Conference Photos 2025​​​

 

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 -  Drawing Room  

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17:30   Scaling Up Welcome Reception

Host: ECOSTRAT
 

The Gordon Webster Jazz Trio
Sponsored by: Canadian Fuels Association

Thursday, November 13, 2025 - Adam Room ​

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07:30   Breakfast – The Chateau Continental

Hosts: Iogen Corporation & U.S. Advanced Biofuels Association ​

 

The Gordon Webster Jazz Trio

Sponsored by: Canadian Fuels Association
 

08:15     Welcome / Opening remarks  Jeff Passmore, Founder, Scaling Up, CEO, Passmore Group Inc.  - PDF Presentation
 
08:22    First Nation Scaling Up blessing, Alejandra Metallic-Janvier, Program Officer, Indigenous Prosperity Foundation
   
08:25    Opening Morning Keynotes
Session Chair: Andrew Bevan, CEO Catalyze4; former Chief of Staff to the Minister of Finance

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08:30     Brazil’s Bioeconomy past and present: Decades of success, Carlos Alberto Franco França, Ambassador of Brazil to Canada

 

08:45     Scaling Dual-Use Innovation: Where Climate Tech & Industrial Bio Meet National Security, Ally LaTourelle Whitney, Attorney, VC Advisor, Founder, Government Affairs Accelerator - PDF Presentation

 

08:55     Europe’s Bioeconomy Hubs and Strategies: Models for industrial innovation, global collaboration, and the importance of Government procurement, Katalin Nóra Szarka, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary - PDF Presentation

 

09:05     Investing in climate solutions: What Canadian financial institutions need to understand, Karine Péloffy, Lawyer, Project Lead - Sustainable Finance, Ecojustice - PDF Presentation

 

09:15      Scaling Drop-In Low Carbon Bio and Synthetic Fuels in British Columbia and Beyond,

Raphaël Beauchamp, Director, Regional Pathways & Quebec Lead, The Transition Accelerator - PDF Presentation

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09:25     Keynote Panel Discussion

 

09:45     Budget 2025: Changing Tracks to Unlock Growth - Dave Watters, President, The Institute for Collaborative Innovation Canada; former Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development and Corporate Finance, Finance Canada - PDF Presentation

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Following the budget presentation, Dave will be interviewed by Andrew Bevan, CEO Catalyze4, and former Chief of Staff to the Minister of Finance

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10:10  10th Scaling Up recognition - Chris Hessler, Managing Partner, AJW Inc. presenting to Jeff Passmore, Scaling Up Chair - PDF Presentation

 

10:15     Refreshment Break

Host:    Co-Hosts: Foresight Canada & Next Rung Technology 

 

10:40    Building the Infrastructure for Forest Market Diversification: How BDO Zones and Feedstock Supply Insurance Can Underpin Canada’s Bioeconomy and Mitigate Trump Tariff Impacts, Jordan Solomon, President and CEO Ecostrat Inc. - PDF Presentation

 

11:10    Outgoing/Incoming: In conversation with Greenspring Bioinnovation Hub’s Executive Directors - PDF Presentation

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Outgoing Executive Director, Greenspring Bioinnovation Hub - Rod Badcock 
 

Incoming Executive Director, Greenspring Bioinnovation Hub - J. Royden Trainor

 

11:35     Mercer's Climate Transition Plan: Mass Timber, Biogenic Carbon Capture, and low carbon products for society, Bill Adams, Chief Sustainability Officer, Mercer International Inc. - PDF Presentation
   

In conversation with Sandy Ferguson, Senior Advisor Bioeconomy Initiatives, Foresight Canada

 

12:05    Scaling Up 2025 Feature Country – Brazil

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Chair: Lisa Hanke, Director Regulatory Engagement, EcoEngineers  

 

The new wave of biofuel growth in Brazil: How Innovation, Efficiency, and Scale are driving biofuels market expansion both locally and globally.

