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Program Download [PDF]

 

Monday, November 6, 2023 - Laurier Room
 

• 15:00 – 17:30  Pre-Conference SPAIN EVENT

Quebec Suite, Chateau Laurier Hotel

Meet the Canadian Trade Commissioner in Spain
 

​Speakers​: Trade Commissioner Service in Spain

Embassy of Spain to Canada

Keynote lecture on the Bioeconomy and Sustainable Forest Management
 

• 17:30   Scaling Up Welcome Reception -  Laurier Room
  Host: ECOSTRAT  
  
  The Gordon Webster Jazz Trio
  ​Sponsored by: Canadian Fuels Association

Tuesday, November 7, 2023- Adam Room
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• 07:30   Breakfast – The Chateau Continental
  Hosts: Iogen Corporation & Hydrogen Naturally
  
  The Gordon Webster Jazz Trio 
  Sponsored by: Canadian Fuels Association
   

• 08:15   Welcome / Opening remarks: Jeff Passmore, 
  Founder, Scaling Up, CEO, Passmore Group Inc. -  Presentation [PDF]
   

• 08:22   First Nation Scaling Up blessing
  Marcus Hardy, Chief, Red Rock Indian Band, Lake Helen Reserve
     

• 08:25    Opening Morning Keynotes
  Session Chair: Charles Vincent
  Senior Assistant Deputy Minister Industry Sector, Innovation, Science & Economic Development (ISED)
   

• 08:30    The future is zero: Scaling up a decarbonized world now
  Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher, The Daily Digest - Presentation [PDF]
   

• 08:45    The Bio-revolution is here. Is Canada doing enough to lead the charge?
  Bettina Hamelin, President & CEO, Ontario Genomics - Presentation [PDF]
   

• 09:00   SAF supply: Delivering on market desire 
  Madison Carroll, Executive Director, Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability (CoSAFA)- Presentation [PDF]
   

• 09:15    BECCS for Carbon Dioxide Removal: Canada’s Greatest Climate Opportunity
  Jamie Stephen, Managing Director TorchLight Bioresources - Presentation [PDF]
   

• 09:30    Keynote Panel Discussion
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• 9:50     Refreshment Break
  Host:     Advanced Biofuels Canada
   

• 10:20    Enabling communities to tap into the trillion dollar bioeconomy market: BDO Zone Ratings in North America and beyond Presentation [PDF]
  
  Jordan Solomon, CEO Ecostrat Inc. in conversation with Meaghan Seagrave, Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada - Presentation [PDF]
   

• 11:05    Munich RE’s insurance evolution & the considerable impact of the IRA
  Derek Griffin, Green Tech Solutions, Munich RE - Presentation [PDF]
   

• 11:25   Sustainable Aviation Fuels; The international regulatory battles and what works best for Canada
  Session Chair: Fred Ghatala, Director Carbon and Sustainability, Advanced Biofuels Canada - Presentation [PDF]
   

Geoff Tauvette, Executive Director, Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels - Presentation [PDF]
 

Pierre Ruel, Director Strategy and Policy, Boeing Canada - Presentation [PDF]
 

• 12:00   Net zero changes everythingSession Chair: Anjana Meel, Managing Consultant, Commercial Sustainability Team, Guidehouse  in conversation with:  
  
  Dan Wicklum, Co-Chair Net Zero Advisory Body and CEO, The Transition Accelerator 
  
  Brian Foody, CEO, Iogen Corporation
   

• 12:30     Lunch
  Hosts: EcoEngineers & Natural Products Canada
   

• 13:15     Scaling Up annual award presentation - Jordan Solomon, CEO Ecostrat Inc.
   

• 13:17    The fermentation challenge: Models that could work for Canada and abroad
  
  Welcome to Natural Products Canada (NPC): Shelley King, CEO, NPC
  
  Session Chair: Barbara Campbell, Regional Director Atlantic,, Natural Products Canada - Presentation [PDF]
  
  Vik Pandit, CEO and co-founder, Phycus Biotechnologies Inc.
  
