The Bioeconomy 500 for 2024 – outstanding leaders of the bioeconomy’s development and deployment
In Florida, The Daily Digest announced the Bioeconomy 500 for 2024, which recognizes individuals for their leadership contributions to the bioeconomy’s development and project deployment. The Bioeconomy 500 honors scientists, engineers, policy makers, financiers, project developers, feedstock pioneers, offtakers, advocates and supply-chain and distribution partners. All Digest subscribers were eligible to nominate candidates of their choosing.
All honorees on the 2024 Bioeconomy 500 list who attend ABLC can take part in the ceremony honoring and recognizing the Bioeconomy including the presentation of the official medals and ribbons to each honoree.
“The bioeconomy has grown leaps and bounds in the past 10 years,” said Digest editor Jim Lane, “and it is usually told as a story of technologies and Net Zero pledges — but it is individuals who actually translate opportunity into accomplishment, and the Bioeconomy will recognize those individuals who played the leading part. Congratulations to all the winners and the supporters who nominated and campaigned for them.”
Adam Bratis — Associate Laboratory Director, Bioenergy Science and Technology, NREL
Ajikumar Parayil, CEO, Manus Bio
Alan Shaw, CEO, Calysta
Alec Nielsen, CEO, Asimov
Alex Kopelyan, partner, IndieBio
Alex Michine, CEO, METGEN
Alexander Lorestani ,CEO, Geltor
Alexander Titus, Assistant Director for Biotechnology in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering
Alexandre Zanghellini, CEO, Arzeda
Alicia Lindauer Technology Manager, Bioenergy Analysis & Sustainability, US Department of Energy
Allan Green, CEO, AgRenew
Amol Deshpande, CEO, Farmers Business Network
Anders Laursen, CEO, RenewCO2
Andreea Moyes, global aviation sustainability director,Air BP
Andrew McIlroy Associate Laboratories Director, Integrated Security Solutions Sandia National Laboratories
Andrew Zolli, Chief Impact Officer, PLANET
Andy Shafer, CMO, Gevo
Angela Grassi, ETA Florence
Anne Rosenbarger, Co-Chair, RSPO; Global Engagement Manager, Commodities and Finance, WRI
Annica Bresky, CEO, Stora Enso
Anthe George, Senior Manager of the Applied Biosciences and Engineering Group, Sandia National Laboratories
Antoine Papiernik, Chairman, Sofinnova Partners
Antoine Schellinger, Citroniq Chemicals
Arama Kukutai, CEO, PLENTY
Ariel Zajdband, Senior Product Manager, Agriculture, PLANET
Art Wiselogel, ORISE Fellow, U.S. Department of Energy
Arturo Elizondo, CEO, EVERY
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Director, Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy
Barry Glickman, vice president and general manager, Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions
Ben Alfi, CEO & Co-Founder, BLUEWHITE
Bernardo Gradin, CEO, GranBio
Bernardo Silva, Executive Director, Brazilian Fertilizer Industry Union
Bernhard Palsson, CEO, Center for Biosustainability
Beth Ford, CEO,. Land O’Lakes
Beth Viola, Partner, Holland & Knight
Beth Vitalis, Professor in the Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Administrator, USDA Rural Business-Cooperatives Service
Bill Brady, CEO, Kula Bio
Bill Crump, Director, Leidos Independent Engineering
Bill Hagy, Project Director, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting)
Bill Levy, CEO, Pacific Ag
Bill Orts, USDA/ARS/Bioproducts Research Unit (BRU), Director+L51
Bill Schafer, CEO, Energy Integration
Billy Hagstrom, CEO, Bluestem Biosciences
Blake Simmons – CTO – Joint BioEnergy Institute – Lawrence Brekeley National Laboratories
Bob Hambrecht, Partner, Allotrope Partners
Bob Reiter, Head of R&D, BAYER CROP SCIENCE
Bob Rozmiarek, Vice President Strategy and Business Development, Virent
Borka Kostova Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies
Brent Aufdembrink, Technical Director, Industrial Oils and Lubricants
Brent Shanks, Director, Center for Biorenewable Chemicals, Iowa State University
