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Day 1 - Monday, September 16, 2013
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Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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| 7:55 |
Welcome & Opening Remarks |
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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION |
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Toward a
New Generation of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals |
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Todd Werpy
Vice President, Research & Development
ADM |
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As one of the
world's largest agricultural processors, Archer Daniels Midland Company
connects the harvest to the home to meet the vital food and energy needs of
a growing global population. The same operations that enable ADM to
produce hundreds of food ingredients from farmers’ crops also provide it
with the scale and expertise to efficiently produce renewable fuels and
chemicals. The company is a leading producer of corn ethanol and biodiesel,
and in recent years, it has also formed strategic alliances with academic,
industry and government partners aimed at developing a new generation of
advanced biofuels made from lower-value agricultural resources, including
the stalks, cobs and leaves that remain on corn farmers' fields after
harvest. At the same time, ADM has been working to broaden its portfolio of
alternatives to petroleum-based chemicals and industrial products. In
this presentation, Dr. Todd A. Werpy, ADM Vice President Research &
Development, will offer an overview of the company’s biofuel research
partnerships, discuss some of the pilot projects under way, and describe
ADM’s efforts to develop both direct, drop-in replacements for commonly used
chemicals as well as novel chemicals made from bioadvantaged molecules. |
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Novel Technologies & Platforms in
Bio-Based Chemical Production
Moderator:
TBA |
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Mark Bunger, Research Director, Lux Research
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| 9:10 |
Scale-Up and
Commercialization of Bio-Based Adipic Acid and HMD |
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Tom Boussie, Vice President, Corporate
Development, Rennovia |
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Rennovia is a private company based in Menlo Park, CA developing chemical
catalytic process technologies for cost-advantaged production of existing
petrochemical products from bio-based feedstocks. Rennovia has developed
processes for the production of adipic acid (AA) and hexamethylenediamine (HMD)
from sugars. Rennovia’s process technology offers significant production cost
advantage over conventional petro-based technologies, and as well provides a
greatly reduced carbon footprint and other environmental benefits. Rennovia’s
bio-based AA and HMD products have wide application in polyurethanes,
polyesters, and non-phthalate plasticizers, and together enable for the first
time production of 100% bio-based nylon-6,6.
This presentation will describe:
- Rennovia’s approach to renewable chemicals production, including AA and HMD
- Projected cost advantage of bio-based AA and HMD over petro-based products
- Environmental benefits of Rennovia vs. petro-based AA and HMD production
- Current status of AA and HMD technology development
- Scale-up and commercialization pathways for both products |
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Developing the Value Chain to Advance New Levulinic Ketals and Levulinic
Derivatives |
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Atul Thakrar, President & Chief Executive Officer, Segetis |
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Levulinic acid and levulinate esters are readily derived from cellulose,
hemi-cellulose, or starch feedstocks. The discovery of highly selective
ketalization of alkyl levulinates is enabling the development of novel
bio-derived monomers and derivatives with wide-ranging applications. Levulinic
ketal esters bring many unique and desirable traits to polymer-based products;
for example, when compounded in PVC, they bring efficient plasticization with
low migration. Incorporated in liquid formulations, they bring broad solvency
and excellent solvent coupling. This talk will focus on Segetis’ efforts to
commercialize this versatile levulinic ketal platform and stimulate the LA value
chain.
Benefits:
1. Commercialization of new technology
2. Partnering across the value chain
3. Renewable chemistry from thermochemical conversion processes
4. Scale-up of new processes for economies of scale |
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Morning Networking Break |
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Creating the Bio Refinery of the Future |
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Tjerk de Ruiter, President & Chief Executive Officer, LS9 |
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Using Natures Advantaged Fatty Acid Metabolism:
LS9’s Passion is to catalyze a Rapid and Widespread transition to Renewables. To
make this happen, we use natures Advantaged Fatty Acid Metabolism and combine it
with novel Biosynthetic Pathways to create a library of product specific
biocatalysts. This technology allow us to control chain length, branching,
saturation and chemical groups to produce a wide range of product families, all
in a single cell. This platform enables the production of a wide range of
products from vehicle-ready fuels to chemicals for lubricants, detergents and
personal care. With feed stock flexibility and all products using the same
simple manufacturing process, LS9 creates the Bio refinery of the future.
