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If you attend one bioplastics event this Spring, make it the Biopolymers Symposium 2013!
At Biopolymers 2013, nearly 60 expert speakers - more than any other bioplastics event this Spring! - will cover the most important industry issues including sustainable feedstocks; the use of biopolymers in compostable food service ware; rigid and flexible biopolymer packaging and single use applications; innovations in materials; strategic partnerships and more.
Biopolymers Symposium 2013 Agenda- Subject to change
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June 11th, 2013 - Conference Day 1
7:50 a.m. Registration
 | Opening Remarks from Indrajit Pal, I.A.S - Secretary, Government of India, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals , Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers |
Panel: The Future of Biopolymers: What Can Converters and End Users Expect for Price Development, Supply, Innovation in Performance and Assessment of When Non-food Sourced Materials will Become more Prevalent than Food Based; Opportunities and challenges for the bioplastics community
Moderator: Melissa Hockstad, SPI Bioplastics Council
 | Marc Verbruggen
President & CEO
NatureWorks |
 | Richard P. Eno
President and CEO
Metabolix |
 | Lee Edwards
CEO
Virent |
Networking Break
Keynotes |
 | Redefining the Role of Bioplastics in Durable Goods
Mark Remmert
CEO
Green Dot Holdings LLC |
 | Biopolymers Growth and Challenges: The Restaurant Industry's Perspective
Scott DeFife
Executive Vice-President, Policy and Government Affairs
National Restaurant Association |
Innovation: Case Studies on Textiles and Apparel Applications |
 | Fashion Innovation - Cradle to Cradle Vision is changing the landscape of product design & material reuse in the apparel industry
Lewis Perkins
Senior VP, Development and Textiles & Apparel
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute |
 | Bioplastic Textile Performance in Contract Office Furniture
Dana Claire Larson
Technical Design Manager
True Textiles |
Lunch & Time to tour The Field Museum
Afternoon Tracks- Concurrent
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| The Seattle Mariners Journey to Zero Waste: The Major Role that Compostable Food Packaging has Played | Low-cost, Renewable and Bio-based Polymer Packaging: Thermoplastic Starch (TPS) Masterbatch and Green Polyethylene (PE) Blends for Film Packaging Applications | From Greenhouse Gas to Plastic: The Use of Epigenetic Controls to Dramatically Increase Biocatalyst-based PHA Polymer Yield from Greenhouse Gas |
 Scott Jenkins
VP Ballpark Operations
Seattle Mariners/ Safeco Field |  Dr. Amy Feng Chen
Project Scientist, Corporate Research & Eng. - Environmentally Sustainable Technology
Kimberly-Clark |  Mark Herrema
CEO
Newlight Technologies, LLC |
| Sustainable Single Use Packaging: A Foodservice Perspective | Mexican Unique Sustainable Feedstock for Bioplastic Production: Technological Process and its Applications | Direct Fermentation of Sustainable Feedstock into Drop-in Monomers for Plastics and Elastomers |
 Neil Darin
Senior Global Innovation Program Manager
HAVI Global Solutions |  Scott Munguía
CEO
BIOFASE |  Dr. David Gogerty
Project Manager
Global Bioenergies |
| Case Study: University of Washington Dining Services Striving for a Zero Waste Residential and Dining Experience in all of Spaces on Campus | Overcoming the Challenges of Replacing Fossil-fuel Based Latex Chemistries in Industrial End-uses: Packaging Applications | Sustainable Corn Production-Interest Alignment Along the Supply Chain |
 Micheal Meyering
Project and Sustainability Manager
University of Washington |  Diane Richard
SVP Product Innovation and Market Development
Ecosynthetix |  Marty Muenzmaier, Sustainability Director, Corn Milling North America
Cargill |
| Journey to Compostable Foodservice Packaging | The 'Un-Blister' Pack: Sustainable Packaging Options for Retailers, Manufacturers, and Consumers | Bio-Polymers from Waste Carbon |
 Wes Gentles