Brent Zacharias, Head, NuSeed
Brentan Alexander, Chief Investment Officer, Synonym Bio
Brian Foody, CEO, IOGEN
Brian Sikes, CEO, Cargill
Brice-Audren Riché, CEO, LeSaffre
Britt Boughey, CEO, OMC Thermochemistry
Bryan Tracy, CEO, Superbrewed Food
Bryan Yeh, Vice President, Engineering & US Operations, Canary Biofuels
Burl Haigwood Advisory Board Member Clean Fuels Foundation Coauthor, Gasolinegate
Byron Best, Chief Engineer, Fidelis New Energy
Cameron Begley, CEO, Spingare Consulting
Carl Bek-Nielsen, Co-Chair, RSPO; Malaysian Palm Oil Association, Chief Executive Director, United Plantations Bhd
Carl Rush, CEO Viridis Chemical
Carlos Cabrera, Chairman, Genomatica
Carrie Lendon, Innovation Portfolio Manager, Cargill
Catia Bastioli, Chair & CEO of Novamont, CEO of Matrica
Charles Dimmler, CEO, Checkerspot
Charles Wyman, CEO, Vertimass
Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Chief Scientist, USDA
Chris Bauleke, CEO, RNAissance
Chris Cooper, Present, US, Neste
Chris Efird, CEO and Chairperson, NEXT Renewable Fuels
Chris Fall, Vice President of Applied Sciences, MITRE
Chris Guske. Chief Technology Officer, Ummimo
Chris Moen, Sandia National Laboratories
Chris Stowers, senior director of biotechnology, DSM
Chris Tindal, BioFutures Strategic Advisor, State of Queensland
Christian Librera, SVP, UPM
Christophe Schilling, CEO, Genomatica
Christopher Voigt, professor, MIT
Chuck Magro, CEO, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE
Chuck Woodside, CEO, Kaapa Ethanol
Cindy Gerhardt , Managing Director Planet-B.io, Biotech Campus Delft
Cindy Wilcox, President, MARINE BIOENERGY
CJ Evans, Managing Director, American Diversified Energy Consulting
Conor Madigan, CEO, Aether Fuels
Corey Tyree, CEO, Trillium Renewable Chemicals
Craig Brown, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Craig Pilgrim, VP, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits
Crystal Bleecher, Director Bioprocess Engineering, Synonym Bio
Cynthia Burzell, Chief Scientific Officer, AEQUOR
Cynthia J. Warner, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Renewable Energy Group
Cynthia Thyfault, CEO, Global Biofuture Solutions,
Dan Burciaga – ThermoChem Recovery International
Dan Gaspar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dan Oh, CEO, AGCERTAIN INDUSTRIES
Dan Shapiro, CEO and Co-Founder of FIDELIS NEW ENERGY
Darcy Prather, CEO, Kalion
Dave Austgen, CEO, BioVeritas
Dave Collings, industry consultant (Worley) and Due Diligence Wolfpack member
Dave Hallberg President, South Dakota Ag
Dave Hazelbeck, CEO, GAI
Dave Kettner, CEO, VIRENT
Dave Rubenstein, CEO, California Ethanol + Power
Dave VanderGriend, CEO, ICM
David Babson, Executive Director, Climate Grand Challenges, MIT
David Berry, Managing Director, Flagship Ventures
David Bucca, CEO, Change Foods
David Chiaramonti Vice Rector for International Affairs, University of Torino
David Demirjian, CEO at zuChem
David Dodds, Dodds & Associates
David Foster University of Wisconsin (Emeritus)
David Howell Director, VTO — EERE
David Livingstone, Managing Director, Barclays
David Magnussen, Solution Developer, Partner, Chairman, MBP Solutions
David O’Brien, Senior Technical Leader Bioprocessing, MERRICK
David Palmer, co-founder, Natural Fiber Technologies.
David Schwalje, Business Development Director, AXENS
David Sudolsky, CEO, Anellotech
David Tze, CEO, NovoNutrients
David Weiner, Vice President Of Technology, Solugen
David Winsness, President, COMSTOCK FUELS
Deepti Tanjore, Director, Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit
Dennis McGinn, former CEO, ACORE< fmr Asst Secretary of the Navy
Derek Greenfield, CEO, Industrial Microbes
Derek Vardon, Chief Technical Officer, Alder Renewables
Dimitri de Vreeze, co-CEO, DSM
Dirk Vandenhirtz, CEO, CROP.ZONE
Dominique Boies, CEO and CFO, Enerkem
Don DiMasi, Bioprocess Consultant
Don Siefkes, Executive Director and President, E-100 Group.