LS9 Creates the Bio Refinery of the Future
- Provides diversity
- Feedstock flexible
- Simple scalable process
- Attractive markets |
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Mango Materials The Use of Waste Methane For The Production of a Novel,
Biodegradable, Biobased Plastic |
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Anne Schauer-Gimenez, Director of Biological Research, Mango Materials |
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End User Applications &
Opportunities for Biobased Chemicals
Moderator:
TBA |
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Oliver Peoples, Vice President, Technology,
Metabolix |
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Karl Sanford, Vice President, Technology
Development, Genencor and Research Fellow, Dupont |
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| 12:10 |
Lunch On Your Own |
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Biorefinery Strategies for Optimizing Value for Agriculturally Derived
Feedstocks |
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William Orts, Research Leader, Bioproduct Chemistry & Engineering, USDA, Agricultural Research Service,
Western Regional Research Center |
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The goal of the USDA Biorefining group is to work with the industry to enable
new, commercially-preferred technologies for conversion of agricultural
materials to fuels, value-added co-products and other biobased products. The
research team based in Albany, California is developing biorefinery strategies
relevant to the Western US with emphasis on development of (1) biomass
feedstocks prevalent in the West, (2) new value-added chemicals, (3) composites
and nanocomposites, and (4) biopolymers. Recent work has revolved around
development of the "Generation 1.5 Biorefinery" in which processes are combined
to provide fermentative production of marketable products from both sugar/starch
feedstocks and its associated plant fiber (grain fiber, stover, bagasse, etc.)
wastes within the same facility. Such facilities can utilize sugar sources,
agricultural-waste and/or food-processing wastes to produce value-added products
including C2 alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, aromatics, as well
as specialty co-products such as xylitol, sorbitol mannitol, eugenol, and
isosorbide. |
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BioFene™ as a Feedstock for Chemicals, Polymers, and Plastic Additives |
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Susan Schofer, Scientist,
Amyris |
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Securing Funding & Strategic
Partnerships
Moderator:
TBA |
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PROESA™ - Cost
Effective Sugars for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass |
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Kevin Gray, Vice President, Biobased Chemicals,
Chemtex |
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Since 2006 Chemtex has invested approximately $200 million in the development of
PROESA™. The process is designed to provide low-cost, high quality 2nd
generation sugars readily convertible into bio-fuels and/or bio-chemicals.
PROESA™ integrates an energy efficient, chemical-free biomass pretreatment
operation and a novel viscosity reduction and enzymatic hydrolysis step. The
unique configuration ensures limited formation of degradation products that
could lower yield and inhibit (bio)catalyst performance. The technology is
designed to guarantee flexible operations with multiple feedstocks and to
maximize sugar recovery. Indeed, one of the features of PROESA™ is the
opportunity to process a number of different biomass types ranging from energy
crops (such as Arundo donax, fiber sorghum, etc.), agricultural residues (corn
stover, wheat straw, etc.), woody biomass (eucalyptus and poplar) and industrial
by-products (e.g. sugar cane bagasse) without the necessity to change hardware.
