Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership

At ABLC, you’ll meet the leaders of the global advanced bioeconomy, in one place, at one time, for real dialogue on the opportunities and challenges of this amazing industrial movement towards sustainability and renewables.

Owners & operators, project developers, investors, policymakers, end-use customers and channel & development partners for the newest technologies of the advanced bioeconomy: health, nutrition, AgTech, genetics, big data, robotics, fuels, chemicals and materials.

10 INDUSTRY SEGMENTS THAT MATTER

Liquid fuels: In the Advanced Biofuels Summit, ABLC will be focusing on demonstrated cellulosic biofuels, expansion opportunities in biomass-based diesel, progress in aviation fuels; Low Carbon Fuel Standards and their impact, progress in emerging alternatives to gasoline and diesel including DME, butanol and more, upgrade and expansion technologies for first-gen plants and thermochemical technologies that are on the rise.

Chemicals and Biomaterials: In the Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials Summit, ABLC will focus on new demand for renewable chemical Intermediates, expansion in biobased plastics & packaging, the rise of fragrances & flavors, strategic interest and intent in organic acids and novel-performance chemicals.

Agriculture. In The Advanced Agriculture Summit, ABLC will look at yield improvement, new crops, international deployment of technology, new sources of income — and the role of robotics, genetics, big data, remote sensing, mobility — and new tools for crop protection through early detection & spot treatment against pests, parasites, competitors and disease. The Summit will examine sustainable crop protection, novel feedstocks, supply chain development, the return of platforms such as hemp and hemp-based CBD,  the rise of protein production for animal and human nutrition, and opportunities for vegan technologies.

Sustainable Aviation Fuels: In the Sustainable Aviation Summit, ABLC will highlight success stories and emerging technologies for aviation fuels for commercial and military application, including a look at consortia aimed at deployment, and the emerging policy and airline industry purchasing trends.

Biogas and RNG fuels. In the Biogas & RNG Summit, ABLC will be focusing on anaerobic digestion, feedstock aggregation including dairy and cattle residues, key markets, advances in vehicle technology and deployment, compression and purification technologies, and key partners and industry suppliers to turn “trash into cash”.

Hydrogen. In a new report, Intermational Energy Agency executive director Dr. Fatih Birol writes “This is a critical year for hydrogen. It is enjoying unprecedented momentum around the world and could finally be set on a path to fullfill its longstanding potential as a clean energy solution.” At ABLC, we’ll explore the options and challenges for sustainable hydrogen. Production where will it occur and using what technologies. Distribution? How will it be purified, moved and metered? End-users? From fuel-cells to stationary power and new chemicals and high-value materials, what will be the markets that emerge first and most vigorously?

The Hot 50. AT ABLC, we’ll showcase and recognize the 50 hottest bioeconomy companies as recognized by Digest voters and a panel of international selectors. Fuels, chemicals, materials, nutrition, plaform companies, strategics and more — who are the hottest?

The New Nutrition. In the Advanced Nutrition Summit and the Advanced Agriculture Summit, ABLC NEXT will focus in on the rise of protein production for animal and human nutrition, opportunities for vegan technologies, the growing interest in the microbiome and the implications for R&D, and the expanding universe of nutraceuticals.

The Digital Biology Toolkit. In the Digital Biology Summit, ABLC will address the development of the new biological and manufacturing tools that support the rise of all these market segments — as well as the companions advances in robotics, genetics, big data and mobility that are ensuring that the nexus of biology and information science continues to power innovation across a wide selection of industries.

International Partnership. In the Industry Horizons Forum and across the agenda, ABLC will will look at opportunities to accelerate advanced technologies through robust international partnership, synchronized development and R&D consortia

Finance. In the Financing & Investing Workshop, ABLC will bring together the latest case studies of successful financing, and introduce the players, the models, the geographies, and the steps to success from financing early-stage companies through to commercial-scale deployment.

ABLC is a connected series of 7 conferences and 18 events in total on the most important issues in the Bioeconomy right now.

These conferences-within-a-conference are:

1. The Advanced Biofuels Summit – including new markets and technologies for renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuels and advanced alcohols.