Donell Rehagen, CEO, CFAA
Doug Berven POET
Doug Cameron, President, First Green Partners
Doug Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition, Coauthor, Gasolinegate
Doug Faulkner, President, Leatherstocking LLC
Douglas Dagan, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & Renewable Energy, Suburban Propane
Douglas Friedman, CEO, BioMADE
Drew Carter, a Staff Engineer at Isomer Project Group
Drew Endy, associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University
Drew Miller,VP Projects, INFINIUM
Elena Schmidt, executive director, RSB
Elizabeth Clarke, CTO, Industrial Microbes
Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh, DOE Joint Genome Institute
Emily Leproust. CEO, Twist Biosciances
Emily Skor, CEO, Growth Energy
Eric Adamson, Co-Founder & CEO, TORTUGA AGTECH
Eric Edwards, Managing Partner, IFG Asset Management
Eric Honeyman, VP Renewables, Valero
Eric McAfee, CEO, Aemetis
Eric Steen, CEO, Lygos
Erik Fyrwald, CEO, Syngenta
Erik Hagberg, Technical Director, Process Chemistry and Sustainable Materials, ADM
Erin Fitzgerald, CEO, US FARMERS & RANCHERS IN ACTION
Erin Webb, Group Leader, Bioresource Science & Engineering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Esteban Chornet, Cofounder and Director Emeritus, Enerkem
Estelle Brachlianoff, Veolia CEO
Ester Baiget, CEO, Novonesis
Ethan Brown, CEO, Beyond Meat
Ethan Ravage, Partner, Allotrope Partners
Ezhil Subbian CEO and co-founder, StringBio
Floor Buitelaar, Managing Partner, Bright Green Partners
Florent Allais, prof, PhD, URD ABI AgroParisTech France
Frances Arnold, co-chair, Presidents’ Council on Science and Technology
Francis deSouza, CEO, Illumina
Frank Tate, CEO, Built with Biology
Fred Circle, President, FDC Enterprises
Ganesh Kishore, co_CEO, Spruce Capital
Gaurab Chakrabarti, CEO, Sulgen
Gene Gebolys, CEO, World Energy
Gene Lester, National Program Leader, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Genevieve Croft, Schmidt BioFutures
Geoff Cooper, CEO, RFA
Geoffrey Hirson. CEO Indaba Renewable Fuels
George Frisvold, Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona
George Huber, professor, University of Wisconsin
George Wadsworth, President & CEO, Canary Biofuels
Geraldine Matchett, Co-CEO, DSM
Gerard Ostheimer, Co-manager, Clean Energy Ministerial, BioFuture Campaign
Gerhard Muggen, Managing Director, BTG Bioliquids
Gillian Harrison, CEO, Whitefox
Glenn Farris, Managing Director, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting)
Gopal Sarma, Program Manager · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Graham Noyes,principal, Noyes Law Firm
Greg Heckman, CEO, Bunge
Greg Murray, CEO, KOKO
Gregg Beckham, Senior Research Fellow, NREL B185
Gregorio Katz, CEO, Tensac
Gurpreet Singh Program Manager, Advanced Engine and Fuel Technologies Vehicles Technology Office, US DOE
Henna Poikolainen, Senior Principal, Head of Biorefining, AFRY
Herb Kosstrin, Managing Director, Leidos
Ian Klein Chief Technology Officer Spero Renewables,
Ian Simon, Senior Policy Analyst for Biosciences at the IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute
Ian Thomson, executive dircector, Canadian Advanced Biofuels Associaton
India Hook-Barnard, Executive Director of the Engineering Biology Research Consortium
Jacqueline (Jackie) Applegate. President,. North America Crop Science, Bayer CropSciences
Jake Joraanstad, Co-Founder & CEO, BUSHEL
James Blome, CEO, Bayer CropScience
James Cogan, EU and Ireland Government Affairs, Industry & Policy Advisor · Ethanol Europe
James Dooley, Chief Technology Officer at Forest Concepts LLC
James Gardner, program manager, Agile BioFoundry
James Guthrie, Industrial Strategies Division, California Air Resources Board
James H (Jim) Dooley, Chief Technology Officer, Forest Concepts, LLC
James Hileman, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration Beau Hoffman, U.S. Department of Energy
James Iademarco, industry consultant (Strategic Avalanche) and Due Diligence Wolfpack member
James Rogers, CEO, Apeel Sciences
Jason Kelly, CEO, Gingko BioWorks
Jason White – CEO, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting)
Jay D. Debertin, CEO, CHS
Jay Fitzgerald, Chief Scientist, Bioenergy Technologies Office, US Department of Energy
Jay Keasling, Professor UC Berkeley and CEO JBEI
JD Creedon – Managing Partner, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting)
Jean Pougnier, CEO, Crop Enhancement
Jean Sentenac, CEO, Axens
Jeff Broin, Founder & CEO, POET
Jeff Durtschi, President, Omni Bioenergy
Jeff Lacey, Idaho National Lab, Staff Scientist
Jeff Lievense, Founder & CEO, Lievense Bioengineering LLC
Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, US Department of Energy
Jeff Passmore, chairman, Passmore Associates
Jennifer Aurandt-Pilgrim, VP of R&D, Marquis Inc.
