8th Commercializing Industrial Biotechnology

The discussion examines market opportunities, infrastructure requirements, technology pathways, and practical challenges for lower-carbon marine fuels, including differences in commercial readiness, cost, emissions performance, vessel compatibility, and infrastructure needs. Topics include maritime decarbonization and fuel demand; ethanol, biodiesel, renewable natural gas, bio-LNG, hydrogen, and ammonia; Great Lakes and Mississippi River supply chains; port demand; and actionable opportunities for Minnesota agriculture and renewable energy. The keynote addresses agricultural supply, slowing food demand, pressure on traditional ethanol markets, and the potential for new fuel markets to support farm profitability. A pathways panel compares ethanol, biodiesel, and bio-LNG, covering supply infrastructure, engine and vessel compatibility, carbon accounting, costs, deployment at commercial scale, pipeline access, and coastal liquefaction. A logistics panel examines Midwest-to-vessel supply chains, Great Lakes opportunities, vessel-size limits, and fuel requirements at major ports. An interactive session considers bio-methanol and green ammonia, hydrogen investment and availability, CO₂ sourcing, fuel handling and combustion, and tradeoffs among fertilizer, transportation fuel, and other hydrogen uses. The closing discussion focuses on Minnesota’s next steps.

The conference covers CCUS project developments, emerging technologies, and key industry drivers and challenges. Topics include updates on ongoing initiatives, breakthrough technologies, emissions reduction, and regulatory developments. Panel discussions and interactive sessions address industry challenges, opportunities, and real-world project experiences, with a focus on advancing carbon capture projects and partnerships across the value chain.

A biofuels policy conference for the renewable fuels industry. The summit also hosts a biofuels trade show. The event page describes attendees as including biofuels producers and supporters, policy experts, elected officials, and media. The posted program gives general start and end times but lists no session titles or speakers.

Technical conference focused on improving plant-wide performance in the refining and petrochemical industries.

The program covers specialty chemical business strategy, regulatory developments, and manufacturing operations across three tracks: C-Suite Executive Leadership, Regulatory & Policy, and Manufacturing & Operations. Sessions address the U.S. economic outlook and chemical industry impacts; AI in commercial operations and supply planning; domestic pharmaceutical supply chains; process safety; workforce succession and knowledge transfer; mergers and acquisitions; TSCA and the CMAS RTR final rule; trade policy and supply-chain resilience; operational disruption; and contract manufacturing partnerships and market trends. The program also includes an economic outlook briefing, an analysis of the 2026 election’s implications for manufacturing and chemicals, SOCMA’s Annual Meeting and update, and the Awards & Safety Recognition Dinner.

An invitational pitch event for Cohort 2027 finalists, following application review and virtual presentations by selected semifinalists. The underlying program supports technical founders developing early-stage technology innovations. Its priority areas include domestic critical-mineral extraction, midstream processing and recycling; manufacturing scale-up for energy applications; industrial competitiveness; energy generation and power management; batteries; grid storage and security; and nuclear, fusion, transportation, computing, and biomanufacturing technologies.

The symposium focuses on accelerating deployment of transformative clean-energy technologies and policies for the public good, forging cross-sector alliances, and renewing leadership commitment to clean-energy innovation. The agenda includes a fireside chat; sessions on battery innovation and battery research; an emerging leaders panel; “Learning from Hundreds of Millions of Experiments in a Single Afternoon”; “Life Science Lessons”; and “High-Throughput Materials Science for Solar.” An innovation ecosystems panel and closing address round out the program.

Described as one of the largest petrochemical events in the world, the conference draws participants from companies across the globe to hear from industry leaders on political, economic and environmental issues facing the petrochemical sector. Sessions include Reflections from the C-Suite with the CEO of BASF Corporation, a TotalEnergies refining and petrochemicals SVP, and Dow's Chief Operating Officer; The Evolving Global Policy Landscape and its Impacts on the Petrochemical Industry; and Supply Chains Under Stress, examining how leaders are responding to global supply disruptions with executives from LyondellBasell, Brenntag North America, and the Economic Alliance Houston Port Region. A workforce-focused session, Shaping Tomorrow: The Petrochemical Workforce and Next-Gen Leaders, addresses talent pipeline challenges. Market analysis sessions include S&P Global's "Petrochemicals: The Phoenix Amid the Flames" and Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS's "Chemical Crossroads: Mapping the Route to 2060." A Women in Industry panel addresses mid-career leadership in the chemical industry, and the International Petrochemical Luncheon features a conversation with former President George W. Bush.

The conference addresses legal and regulatory challenges for manufacturers, with sessions on tariffs, trade policy, U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforcement, supply chains, labor and employment policy, and generative AI intellectual property issues including training data, copyright, ownership and licensing. Other sessions examine Suncor Energy v. Boulder and Supreme Court decisions affecting manufacturers; coordination of litigation defense with regulatory compliance and enforcement; professional responsibility, ethics and AI governance across legal and manufacturing functions; PFAS regulations and litigation; local-government lawsuits targeting manufacturers and products; and emergency-response practices covering evidence preservation, site control, internal investigations, liability management, stakeholder communications and reputational protection. The program offers CLE-accredited educational content. Registration is reserved for in-house manufacturing counsel.