  Hamid Noori, founder, and CEO, The Cultivated B 
  
  Scott Farrow, VP Innovation and Research Operations, Solar Biotech Canada
   

• 14:00    First Nations bioeconomy pursuits: That’s quite the story!
  Session Chair: Kyla Morrisseau, Climate Change Specialist & 20/20 Catalyst, Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek First Nation
  
  Marcus Hardy, Chief, Red Rock Indian Band
  
  David Mackett, Whitesand First Nation
  
  Jordan Hatton, Sand Point First Nation - Presentation [PDF]  Slideshow [PDF]

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• 14:40   Doing is More Fun than Talking
   

A conversation between Ian MacGregor, Executive Chair, Hydrogen Naturally (H2N) Presentation [PDF] & Dan Wicklum, Co-Chair Net Zero Advisory Body and CEO, The Transition Accelerator
 

• 15:05     Refreshment Break
  Host: New Energy Risk
   

• 15:30     Net Zero  & Non-ZEV Transport: Why, How, & Where’s Canada?
  Session Chair: Doug Hooper, Advanced Biofuels Canada - Presentation [PDF]
  
  Tammy Klein, Founder and CEO, Transport Energy Strategies
  
  Michael Wolinetz, Partner/Senior Consultant, Navius Research
   

Bob Larocque, President & CEO, Canadian Fuels Association
 

• 16:15    Scaling Up 2023 Feature Country - Spain
  Session Chair: Eugenia Pérez
  Forestry and bio-products Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada to Spain
  
  Marisa Hernández-Latorre, CEO, Ingelia - Presentation [PDF]
  
  Carmen Avilés Palacios, Associate Prof. Business Management, Forestry Engineering School, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Spain - Presentation [PDF]
  
  Luis Alberto Otero, Head of Innovation, Foresa Technologies - Presentation [PDF]
   

• 17:00    Project Finance
  Session Chair: Christopher Angelo, Structured and Corporate Finance, New Energy Risk
  
  Brett Jackson, President, Hydrogen Naturally (H2N)
  
  Duncan Ramage, Founder & CEO, Circle Bay Capital

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• 17:35    Public Affairs in Ottawa and Washington DC: Pushing your ‘ask’ across the finish line 
  Bliss Baker, Vice-Chair, Sussex Strategy Group & Devin McCarthy, Partner and Federal Practice Lead, Sussex Strategy Group with Chris Hessler, Founding Partner, AJW Inc.
   

• 18:05   Hospitality Suite
  
  Scotch Tasting with Beer Chasers – Suite 258
  Hosts: AJW Inc. & Sussex Strategy Group
  
  Dinner at your leisure - Byward Market Restaurants
  Recommendation: Luxe Bistro, 47 York Street

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023 - Adam Room
 

• 07:30   Breakfast – The Chateau Continental 
  Hosts: Ontario Genomics & CRIBE
  
  The Gordon Webster Jazz Trio 
  Sponsored by: Canadian Fuels Association

 

• 08:15   Welcome Back:
                 
                 Jeff Passmore               
                 Founder, Scaling Up               
                 CEO, Passmore Group Inc.
   

• 08:20    Forest products for Advanced materials: Resins, adhesives, insulation, roofing, and beyond
  Session Chair: Chris Walton, CEO, Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bioeconomy (CRIBE) - Presentation [PDF]
  
  Adeel Baig, Director Chemical Technology, Woodbridge Foam Corp.
   
