President, Strategic Avalanche
4:20pm TRACK C Hot Technologies Summit
Olivier Le-Coz, CTO, AXENS
Alex Michine, CEO, METGEN
Roy Viteri, Business Development Manager, THERMAL KINETICS
John Oyen, Business Development Director, ABB
Moderator: Joel Stone, President, ConVergince Advisors (LEC)
5:15pm TRACK A The Hot Technologies Summit
David Sudolsky, CEO, ANELLOTECH
Pramod Kumbhar, President & CTO, Praj Matrix
Oliver Peoples, CEO, YIELD10
Bob Rozmiarek, VP Strategy & Business Development, Virent
Moderator: David Dodds, President, Dodds & Associates
5:15pm TRACK B The Hot Perspectives Summit
Ted Kniesche, Co-Founder, AIGA CAPITAL
Terence Easton, CEO, TRITEN IAG
Soheil Razjouyan, Chief Carbon Technologies Officer, GREEN STAR BCS
Meaghan Seagrave, executive director, BIOINDUSTRIAL INNOVATION CANADA
Moderator: Sam Nejame, Principal, Promotum
5:15pm TRACK C The Hot Technologies Summit
Rashi Akki, CEO, AG-GRID ENERGY
Michael Rowan, CEO, ACTIVE ENERGY GROUP
Bill Birney, Vice President, Energy; Bio-Industrial Food & Beverage Sector, STANTEC
Moderator: Paul Bryan, Senior Research Fellow, Origin Materials
6:30pm 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy Announce and The Hot Party
Friday March 24th
7:00am REGISTRATION OPEN
(Photo ID and proof of vaccination required)
7:30-8:00am COFFEE & PASTRIES
8:00am Sustainable Futures Summit
Dave Kettner, CEO, VIRENT
Valerie Sarisky-Reed, Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office, US Department of Energy
Dan Oh, CEO, AGCERTAIN INDUSTRIES
Paul Hill, SVP, Process Development & Engineering, AMYRIS
Moderator: Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher, The Daily Digest
9:00am Industry Horizons Summit
Eric McAfee, CEO, AEMETIS
Michael Sargeant, VP, Renewable Aviation Americas, NESTE
Milica Folic, Product Line Director – Clean Fuels & Chemicals, TOPSOE
Paula Gant, CEO, GTI Energy
Ralf Hortsch, Head of Strategy & Marketing, CLARIANT
Chris Ryan, COO, Gevo
Moderator: Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher, The Daily Digest
10:45am Coffee Break & Industry Networking
11:15am ABLC ADDRESSES
Rebecca Boudreaux, CEO, OBERON FUELS
John Bissell, co-CEO, ORIGIN MATERIALS
Chris Efird, CEO, NEXT RENEWABLES
Luca Vailati, Business Development Director, DIMETA
Mark Brodziski, Deputy Administrator, USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service, USDA
Moderator: Tim Zenk, President, Molecule
12:35pm Lunch & Industry Networking
1:35pm TRACK A The Hydrogen Summit
Britt Boughey, CEO, OMC HYDROGEN
Mac Kennedy, CEO, MOTE
Matt Murdock, CEO, RAVEN SR
Moderator: David Dodds, President, Dodds & Associates
1:35pm TRACK B The New Directions Summit
Dave Austgen, CEO, BioVeritas
Eduard Lindner, Managing Consultant, NEXANT ECA
Joshua Velson, Sr. Consultant, NEXANT ECA
Moderator: Steve Weiss, President, Grey Heron
1:35pm TRACK C The Hot Technologies Summit
Ram Ramprasad, CCO, TWELVE
Steve Slome, Program Manager, Biorenewable Insights, NEXANTECA
Jennifer Aurandt-Pilgrim, Director of Innovation, MARQUIS INC.
Moderator: Michele Rubino, industry consultant
2:25pm TRACK A The New Directions Summit
John Shaw, CEO, Itaconix
Andreea Moyes, Global Aviation Sustainability Director, Air bp
Chris Chaput, President & CFO, DG FUELS
William Hohenstein, Director of Climate Change Program Office, Office of Chief Economist, USDA
Moderator: Nazish Jeffrey, Bioeconomy Policy Manager, Federation of American Scientists
2:25pm TRACK B The Hot Technologies Summit
Steve Wirtel, EVP, Business Development, KORE INFRASTRUCTURE
Cindy Wilcox, CEO, MARINE BIOENERGY
Rusty Pittman, VP, Business Development, DMCBIO
Kevin Kung, CEO, Takachar
Moderator: Will Thurmond, CEO, Emerging Markets Online
3:25pm Coffee Break & Industry Networking
3:55pm ABLC Due Diligence Wolfpack
The Wolfpack:
David Dodds, Dodds & Associates
James Iademarco, President, Strategic Avalanche
Michele Rubino, industry consultant
Paul Bryan, Senior Research Fellow, Origin Materials
Steve Slome, Director, Nexant ECA
Steve Weiss, President, Grey Heron Consulting
Sam Nejame, Principal, Promotum
Joel Stone, President, ConVergince (LEC)
Moderator: Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher, The Daily Digest
5:00pm ABLC Closing Remarks