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Monday, November 6, 2023 - Drawing Room
 

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

Renaissance Room, 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 -  Drawing Room  
  
  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, (co-host available)
  
  The Gordon Webster Jazz Trio 
  Sponsored by: Canadian Fuels Association
   

• 08:15   Welcome / Opening remarks: Jeff Passmore, 
  Founder, Scaling Up, CEO, Passmore Group Inc. 
   

• 08:22   First Nation Scaling Up acknowledgement & blessing    
   

• 08:25    Opening Morning Keynotes
  Session Chair: Simon Kennedy (invited)
  Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science & Economic Development (ISED)
   

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

• 08:45    Moving beyond Incumbents: Unlocking investment for new sectors of the economy
  Rachel Samson (invited), Vice President Research, Institute for Research on Public Policy
   

• 09:00     Bettina Hamelin, President & CEO, Ontario Genomics
   

• 09:15    SAF supply: Delivering on market desire 

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

• 09:30    BECCS for Carbon Dioxide Removal: Canada’s Greatest Climate Opportunity

Jamie Stephen, Managing Director TorchLight Bioresources
 

• 09:45    Keynote Panel Discussion

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• 10:05     Refreshment Break
  Host:     Advanced Biofuels Canada
   

• 10:30     BDO Zone Success Stories: Signalling Regional Readiness for Bioeconomy Growth 
  Session Chair: Jordan Solomon, CEO Ecostrat Inc.
   

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

• 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
   

Geoff Tauvette, Executive Director, Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels
 

Pierre Ruel, Director Strategy and Policy, Boeing Canada
 

• 12:00     Lunch
  Hosts: EcoEngineers, (co-host available)
   

• 12:40     The fermentation challenge: Models that could work for Canada and abroad
  Session Chair: Sue Coueslan, VP Strategy and Partnerships, Natural Products Canada
  
  Vik Pandit, CEO and co-founder, Phycus Biotechnologies Inc.
   

• 13:20    Net zero changes everything
  Session Chair: Anjana Meel, Managing Consultant, Commercial Sustainability Team, Guidehouse  
  
  Dan Wicklum, CEO, The Transition Accelerator
  
  Brain Foody, CEO, Iogen Corporation
   

• 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

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• 14:40   Ian MacGregor, Executive Chair, Hydrogen Naturally
   

• 15:00     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
  
  Tammy Klein, Founder and CEO, Transport Energy Strategies; Member of the Virginia and District of Columbia bars
  
  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
  
  Carmen Avilés Palacios, Associate Prof. Business Management, Forestry Engineering School, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Spain
  
  Luis Alberto Otero, Head of Innovation, Foresa Technologies 
   

• 17:00    Project Finance
  Session Chair: Christopher Angelo, Structured and Corporate Finance, New Energy Risk
   

• 17:35    Political panel
  Conversation will be led by Bliss Baker, Vice-Chair, Sussex Strategy
   

• 18:05   Hospitality Suite
  
  Scotch Tasting with Beer Chasers
  Hosts: AJW Inc. & Sussex Strategy 
  
  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: TBD
  
  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
  
  Mike Irwin, Woodbridge Foam Corp.
   
  Maryam Arafmanash, AFRY
   

• 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
  
  Martin Vroegh, CEO, Hydrogenii Canada Inc.
  
  Collaboration and Know-how: Scaling Up Biobased Products and Bioprocesses 
  Jean-Philippe Jacques, Directeur général, Innofibre
  
  Unlocking Nature to Reshape our World
  Markus Weissenberger, Chief Technology Officer, SixRing Inc.
   

• 10:05    Bold Goals for U.S. Biomanufacturing: Will Canada be left behind?
  Chris Hessler, Managing Partner, AJW Inc.
  Chris will be interviewed by: Lisa Hanke, Director, Regulatory Engagement, EcoEngineers 
   

• 10:35    The Scaling Up 2023 Feature Province – British Columbia
  Chair: Sandy Ferguson, Principal, SF Consulting
   

Linda Coady, CEO, British Columbia Council of Forest Industries
 

Davis Chiu, Director of Innovation, Paper Excellence Canada
 

Gustavo Oliveira, Director, Innovation, Bioeconomy and Indigenous Opportunities, Ministry of Forests, British Columbia
 

• 11:05     Refreshment Break
  Host: TBD
   

• 11:30    Enabling zero emissions technology through de-risking investment
  A conversation between Meaghan Seagrave, Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada & Ziyad Rahme, Vice President Investments, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) 
   

• 11:55   What’s next in Canadian hemp for fibre: Replacing the nasties
  Lelia Lawson, Research & Development Specialist, Davey Textile Solutions Inc. 
   

• 12:15 Government of Canada and CSA Group Bioeconomy status report: 
   

Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
 

Unlocking the Canadian bioeconomy through the development of standards 

Lynn Barber, Manager Strategic Initiatives, Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group)
 

• 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
 

• 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
  
  Jeff Passmore
  Founder, Scaling Up
  CEO, Passmore Group Inc.

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