Day 01
Thursday, September 26, 2024
- 3:00 PM EDT
On this tour, you will get to see a commercial-scale composting facility that accepts food scraps and certified compostable packaging, to better understand the opportunity for managing these materials domestically.
With the right policies and investments, composting can play a pivotal role in this conversation.
We will depart at 12:15 PM from The Wharf (exact meeting point is 1 District Square SW, Washington, DC 20024). Transportation is provided.
We'll return at 4 PM for the Cocktail Reception at 5 PM.
- 7:00 PM EDT
Future of Bioplastics Summit Reception
Date: Thursday, September 26th
Time: 5:00PM – 7:00PM
Location: La Vie, 88 District Square SE, Washington, D.C., Penthouse Level
Heavy Hors d’oeuvres to be served
Reception Sponsored by : BPI, GO!PHA and Plant Based Products Council
Day 02
Friday, September 27, 2024
- 8:55 AM EDT
- 9:00 AM EDT
Presenter: Allison Thomas, Deputy Administrator, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
- 9:15 AM EDT
Presenter: USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small
- 10:00 AM EDT
Moderator: Dr. Bill Orts, Acting Center Director and Bioproducts Research Leader, USDA/Agricutlurel Research Service (ARS), Western Research Center, Albany, CA
- Bruce Duerringer, Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc.
- Chris Forgey, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
- Geoff Nobes, Roland Wee and Dr. Daniel Carraway Industries (RWDC)
- Julia Schifter, TIPA Compostable Packaging
- Shannon Pinc, NatureWorks
- 10:20 AM EDT
- 11:10 AM EDT
Moderator: Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Administrator, USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service
Representatives from:
- USDA/ARS National Labs: Dr. Bill Orts, Acting Director and Bioproducts Research Leader, USDA/Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Western Research Center, Albay, CA
- USDA/NIFA Grant Programs: Dr. Gyami Shrestha, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
- DOE/NREL R&D: Dr. Taofeng Lu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Energy/National REnewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- USDA/BioPreferred: John Hebert, Special Policy Advisor, USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service, USDA BioPreferred Program
- USDA/RD Loan Programs: John Beeler, Northeast Regional Coordinator, USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service
- USDA Foreign Agricultural Service: Andrew Stephens, Senior Advisor, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
- 11:50 AM EDT
Moderator: Greg Jaffe, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, USDA
- Allison Lin, VP of Packaging Sustainability and Chief Circulatory Officer, Mars. Inc.
- Max Teplitski, Chief Scientist, International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA)
- Ryan Shay, Director, Government and Public Affairs, Americas, LEGO Group
Objective: Panelists will share insights on how bioplastics may fit into brands' sustainability strategies.
- 12:40 PM EDT
Location: Back of the Whitten Patio
- 1:40 PM EDT
Facilitator: Alix Grabowski, Senior Director, Plastic & Material Science, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Panelists and Group Leads:
- Rhodes Yepsen, BPI
- Jason Locklin, UGA
- Clay Bunyard, Kimberly-Clark
- Rob Flores, Berry Global
- Justen Garrity, Veteran's Compost
- James Glueck, Plant Based Products Council
Objective: Participants reflect on other viewpoints and work together to build paths forward for common understanding and consensus building.
- 2:10 PM EDT
- 3:10 PM EDT
Introduction by: Andrew Clark, Chief for Chemicals, Air Quality, and Waste, U.S. Department of State
Moderator: Rachel Ryan, Technical Program Lead, Ocean Plastics Leadership Network (OPLN)
Panelists:
- Kate Loatman, Executive Director, International Council of Beverage Assocations
- Saloni Sharma, Policy Research & Advocacy Coordinator, GO!PHA
- 3:30 PM EDT
- 4:15 PM EDT
Moderator: Andrew Stephens, Senior Policy Advisor, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Representatives from each panel discuss key takeaways and possible next steps
- 4:20 PM EDT
