Scaling Up Bio 2024
Delivering Low Carbon Intensity
Canada's 9th annual industrial bioeconomy business conference
November 25 - 27, 2024, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Sessions Recordings 2020
Sept 8, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 ET
The Industrial Bioeconomy Revolution: Will Canada transform, or stand on the sidelines?
Session Sponsor: BIODESIGN
Session Chair: Jennifer O’Donnell, Executive Director, BioNB
Panelists:
Sandy Marshall, Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
Andrew Casey, President & CEO, BIOTECanada
Jean Hamel, VP, Industry and Partnerships, FPInnovations
Don Roberts, President & CEO, Nawitka Capital Advisors Ltd.
Session # 1 Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s56IqFHI70s
Sept 15, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 ET
Enabling the Bio-Circular Economy through project finance and insurance
Session Sponsor: Munich RE
Session Chair: Derek Griffin, Risk Management, Munich RE
Panelists:
Mark Riedy, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Sue Yang, Vice President, Orion Energy Partners, New York
Allison Larr, Vice President Public Finance Department, Citi
Session # 2 Recording on YouTube https://youtu.be/JW2HAI1qMs4
Sept 22, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 ET
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Will policy enable navigation to destination?
Session Co-Sponsors: CAAFI (Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative) and Advanced Biofuels Canada
Session Chair: Steve Csonka, Executive Director, CAAFI
Panelists:
Alex Menotti, US Federal Affairs Manager, NESTE
Fred Ghatala, Director, Carbon & Sustainability, Advanced Biofuels Canada
Brentan Alexander, Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Science Officer, New Energy Risk
Session # 3 Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xxpFsai6vTk
Sept 29, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 ET
The role of the Industrial Bioeconomy in addressing Climate Change
Session Sponsor: Iogen Corporation
Session Chair: Mary Solecki, Partner, AJW
Panelists:
Brian Foody, CEO, Iogen Corporation PDF
Michelle Passero, Climate Change Program Director, The Nature Conservancy, California
Debbie Reed, Executive Director, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Session # 4 Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NcIbPDeL23Q
Oct 6, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 ET
Social & Environmental Justice: Relevant to the Bioeconomy, or Just Noise?
Session Sponsor: AJW
Session Chair: Chris Hessler, Managing Partner, AJW Inc.
Panelists:
Mohammed Memfis, Williams College, Massachusetts
Elin Bergman, Manager Corporate Partnerships, WWF Sweden
Stephanie Batchelor, Vice President, Industrial & Environmental Section, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
Session # 5 Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CBf_yPXV-fk
Oct 13, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 ET
Bioeconomy Development Zones: Driving Bio-Based Investment in Canada
Session Sponsor: ECOSTRAT Inc.
Session Chair: Jordan Solomon, President and CEO, ECOSTRAT
Panelists:
Ralph Goodale, Special Advisor to the Government of Canada re Flight PS752; Veteran Member of Parliament and federal Cabinet Minister
Ron McCullough, City Manager, City of Melville, Saskatchewan
Martin Pudlas, CEO, Red Leaf Pulp
John May, Managing Director, HamiltonClark
Session # 6 Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0ypqm-5KNg0
Oct 20, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 eastern - 1h webinar
Net zero by 2050: What role for biofuels and other non-fossil fuels?
Session Sponsor: Advanced Biofuels Canada
Session Chair: Doug Hooper, Director, Policy and Regulation, Advanced Biofuels Canada
Panelists:
Brendan Jordan, VP Transportation and Fuels, Great Plains Institute
Tammy Klein, President, Future Fuel Strategies
Ian Thomson, President, Advanced Biofuels Canada
Tim Reiter, Principal Engineer, Haldor Topsoe Canada Limited
Session # 7 Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/O5tmo3LGqEw
Oct 27, 2020 11:00 am – 12:30 eastern – 1.5 h webinar
Paris: Getting to a Green & Just Recovery
Session Host: ECOSTRAT Inc.
Session Chair: Jordan Solomon, President and CEO, ECOSTRAT
Panelists:
Dan Wicklum, President and CEO, The Transition Accelerator
Jim Philp, Industrial Biotechnology Policy Analyst, OECD
Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament, Saanich-Gulf Islands, Immediate Past Leader, Green Party of Canada
Neeraj Nandurdikar, Co-Author, “Leading Complex Projects,” Director, Energy Practice, Independent Project Analysis Inc.
David Golden, Immediate past Senior VP, Chief Legal & Sustainability Officer, and Corporate Secretary, Eastman
Mark Gainsborough, Immediate past Executive Vice President, Shell New Energies
Session # 8 Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1FUDmWFK0W0