Platinum Sponsors:

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• La Piazza Ristorante

• ECOSTRAT

• Walker Environmental

 

Monday - November 5, 2018 - Laurier Room

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17:30 - Welcome Cocktails – Laurier Room

                   

Host: La Piazza Courtyard & Lounge

The Dennis Bass Trio courtesy of Conifex Timber

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Tuesday - November 6, 2018 - Adam Room

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07:30 - Breakfast - The Chateau Continental

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                     Hosts: Iogen Corporation, and BioApplied Innovation Pathways

The Dennis Bass Trio courtesy of Conifex Timber

AV Multimedia sponsors: AJW Inc., NIVA Inc., TDV Solutions, New Energy Risk, WSP

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​08:15 - Welcome: Emcee Catherine Clark, President, Catherine Clark Communications

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08:20 - Opening remarks: Jeff Passmore, Chair, Scaling Up

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08:30 - The Keynote Government Address: Andrew Noseworthy, Assistant Deputy Minister Clean Technologies at Innovation, Science and Economic Development

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08:50 - The Keynote Economic Address: Christopher Ragan, Chair, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission

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09:20 - The Keynote Industry Address: David Golden, Senior VP, Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer, and Corporate Secretary, Eastman

 

09:50 - The Responders:

 

Catherine Abreu, Executive Director, Climate Action Network - Réseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada

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Stewart Elgie, Chair, Smart Prosperity Institute; Professor, University of Ottawa; Co-Author “Accelerating Clean Innovation in Canada.”

 

10:15 - Refreshment Break

 

Host: Comet Biorefining

 

​10:40 - The Industrial Bioeconomy:

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Chair: Marc LePage, President and CEO, Genome Canada

 

BioChemicals: Joel Stone, President, ConVergInce Advisers

 

Biofuels: Bliss Baker, Founder, Global Renewable Fuels Alliance, Founding Partner, Maple Leaf Strategies

 

Bioenergy: Govinda Timilsina, Senior Research Economist Environment and Energy, The World Bank

 

Biogas/Renewable Natural Gas: Niloofar Abdehagh, Vice President Research and Development, CHFour Biogas; Lecturer, University of Ottawa

 

BioProducts: James Stephens, CEO and Founder, Blue Marble Biomaterials

 

11:30 - Special Address: Reducing Project Finance Risk through Biomass Supply Chain Certification - Jordan Solomon, President and CEO, ECOSTRAT Inc.

 

​12:00 - The Communicators: 

 

Chair: Catherine Clark, President, Catherine Clark Communications

 

Alix Mackay, CEO, Alix Mackay Marketing

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​Anton Holland, President, Director, Science Communication, NIVA Inc.

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Mike De Souza, Managing Editor, National Observer

 

12:32 - Three Minute Speed Delivery on latest National Research Council efforts: Chris Johnstone, Director General, National Programs & Business Services   

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12:35 - Lunch 

   

Co-Hosts: Enerkem; The Embassy of The Kingdom of the Netherlands to Canada

 

Welcome remarks: Henk Snoeken, Consul-General, Kingdom of the Netherlands in Vancouver

 

13:25 - The Pathways 1:

 

Chair: Doug Hooper, Director, Policy & Regulation, Advanced Biofuels Canada

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Brian Foody, CEO, Iogen Corporation

 

Andrew Richard, CTO and Founder, Comet Biorefining

 

Marie-Hélène Labrie, Senior VP, Government Affairs and Communications, Enerkem

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Stephen Galowitz, Chief Commercial Officer, Origin Materials

 

​14:10 - The Forest:

 

Chair: Derek Nighbor, CEO, Forest Products Association of Canada

 

Sandy Ferguson, Vice President Corporate Development, Conifex Timber Inc.

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Martin Pudlas, VP Operations and Innovation, Canfor Pulp

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John Kozij, Director General, Trade, Economics and Industry, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada

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Valérie Courtois, Director, Indigenous Leadership Initiative; Registered Professional Forester

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Stéphane Renou, President and CEO, FPInnovations

 

14:50 - The Farm:

 

Chair: Maurice Hladik, Author “Demystifying Food From Farm to Fork”

 

Charlie Lalonde, Biomass Project Coordinator, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

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Karen Haugen-Kozyra, President, Viresco Solutions

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Don McCabe, Director, Biological Carbon Canada

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Roger Samson, Executive Director, Resource Efficient Agricultural Production (REAP) Canada

 

15:30 - Refreshment Break

 

Host: Steeper Energy

 

15:55 - The Pathways 2:

 

Chair: David Dodds, Principal, Dodds & Associates LLC

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Perry Toms, CEO, Steeper Energy

 

Charity Callahan, President, Zen Earth Corp

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Laurel Harmon, VP Government Relations, LanzaTech

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​David Mackett, Member of the Board CHP and Pellet Plant, Whitesand First Nation

 

​16:40 - The Money:

 

Chair: Paul Richards, Innovacorp

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Don Roberts, President & CEO, Nawitka Capital Advisors Ltd.

