A premier gathering for investors, corporates, and innovators advancing industrial biomanufacturing. Designed for decisionmakers, the program spotlights market opportunities, strategic perspectives, and pathways to scale.
Join us for a day of insights, networking, and innovation in industrial biomanufacturing.
08:00
registration
08:50
Welcome & Opening Remarks
08:55
Keynote Address
Opportunities and Challenges for Bio-Based Chemicals and Materials
09:10
09:40
09:50
Corporate Venture Panel Discussion
What are corporate VCs most interested in the space?
Moderated by: Michael Jawien, Morgan Stanley
10:20
Houston Ready for Industrial Biomanufacturing
10:30
Networking coffee
11:00
INVESTOR PANEL DISCUSSION
Is Industrial Biotech going to produce returns for investors?
Moderated by: Brian Brazeau, Ferment Co
11:30
Start-up Showcase I
12:20
Networking lunch
13:30
Panel Discussion
Unlocking non-dilutive funding and regulatory bottlenecks
Moderated by: Mike Stebbins, ATI
14:00
Hack for navigating Regulatory and minimizing cost
14:10
AI tool to accelerate commercialization
14:20
iPROOF: Infrastructure Designed to Support Commercialization
14:30
15:00
Networking break
15:30
Panel Discussion
Scaling Industrial Biomanufacturing for Commercialization
Moderated by: Karl Schmieder, Messaging Lab