Bioeconomy Summit

SEPTEMBER 21-22, 2026  |  NATIONAL HARBOR, MD
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Monday, September 21


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


11:00 AM

Bio Break


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


3:30 PM

Bio Break


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:


8:30 AM

Keynotes


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


 


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