Thank you to everyone who attended in 2023
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Driving the commercialisation of the bioeconomy
1-2-1 MEETINGS | CONFERENCE | NETWORKING
Host City
Wow, what an event we have just had.
Thank you to each and everyone of the 350 attendees who supported us, as we returned the event to its spiritual home in the Netherlands.
The event facilitated over 700 pre-arranged 1-2-1 commercial deal flow meetings and inspired hundreds of additional informal connections.
The meetings that took place between bio producers and developers, investors and financiers, global consumer brands, community enablers and suppliers are imperative if the sector is to scale at pace and play a more decisive role in environmental protection.
The feedback we have received has been incredible and we look forward to working with the community over the coming 12 months to build on this success.
World Bio Markets is committed to driving the commercialisation of the sector and we look forward to seeing you 15-16 May next year, back in The Hague.
Register your interest in 2024
What to expect
A highly valuable and inspiring two days where:
- Pioneering developers and producers of bio based solutions present their latest innovations
- Consumer facing brands and buyers learn from and meet with the solution providers who can help them achieve their complex sustainability goals
- Investors and financiers source new investment opportunities
- Community enablers highlight how they can accelerate the growth of the sector
- Suppliers present how they can improve the efficiency of the manufacturing process
Tom van Aken, Chief Executive Officer, Avantium NV
350+
Attendees
1,000's
of 1-2-1 commercial meetings
50
Conference sessions
75+
World class speakers
Sponsors
1-2-1 Meetings
We believe that highly targeted and pre-arranged 1-2-1 commercial meetings are key to accelerating the growth of the sector and the transition to a bio-based economy.
Our pre-arranged meetings format removes the element of luck from traditional networking and provides the most cost and time efficient way of connecting with potential new customers and partners.
In the run up to the event all attendees can view each other’s profile and pre-arrange 30 minute meetings via our online planner.
You will also be presented with a list of people who meet the criteria you provided, and who you would benefit from meeting.
Meetings with sponsors are held in their branded and private meeting space and delegate to delegate meetings are held in a dedicated area.
Catarina Vannfält, Material Innovation Developer, IKEA
Conference
The conference blends technical innovations with market driven dialogue and real world commercial reality.
Improve your competitive advantage by staying ahead of the knowledge curve – keep up to date with the latest trends, thinking and market developments and take actionable insights back to the office to help you and your team make better decisions.
Hear from the bio pioneers who are bringing ground breaking sustainable solutions to the market, investors funding the acceleration, consumer facing brands who are integrating bio within their wider sustainability strategy and the community enablers who can supercharge scalability and commercialisation.
The programme addresses every part of the bioeconomy ecosystem from farmer to consumer and everything in between.
Top line issues being discussed include:
- The role of bio in the race to carbon negativity
- Re thinking how we make things with bio based materials, ingredients and chemicals
- Investment strategies and how to secure funding
- Macroeconomic and geopolitical influences impacting the growth of the bioeconomy
- Scaling up, commercialisation and collaboration
- Biomass and waste stream feedstocks and their impact on the wider value chain
- Inside the minds of the retailers, clothing and footwear, cosmetics, food and drink and household brands
- Trends from around the world and how to access international markets
- Using certification to communicate with consistency, clarity and confidence
Laurie Points, Beauty and Personal Care Research Manager – Materials & Automation, Unilever
Why attend
… and if you are still unsure of the benefits of attending, here are the top 5 from our 2022 attendees.
1.
Meet potential new customers and partners and scale your business
2.
Grow your new business development pipeline
3.
Source technologies that can help you achieve your sustainability goals
4.
Keep up to date with the latest thinking
5.
Network with your peers and increase your sphere of influence
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