VP of Operations
Fold Pak, a subsidiary of RockTenn
|  Paul Tasner
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
PulpWorks Inc |  Dr. Lisa Dyson
CEO
Kiverdi Inc |
Networking Break
Afternoon Sessions in Concurrent Tracks- Part 2
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| Developments and Expectations regarding Biopolymers within Volvo Group Trucks Technology | Delighting Consumers Experiences with Sustainable Products | Food Waste and Compostable Products: A Municipal Perspective |
 Urban Elfsberg
Technology Specialist for Plastics - Vehicle Engineering
Volvo Group Trucks Technology |  Dr. Arman Ashraf
Principal Scientist, Baby Care Global Materials Development & Supply
Procter & Gamble
|  Karyn Hogan
Specialist - Waste Reduction and Reuse, Waste Program Planning
Regional Municipality of Peel |
| Flame Resistant Poly (Lactic Acid) for Semi-Durable and Durable Products | Bio-based Latex- An Economic and Sustainable Alternative to Synthetic Latex Emulsion Polymers | Developments in Home Composting Materials, Standards |
 Edwin Tam
Manager, New Strategic Initiatives
Teknor Apex Company |  Greg Keenan
Vice President Business Development
Penford Products Company | 
Richard Tillinger, P.E.
Manager
Organic Waste Systems, Inc |
| Renewable Materials for IT Applications | Adding Performance to Textiles & Leather with Bio-Based Polymers | Collection and Processing of Compostable Plastics |
 Dr. Joe Kuczynski
Senior Technical Staff Member
IBM |  John R. Shaw
CEO
Itaconix Corporation |  Bob Besso
Recycling and Waste Reduction Manager
Recology San Francisco |
| Application Oriented Material Design with Biobased Composites | Biomass-derived Polymeric Materials and Value-added Products | Introduction of Food Waste Composting at the Ann Arbor Composting Center |
 Dr. André Rapthel
Group Leader Green Composites
Fraunhofer Institute of Mechanics and Materials |  Dr. Amit K. Naskar
R&D Polymer Matrix Composite Group, Materials Science and Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |  Michael Nicholson
Senior Vice President
WeCare Organics LLC and WeCare Technology Group |
Networking Reception
June 12th, 2013 - Conference Day 2
8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
| Biopolymers: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities |
| This talk will provide a broad overview of the biopolymers industry, with a focus on bioplastics and bio-based monomers. It will cover a mixture of technical, business, financial issues. It will address some recent and potential changes and challenges to the industry such as the impact of high sugar prices and low methane and natural gas liquids prices. It will also explore opportunities such as new products, applications, and markets |
 | Doug Cameron
Co-President and Director
First Green Partners |
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A Vision for a Sustainable Bioeconomy
With increasing market demand for food and fiber in the coming decades, the future of the bioeconomy depends on sustainable growth. Sustainable growth moves beyond just the use of biobased feedstocks to the discussion of what renewable means and the impacts of bioplastics on land use, food security, and biodiversity. This session will help guide and identify solutions to build a more sustainable future for bioplastics and the bioeconomy.
| World Market Data on Biopolymers - Presentation of a Comprehensive Market Study & Comments on Bioplastic Policy in US and Europe | Bio-products: Drivers, Challenges and Emerging Solutions |
 Erin Simon, Senior Program Officer - Packaging, World Wildlife Fund |  Michael Carus
CEO
nova-Institute |  John Denniston, Investment Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
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 Angela Harris, Plastics Research Group, Materials and Processes Department, Ford Motor Company | Challenges and Opportunities for Bioplastics in India | Financing the "Valley of Death"
How Can Clean Tech Companies Finance the Growth from Pilot Scale to Commercial Scale?
