SPEAKERS

The Bio Innovations North America conference agenda, running parallel to the 1-2-1 meetings program, is designed to drive the event’s core mission of driving the commercialization of US industrial biomanufacturing.

Carefully curated panels and keynotes aim to spark transformative 1-2-1 commercial discussions. Hand-picked speakers will deliver actionable insights and solutions to critical industry challenges, helping unlock the immense potential of America’s bioeconomy.

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Greg Hocking

Vice President Global R&D New Innovation Territories, Mars Snacking

Lisa Dufresne

Investment Manager, Corporate Venture Capital, GC Ventures

Governor Jim Pillen

Governor of Nebraska

Tim Fowler

General Manager, Biosolutions, Primient

Kevin Moore

CEO, NSF RuralSTAMINA Engine

Keith Marcinowski

Principal Scientist, Advanced Science & Technology Scouting, The J.M. Smucker Company

Relly Brandman

Moonshot Lead, A-Life, A Google X Moonshot

Beth Conerty

Regional Innovation Officer, iFAB Tech Hub

Katie Pettinger

Program Director, TIP, National Science Foundation

Michael Hershkowitz

Director, Global Sustainability and Sustainable Innovation, IFF

Eelco Blum

VP, PPN Business
Pilot Plant Network, BioMADE

Richard Muisener

Director, Research, Development, & Innovation, Evonik

Dr Mike Dorrington

Director and Head of Food & Industrial Biotechnology, Ontario Genomics

Neng Guo

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Celluranics

Tim Eyes

Program Director, Imperagen

Dr Alex Buck

Director of Industrial Innovation, Iowa Corn

Jason O’Brien

Senior Director R&D Global Fermentation, Cargill

John Henderson

CEO, HDR

James Glueck

Executive Director, Plant Based Products Council

Rob Owen

Executive Director, Bio Nebraska

James Beaupre

Director of Industrial Cooperation, University of Maine

Stuart Rymer

Vice President, Corporate Support, Biotech Energy Solutions

Karl Schmieder

Partner, Messaginglab & Co-Host, Grow Everything Podcast

Phillip Crawford

Director of Project Engineering, Roebling

Michael Tai

CEO, Boston Bioprocess

Varsha Sethuraman

Senior Research Associate, Lux Research

Joel Sirois

Founder-President & CEO, BioIntelligence Technologies

Mark Bathe PhD

Professor of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Corbin Johnson

VP of Business Development and Strategy, Amyris

Brian Jones

Chief Operating Officer, Iowa Corn

Neal Gutterson

Partner and CTO, Radicle Growth

Maureen Larsen

Director, Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Dan Hoffman

CEO, Invest Nebraska

Nigel Reuel

CTO, NSF RuralSTAMINA Biomanufacturing Engine

Ismael Nieves

General Manager, iPROOF

Michael P Gay

Tech Transfer/Business Development/Capital, University of Wisconsin, Center for Dairy Research

Doris de Guzman

Principal, Green D Market Analytics

Steve Bray

Director, Specialty and Biochemical Project Services, TritenIAG

Ashwin Jadhav

Vice President, Business Development, Twelve

John Bachman

Science Lead, A-Life, A Google X Moonshot

Rich Rowley

Director of Sales and Marketing, Solverra

Dave Pucci

Principal Technologist – New Technologies, Technip Energies

Angela Consani

CEO & Co-Founder, Bioscience Core Skills Institute

Andrew Buhrmann

Lead Process Engineer, Black & Veatch

Tony Short

Chief Commercial Officer, Catalyxx

Mike Glasspool

Senior Process Engineer, Merrick

Kyle Pomraning

Applied Biotechnology Lead, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Nivatha Balendra

Founder & CEO, Dispersa

Paul Caldwell

Site Director, Evonik

Joaquín Alarcón

President and CEO, Catalyxx