Jennifer Doudna, professor, UC Berkeley
Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, LanzaTech
Jenny Molloy, Founder and Director of the Open Bioeconomy Lab, University of Cambridge
Jigar Shah, Director, US DOE Loan Programs Office
Jill Hamilton, President, Sustainable Energy Strategies, Inc.
Jill Zullo, VP Bio-Intermediates, Cargill
Jim McDermott, CEO, Rusheen Capital Management
Jim O’Brien, CEO, AGROGRAPH
Jim Spaeth Program Manager, Systems Development and Integration BETO
Jim Stump, President of Refining, Braya Renewable Fuels
Jim Wangerow, Senior Engineer, GTI Energy
Jimmy Samartzis, CEO, LanzaJet
Joanne Ivancic, executive director, Advanced Biofuels USA
Joaquin Alarcon. CEO, Catalyxx
Joe James, President, Agri-Tech Producers LLC
Joe Lucas – Vice President and Managing Director CJ Bio America
Joel Cherry, CEO, Cherry Bioconsulting
Joel Stone, President, ConVergInce Advisers.
Johan Van Walsem, CEOO, Sierra Energy
Johannes Escudero, Executive Director, Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas
John Archibald CEO of CO2 GRO Inc.
John Benemann, CEO, MicroBio Engineering
John Bissel, Founder & CEO, Origin Materials
John C. May, CEO, John Deere
John Cumbers, CEO, SynBioBeta
John Eichberger, Executive Director, Fuels Institute
John Ellersick, President, Next Rung Technology
John Farrell, laboratory program manager for vehicle technologies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
John Gugel, CEO, Future Origins
John Hamer, Managing Partner, DCVC BIO
John Holladay, CTO, LanzaTech
John Kirkwood, partner, Faegre Drinker
John Oyen, ABB Inc.
John Plaza, CEO, SkyNRG Americas
John R. Shaw CEO Itaconix
John Reich, Program Director, FFAR
John Skrinar, Partner, Cresta Fund Management
Johney Green Associate Laboratory Director, Mechanical & Thermal Engineering Sciences National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jonathan Male, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Washington State University
Jonathan Strimling, CEO, CleanFiber
Jordan Solomon, CEO, Ecostrat
Joshua Ruch, CEO, Rho Capital Partners
Joško Bobanović, Partner, Industrial Biotech Strategy, Sofinnova Partners,
Jud Virden Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and Environment Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Justin Bredlau, Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics and USDA Chief Scientist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Karin Calvinho, CTO, RenewCO2
Karl Handelsman, General Partner, Codon Capital
Karn Manhas, CEO, Terramerra
Karsten Temme, CSO, Pivot Bio
Kat Knauer, Program Manager, NREL
Kathryn Cook, Co-Founder & CEO, NUCICER
Keith Simmons, Principal Scientist, SHV ENERGY
Kelly Knopp CEO Citroniq Chemicals
Kelly Tiller, chief strategy officer, Genera
Kelsey Weimer, Srategy & Partnerships, Synonym Bio
Kelvin H. Lee, Director of the Manufacturing USA National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals
Kent Goeking, Managing Director, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting)Kevin Barnett, CTO, Pyran
Kevin Craig, Program Manager, Conversion Technologies
Kevin Jarrell, Co-Founder and CEO, Modular Genetics
Kevin Lucke, President, Chevron Renewable Energy Group
Kevin Stork and Michael Weismiller Technology Managers, Advanced Engine and Fuel Technologies
Kim Nelson, VP, GranBio
Kimball Chen, chairman, BioLPG LLC and chairman, The Global LPG Partnership
Kimberlie Le., CEO, Prime Roots
Kirk Haney, Managing Partner, Radicle Growth
Kristala Prather, professor, MIT
Kristin Lewis, U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Transportation Systems Center Anna Oldani, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration Valerie Reed, U.S. Department of Energy
Lana Suarez, Acting Chief, Chemicals Management Branch, Sustainable Management of Food, EPA
Larry Feinberg, CEO, Knip Bio
Laura Flanagan, CEO, Ripple Foods
Lauren Riley, Director of Sustainability, UNITED AIRLINES
Lee Lynd, Professor Dartmouth and Founder/CSO Enchi Corp.