Paulo Andres Trucco da Cunha, Commercial Director, FS Fueling Sustainability - PDF Presentation  
     

Brazilian Corn Ethanol: Current status and future developments

Bruno Maier, Sustainability and International Advocacy Manager, INPASA - PDF Presentation 
           

The Raizen story: The value chain of sugarcane

Paulo Macedo, Global Managing Director, Raízen S.A. - PDF Presentation

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12:40     Lunch
Hosts:    Greenspring Bioinnovation Hub & Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Group

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13:30    Scaling Up annual award presentation

 

​13:35       Recent research and standards solutions: Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Group’s engagement in the bioeconomy

 

Lynn Barber, Manager Strategic Initiatives, CSA Group - in Conversation with: - PDF Presentation

 

Michael Leering, Director Environment & Business Excellence Standards, CSA Group

 

Jeff Menard, Program Manager Natural Resources, CSA Group

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Bailey Smith, Project Manager Natural Resources, CSA Group

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14:05     Forestry Associations moving forward on the bioeconomy 
Chair: Scott Jackson, CEO, Centre for Research & Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE)

 

Ian Dunn, President, Ontario Forest Industries Association
 

Mahima Sharma, Vice President Innovation, Environment, and Climate Policy, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) 
 

Sheila Harrison, Vice President Policy, Alberta Forest Products Association

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Kurt Niquidet, Vice President & Chief Economist, BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI)

 

14:40     Getting organized: Building capital projects with discipline.
John Ellersick, President, Next Rung Technology - PDF Presentation

 

15:00     The state of Canadian liquid clean fuels
Fred Ghatala, President, Advanced Biofuels Canada
 

15:25    Refreshment Break

Host:    Advanced Biofuels Canada 

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15:50    The unintended consequences of a paperless world and what you can do about it.
               

In conversation - Chris Henderson, Curator, Transformative Energy & President, Lumos Energy with Jeff Passmore, CEO Passmore Group Inc. 

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16:05    The Sarnia-Lambton Innovation Bridge Commercialization Alliance
 

Matthew Slotwinski, CEO, Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership - PDF Presentation 1
& PDF Presentation 2

Mehdi Skeikhzadeh, Senior Vice President Research & Innovation, Lambton College 
 

16:35    The US bioeconomy policy juggernaut: Trump 10 months later, Michael McAdams, President, U.S. Advanced Biofuels Association - i nterviewed by Chris Hessler, Managing Partner, AJW Inc.  - YouTube Video

 

17:00     The lightening round

Chair: Jeff Passmore, CEO Passmore Inc.

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Renewable Propane: From Talk to Action, Shannon Watt, President, Canadian Propane Association

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Nature-Based Solutions for a Climate Resilient Built Environment
Zahra Jandaghian, Research Officer, Nature-Based Solutions Lead, Construction Research Center, National Research Council of Canada
                                                                                                                                                              
Partnerships and projects in the agri-tech sector 
Shefaza Esmail, Program Manager, Mohawk College’s Energy & Power Innovation Centre - PDF Presentation

 

100% Organic: Wood Ink for printing, packaging & labelling, Alireza Chahardeh, Founder & President, Orfoncé                

 

The sustainable textile revolution: The transformative potential of hemp, Lelia Lawson, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Zylotex Inc. - PDF Presentation

 

17:30     Government’s role in the bio-based economy: Policy, Procurement, Programs

Co-Chairs: Meaghan Seagrave, Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada with Jamie Stephen, Managing Director, TorchLight Bioresources

 

Getting our foot off the brake: How government is stagnating cleantech growth in Canada. Joachim Stroink, Co-Founder & Chief Government Relations and Global Partnerships, SUSTAERO; Recovering Nova Scotia politician 
 

Bob Paul, Principal, E5 Solutions Consulting; Recovering British Columbia public servant

 

Reducing off-take risk: How governments can boost the bioeconomy without spending more

 

Allan Eddy, Board Chair, GreenSpring BioInnovation Hub; Board Chair, Forest Economic Task Force of Nova Scotia  ​

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18:05   Networking

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18:15   Hospitality Suite

 

Scotch Tasting with Beer Chasers – Suite 258 

Co-Hosts: AJW Inc. & Passmore Group Inc.   

