

Scaling Up™ 2023
The Future is Now
Canada's 8th annual industrial bioeconomy business conference
November 6 - 8, 2023
Program 2023
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
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
-
13:25 Closing Remarks / Door Prizes / Adjourn
Jeff Passmore
Founder, Scaling Up
CEO, Passmore Group Inc.