2. The Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials Summit – including new markets and technologies for advanced packaging, novel high-performance fibers and chemicals.

3. The Advanced Agriculture Summit – yield improvement, new crops, international deployment of technology, new sources of income — and the role of robotics, genetics, big data, remote sensing, mobility — and new tools for crop protection through early detection & spot treatment against pests, parasites, competitors and disease. The Summit will examine sustainable crop protection, novel feedstocks, supply chain development, the return of platforms such as hemp and hemp-based CBD, the rise of protein production for animal and human nutrition, and opportunities for vegan technologies.

4. The Advanced Nutrition Summit – advanced products and technologies for human and animal nutrition — more food, better food, and more customer choice.

5. The Sustainable Aviation Summit – with the onset of global low carbon CORSIA standards for aviation, the prospects for technology development, project deployment and offtake in heavy-duty air transport.

6. The Biogas & RNG Summit – agricultural, food, municipal, forest and animal wastes are being captured for conversion into renewable natural gas for stationary and transport applications — its the fastest growing ABLC sector, who are the players, the markets, what are the feedstocks, the economics and technologies?

7. The Hydrogen Summit — showcasing sustainable production technologies, distribution & separation, materials handling, and end-use applications for sustainable hydrogen.

In addition to the 7 conferences, there will be 11 special events, forums and workshops:

The Investor & Finance Workshop on capital trends

The Industry Horizons Forum

The ABLC Wolfpack – fuels & chemicals companies to be devoured and dissected in a search for underlying value by the ABLC Due Diligence Wolves

The Digital Biology Forum

The annual Hot Party celebrating the HOT 50, and industry innovation and achievement

The annual State of the Industry address

ABLC Structured Networking throughout the event for new and returning delegates

The ABLC Keynotes

The Holmberg Lifetime Achievement Award

The ABLC Global Leadership Award & Address

The Bioeconomy Policy Forum

The Bioenergy R&D Programs Plenary Forum

At ABLC we’ll explore:

1. Federal programs around the world, including the US Renewable Fuel Standard, RenovaBio, The EU’s RED II, India’s advanced fuels mandates and China’s advanced fuels targets. R&D programs, proposed renewable power and chemical standards, and regulatory progress and hurdles.

2. The California Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the markets it opens and powers in renewable fuels and for integrated biorefineries producing multiple projects. Plus Low Carbon Fuel Standards in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and elsewhere — their impact for projects and project developers. 

3. Pioneer and early adopter markets in the US and around the world — consumers, B2B, sustainable brands, agriculture, energy and food majors and what they are backing, and when and where and why and how.

4. The global R&D and deployment hubs of the US Midwest, California, the forest belts of North America and Scandinavia, Brazil’s cane regions, Singapore, Australia, European hubs like the Netherlands, Denimark, France and Germany, deployment in the feedstock-rich Eastern European states; India and China’s vast markets and plans, and bioenergy in the tropics.

We’ll look in depth at 8 themes.

New Markets: New niches opening for drop-in sustainable alternatives as well as novel fuels, chemicals, materials, advanced foods, crops and crop protection.

New Technology Platforms: Advances in applied technologies that will open new markets in the future, as well as key advances in the platform technology areas of genetics, robotics, intelligence, storage, bandwidth.

Deploying at Scale: First commercial projects and technologies ready for deployment at scale.

Gaining Speed: new strategies for increasing speed to market; development in parallel; accessing opportunities in emerging markets and making them work.

Defining the Ask: What carbon policies will accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy; what are the rewards for countries, states and communities that move forward on carbon policy, and what’s the outlook for both current and new policies around the globe.

Attracting Capital: accessing strategic relationships; leveraging existing resources; new products and strategies that extend value for existing projects; what role carbon pricing plays, and how much and where and when.

First Products:  Designing platforms and breakthrough first products that reduce cash burn and create brand visibility; monetizing through new and existing channels.

Sustainable Feedstock & Agriculture: Identifying real resources, timelines to scale, aggregation that works, sustainability metrics, and residues vs novel energy crops.