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The biggest bioeconomy event of the year – the RSB Annual Conference – is less than two weeks away!

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We are less than two weeks away from RSB’s flagship event, the RSB Annual Conference, in partnership with the Boeing Company, Gevo, Inc., Vitol and IFF.

As we mark 10 years of the RSB Association, registered participants from across the bioeconomy will gather in Geneva to share stories from the past decade – reflecting on the path already taken, and exploring how these lessons can help us to fulfil our urgent sustainability ambition.

See below for a glimpse of what to expect.

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NETWORKING RECEPTION: 14th November

Kicking off this year’s RSB Annual Conference, the networking reception is an exclusive event with dear friends, long-term partners and RSB members, where we acknowledge and celebrate the individuals who have been instrumental in RSB’s success this past decade.

Speakers include:

  • Tjaša Bole-Rentel – Business Case Development Manager, Enertrag
  • Robert Boyd – Global Sustainability Policy and Partnerships, Boeing
  • Maarten van Dijk – Co-founder & Chief Development Officer, SkyNRG
  • Laurel Harmon – Vice President for Government Relations, LanzaTech
  • Sébastien Haye – Energy and Sustainability Expert, E4tech
  • Maiju Helin – Head of Sustainability and Regulatory Transformation, Neste
  • Adam Klauber – Vice President Sustainability and Digital Supply Chain, World Energy
  • James Onchieku – Principal Research Scientist, Kenya Forestry Research Institute / Kisii University
  • Charlotte Opal – Director of Membership and Partnerships, Earthworm

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OPEN DAY: 15th November

Sustainable Vision to Reality: Bridging the gaps for collective impacts

In this session, we will explore how RSB’s sustainability framework, which is widely acknowledged as uniquely credible and robust for supporting the development of the biocircular economy, is being used by leading NGOs, as well as brands, to drive better sustainability performance.

Speakers include:

  • Neva Murtha – Senior Corporate Campaigners, Canopy
  • Christian Lenges – Venture Director, IFF
  • Lars Lundquist – Senior R&D Expert – Packaging Environmental Sustainability, Nestlé

Fostering Sustainable Landscapes: Bioeconomy’s building blocks

During this session, we will explore the methodologies, challenges and opportunities of regional bioeconomy development, and dig into how RSB is applying our own ‘landscape-level’ approach – grounded in our robust sustainability framework – to understand and analyse feedstock opportunities in Southeast Asia to regulators, financiers and project developers to build the biocircular economy.

Speakers include:

  • Christoph Wolff – CEO, Smart Freight Centre
  • Gerard Ostheimer – CEO, Biofuture Workshop
  • Robert Boyd – Global Sustainability Policy and Partnerships, Boeing
  • Oskar Meijerink – Head of Future Fuels, SkyNRG
  • Subhas Menon – Director General, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines

Ready for Take-off? Book and claim as a credible decarbonisation tool

This session will focus on the practical implementation of book and claim as an essential bridge for hard-to-abate sectors. RSB will bring together fuel producers, users and buyers to explore RSB’s Book & Claim system across aviation and other sectors, RSB’s model for registry recognition as a globally accepted harmonised book and claim ecosystem, and how RSB is working to increase trust on book and claim to a wider audience.

Speakers include:

  • Clarisse Doucet – Sustainable Development Manager, TotalEnergies
  • Julien Manhes – SAF Project Leader, Airbus
  • William Boatwright – Senior Commercial Manager – Logistics and Climate Solutions, Norden
  • Marina Pimentel de Oliveira Ferrari – Trading & Sourcing Manager, GoodFuels
  • Julia Fidler – Environmental Sustainability – Fuel and Materials Decarbonisation Lead, Microsoft
  • Bettina Paschke – Vice President, ESG Accounting, Reporting and Controlling, DHL Express
  • Laura Hutchinson – Manager, Climate-Aligned Industries, RMI

Innovation for Impact: Unlocking new approaches for sustainability certification

In this session, we examine how RSB’s ambitious sustainability framework can be put into practice by developing mechanisms that drive sustainability performance and create long-term positive impacts. Here, we explore two of our key innovative approaches that will advance meaningful social and environmental impacts: sustainability certification, and incentivising positive impacts.

Speakers include:

  • Bruno Berken – Director, 2bs
  • Marianne Csaky – Regulatory Affairs Manager, LanzaJet
  • Nancy Young – Chief Sustainability Officer, Gevo
  • Dan Lieberman – Global Sustainability Strategy & Engagement Lead, Nuseed
  • Margaret Kim – CEO, Gold Standard 

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We’re giving away 15 tickets

To mark 10 years of the RSB Association, we have opened up registrations for the Open Day to the public. 15 tickets available for the 15th November! The Open Day is the main part of the RSB Annual Conference and will be unique opportunity for anyone outside of our collaborative network to learn about RSB’s story and our commitment to advancing the biocircular economy.

Register here to join the RSB team and representatives from over 75 different organisations.

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FORMAL ASSEMBLY OF DELEGATES: 16th November

Closing the RSB Annual Conference, the Formal Assembly of Delegates brings Delegates together to vote on modifications and updates to the RSB standards, as well as any RSB operational updates, such as membership dues.

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We look forward to welcoming you to Geneva!

If you have any questions, please email RSB Membership & Events Officer, Aléz Odendaal, at alez.odendaal [@] rsb.org. 

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