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.

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Session # 1 Recording on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/s56IqFHI70s

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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

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Session # 2 Recording on YouTube  https://youtu.be/JW2HAI1qMs4

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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

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Session # 3 Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xxpFsai6vTk

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Sept 29, 2020     11:00 am - 12:00 ET

The role of the Industrial Bioeconomy in addressing Climate Change

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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

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Session # 4 Recording on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/NcIbPDeL23Q

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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) 

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Session # 5 Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CBf_yPXV-fk

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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

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Session  # 6 Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0ypqm-5KNg0

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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

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Session  # 7 Recording on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/O5tmo3LGqEw

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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

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Session  # 8 Recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1FUDmWFK0W0

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