BIO Announces Plenary Sessions for the 8th Annual Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy
J. Craig Venter to deliver keynote: “Life at the Speed of Light”
Washington, D.C. (October 18, 2013) –Biotechnology innovations and commercialization of renewable chemicals will be featured topics of plenary sessions at the 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy. This is the original conference dedicated to partnering and growth of the industrial biotechnology and bioenergy sectors in North America and the Asia-Pacific region. BIOCOM is the co-organizer to this year's event, which will be held in San Diego, California from December 8 -11, 2013 at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter.
“Consumer demand for renewables and abundant resources in natural gas and biomass are transforming production of energy and chemicals, especially for Pacific Rim countries,” said Brent Erickson, executive vice president, Industrial and Environmental, at BIO. “Industrial biotechnology is rapidly evolving to enable this energy revolution.”
Lunch Plenary - Building a Successful Chemicals Business Across the Pacific Rim
Monday, December 9, 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Speakers will discuss strategic partnerships for technology developers and the requirements to successfully convert chemicals into marketable end use products.
Panelists: Christophe Schilling, CEO, Genomatica, Dan Simon, President & CEO of Heliae and Rahul Kale, Head of Biofuels and Oleochemicals at Wilmar International Limited (invited)
Breakfast Plenary - The Golden Age of Gas…and Biofuels?
Tuesday, December 10, 8:00am – 9:30am
Sponsor: Novozymes
Innovative biotech companies are beginning to use industrial hydrocarbon waste streams and natural gas in bioprocesses. How will these technologies find a path forward in policy frameworks that currently fail to include them?
Moderator: Jonathan Burbaum, Program Director, ARPA-E
Panelists: Jennifer Holmgren, Chief Executive Officer, Lanzatech, Alan Shaw, Chairman of the Board and President & CEO of Calysta and Mark Herrema, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Newlight Technologies
Keynote Lunch - Life at the Speed of Light
Tuesday, December 10, 8:00am – 9:30am
Noted biochemist and businessman Craig Venter is a pioneer in the human genome and industrial biotechnology.
Keynote Speaker: J. Craig Venter, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, J.Craig Venter Institute, Founder, and CEO, Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
Lunch Plenary - Pac Rim CEO Spotlight
Wednesday, December 11, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Cracking into the big brand marketplace, taking algae feedstocks commercial, creating viable long term renewable chemical contracts, and using synthetic biology to pave the way for new molecules are just a few of the topics C level speakers will discuss.
Panelists: John Melo, Chief Executive Officer, Amyris, Jonathan Wolfson, Chief Executive Officer, Solazyme (invited) and Cynthia Warner, Chairman and CEO, Sapphire Energy (invited)
Now in its eighth year, the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy will also address the latest issues in industrial biotechnology, including algae, advanced biofuels, biopolymers and bioplastics, dedicated energy crops, and green chemistry. Visit http://bio.org/pacrim. Registration for the Pacific Rum Summit is open with access to early bird rates now through October 25.
Media registration is now open and available. Complimentary media registration is available to editors and reporters with valid press credentials working full time for print, broadcast or web publications. All Pacific Rim Summit sessions are open to credentialed media.
About BIO
BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world. BIO produces BIOtechNOW, an online portal and monthly newsletter chronicling “innovations transforming our world.” Subscribe to BIOtechNOW.
Upcoming BIO Events
BIO IPCC Conference
November 6-8, 2013
Washington, DC
BIO Convention in China
November 11-13, 2013
Beijing, China
Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioenergy
December 8-11, 2013
San Diego, CA
BIO CEO & Investor Conference
February 10 – 11, 2014
New York, NY
BIO Asia International Conference
April 8-9, 2014
Tokyo, Japan
World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
May 12-15, 2014
Philadelphia, PA
BIO International Convention
June 23-26, 2014
San Diego, CA
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