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 Dr. Martin Patel, Associate Professor, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University |  Vineet Dalal
Vice President and Director of Global Market Development
NTIC |  Richard McCombs, Managing Director, Asia West LLC and CEO Emeritus
MBA Polymers |
 Dr. Carol VanZoeren, Global Technology Manager - Packaging and Consumer, DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers | Bioplastics Today and Tomorrow: Opportunities and Challenges - Perspective from the European Market | Title TBD |
| Constance Issbruecker, Environmental Affairs Manager, European Bioplastics |  Josh Raffaelli, Managing Director, Silver Lake Kraftwerk |
Networking Break
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| DSM and Cascade Commitment to Environmental Guardianship | Trends in Biobased Chemicals | Enzymatic Recycling of Polymers |
 Dr. Emile Homsi
VP Research and Technology NAFTA
DSM Engineering Plastics and Lance Tennant, Senior Vice President-New Business Development, Cascade Engineering |
 Dr. Patrick Smith, Research Scientist, Michigan Molecular Institute
|  Dr. Georg M. Guebitz
Professor, Institute for Environmental Biotechnology University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| London 2012: The Contribution of Compostables in Zero Landfill Events | PHA Biopolymer Production from Waste Methane Gas | Madison's Organics Pilot Program |
 Stefano Facco, New Business Development Director, Novamont Spa and Ira Maroofian, Managing Director, USA Operations at SEDA International Packaging Group
|  Dr. Molly Morse
CEO
Mango Materials |  George P. Dreckmann
Recycling Coordinator
City of Madison, Streets Division |
| Case Studies of Partnerships in India between Government and Industry | Algae as Feedstock for Bioplastics | Enhanced Biodegradation of Plasticusing Organic Additives |
 Prof. Dr. Sanjay K. Nayak, Director General, CIPET |  Dr. Kelvin Okamoto
Chief Technology Officer
Cereplast |  James Rooney
President
EcoLogic |
| Alliances, Innovations and Elevance Renewable Sciences | Algae-Blended Thermoplastic Resins | Beneficial Reuse of Waste Carbon for Chemical Production |
 Célene DiFrancia
Platform Leader, Engineered Polymers and Coatings
Elevance Renewable Sciences |  Ryan Hunt
Director of Research and Development and Co-Founder
Algix |  Dr. Laurel Harmon
VP of Government Relations
LanzaTech |
12:25 p.m. Closing remarks and conclusion of conference and more time to tour the Field Museum or join our Tour of The Plant to see the site of Chicago's newest biodigester.
Session Chairs:
- Use of Biopolymers in Compostable Food Service Ware Session
Chairs: Dick Lilly, Business Area Manager for Waste Prevention and Product Stewardship, Seattle Public Utilities and Ruth Watts, Product Marketing Manager Biodegradables Plastics North America - Ecoflex® and Ecovio®, BASF - Rigid and Flexible Biopolymer Packaging and Single use Applications Session
Chairs: Dr Ramani Narayan, MSU and Dr Carol Van Zoeren, Global Technology Manager - Packaging and Consumer, DuPont - Sustainable Feedstocks Session
Chairs: Dr. Paul Fowler, Executive Director WIST, UWSP and Erin Simon, Senior Program Officer - Packaging, World Wildlife Fund - New Technologies and Case Studies in Semi-durable and Durable Biopolymer Applications
Chair: Dr. Paul Fowler, UWSP - Innovation in Materials
Chair: Dr Ramani Narayan, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University - Composting of Biopolymers and Food Service Ware
Chairs: Dick Lilly, Business Area Manager for Waste Prevention and Product Stewardship, Seattle Public Utilities and Ruth Watts, Product Marketing Manager Biodegradables Plastics North America - Ecoflex® and Ecovio®, BASF - Assessment of Bioplastic Feedstocks for a Sustainable Future Session
Chairs: Dr. Paul Fowler, Executive Director WIST, UWSP and Erin Simon, Senior Program Officer - Packaging, World Wildlife Fund - Global Markets and Issues around Biopolymers Session
Chairs: Melissa Hockstad, SPI Bioplastics Council and Ruth Watts, Product Marketing Manager for Biopolymers, BASF - Venture Capitalists, Investment and Financial Perspectives on Sustainable Innovation and New Players in the Industry
Chair: Toby Reid, President & CEO, Solegear Bioplastics