Len Humphreys, CEO, Licella
Linda Trolinder, Senior Vice President, Head of R&D Seeds and Traits, BASF Corporation
Linnea Fletcher, Biotechnology Department Chair, & Director, InnovATEBIO
Lisa Dyson, CEO, Air Protein
Luca Bonini, CEO, HELLONATURE
Luca Vailati, Business Development Director, DIMETA
Luciano Bueno, CEO, GALY
Luis Cascão-Pereira, Global R&D Ventures Director, ‘IFF
Lynn Wendt, Senior Research Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory
Maarten van Dijk, CDO, SkyNRG
Maiju Helin, Chair, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials
Manuel Ron – Director of ethanol producer BIO4
Marc Stuart, Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Allotrope Partners
Marianne Walck VP California Laboratory/Lead, Energy and Climate Program Sandia National Laboratories
Marilyn Bruno, CEO, Aequor
Mark Brooks, Managing Director, FMC VENTURES
Mark J. Riedy, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Mark Orr, CEO, GROWMARK
Mark Riedy Counsel Kilpatrick Townsend
Mark Rumizen, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration Mark Shmorhun, U.S. Department of Energy
Mark Shmorhun, Technology Manager, BioEnergy Technologies Offive, US Department of Energy
Mark Warner, CEO, Liberation Labs,
Mary Maxon, Executive Director, Schmidt Futures
Matias Viel , CEO, BeeFlow
Matt Coutts, Chief Investment Officer, COUTTS AGRO
Matt Crisp, CEO, BENSON HILL
Matt Langholtz, Team Lead, Bioenergy Resource and Engineering Systems, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Matt Lipscomb, principal, Konayuki Labs
Matt Murdock, CEO, Raven SR
Matt Spears Truck & Engine Manufacturers Association
Matthew L. Scullin, CEO, MycoWorks
Matthew Slotwinski – Interim CEO – Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
Matti Lehmus, CEO, Neste
Maureen McCann, Biosciences Center Director, NREL
Meaghan Seagrave, executive director, BioIndustrial Innovatino Canada
Megan J. Palmer, Executive Director of Bio Policy & Leadership Initiatives at Stanford University
Mehdi Sheikhzadeh – Vice President Research & Innovation – Lambton College
Melissa Ladd, Senior Facilitator, BETO
Michael Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation , US Department fo Energy
Michael Darcy, CEO, DG FUELS
Michael DeCamp, CEO, CoverCress
Michael Fero – COO, TeselaGen Biotechnology
Michael Köpke, Vice President Synthetic Biology – LanzaTech
Michael Ladisch, Professor, Purdue University
Michael McAdams, president, Advanced Biofuels Association
Michael Perry, Chief Executive Officer, Forest Concepts LLC
Michael Richey BRICKENMORE RENEWABLES LLC
Michael Selden, CEO, Finless Foods
Michel Chornet, EVP, Engineering, Operations and Innovation, Enerkem
Michele Goodwin, Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy, UC Irvine
Michele Rubino, industry consultant and Due Diligence Wolfpack member
Miguel Calatayud, CEO, iWI
Mikala Grubb, Director, Clean Fuels Technology, Topsoe
Mike Arbige, Independent Consultant
Mike Fatigati, CTO, Raven SR
Mike Hart, CEO,Sierra Energy
Mike Keller, TULE RIVER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Mike Lynch, co-founder, DMC Bio
Mike McCurdy, Director, ICF
Mike Van Drunen, CEO, Algix
Moji Karimi, CEO, Cemvita
Molly Morse, CEO, Mango Materials
Murray McLaughlin, chair, Biomass Quality Network Canada
Nancy Young, Chief Sustainability Officer, Gevo
Natalie Kuldell, executive director, BioBuilder Educational Foundation
Naveen Sikka, CEO, Terviva
Nazish Jeffery, Bioeconomy Policy Manager, Federation of American Scientists
Neal Jakel, managing director, Fluid Quip Technologies
