Wednesday 20 October – day 1, Plenary - Policy and business

8:00
Registration and refreshments
9:00
Opening remarks from the Chair
John Sime, Director, BIOSCIENCES KTN, UK
9:10
Opening address from the Chair of EuropaBio’s IB Council
Ian Hudson, President DuPont EMEA, DUPONT DE NEMOURS, Switzerland
9:30
Keynote address from the host nation
Maximising opportunities from industrial biotechnology – a UK Perspective
UK Business Minister (Invited), and Ian Schott, Co-Chair, INDUSTRIAL             BIOTECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP FORUM, UK
10:00
Industry perspective
Europe's biobased economy: next steps
Stephan Tanda, Member of the Managing Board, DSM, The Netherlands
10:30
European Commission perspective
European research and innovation for the bio-based economy
Maive Rute, Director, Biotechnologies, Agriculture and Food, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG RESEARCH, Belgium
11:00
Refreshment and networking break sponsored by Cargill
 
11:30
Industrial material use of renewable raw material (RRM): volume, application and policy
Dr Michael Carus, Managing Director, NOVA-INSTITUTE LTD, Germany
11:50
End user case studies
Why bioIsoprene? Situation analysis, open innovation and technology development
Dr David A. Benko, Research and Development Fellow, THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, US
Dr Karl Sanford, Vice President of Technology Development, GENENCOR, US
12:10
Improving sustainability in the chemical and coatings industry with renewable raw materials
Alistair Reid, Community of Practice Leader, Renewable Raw Materials. AKZO NOBEL, UK
12:30
White biotechnology in fast moving consumer goods
Timothy O’Connell, Manager, Applied Biotechnology, HENKEL, Germany
12:50
Lunch sponsored by DSM
 
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Wednesday 20 October – day 1, Conference Tracks

Feedstock track - ILUC: policy vs politic

14:00
Opening remarks from the Chair
Willy De Greef
14:10
Indirect land use change: the history and (short) future of a soon-to-be nonissue
Bruce E. Dale, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE GREAT LAKES BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTER, and Associate Director, Office of Biobased Technologies, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, US
14:35
  Sustainability criteria for bioenergy and ILUC

Aaron Berry, Head of Carbon and Sustainability, RENEWABLE FUELS AGENCY, UK

15:00
NGO Perspective

Richard Perkins, WORLD WILDLIFE FUND

15:25
Refreshment and networking break
15:50
  Addressing ILUC: some thoughts from BP
Ian Dobson, Chief of Technology, BP BIOFUELS, UK
16:15
 

Discussing the sustainability of biomass use and production

Jean Francois Dallemand, JRC, EUROPEAN COMISSION, Italy

16:40
Can industry supply low carbon feedstocks to meet the projected demands for bioenergy, materials and chemicals?
Dr Jeremy Woods, Lecturer, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, UK
17:05
  Panel discussion
 
18:00
Drinks reception and dinner
   
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Policy, Business and Finance track - Towards a European lead market

14:00
Opening remarks from the Chair

Giulia Del Brenna, Head of Unit, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRY, Belgium

14:10
  Bio-based products in the EC's Lead Market Initiative
Peter Schintlmeister, FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMICS, FAMILY AND YOUTH, Austria
14:35

Eco-innovation for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth 

Hervé Martin, LIFE Environment and Eco-innovation Unit, EUROPEAN
COMMISSION

15:00
Lead Market Initiative – recommendation for the communication of biobased products and underpinning standards
Francesco Degli Innocenti, NOVAMONT, Italy
15:25
Refreshment and networking break
15:50
Building a biobased economy for Europe in 2020: a Policy Guide
Camille Burel, Industrial Biotechnology Manager, EUROPABIO, Belgium
16:15
  BMBF strategy for implementation of a ‘bio-economy’
Peter Hassenbach, Head of the Responsible Nutrition and Renewable Resources Division, BMBF, Germany
16:40
  Patent protection in industrial biotechnology – a global view
Konrad Secheley, Partner and Patent Agent, GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON, Canada
17:05
  Panel discussion
 
18:00
Drinks reception and dinner
   
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Innovation Track - Excellence in biorefinery research and development

14:00
Opening remarks from the Chair
Prof Marcel Jaspars, Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN, UK
14:10

CoEBio3: Undertaking research at the academe-industry interface

Nicholas J Turner, Professor, Chemical Biology, and Director, Centre of Excellence in Biocatalysis (CoEBio3) School of Chemistry, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, UK
14:25
The next generation of integrated bio-refineries: The EuroBioRef Concept
Franck Dumeignil, Professor, Vice-Director of UCC, Coordinator of the EuroBioRef project, Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide, UNIVERSITE LILLE NORD DE FRANCE, France
14:45
Biocore: A biorefinery concept for the production of bio-commodities from lignocellulosic biomass
Michael O’Donohue, Scientific Manager and Deputy Head of the INRA Division,
CEPIA - INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, France
15:05
The SupraBio Project
Professor Ashok K Bhattacharya, Department of Engineering Sciences,
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK
15:25
Refreshment and networking break
15:50
Next horizons for biorefinery innovation
Jan Koninckx, Global Business Director, DUPONT, US
16:10
Conversion of renewables
Thomas Grotkjaer, Business Development Manager, NOVOZYMES, Denmark
16:30
INEOS Biorefinery Seal Sands
Graham Rice, External Relations & Development Manager, INEOS-BIO, UK
16:50
Second generation biorefineries: challenges and perspectives
Dr Andre Koltermann, Corporate Research and Development, SÜD-CHEMIE AG, Germany
17:10
How to expand industrial biotechnology’s relevance in the chemical industry

Manfred Kircher, Chairman, and Tatjana Schwabe, Scientific Officer, CLIB2021 - CLUSTER INDUSTRIELLE BIOTECHNOLOGIE, Germany

17:30
  Pilot plant facility for the biotechnological manufacture of valuable products from renewable resources
Dr Joachim Venus, Department of BioEngineering, LEIBNIZ-INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING POTSDAM-BORNIM, Germany
17:50
  Q&A
 
18:00
Drinks reception and dinner
   
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Thursday 21 October – day 2, Conference Tracks

Feedstock Track - Is there a place for industrial crops in agricultural policy?

