Now in its 15th year - this time in Barcelona
Agenda - day one
Pioneering international innovators, thought leaders, influencers and disruptors will take to the stage to share their vision, challenges, solutions and ideas.
Discover the companies and personalities shaping the biofuel & bioenergy, biomass feedstocks & agriculture, biomaterials, chemicals & ingredients, bioplastics & packaging and synbio sectors. Learn how global brands are trying to achieve their corporate sustainability goals and the role that bio based businesses can play now and in the future.
The conference blends technical solutions and innovations with market driven dialogue and real world reality, helping attendees to take back actionable insights and connections to the office.
08:00 - 09:00
Welcome coffee & registration
The impact of global events on the bioeconomy revolution and the role of bio design, materials, chemicals and ingredients
Hosted by Kathryn Sheridan, CEO & Founder, Sustainability Consult
09:00 - 09.10
Opening remarks
Paul MacDonald, Partner & Chief Community Officer, World Bio Markets
09:10 - 09.30
Keynote address
Today’s bioeconomy: what’s changed?
Kathryn Sheridan, CEO & Founder, Sustainability Consult
09:30 - 10:00
Panel discussion
The bioeconomy revolution: is it really happening?
Hosted by Kathryn Sheridan, CEO & Founder, Sustainability Consult
Jeff Passmore, Founder & CEO, Passmore Group
Sasha Calder, Head of Impact, Genomatica
Catarina Vannfält, Material Innovation Developer, IKEA
Nils Altrogge, Head of Technology Innovation, On Running
10:00 - 10:15
A circular approach to bioeconomy
Stefano Facco, New Business Development Director, Novamont
10:15 - 10:30
Process optimization via high-speed separation for bioplastic production
Francesco Montecchio, Global Technology – Application Engineer, Alfa Laval
10:30 - 10:45
Producing sustainable chemicals while addressing the plastic waste problem
Beatrix Ellis, Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Epoch Biodesign
10:45 - 11:00
Mycelium futures — rethinking the way we make things
Gavin McIntyre, Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Forager
11:00 - 11:30
Networking coffee
Hosted by Claudia Amos, Technical Director, Anthesis Group
11:30 - 11:45
Biobased building materials: forging new value chains between agriculture, forestry and construction
Arjen van Kampen, Business Development Manager Biobased Products, Wageningen Food and Biobased Research
11:45 - 12:00
Advanced bio-circular materials: the Arkema approach to the sustainability journey
Guido Dona, Sustainability Project Director, Arkema
12:00 - 12:15
Advanced ethanol: a truly integrated platform towards net-zero solutions for biofuels and biochemical
Kevin Lecoanet, Process Design Engineer – Renewables, Axens
12:15 - 12:30
Wood residues to biomaterials and biochemicals: from dream to real
Peep Pitk, Chief Development Officer, Fibenol OÜ
12:30 - 13:00
Panel discussion
Accelerating the commercialisation of the bioeconomy: producer, supplier and customer perspectives
Hosted by Godavari Biorefineries Ltd
Moderated by Claudia Amos, Technical Director, Anthesis Group
Sangeeta Srivastava, Executive Director, Godavari Biorefineries
Sjoerd Dijkstra, Lead Strategic & Sustainability Marketing, Coatings & Adhesives, Covestro
Monica Damo, Senior Packaging Sustainability Manager, Danone
13:00 - 14:00
Networking lunch
Sustainable brands
Hosted by Paul MacDonald, Partner & Chief Community Officer, World Bio Markets
14:00 - 14:30
Keynote address
High performing and sustainable cosmetic ingredients and products by design
Magda Carrasco, International Raw Material Department Director, L’Oreal
14:30 - 14:45
The sustainable materials transition
Sasha Calder, Head of Impact, Genomatica
14:45 - 15:00
Sustainability in the Matterverse
Zina Cinker, Director General, MATTER
15:00 - 15:15
The challenge of building a circular polymers portfolio
Martin Clemesha, Product Manager – I’m greenTM polyolefins Europe & Asia, Braskem
15:15 - 15:30
Sustainability meets performance with programmable proteins
Mitchell Duffy, Chief Executive Officer, Cambrium
15:30 - 16:00
Panel discussion
Transforming biotech innovations into stand alone brands
Hosted by Tomas Vucurevic, Managing Director, BRAIND® Ingredient Brand Strategy Consulting
Ulrich Scherbel, Chief Executive Officer, AMSilk
Victor Tibo, Co-Founder & CFO, Lignovations
Markus Hefter, Commercial Director EMEA, Polygiene
16:00 - 16:30
Networking coffee
Turning ideas and science into a profitable business
Hosted by Dr Melanie Williams, Director, Melanie Williams Consulting
16:30 - 16:45
From lab to market – Driving innovation across the bio-based value chain in Europe
Marco Rupp, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Bio-Based Industries Consortium (BIC)
16:45 - 17:00
From start-up to scale-up: investing in a sustainable and Circular Bioeconomy
Dr. Michael Brandkamp, Partner, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
17:00 - 17:30
Fireside chat and audience Q&A
New business models driving the bright future of industrial biotech
Hosted by Rob van der Meij, Partner, Capricorn Partners
Norbert Baum, Senior Executive Manager, Helm
17:30 - 19:30
Networking drinks