Breakout Session Tracks

1. Feedstock Production and Utilization (Room: Del Mar, Level 1)
2: Renewable Chemical Platforms (Room: La Jolla, Level 1)
3: Advanced Biofuels and Biorefinery Platforms (Room: Sante Fe, Level 2)
4: Synthetic Biology, Algae and Marine Biotechnology (Room: Plaza BC, Level 2)
5: Technical and Research Presentations (Room: Plaza A, Level 2)

Feedstock Production and Utilization
Sponsored by: Gevo

Opportunities for Alternative Feedstock Crops

Moderator 
Jack Gruschow, Linnaeus Plant Sciences Inc.

Speakers
Ayah Alassali , Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
 

Advances in Reeds and Grasses
Session 2: Monday, December 9 - 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Moderator
John Fulcher, Chromatin Inc.

Speakers
Enrica Bargiacchi, Consortium INSTM
Masahiro Samejima, The University of Tokyo

Gases as Feedstock: The New Renewable?
Session 3: Monday, December 9 - 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Moderator
Michael Schuppenhauer, Farmatic Inc.

Speakers
Karen Wawrousek, Western Research Institute

Sugars: Exploring New Sources
Session 4: Tuesday, December 10 - 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Moderator
Kef Kasdin, Proterro

Speakers
Theodora Retsina, American Process, Inc.
Kef Kasdin, Proterro
Karl Doenges, Sweetwater Energy

Renewable Oil Feedstocks for the Pacific Rim
Session 5: Tuesday, December 10 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Moderator
Sanjay Wagle, AliphaJet

Speakers
Naveen Sikka, TerViva
Kirk Haney, SG Biofuels
Mike Cey, Ag-West Bio
Chris Tindal, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy

Oilseed Derived Feedstocks - Can they compete with Petroleum?
Session 6: Wednesday, December 11 - 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Moderator
Jack Grushcow, Linnaeus Plant Sciences Inc.

Track 2: Renewable Chemical Platforms
Sponsored by: Deinove

Differentiation for Biobased Chemicals
Session 1: Monday, December 9 - 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Moderator
Damien Perriman, Genomatica

Speaker
Rodolfo Manzone, Yulex

Expanding the Oleochemical Value Chain to Biobased Consumer Products
Session 2: Monday, December 9 - 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Moderator
Tom Beardslee, Verdezyne

Speakers
Hirzun Mohd Yusof, Sime Darby
Tom Beardslee, Verdezyne
Allen Barbieri, Biosynthetic Technologies

Renewable Chemicals and Consumer Products
Session 3: Monday, December 9 - 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Moderator
Max Senechal, Metabolix

Speakers
Emmanuel Petiot, Deinove SA
Jeff Uhrig, Bioformix
John Bissell, Micromidas

Track 3: Advanced Biofuels and Biorefinery Platforms
Sponsored by: US Department of Energy

Cellulosic Biofuels: Unleashing Commercial Production
Session 1: Monday, December 9 - 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Moderator
Brian Conroy, BP

Speakers
Christopher Standlee, Abengoa Bioenergy US Holding, Inc.
Steve Hartig, POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels
Wes Bolsen, Cool Planet Biofuels

Production of Drop-In Hydrocarbon Fuels from Cellulosic Biomass
Session 2: Monday, December 9 - 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Moderator
Thomas Foust, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Speaker
Jesse Q. Bond, Syracuse University
Charles Cai, University of California Riversid
Brittany Syz, Oberon Fuels

Biorefineries: Perspectives on Finance & Construction
Session 3: Monday, December 9 - 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Moderator
Martin Sabarsky, Cellana LLC

Speakers
Alejandro Zamorano Cadavid, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Alan Propp, Merrick & Company
Lester H. Krone, Stern Brothers & Co.
Doug Dudgeon, Harris Group Inc.

Progress in Production and Commercialization of Alcohol Fuels
Session 4: Tuesday, December 10 - 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Moderator
James J. Spaeth, U.S. Department of Energy

Speakers
Jasmine Isar, Reliance Industries Limited
Sam Park, Enerkem
James J. Spaeth, U.S. Department of Energy
Kevin Gray, BetaRenewables

Overcoming Challenges in Regulation and Intellectual Property
Session 5: Tuesday, December 10 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Moderator
David J. Glass, D. Glass Associates, Inc.

Speakers
William Kenealy, Ph.D., Mascoma Corporation
Kathleen Roberts, Bergeson & Campbell Consortia Management, LLC

Advances in Aviation Biofuels
Session 6: Wednesday, December 11 - 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Moderator
Michael Vevera, Mercurius Biofuels

Speakers
Karl Seck, Mercurius Biorefining
Ralph Cavalieri, Washington State University

Track 4: Synthetic Biology, Algae and Marine Biotechnology
Sponsored by: Cellana

Optimizing Algae Production for Beneficial Bioproducts
Session 1: Monday, December 9 - 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Moderator
Jim Flatt, Synthetic Genomics

Speakers
Jose Sanchez, OriginOil 

New Approaches to make Biology Easier to Engineer
Session 2: Monday, December 9 - 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Moderator
Vivek Mutalik, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Speakers
James Carothers, University of Washington, Seattle

Metabolic Engineering of Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms
Session 3: Monday, December 9 - 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Moderator
Peter Heifetz, Heifetz BioConsulting

Speakers
Mark Hildebrand, University of California, San Diego

Updates on Algal Biofuel Production in China
Session 4: Tuesday, December 10 - 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Moderator
David Guangyi Wang, Tianjin University

Speakers
Pengcheng Fu, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Zhongxin Yang, Hangzhou Xinwei Low-carbon Tech R&D Ltd

Techno-economic and Physical Analysis for Microalgae Growth
Session 6: Wednesday, December 11 - 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Moderator
David Hazlebeck, Global Algae Innovations

Speakers
Leah Raffaeli, University of Denver
Victoria Kurtz, Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc.
John McGowen, Arizona State University, AzCATI

Track 5: Technical and Research Presentations
Sponsored by: Corbion

Development of New Industrial Enzymes
Session 1: Monday, December 9 - 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Moderator
Tim Hitchman, DSM

Speakers
Feng Wang, Institute of Process Engineering, CAS
Danai Brooks, Dyadic International, Inc.

Stabilization in Fermentation Processes
Session 2: Monday, December 9 - 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Moderator
William Kenealy, Mascoma Corporation

Speakers
Joshua Velson, Nexant

Advancements in Biological Processes in Industrial Biotechnology
Session 3: Monday, December 9 - 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Moderator
Bhima Vijayendran, Redwood Innovation Partners, LLC

Speakers
Mathieu Haddad, University of Montreal
John Cumbers, NASA Ames Space Portal and SynBioBeta

Feedstock Conversion Technologies
Session 4: Tuesday, December 10 - 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Moderator
Brian Baynes, Midori Renewables, Inc.

Speakers
Joachim Venus, Leibniz Institute Agricultural Engineering (ATB)
Guillaume Bruant, National Research Council Canada
Ayah Alassali, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology

Sustainability Performance Value in Industrial Biotechnology Processes
Session 5: Tuesday, December 10 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Moderator
Benjamin Saydah, Sapphire Energy

Speakers
Roger Sedjo, Resources for the Future
Mike Guggenheimer, RSC Bio Solutions

Microbial Synthetic Pathways to Renewable Chemicals and Biofuels
Session 6: Wednesday, December 11 - 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Moderator
John Perkins, DSM

Speakers
Nagib Ward, Deinove SA
Hans van der Pol, Corbion