Chemtex has engineered and constructed a 1 dry ton/day biomass processing pilot
facility in Rivalta, Italy integrating all unit operations required to convert
lignocellulosic biomass into fuels and/or chemicals. Chemtex has partnerships
with three leading bioconversion companies, Genomatica, Codexis, and Gevo, to
integrate PROESA™ with downstream processes to produce value-added chemicals. In
addition Chemtex has completed the construction of one of the world’s first
commercial scale cellulosic ethanol plants in Crescentino, Italy. This plant is
designed to produce approximately 20 million gallons of ethanol from a
combination of agricultural residues and energy crops and is currently being
started up. |
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Biobased
Chemical Project Finance Considerations |
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John May, Managing Director,
Stern Brothers & Co. |
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Project Finance Fundamentals
• Current State of the Bank Market
• Typical Project Finance Structure
• Project Structure Mitigates Project Risk
• Project Capitalization
• Successful Financing Requires Systematic Approach
• At Financial Close
Project Finance Execution
• Sources and Uses
• Private Placement Memorandum
• Independent Engineer Report
• Timetable
• Project Finance Waterfall
• Case Study – Project Finance Credit Quality
Stern Brothers & Co – Alternative Energy Finance Group
• Our People
• Our Projects |
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Afternoon Networking Break |
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Michael Rosenberg, Vice President, Business
Development, OPX Biotechnologies |
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Institutional
Entrepreneurial Innovation in Sustainability |
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David Berry, Partner, Flagship Ventures;
Founder, Joule Unlimited; Co-Founder, LS9 |
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The three largest issues for mankind today are food, water, and energy. As the
world's population and resource needs increase, new solutions are necessary for
a sustainable planet. This has created a unique opportunity. The way we think
about food, water, and energy needs to change across the globe, and has opened
the door for innovation. Flagship Ventures, through its VentureLabs unit,
focused Institutional Entrepreneurial Innovation, allows for fundamental
exploration of major challenges and the introduction of new solutions in the
form of ventures. VentureLabs has founded a multitude of leading companies in
the sustainability space including Joule Unlimited and Pronutria. |
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Panel Discussion: Funding
Opportunities - Whats Hot in Venture Capital
Moderator:
TBA |
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Panelist: Mark Gudiksen, Principal,
TPG Biotech |
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Panelist: TBD |
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Panelist: TBD |
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| 5:20 |
Oral Presentations from Exemplary Submitted Abstracts |
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To be considered for an oral presentation, please submit an abstract
here by August 16, 2013. Selected presentations will be based on quality of
abstract and availability. Presentation slots fill up fast so please submit your
abstract ASAP. |
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Networking Reception & Poster Session |
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Day 2 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013
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| 7:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00 |
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION |
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John P. Ranieri
Vice President
DuPont Industrial Biosciences |
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Consumer Products & Packaging
Applications
Moderator:
TBA |
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FEATURED PRESENTATION |
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Kaj Johnson
Green Chef
Method Products |
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Partnership in
Innovation Using Biobased Chemicals |
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Tom Fahlen, Associate Research Fellow, Advanced Technology, Clorox |
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The Clorox Company is committed to responsible product development and
environmental stewardship. Working with an open innovation mind-set, we are
interested in partnerships that can enable incorporation of bio-based materials
in our products. With cost pressures on consumer packaged goods, we reason that
the justification for bio-based chemistry in our products will come from novel
benefits that are unique to the source and/or engineering of biomolecules for
specific functions. We are interested in exploring bio-based packaging
materials, surfactant systems, antimicrobial compounds, food additives, and
other functional ingredients that may deliver unique benefits. This talk is
intended to serve as a conversation starter on how we approach open innovation
and where we see potential for mutually beneficial collaboration incorporating
bio-based chemistry into Clorox products. |
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Trends & Challenges in
Commercial Scale Up
Moderator:
TBA |
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Randy
Cortright, Executive Vice President, Founder & Chief Technology
Officer, Virent |
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Morning Networking Break |
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Challenges and Successes in Commercial Scale Lactic Acid Production for
Renewable Plastic, PLA |
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Pirkko Suominen, Assistant Vice President &
Director Biotechnology Develoment, Cargill |
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William Baum, Executive Chairman & Chief Business Development Officer,
Genomatica |
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Vonnie Estes, Managing Director, GranBio |
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Advantageous Feedstock for
Biochemical Commercialization
Moderator:
TBA |
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| 11:45 |
Bob Walsh, Chief Commercial Officer, Zeachem |
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| 12:10 |
Lunch Provided by GTC |
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Kenneth Davenport, Chief Technology Officer,
Chromatin |
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Successful Production of Petro-Replacement Chemicals from Renewable Feedstocks |
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Arne Duss, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development,
Myriant |
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Spence Swayze, Director, Business Development,
Ceres |
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Philippe Lavielle, Chief Executive Officer,
Virdia |
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Conference Concludes |
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