| ABLC – July 8 | |||
| THE ADVANCED AGRICULTURE SUMMIT | |||
| 1245 | INDUSTRY HORIZONS: PLENARY ADDRESSES | ||
| Moderator: Jim Lane, editor, The Digest | |||
| Richard Broglie, CTO, Pivot Bio | |||
| James Iademarco, president, Strategic Avalanche | |||
| 140 | TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMS & TECHNOLOGIES | ||
| Mod: William Hohenstein, Dir., Energy and Environ. Policy, USDA | |||
| Mike Hart, Sierra Energy | |||
| Rick Gilmore, CEO, GIC Group | |||
| Bruce Dien, USDA/ARS | |||
| Kate Lewis, USDA/RBCS (BioPreferred) | |||
| 250 | Networking break | ||
| 320 | ADVANCED AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION SUMMIT | ||
| Mod: Carlos Rodriguez-Franco, Sr. Ldr, Strat.c Forest Science Synthesis, US Forest Service | |||
| Jerry Steiner, CEO, CoverCress | |||
| Rob Mitchell, USDA/ARS (Biomass Feedstock Development and Production) | |||
| Brent Zacharias, CEO, NuSeed | |||
| Miguel Calatayud, CEO, iWi | |||
| 430 | BIOGAS & GASIFICATION SUMMIT | ||
| Mod: Max Melnick, Hydrogen Digest | |||
| Michael Bakas, EVP, Ameresco | |||
| Brian Foody, CEO, Iogen | |||
| Rashi Akki, CEO, Ag-Grid Energy | |||
| Jeff Mahaffey, CEO, Breakthrough Energies | |||
| The Mayflower Marriott Hotel, Washington DC | |||
| 630 | THE DIGEST’S 2020 STATE OF THE INDUSTRY, | ||
| 34 TOP TRENDS & NETWORKING EVENT | |||
| ABLC – July 9- ADVANCED MARKETS AND TECHNOLOGIES | |||
| 800 | BIOECONOMY POLICY FORUM | ||
| Moderator: Jim Lane, editor, The Digest | |||
| Mike McAdams, president, Advanced Biofuels Association | |||
| Kurt Kovarik, VP, Federal Affairs, National Biodiesel Board | |||
| Stephanie Batchelor, VP, Biotechnology Innovation Organization | |||
| Corinne Young, president, re:Chem Alliance | |||
| 900 | Holmberg Award presentation and address | ||
| Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, LanzaTech | |||
| 915 | INDUSTRY HORIZONS: PLENARY ADDRESSES | ||
| Moderator: Jim Lane, editor, The Digest | |||
| Todd Becker, CEO, Green Plains | |||
| Atul Thakrar, president, DSM Biobased | |||
| Pavel Molchanov, VP, Raymond James & Associates | |||
| 1010 | Networking Break | ||
| 1040 | ABLC GLOBAL LEADERSHIP KEYNOTE | ||
| CJ Warner, CEO, Renewable Energy Group | |||
| 1100 | MARKET PERSPECTIVES: PLENARY ADDRESSES | ||
| Moderator: Rina Singh, EVP, AFCC | |||
| Pat Gruber, CEO, Gevo | |||
| Pramod Chaudhari, Chairman, Praj | |||
| Christophe Schilling, CEO, Genomatica | |||
| Valerio Coppini, Vice President, NEXTCHEM | |||
| 1200 | ABLC KEYNOTE | ||
| Senator Angus King of Maine | |||
| MARKET PERSPECTIVES: PLENARY ADDRESSES | |||
| 1225 | Tom van Aken, CEO, Avantium | ||
| Edward You, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI | |||
| Eric McAfee, CEO, Aemetis | |||
| 100 | Lunch | ||
| 200 | ADVANCED BIOFUELS SUMMIT | RENEWABLE CHEMICALS SUMMIT | SUSTAINABLE AVIATION SUMMIT |
| Mod: Paul Bryan, Sandia National Labs | Mod: Doris Guzman | Mod: Steve Csonka, CAAFI | |
| Paolo Corvo, VP, Clariant | Eric Steen, CEO, Lygos | Michael Baer, CEO, Energy for Airlines | |
| David Schwalje, Bus. Dev. Mgr., Renewables, Axens | Charlie Dimmler, CEO, Checkerspot | Chuck Red, VP, ARA | |
| Rebecca Boudreaux, president, Oberon Fuels | Neal Jakel, Partner, Fluid Quip Technologies | Ira Dassa Director, Environmental Affairs, A4A | |
| Adam Belyamani, COO, Saola Energy | David Sudolsky, CEO, Anellotech | Dan Szeezil, Offering Mgr, UOP Renew Ergy & Chem. | |
| 315 | Networking Break | ||
| 345 | FINANCE & INVESTMENT SUMMIT | ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES SUMMIT | SUSTAINABLE AVIATION SUMMIT |
| Brentan Alexander, CCO, New Energy Risk | Mod: David Dodds, Dodds & Associates | Mod: Chris Tindal, CAAFI | |
| Justin Goldstein, VP, Goldman Sachs | Alex Michine, CEO, MetGen | Jim Macias, CEO, Fulcrum BioEnergy | |
| Mark Riedy, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend | Don Siefkes, E100 Group | Jeff Manternach, CFO, Red Rock Biofuels | |
| John Kirkwood, Partner, FaegreDrinker | John Oyen, Mgr, BD, Nam Oil, Gas & Petroch., ABB | Dave Smoot, CEO, US Advanced Biofuels | |
| Jigar Shah, president, Generate Capital | Bryan Sherbacow, World Energy | ||
| Scott Chabina, MD, Marathon Capital | |||