8:45
Registration and refreshments
9:00
  Opening remarks from the Chair
Andreas Pilzecker, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG AGRICULTURE, Belgium
9:10
  Biomass for a bioeconomy: the Dutch approach
Roeland Bosch, DUTCH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, The Netherlands
9:35
  Views from European Farmers

Pekka Pesonen, COPA COGECA, Belgium

10:00
  Developing industrial crops: opportunities and needs
Dr Jeremy Tomkinson, CEO, THE NATIONAL NON-FOOD CROPS CENTRE, UK
10:25
Refreshment and networking break
10:50
Title TBC

Akin Ozkutan, BioIndustrial Segment Leader, CARGILL, Belgium

11:30
U.S. Department of Agriculture initiatives to support sustainable energy crops
Dr Carmela Bailey, National Program Leader, Agricultural Materials,
USDA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, US
11:40
Policy and incentives for industrial crops in North America
Stan Blade, Executive Director, ALBERTA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Canada
12:05
  Panel debate

 

12:40
Lunch sponsored by Genencor
 
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Policy, Business, and Finance track - From research to products: reducing time to market

08:45
Registration and refreshments
09:00
Opening remarks from the Chair
Elizabeth Surkovic, Director Bioscience Unit, Department of Business Enterprise and regulatory Reform, HM GOVERNMENT, UK
09:10
BE basic accelerating development and industrialisation
Prof Han de Winde, Chairman of Biotechnology Department, DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, The Netherlands
09:35
  The Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant: open innovation for the biobased economy
Prof Wim Soetaert, Centre of Expertise Industrial Biotechnology and Biocatalysis Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, GHENT UNIVERSITY, Belgium
10:00
3BCAR: bioenergy, biomolecules and biomaterials from renewable carbon
Dr Paul Colonna, Deputy Scientific Director Plants and Plant Products,
INRA, France
10:25
Morning refreshments
10:50
Fostering industrial biotechnology and minimising time from R&D to commercialization: the Austrian system
Prof Alois Jungbauer, Laboratory of Protein Technology and Downstream Processing, AUSTRIAN CENTRE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, Austria
11:15
The German bioindustry clusters: industrial biotechnology along the
entire value chain
Dr Helmut Thamer, Managing Director, TUTECH INNOVATION GMBH, Germany
11:40
  Overview of BIOCHEM project
Dr Steve Fletcher, Project Director, CHEMISTRY INNOVATION LTD, UK
12:05
  Panel debate

 

12:40
Lunch sponsored by Genencor
 
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Innovation Track - New innovative biobased products

8:45
Registration and refreshments
9:00
  Opening remarks from the Chair
Prof Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Advisor, SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT, UK
9:10
Advancing Biobutanol
Jack Huttner, Executive Vice President of Commercial & Public Affairs, GEVO, US
9:25
Cost effective production of intracellular enzymes
Stuart West, Managing Director, BIOCATALYSTS LTD, UK
9:45
Furanics: versatile building blocks for biobased materials and fuels
Dirk den Ouden, Director New Business Development, AVANTIUM, The Netherlands
10:05
  Valorization of crude glycerine by a biotechnological process
Jose L. Adrio, Head of Neuron Bioindustrial Division, NEURON BPH, Spain
10:25
Refreshment and networking break
10:50
  Purac: Setting the stage for biobased building blocks
Paul Cordfunke, Market Manager Chemical Industry, PURAC/CSM BIOCHEMICALS, US
11:10
 

The product development track from idea to product via case studies

Dr Klaus Pellengahr, Head of Business Development, C-LECTA GMBH, Germany
11:30

Glucaric acid: a new building block for a renewable world

James R. Stoppert, CEO, RIVERTOP RENEWABLES, US
11:50
 

Title TBC

Oliver Peoples, Chief Science Officer, METABOLIX, UK
12:10
 

A systems biology approach towards improvement of itaconic acid production in

Prof Peter J. Punt, TNO, The Netherlands
12:30

Bringing ideas to industrial production – the case of succinic acid

Yvon Le Henaff, General Manager, AGRO INDUSTRIE RECHERCHES ET DÉVELOPPEMENTS, France
12:50
Lunch sponsored by Genencor
 
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Thursday 21 October – day 2, Plenary – Translating sustainability into economic value

13:50
Opening remarks from the Chair
Ian Hudson, President Dupont EMEA, DUPONT DE NEMOURS, Switzerland
14:00
  Australian perspective
Kate Le Strange, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research,     GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA, Australia(invited)
14:30
Delivering green growth through industrial biotechnology
Iain Gillespie, Head of Organisation, Science and Technology Policy Division, OECD, France
15:00
 
Investment considerations for industrial biotechnology
Philipp Hasler, Investment Director, EMERALD TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, Switzerland
15:30
Closing Address
Why it’s different this time: biofuels and bioproducts are here to stay and grow

Bruce E. Dale, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE GREAT LAKES BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTER, and Associate Director, Office of Biobased Technologies, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, US

16:00
Closing remarks from the chair and close of conference
   
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