The Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Network (LBNet) is delighted to present the 3rd LBNet International Conference: “Challenges and Opportunities in Lignocellulosic Biorefining: Feedstock, Technology and Products”. The need for low carbon renewable materials, chemicals and fuels has never been greater, and the business potential for the sector is stronger than ever. The conference will bring together wide-ranging perspectives from industry, investors and policy-makers, as well as leading researchers performing cutting edge science, to enable valuable discussion of the global biorenewables situation.
Confirmed speakers include:
Arvind Lali, Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology – Mumbai
Joanna Dupont-Inglis, Director of Industrial Biotechnology and Cross-Sectoral Strategy, EuropaBio
Jack Saddler, Professor, University of British Columbia and IEA Biofuels Task Leader
Sean Simpson, CSO and Co-Founder, LanzaTech
Matt Engler, Director of Corporate Strategy and Business Development, Verdezyne Inc
Paul Henderson, Head of Bioeconomy Strategy, BEIS
Joel Stone, Present and Leader in Commercialisation of Industrial Biotechnology, ConVergInce Advisers
Colin Miles, Head of Strategy and Team Leader, BBSRC
Kirk Matthew Schnorr, Senior Science Manager, Novozymes
Gregg Beckham, Group Leader and senior Engineer, NREL
Kris Wadrop, Director of Industrial Biotechnology and Biorefining, CPI
Jenny Mortimer, Director of plant Systems biology, Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Richard van Kranenburg, Professor, Corbion
Dhivya Puri, Senior Technical Lead R&D, Fiberight
Conference Sessions:
Biorefinery: prospects and perspectives from around the world Chair: Simon McQueen-Mason, University of York
Feedstock, including Pre-treatments overview Chair: Claire Halpin, University of Dundee
Technology: Microbes Chair: Nigel Minton, University of Nottingham
Technology: Enzymes Chair: Neil Bruce, University of York
Products Chair: Paul Mines, Biome Technologies Plc
Projects funded by LBNet Chair: Simon Turner, University of Manchester
There is a registration deadline of 22 March 2018.