KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jennifer Holmgren, Lanzatech

Transforming Carbon. Making Products.

SESSION 1: Scale-down to Scale-Up & Advancements in Enabling Technologies

Chair: Kirsten Benjamin, Amyris

Panel Discussion: Bench-scale fermentations to develop and predict manufacturing performance

Panelists:

Tim Leaf, Amyris

Kevin McHugh, Sartorius

Rob Dahl, Ginkgo BioWorks

Kristina Tyner, Culture Biosciences

Invited Speaker: Nandini Krishnamurthy, Inscripta

Massively parallel genome engineering for rapid strain optimization

Invited Speaker: Tom Treynor, R2DIO

See Further, Learn Faster: How Statistical Process Control Can Improve Scale-Down Models and Avert Reproducibility Crises throughout R&D

Selected Abstract: Kirsten Steinbush, DAB

Fermentation Acceleration By Separation Technology

Sponsored Talk: Kentaro Hayashi, Synplogen

Long-chain DNA synthesis technology toward creating Smart-cell industry 

Lunch

Round Table with Itochu: Solving Separation and Purfication Issues for Fermentation-Based Products

SESSION 2: Diversification in Products (food, ag, etc.)

Chair: Jason Ryder, Joywell Foods

Invited Speaker: Christine Santos, Manus Bio

Reinventing Chemical Manufacturing Using Biotechnology: Manus Bio Approach

Invited Speaker: Robert Celik, Genecis

Waste: the Secret to Scaling Industrial Biotechnology

Invited Speaker: Josh Rogers, The Better Meat Company

Not Animals, Not Plants: Fermenting Fungi for a Better Meat Future

Invited Speaker: Bob Kiss, UPSIDE Foods

We're Cookin' Now - Considerations Along a Path to Commercializing Cultivated Meat Products

Selected Speaker: Warren Lau, Bota Biosciences

Synthetic Biology on Steroids: Advancing Industrial Steroid Production

SESSION 3: Consumer, Government, and Regulatory Perspectives for Rapid Innovation

Chair: Emily Greenhagen, Gingko Bioworks

Invited Speaker: Jay Fitzgerald, Department of Energy BioEnergy Technology Office

Biotechnology and Public Infrastructure to Accelerate Economy-Wide Decarbonization

Invited Speaker: Janet Collins, Motif

Regulatory Approaches to Use of Novel Technologies for Food Ingredients in the US

Invited Speaker: Peter Meinhold, Provivi

Commercialization of Pheromone-Based Pest Control Products: Challenges and Approaches for Regulatory and Business Development Success

Selected Speaker: David Glass, David Glass Associates

Working with Partners and Customers to Develop Effective Regulatory Strategies

"Magic" Ingredients to Build an Effective Trade Secret Program for your Bio-Based Products

Malaika Tyson, McAndrews,  Held & Malloy

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jim Flatt, Brightseed

AI-Discovered Natural Bioactive Compounds – A Bright Future Opportunity for Synthetic Biology

SESSION 4: Nimble Development: how to fail fast, reduce time & cost, and increase probability of success

Chair: Olivier Rolland, Toulouse White Biotechnology 

Invited Speaker: Matt Lipscomb, DMC

Lessons learned in developing biobased products

Invited Speaker: Vince Murphy, EnginZyme

The development of cell-free production processes.

Invited Speaker: Guillaume Lamy, ARD

Scale-up / Scale Down: Tips to build success through the "Valley of Death"

Invited Speaker: Seth Levine, Genomatica

Building on Your Experiences: Lessons from Genomatica’s Process Development and Scale-Up Beyond BDO

SESSION 5: Circular Economy: valuing sustainability and a green premium

Chair: Brian Davison, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Selected Sponsored Speaker: Neal Jakel, FluidQuip

Sustainibility of Low Carbon Carbohydrate for the Biochemical Industry

Invited Speaker: Austin Vaillancourt, Gevo, Inc.

The Circularity of Atmospheric Carbon

Invited Speaker: Sasha Calder, Genomatica

The Sustainable Materials Transition

Invited Speaker: Dave Humbird, DWH Process Consulting

Techno-economic roadmapping for synthetic biology scale-up

Invited Speaker: Alain Marty, Carbios

PET BIORECYCLING : From Enzyme Engineering to a First Industrial Unit

SESSION 6: Eye on the Prize: building an integrated process and supply chain

Chair: Bo Chen, Genomatica

Invited Speaker: Paul Hill, Amyris

Delivering on the Promise of Synthetic Biology: Rapid Technology Development & Deployment Guided By Disciplined Cost and Product Quality Evaluation

Invited Speaker: Bailey Schmidt, DNA Script

Enzymatic DNA Synthesis - Eliminating Bottlenecks in Synthetic Biology and Genomics

Selected Speaker: Adrienne Davenport, BASF

Industrial Biotechnology at BASF: A Key to Developing Sustainable Solutions

Invited Speaker: Sean Hunt, Solugen

Bioforge1: Parallel Scaling of Supply Chain with a New Integrated Chemienzymatic Manufacturing Process