Neil Lamb, President – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Neil Renninger, founder, Ripple Foods
Nichole Fitzgerald, Renewable Carbon Resources Lead, Bioenergy Technologies Office, US Department of Energy
Nick Andrews, CEO USA BioEnergy
Nicolas Otamendi, CEO, EIWA
Nicolas Sordet – CEO AFYREN
Nigel Mouncey, Director, Joint Genome Institute
Noah Helman, CSO, Industrial Microbes
Noubar Afeyan, CEO, Flagship Ventures
Oliver Peoples, CEO, Yield10 Biosciences
Olivier Rigaud, CEO, Corbion
Pam Marrone, CEO, Chestnut Bio Advisors
Paolo Frankl, Head, Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency
Pat Gruber, CEO, GEVO
Patrice Sellès, CEO, BIOTALYS
Patricia Schmiedigen, ETA Florence
Patrick Brown, CEO, Impossible Foods
Patrick Serfass, executive director, ABC
Paul Bryan, Due Diligence Wolfpack member
Paul Machiele U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Paul Schubert, CEO, Strategic Biofuels
Pedro Cuelho, CEO, Provivi
Pedro Ortiz-Toral, Bioenergy Program Manager, GTI Energy
Perry Toms,. 20GS – Low Carbon Consulting and Advisory
Peter Ciesielski, Research Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Phil Erlanger, Founder & Managing Partner, ALIMENT CAPITAL
Philippe Marchand, Bioenergy Steering Committee Member of the European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP)
Phippe Aubry, General Manager, ARD France
Ponsi Trivisvavet, CEO, INARI
Pramod Chaudhari, executive chairman, Praj Industries
Pramod Kumbhar, President & CTO, Praj Matrix
Rachel Hauurwitz, CEO, Caribou Biosciences
Rahul Shendure, CEO, Carbon Built
Randall C. Stuewe, CEO, Darling Ingredients
Randy Whitaker, Co-Founder and CFO, Viridis Chemical
Rashi Akki, Founder & CEO, Ag-Grid Energy
Rathin Datta, PhD; Board Chairman; Vertec BioSolvents, Inc.
Ravinda Vidyadhqar Boratkar, co-founder, Indian Federation of Green Energy
Ray Kowalik, CEO, Burns & McDonnell
Rebecca Boudreaux, CEO Oberon Fuels
Rebecca Groen, Director, Sustainable Fuels, SHV Energy
Rebecca White, CEO, PEBBLE LABS
Reshma Shetty, co-Founder, Ginkgo BioWorks
Ricardo Mussa, CEO, Raizen
Rich Altice, CEO, NatureWorks
Richard Gilmore, CEO, GIC Group
Richard Gustafson, professor, University of Washington
Richard Palmer, CEO, Global Clean Energy Holdings
Rina Singh, Executive Vice President, Alternative Fuels and Chemicals Coalition
RL Simpson, Managing Partner, Isomer Project Group
Rob Carlson, Managing Director, Bioeconomy Capital
Rob Meyers, VP, Global Agri Operations, PEPSICO
Robert C. Brown, Professor, Iowa State University, BioEconomy Institute
Robert Graham, CEO, Ensyn
Robert Rigdon, CEO, SunGas Renewables
Robert Schuetzle, CEO, Infinium
Roberto Simões, CEO, Braskem
Robin Bowen, SVP External Affairs, Plant Based Products Council & the Corn Refiners Association
Robin Vercruse, executive director, Low Carbon Fuels Coalition
Rocco Casagrande, Managing Director, Gryphon Scientific
Roger Wyse, co-CEO, Spruce Capital
Rohit Khaitan, Founder, Khaitan Bio Energy
Ron Hovsepian, CEO, Indigo Agriculture
Rupark Sarswat, CEO, india glycols
Rusty Pittman, CEO, DMC Bio
Ryan Caulfield, Sr. Bioprocessing Engineer, Merrick & Company,
Ryan Faucell, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Boeing
Ryan Hunt, CYO, Algix
Ryan Lee – Managing Partner, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting)
Ryan Pandya, CEO, Perfect Day Foods
Ryan Smith, Founder & CTO, Origin Materials
Ryan Steinbach, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs
Sam Eathington, CTO, Corteva Agriscience
