The following are confirmed speakers for Bioeconomy 2017: Domestic Resources for a Vibrant Future, which will be held on July 11–12, 2017, at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Virginia:
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
- Ann Bartuska, Acting Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Chris Davis, Director of Research and Development, Impossible Foods
- Sarah Dearman, Sustainable Packaging Program Director, The Coca-Cola Company
- Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, LanzaTech
- Mark Holtzapple, Professor, Arie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
- Jeffrey Jacobs, President and CEO, Ensyn Corporation
- Jeremy Javers, Director of Technology Development, ICM
- Jonathan Male, Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Reuben Sarkar, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Sustainable Transportation, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
- Daniel Simmons, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy and Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
- Michael Tamor, Technical Fellow, Ford Motor Company
Confirmed Plenary and Breakout Session Speakers
- Derek Abbott, Director, Analytics, Amyris
- Mahdi Abu-Omar, Professor, Mellichamp Chair of Green Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara
- Fatima Ahmad, Solutions Fellow, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- Matthew Arms, Assistant Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach
- David Babson, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Andrea Bailey, Fellow, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- Beth Bafford, Investments Director, The Calvert Foundation
- Brian Baynes, Partner, Flagship Ventures
- Gregg Beckham, Group Leader and Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Mary Biddy, Strategic Analysis Platform Lead, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Dave Brooks, Director, Propulsion Systems Research Lab, General Motors
- Dave Bushong, Vice President of Science and Technology, POET
- Katy Cagle, Business Development Manager, Novozymes North America
- Jim Caley, Director of Operational Energy, U.S. Department of the Navy
- Ron Cascone, Principal, Nexant
- Kartik Chandran, Professor, Columbia University
- Kevin Craig, Program Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Mark Crocker, Associate Director, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
- Steve Csonka, Executive Director, Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative
- Virginia Dale, Director, Center for BioEnergy Sustainability, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Deahn Donner, Project Leader and Research Landscape Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Geoffrey Duyk, Managing Director and Partner, TPG
- Rebecca Efroymson, Environmental Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- John Eichberger, Executive Director, The Fuels Institute
- Mark Elless, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- John Farrell, Laboratory Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Neville Fernandes, General Manager, USA, Neste Oil
- Jay Fitzgerald, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Nichole Fitzgerald, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Wolfgang Glasser, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech
- Cesar Granda, Chief Technology Officer, Earth Energy Renewables
- Pat Gruber, CEO, Gevo
- Mohan Gupta, Technical Adviser, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Prasad Gupte, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- John Hannon, Chief Operating Officer, Vertimass
- Laurel Harmon, Vice President, LanzaTech
- David Hazlebeck, Founder and CEO, Global Algae Innovations
- Emily Heaton, Associate Professor of Agronomy, Iowa State University
- Beau Hoffman, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Kristen Johnson, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Glenn Johnston, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Gevo Inc.
- Doug Karlen, Supervisory Soil Scientist, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Keith Kline, Senior Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Borka Kostova, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Michael Lakeman, Associate Technical Fellow, Boeing
- Patrick Lamers, Research Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory
- Alicia Lindauer, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Lee Lynd, Professor, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College; Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Enchi Corporation
- Michael Mang, Director of Materials Technology, Danimer
- Daniel Matuszak, Physical Scientist, Carbon Utilization and Management, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
- Jeremy Martin, Senior Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists
- John May, Managing Director, Stern Brothers & Co.
- Michael McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association
- Sean McCoy, Energy Analyst, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Scott McDonald, Director of Biofuels Development, ADM
- Taite McDonald, Senior Policy Advisor, Holland & Knight
- Jim McMillan, Manager, Biorefining Process R&D, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Bruno Miller, Managing Director of Fuels, Fulcrum
- Jeff Moeller, Director of Water Technologies, Water Environment and Reuse Foundation
- Dave Muth, Senior Vice President of Analytics, AgSolver
- Amit Naskar, Group Leader and Senior Research and Development Staff, Carbon and Composites, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Gerard Ostheimer, Global Lead for Sustainable Bioenergy, United Nations Sustainable Energy for All
- Chris Peot, Director of Resource Recovery, DC Water/Blue Plains
- Michael Perry, CEO, Forest Concepts
- Mark Philbrick, Science and Technology Fellow, Allegheny Science and Technology
- Kara Podkaminer, Technology and Policy Analyst, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
- Ryan Powell, Co-Founder, Manta Biofuel
- Michael Resch, Detail Supporting the Bioenergy Technologies Office, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Theodora Retsina, CEO, American Process Inc.
- Tom Richard, Director, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment
- Mark Riedy, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend
- Aaron Robinson, Senior Manager, Environmental Strategy and Sustainability, United Airlines
- Ian Rowe, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Michael Saltzberg, Global Business Director, Biomaterials, DuPont Industrial Biosciences
- Valerie Sarisky-Reed, Deputy Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Brent Shanks, Director, National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals
- Kai Sorenson, Director Commercial Sales, EPIC Fuels LLC
- Jim Spaeth, Program Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Girish Srinivas, Partner, TDA Research
- Ellen Stechel, Deputy Director, LightWorks, Arizona State University
- Christy Sterner, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Jessie Stolark, Policy Associate, Environmental and Energy Study Institute
- Hari Sunkara, Senior Principal Investigator, DuPont
- Robert Teegarden, Vice President of Water Policy, Planning, and Permitting, Orlando Utilities Commission
- Christopher Thompson, Senior Scientist, Nano Terra
- Tom Thompson, Maritime Environmental and Energy Technical Advisor, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Bryan Tracy, CEO, White Dog Labs Inc.
- Devin Walker, CEO, T2C-Energy
- Rachel Wasser, Director of Investment Operations, PRIME Coalition
- Bede Wellford, Renewables Sales Manager, Viessmann Manufacturing Company
- Justin Whiteley, Chief Technology Officer, Energy Labs
- Julie Witcover, Assistant Project Scientist, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
- Corinne Young, CEO, Corinne Young LLC
- Alan Zacher, Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory