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Over 60 organisations attending this week’s RSB Innovations Meeting, in partnership with P&G

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The second edition of the RSB Innovations Meeting, in partnership with Procter & Gamble (P&G), is happening this week in Cincinnati, USA.

Taking place on Wednesday, 7th February 2024, the RSB Innovations Meeting will bring regional and global transition leaders together to dig into the role of policy in helping the growth of a sustainable biocircular economy – and the ways in which positive impacts can be incentivised.

We can’t wait to welcome a full-house of members and invited stakeholders from over 60 organisations, including:

  • 4AIR
  • Accentuating Stewardship, LLC
  • Advanced Laboratory Solutions Consulting, LLC
  • Air Force Petroleum Office
  • Airbus
  • Aplethora Energy Services
  • Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF)
  • Aviation Climate Taskforce
  • Bayer
  • Berry Global
  • Boeing
  • CAAFI (Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative)
  • Charm Industrial
  • CHOOOSE
  • CIFOR-ICRAF
  • Clean Economy Works, LLC
  • The Coca-Cola Company
  • CoverCress, Inc.
  • Deep Science Ventures
  • ExxonMobil
  • Forever Green Initiative
  • Frontera Verde Partners
  • GE Aerospace
  • Gevo, Inc.
  • Haffner Energy
  • Hamilton Clark Sustainable Capital, Inc.
  • Human Level
  • IFF
  • Indigo Ag
  • International Airlines Group
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • Novozymes
  • Nuseed
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • OMS Photo
  • Pathway Energy, LLC
  • PepsiCo
  • PFT-Alexander
  • Phillips 66
  • Pittsburgh International Airport
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Project Gaia, Inc.
  • Redwood Innovation Partners, LLC
  • RSB
  • Scoular
  • SEA Airport (Port of Seattle)
  • Shell Oil, USA
  • Twelve Benefit Corporation
  • University of Georgia
  • UPS
  • US Air Force
  • USA BioEnergy
  • USDA
  • Velocys
  • Washington State University
  • World Energy, LLC
  • World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

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SPEAKERS

Take a look below at our confirmed speakers:

  • Steve Csonka (Executive Director, CAAFI)
  • Dr Mitch Hunter (Associate Director, Forever Green Initiative)
  • Adam Klauber (Vice President Sustainability and Digital Supply Chain, World Energy LLC)
  • Matt Langholz (Natural Resource & Environmental Economist, ORNL / DOE)
  • Matt Luetje (Chief Operating Officer, CoverCress)
  • Jeff McDaniel (VP New Projects, Velocys)
  • Katherine Collett (Associate, Climate, Deep Science Ventures)
  • Karyn Jones (Director of Sustainability, Gevo, Inc.)
  • Daniel Lieberman (Global Sustainability Strategy & Engagement Lead, Nuseed)
  • Himlal Baral (Senior Scientist – Climate Change, Energy and Low Carbon Development, CIFOR-ICRAF)
  • Chris Malone (Vice President, Market Development, Indigo Ag)
  • Clay Bunyard, PhD (Technical Leader, Kimberly-Clark Corporation)
  • Domonique Downing, PhD (Packaging Sustainability Engineer, The
    Coca-Cola Company    )
  • Andres Franco (Senior Director, Global Sustainability, Procter &
    Gamble    )
  • Rob Flores (Vice President of Sustainability, Berry Global)
  • Alix Grabowski (Director, Plastic & Material Science, WWF)

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AGENDA

Click here to read the latest agenda. Alternatively, take a look below at what’s in store.

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8am-9am
Registration and Coffee

9am-9.30am
Welcoming Address

9.30am-10.30am
Session 1: A Vision for Sustainable Biomass
In partnership with CAAFI

Looking at the role of policy and standards in unlocking positive impacts for livelihoods and ecosystems, this session aims to grow confidence in the full spectrum of feedstocks that we need to invest in for the bioeconomy.

10.30am-10:45am
Break

10:45am-12pm
Session 2a: Navigating Policy Landscapes for Sustainable Feedstocks

Here, we’ll explore the current status of policy to unlock sustainable feedstocks and their supply chains. We’ll hear from experts from sectors that traditionally do not work together yet whose supply chains will rely on the same feedstock resource base in the transition away from fossil.

12pm – 1.30pm
Lunch

1.30pm – 3pm
Session 2b: Scaling Sustainable Feedstocks – Strategies and Magic Ingredients

Breaking out into working groups, we will explore several key feedstock types including those with low iLUC and biodiversity positive impacts, to begin developing strategies to reach sustainable scale.

3pm – 3.30pm
Break

3.30pm – 5pm
Session 3: Unlocking Sustainable Biomaterials
In partnership with the Bioplastic Feedstock Association (BFA)

Finally, we explore the role of global initiatives and civil society in supporting brands and other end users to generate the demand needed to turn sustainable feedstock opportunities into a reality, connecting customers and end users to a range of positive sustainability impacts.

5pm – 5.15pm
Closing Remarks

5.15pm – 6.30pm
Networking Reception

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

We look forward to seeing you in Cincinnati!

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