7:00 AM
Registration Desk Opens
8:30 AM
Networking & Coffee
9:30 AM
The Bioeconomy Reality Check
9:45 AM
From Strategy to Systems – Can the U.S. Compete in the Bioeconomy at Scale?
10:15 AM
Why the Bio-Based Supply Chain Still Struggles to Transact
11:20 AM
Operational Realities of Bioindustrial Scale – Lessons from the Front Lines
12:20 PM
Independent Lunch Break
1:30 PM
De-Risking Through Public-Private Partnerships and Why Capital Still Hesitates
2:30 PM
Scaling Outside of the Old Playbook – New Models for Bioindustrial Deployment
3:50 PM
Why Better Materials Still Don’t Reach the Market and What It Will Take
4:40 PM
Turning Alignment into a Bioeconomy Ecosystem That Can Transact
5:00 PM
Bioeconomy Summit Reception
Tuesday, September 22
All Bioeconomy Summit attendees are invited to attend on Sept. 22 (day one of the co-located Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit and SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference), including:
10:30 AM
Industrial Biotech Innovation Prize Challenge Pitch Competition
1:00 PM
Biotech Critical Technology Spotlights Pitch Program
4:00 PM
TechConnect Innovation Conference Reception and SBIR Agency Pavilion in the Expo