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Jon Cozens, Chief Commercial Officer, New Energy Risk

 

Guy Ouimet, Managing Partner, Celtis Capital

 

17:25 - The Bio-Circular Economy

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Chair: Henk Snoeken, Consul-General, Kingdom of the Netherlands in Vancouver

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Mike Wilson, Executive Director, Smart Prosperity Institute

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Chris Hessler, Managing Partner, AJW Inc. 

 

18:10 - Hospitality Suite / Scotch Tasting with Beer Chasers 

 

Host: Passmore Group Inc. 

 

19:15 - Bus Departs for dinner at La Piazza Italian Courtyard and Lounge

Dinner information here.

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Dinner at your leisure – Byward Market Restaurants

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Wednesday - November 7, 2018 - Adam Room

 

 

07:30 - Breakfast – The Chateau Continental

                   

Hosts: Shell, and Advanced Biofuels Canada

The Dennis Bass Trio courtesy of Conifex Timber

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AV Multimedia sponsors: AJW Inc., NIVA Inc., TDV Solutions, New Energy Risk, WSP

 

 

​​08:15 - Welcome Back: Emcee Catherine Clark, President, Catherine Clark Communications

 

08:25 - “One point five to stay alive:” Elizabeth May, Leader Green Party of Canada, Member of Parliament, Saanich-Gulf Islands

 

08:50 - The Environmental Auditor Keynote:  Julie Gelfand, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Office of the Auditor General of Canada 

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09:15- The Industrial Bioeconomy: The view from Agriculture Canada  - Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch  

 

09:35 - The Steel Supply Chain:

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Chair: Catherine Cobden, Founder and President, Cobden Strategies Inc.

 

Ted Todoschuk, Principal Researcher, Coal, Coke, Iron Ore, Cokemaking and Ironmaking

Raw Materials, ArcelorMittal Dofasco

 

Andrew White, CEO, CHAR Technologies Ltd.

 

Greg Robles, Manager, Business Development, Walker Environmental Industries

 

Aleksandra Pogoda, Director Environment, Canadian Steel Producers Association

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10:15 - The Indigenous Communities

 

Session Chair: Chris Henderson

 

Kyla Morriseau, Consultation Coordinator/Climate Change Specialist & 20/20 Catalyst, AZA Nation, Ontario

 

Mike Tilson, General Manager, Chu Cho Environmental, BC

 

Blair Hogan, Head, Gunta Business, Teslin First Nation, Yukon

 

10:55 - Refreshment Break

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Host: Sacre Davey Engineering

 

11:20 – Special Presentation: Investing in Technology Development for Scale Up - Andrew Murfin, General Manager, Advanced Biofuels Division, Shell

 

11:35 - The Aviation Opportunity:

 

Chair: Duncan Macleod, Partner, C Associates; former VP Shell Hydrogen

 

Oskar Meijerink, Business Development Manager , SkyNRG, Amsterdam

 

Steven Fabijanski, President and CEO, Agrisoma

 

12:00 - The Agencies – Canada and Europe:

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Chair: Michael Faba, Project Manager, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada

 

Ziyad Rahme, VP Investments, Sustainable  Development Technology Canada  

 

Susan Rohac, Vice President, Growth and Transition Capital, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

 

Muriel Dewilde, Business Development Manager, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

 

Eleni Zika, Head of Programme, Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBIJU)

           

Mark Senn, Director Cleantech, Export Development Canada

 

12:40 - The Advisors:

 

Chair: Dave Watters, CEO Global Advantage, former ADM Economic Development, Finance Canada

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Velma McColl, Managing Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group

 

Rod Badcock, Principal Partner, BioApplied Innovation Pathways

 

13:15 - The Wrap

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Karine Péloffy, Environmental Lawyer, legal Counsel on federal law reform for the Quebec Center for Environmental Law

 

13:25 -  Closing Remarks / Door Prizes / Adjourn

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Catherine Clark, President, Catherine Clark Communications

Jeff Passmore, CEO, Passmore Group Inc.

 

Lanyard sponsor: Genome Canada

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