Sam Jackson, Vice President – Feedstocks and Supply Chain, Genera Inc
Sam Nejame, Principal, Promotum
Samir Somaiya, Chair, Godavari Biorefineries
Sanjay Gangoo, CEO, Indian Federation of Green Energy
Sanjeev Krishnan, CIO & Managing Director, S2G VENTURES
Sarah Boisvert, Managing Consultant, NexantECA
Sarah Carter, Federation of American Scientists
Sarah Glaven, Associate Director, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
Sarah McKay, Director of Market Development · National Corn Growers Association
Sarah Nolet, General Partner, TENACIOUS VENTURES
Scott Wine, CEO, Case New Holland
Sean Hunt, CTO Solugen
Sean Simpson, co-founder, LanzaTech
Shauna Carr – Economic Development Officer – Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
Siddhartha C. Kadia, CEO, Berkeley Lights
Sri Kosaraju, CEO, Inscripta
Stefan Unnasch, Managing Director, Life Cycle Associates
Stéphane Michel, President Gas, Renewables & Power, Total New Energies
Stephanie Batchelor, Director, BioFutures, Schmidt Futures
Stephen Dilly, CEO, Codexis
Stephen van Helden, principal, Novo Holdings
Steve Brody, President & CEO, BIOCONNECT IOWA
Steve Csonka, Executive Director, CAAFI
Steve Lewis, VP Technology & Innovatio, POET
Steve Slome Program Manager, Biorenewable Insights, NEXANTECA
Steve Toon, Sr. VP of Operations and Engineering, BioVeritas
Steve Weiss, President, Grey Heron Consulting
Steve Wirtel, EVP, Business Development, KORE INFRASTRUCTURE
Steven Slome, industry consultant (NexantECA) and Due Diligence Wolfpack member
Suzanne Allaire, CEO, GECA Quebec Canada
Svein Tore Holsether, CEO, YARA
Sylvia Wulf, President & CEO, AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.
Tammy Klein, Principal Consultant, Transport Energy Strategies
Tara O’Toole, EVP, In-Q-Tel
Taraka Dale, Scientist and Principal Investigator in Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ted Kniesche, Co-Founder, AIGA CAPITAL
Terry Mazanec, Managing Partner, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting)
Thomas Amidon, Chief Executive Officer, Applied Biorefinery Sciences
Thomas Laurent, Founder & CEO, MICROPEP TECHNOLOGIES
Tim Cesarek, CEO, Synata Bio
Tim Obitts, CEO, Alder Renewables
Tim Rials, Associate Dean and Professor, University of Tennessee AgResearch
Tim Zenk, CEO, Molecule
Tina Boville, Co-founder & CEO , Aralez Bio
Todd Becker, CEO, Green Plains
Todd Campbell, owner, Clean Economy Works LLc
Todd O’Malley, CEO, Braya Renewable Fuels
Todd Taylor, CEO, Avisen Legal
Todd Werpy, CSO, ADM
Tom Dickson, CEO, New Energy Risk
Tom van Aken, CEO, Avantium
Tom Vilsack, SUS Secretary of Agriculture
Troy Hawkins, Senior Scientist, Argonne National Lab
Turner Smith, Managing Partner, IFG Asset Management
Valerie Sarisky-Reed, Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) US Dept of Energy
Vicki Thompson, Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory
Virginia Irwin Klausmeier, Founder & CEO, of Sylvatex,
Vonnie Estes, VP of Innovation, International Fresh Produce Association
Wayne Lee, Founder Emeritus, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting)
Wendy Owens, CEO, Hexas Biomass
Will Thurmond, CEO, Emerging Markets Online
William Goldner, U.S. Department of Agriculture
William Hohenstein, Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, US Department of Agriculture
Xin Sun Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and Environmental Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Zia Abdullah – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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