  Maryam Arefmanesh, Senior Consultant North America Division, AFRY Management Consulting
   

• 08:55    Cultivating Carbon: Adding Value to Canadian Forestry & Agriculture
  Chair: Bruce Dudley, Chief, Partnerships and New Initiatives, The Delphi Group
  
  Delivering on FPAC’s new carbon strategy
  Panelists: Mahima Sharma, Vice President – Innovation, Environment, and Climate Policy, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC)
   

Increasing Canadian biomass value and preventing forest fires. The art of the possible, and practical learnings from Finland
Jaakko Autere, Counsellor of Trade and Commercial Affairs, Embassy of Finland to Canada
 

Scott Ross, Executive Director, Canadian Federation of Agriculture; Co-Chair, Agricultural Carbon Alliance
 

• 09:25    Scaling Up: Success stories on the cusp 
  Session Chair: David R. Dodds, Dodds & Associates - Presentation [PDF]
  
  Martin Vroegh, CEO, Hydrogenii Canada Inc.
  
  Collaboration and Know-how: Scaling Up Biobased Products and Bioprocesses 
  Jean-Philippe Jacques, Directeur général, Innofibre - Presentation [PDF]
  
  Unlocking Nature to Reshape our World
  Markus Weissenberger, Chief Technology Officer, SixRing Inc. - Presentation [PDF]
   

• 10:05   Enabling zero emissions technology through de-risking investment
  Meaghan Seagrave, Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada - Presentation [PDF]
  
  in conversation  with: Ziyad Rahme, Vice President Investments, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) & Tom McCaffery, Executive Director Policy and Engagement, Emissions Reduction Alberta
   

• 10:30    The Scaling Up 2023 Feature Province – British Columbia
  Chair: Sandy Ferguson, Principal, SF Consulting - Presentation [PDF]
   

Linda Coady, CEO, British Columbia Council of Forest Industries - Presentation [PDF]
 

Davis Chiu, Director of Innovation, Paper Excellence Canada - Presentation [PDF]
 

Gustavo Oliveira, Director, Innovation, Bioeconomy and Indigenous Opportunities, Ministry of Forests, British Columbia -  Presentation [PDF]
 

• 11:05     Refreshment Break
  Hosts: Walker 
   

• 11:30    Bold Goals for U.S. Biomanufacturing - The White House, the IRA and the California LCFS: Will Canada be left behind?  
  
  Chris Hessler, Founding Partner, AJW Inc.
  Michael Rensing, past Program Leader, BC's Low Carbon Fuel Standard; President, MJ Rensing Consulting Inc. Courtesy of Renewable Industries Canada
  Chris and Michael will be interviewed by: Lisa Hanke, Director, Regulatory Engagement, EcoEngineers 
   

• 12:00   What’s next in Canadian hemp for fibre: Replacing the nasties
  Lelia Lawson, Research & Development Specialist, Davey Textile Solutions Inc. - Presentation [PDF]
   

• 12:15 Government of Canada and CSA Group - Bioeconomy status report
  Chair: Jeff Passmore, CEO Passmore Group
   

The role of sustainable agriculture in a thriving bioeconomy
Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Advancing contributions of the forest sector to the bioeconomy
Monique Frison, Director General, Trade, Economic and Industry Branch, Canadian Forest Service (CFS), Natural Resources Canada 
 

Unlocking the Canadian bioeconomy through the development of standards 

Lynn Barber, Manager Strategic Initiatives, Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) - Presentation [PDF]
 

• 12:45   Biocarbon applications supporting industrial greenhouse gas reduction in primary steelmaking: Achieving net-zero
   

Session Chair: Catherine Cobden, President & CEO Canadian Steel Producers Association  
 

Laura Devoni, Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Algoma Steel Inc.
 

Graeme Scott, Programme Leader, Energy and CO2, ArcelorMittal’s Global R&D Lab

Katie Chan, Director Environmental Affairs, Stelco
 

• 13:15   The Wrap:​ Unlocking the Scaling Up Bio opportunity: Aish Mann, graduate student, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Vancouver 

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• 13:25   Closing Remarks / Door Prizes / Adjourn - Presentation [PDF]
  
  Jeff Passmore
  Founder, Scaling Up
  CEO, Passmore Group Inc.

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