Dinner at your leisure - Byward Market Restaurants

Recommendation: Luxe Bistro, 47 York Street

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​Friday, November 14, 2025  - Adam Room 

 

07:30   Breakfast – The Chateau Continental

Hosts: Renewable Industries Canada & Sarnia Lambton Economic Partnership

 

The Gordon Webster Jazz Trio

Sponsored by: Canadian Fuels Association 

 

08:15   Welcome Back: Jeff Passmore, Founder, Scaling Up, CEO, Passmore Group Inc. - PDF Presentation

 

08:20    Sustainable Aviation Fuels: The urgent need for international alignment on policy, accounting, and market design

 

Chair:    Ambassador Michel Arslanian Neto, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

              

In conversation with:

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Madison Carroll, Executive Director, Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability (CoSAFA) 

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Vinicius Di Nucci, Innovation Executive, Zero Emissions Division, Embraer​

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08:50    The key elements of a successful industrial strategy: Road maps for Sustainable Aviation Fuel & Mass Timber

 

Travis Southin, Future Economy Lead, The Transition Accelerator - PDF Presentation

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09:05    From Wood Waste to Wow: How Forestry & the Fuels Sector Can Decarbonize Together

 

Chair: Bob Larocque, President & CEO, Canadian Fuels Association - PDF Presentation

 

In conversation with:

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 Scott Jackson, CEO, Centre for Research & Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) - PDF Presentation

 

Jason MacDonald, Fuels Policy Advisor, Imperial Oil Ltd.​

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 Isabella Tarasco, Technology Investment Manager, Emissions Reduction Alberta - PDF Presentation

 

09:40    An alternative to carbon tax: BECCS and a Carbon Removal Charge 
Jamie Stephen, Managing Director, TorchLight Bioresources - PDF Presentation

 

10:00    ​The path to deep decarbonization: The IEA, COP30, and Sustainable Fuels
Brian Foody, CEO Iogen Corporation & Chris Hessler, Founding Partner, AJW Inc. - PDF Presentation

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10:25     Unlocking low-carbon fuels and materials from forestry: A blueprint for transformation

 

Jean-Christophe Amado, Chief Financial Officer, Vyterra Renewables Inc. - PDF Presentation

 

10:45     Unlocking capital through private market funding solutions, Peter-Paul Van Hoeken, Founder & CEO, Frontfundr - PDF Presentation

 

​11:00     Refreshment Break

Hosts:    The Transition Accelerator & TorchLight Bioresources

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11:25    Rural revitalization and the bioeconomy: More relevant today than ever

 

Shaun Haney, Host, Real agriculture

In conversation with:

 

Andrea Kent, Vice President Industry and Government Affairs, Greenfield Global

 

11:55     Building globally competitive Canadian cleantech firms through a coherent IP strategy

James Hinton, Owner / Founder, Own Innovation - PDF Presentation

 

12:15 Technology in Action:

Chair: Boniface Koudjonou, Director, Industrial Innovation Group, CanmetENERGY, NRCan

 

State of the art Innovation Hub

Jean-Philippe Jacques, Director General, Innofibre - PDF Presentation

 

A sustainable solution for utilizing wood waste and reducing the risk of forest fires in communities across Canada

Klay Tindall, General Manager, Líl̓wat Forestry Ventures - PDF Presentation

 

Inside the fence: A Canadian green, low risk syngas solution for natural gas displacement

Eric Norgren, Chief Executive Officer, HarvestGreen 4H2 Inc. - PDF Presentation

 

12:45     Showcasing action on the ground: Real communities, real projects

Kyla Morriseau, Consultation Coordinator Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek (AZA) First Nation

 

In conversation with:

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Jordan Hatton, Director, Economic Development, Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point First Nation)

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13:05     Neptune BioInnovation Centre: Enabling the scale-up and commercialization of Canadian biomanufacturing companies 

Ziyad Rahme, CEO, Neptune BioInnovation Centre

 

in conversation with:

 

Niv Balendra, CEO, Dispersa

Brianna Orr Stratton, CEO, DeNova

         

13:30   The Wrap​

 

13:35   Door Prizes / Closing Remarks / Adjourn - PDF Presentation

 

Jeff Passmore

Founder, Scaling Up

CEO, Passmore Group Inc.

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