Now in its 15th year - this time in Barcelona
Agenda - day two
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.
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08:00 - 09:00
Networking coffee & registration
Startup success, spinning off, scaling up and going to market
Hosted by Jo Anne Shatkin, President, Vireo Advisors
09:00 - 09.05
Opening remarks
Jo Anne Shatkin, President, Vireo Advisors
09:05 - 09.30
Keynote address
Shaping the new plastics economy: scaling and commercializing biobased products
Tom van Aken, Chief Executive Officer, Avantium NV
09:30 - 09:45
Communicating as if the future depends on it
Kathryn Sheridan, CEO & Founder, Sustainability Consult
09:45 - 10:00
Accessible high-tech infrastructure and expertise for start-ups and SMEs in circularity
Monalisa Goswami, Director, Spark904
10:00 - 10:30
Keynote address
Driving novel innovations using synthetic biology
Kevin Madden, SVP of Business Development, Ginkgo Bioworks
10:30 - 11:00
Panel discussion
From start up to scale up and beyond – what are the key success factors required for survival and how do we overcome the most common hurdles?
Hosted by Jo Anne Shatkin, President, Vireo Advisors
Jesse Dill, Director of Growth, Ginkgo Bioworks
Matt Engler, Senior Director, Business Development, Checkerspot
David Williamson, Chief Science & Technology Officer, Modern Meadow
11:00 - 11:30
Networking coffee
Sustainable brands
Hosted by Paul MacDonald, Partner & Chief Community Officer, World Bio Markets
11:30 - 12:00
Keynote address
Going beyond: achieving high performance through bio-based circularity
Charlotte Herdt, Global Sustainability Programme Manager, Arkema
Nils Altrogge, Head of Technology Innovation, On Running
12:00 - 12:15
Building a bridge between science and fashion with material science innovation
Amanda Parkes, Chief Innovation Officer, Pangaia
12:15 - 12:30
Net zero with plant based materials
Jason Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Evoco
12:30 - 13:00
Panel discussion
Mimicking nature – the scale up of natural PHAs
Hosted by Rick Passenier, Co-Founder and Executive Board Member, GO!PHA
Amir Afshar, Co Founder & Chief Product Officer, Shellworks
Robert Celik, Growth & Partnerships Lead, Genecis Bioindustries
Jonathan Kneebone, Head of Advocacy and Growth, Phantm
13:00 - 14:00
Networking lunch
Value chain innovations from lab to feedstocks to biorefineries to waste streams and market ready products
Hosted by Dr Melanie Williams, Director, Melanie Williams Consulting
14:00 - 14:30
Panel discussion
Turning municipal waste into marketable bio products through biorefinery innovation
The URBIOFIN Project
Hosted by Caterina Coll, Chief Executive Officer, PERSEO Biotechnology
Eduardo Fernandez, Innovation Manager, URBASER
Joan Carles Fernandez, Chief of Analytical Services – R&D, AMB
José María Gómez, Chief Executive Officer, Biomasa Peninsular
14:30 - 14:45
Lignin Biorefinery – journey from innovation to market ready products
Alex Michine, Chief Executive Officer, MetGen
14:45 - 15:00
From sugar to fine chemicals: potential solutions for biorefineries
Ghith Al-Shaal, Segment Lead Biorenewables & Oleochemicals, hte – the high throughput experimentation company
15:00 - 15:15
Ecoplanta – pioneers of carbon recycling
Manuel Baurier Trias, Recycling & Recovery Director, Ecoplanta
15:15 - 15:30
BIO alternatives. From concept to reality. A closer view of the polyester industry. Sustainability accelerates with promising profit
Javier Rivera, Business Manager, Tecnon Orbichem
15:30 - 15:55
Panel discussion
The biorefinery of the future: challenges to overcome, opportunities to maximise and the role of value chain collaboration
Hosted by Dr Melanie Williams, Director, Melanie Williams Consulting
Goizeder Barberena Ibanez, Biomass Strategy & Business Development Manager, Cener
Alex Michine, Chief Executive Officer, MetGen
Ghith Al-Shaal, Segment Lead Biorenewables & Oleochemicals, hte – the high throughput experimentation company
Caterina Coll, Chief Executive Officer, PERSEO Biotechnology
15:55 - 16:00
Closing remarks
Paul MacDonald, Partner & Chief Community Officer, World Bio Markets
16:00 - 17:00
Networking drinks & goodbyes