| Harrison Clay, VP Strat. Dev., Global Environ. Products, BP | |||
| 500 | NORDIC BIOECONOMY SUMMIT | ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES SUMMIT | DIGITAL BIOLOGY FORUM |
| Mod: Doug Faulkner, Leatherstocking LLC | Mod: Rebecca Coons, Nuu | Mod: Michele Rubino, Synthetic Genomics | |
| Ismo Sillanpää, VP Strategic Sales, Dolea | Markus Pompejus, VP, Innovation & Scouting, BASF | Blake Simmons, JBEI, Agile BioFoundry | |
| Markku Hämäläinen, CEO, Kotkamills | Ken Brown, CEO, Smisson-Mathis Energy | Dan Grushkin, President, BioDesign Challenge | |
| Kati Kaivonen, Director, Atlntc Joint Bus, Finnair | Inder Pal Singh, CEO, SBI Bioenergy | Alexander Zanghellini, CEO, Arzeda | |
| Mike McCurdy, MD, Energy Advisory Services ICF | |||
| 615 | 50 Best Places to Work announce and 50 Hottest Companies Reception | ||
| ABLC – July 10 – BIOECONOMY 2020 | |||
| 815 | BIOECONOMY WELCOME REMARKS | ||
| Daniel Simmons, Assistant Secretary of Energy, EERE | |||
| 830 | BIOENERGY R&D PROGRAMS PLENARY FORUM | ||
| Mod: Kristie Moriarty, Sr. Engineer, NREL | |||
| Mark Brodziski, Acting Administrator, RD Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA | |||
| David Babson, Program Director, ARPA-E | |||
| Sunita Satyapal, Director, Fuel Cell Technologies Office, DOE | |||
| 945 | ABLC ADDRESS | ||
| Michael Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Transport, DOE | |||
| BIOECONOMY FEDERAL FINANCING PROGRAMS | |||
| 1015 | Taite McDonald, partner, Holland & Knight | ||
| 1030 | Networking Break | ||
| 1100 | Algae Products: Making Green by Going Green | Innovative Sensing Technologies for Biomass and Feedstock Production and Logistics | Marine and Heavy Duty Biofuel Opportunities |
| Moderator: Dan Fishman | Moderator: Mark Elless | Moderator: Zia Haq | |
| Michael Burkart, Professor, UCSD | Liang Dong, Iowa State University | Mike Kass, Oak Ridge National Lab | |
| Tryg Lundquist, CTO, MicroBio Engineering | Bonnie Hames, B Hames Consulting | Bart Hellings, COO, GoodFuels | |
| Rebecca White, Senior Advisor, Algae Biomass Org. | Melba M. Crawford, Professor, Purdue University | Tom Thompson, Tech. Adv., US Maritime Admin. | |
| Troy Semelsberger, Staff Scientist, Los Alamos Nat. Lab | |||
| 1230 | Lunch | ||
| 130 | Bio Optimized Technologies for Plastics Recycling | System Integration and Advancements | AI / Machine Learning in Bioenergy |
| Moderators: Nichole Fitzgerald & Jay Fitzgerald | Moderator: Josh Messner | Moderator: Mark Shmorhun | |
| Linda Broadbelt, Professor, Northwestern University | Pramod Kumbar, CTO, Praj | Ben Brown, Lawrence Berkeley Lab | |
| Gregg Beckham, Senior Research Fellow and Group Leader, National Renewable Energy Lab | Ed Wolfrum, Principle Researcher and Manager, National Renewable Energy Lab | Hector Garcia Martin, Deputy VP of Biofuels and Bioproducts, JBEI | |
| Jinwen Zhang, Professor, Washington State University | Mark Yancey, CTO, D3Max, LLC | Quang Nguyen, Idaho National Lab | |
| Meg Sobkowicz Kline, U Mass Lowell | Brandon Emme, Principal Scientist, ICM | Margaret Lentz, Special Advisor, Artifical Intellignce & Technology Office at U.S. Department of Energy | |
| 300 | Networking Break | ||
| 330 | Innovations in Biomass Pretreatment | Performance Advantaged Biofuels and Bioproducts | Lower Carbon Intensity Fuels |
| Moderator: Beau Hoffman | Moderator: Alicia Lindauer | Moderator: Ian Rowe | |
| Jim Dooley, Forest Concepts | Virginia Klausmeier, CEO, Sylvatex, Inc. | Jeff McDaniel, Vice President, New Projects, Velocys | |
| Xiaowen Chen, NREL | Michael Saltzberg, Global Business Director, DuPont | Terry Mazanec, COO, Lee Enterprises Consulting | |
| Ian Klein, COO, Spero Renewables | Anthe George, Manager, Biomass Science and Conversion Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories | A J Simon, Group Leader, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | |
| Allison Ray, Idaho National Lab | Jim Keiser, Corrosion Sci. & Tech. Grp, ORNL | ||
| 500 | ABLC WOLFPACK | ||
| Live, on-stage due diligence analysis of leading advanced bioeconomy companies, featuring the ABLC Wolves | |||
| Paul Bryan, David Dodds, James Iademarco, Michele Rubino, Joel Stone, Steve Weiss | |||
| 600 | CLOSING REMARKS | ||