Advanced BioFuels USA – ABLC NEXT 2022 --- October 26-28, 2022 --- San Francisco, CA

10 INDUSTRY SEGMENTS THAT MATTER

Liquid fuels: In the Advanced Biofuels Summit, ABLC NEXT will be focusing on demonstrated cellulosic biofuels, expansion opportunities in biomass-based diesel, progress in aviation fuels; Low Carbon Fuel Standards and their impact, progress in emerging alternatives to gasoline and diesel including DME, butanol and more, upgrade and expansion technologies for first-gen plants and thermochemical technologies that are on the rise.

Chemicals and Biomaterials: In the Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials Summit, ABLC NEXT will focus on new demand for renewable chemical Intermediates, expansion in biobased plastics & packaging, the rise of fragrances & flavors, strategic interest and intent in organic acids and novel-performance chemicals.

Agriculture. In The Advanced Agriculture Summit, ABLC NEXT will look at yield improvement, new crops, international deployment of technology, new sources of income — and the role of robotics, genetics, big data, remote sensing, mobility — and new tools for crop protection through early detection & spot treatment against pests, parasites, competitors and disease. The Summit will examine sustainable crop protection, novel feedstocks, supply chain development, the return of platforms such as hemp and hemp-based CBD, the rise of protein production for animal and human nutrition, and opportunities for vegan technologies.

Sustainable Aviation Fuels: In the Sustainable Aviation Summit, ABLC NEXT will highlight success stories and emerging technologies for aviation fuels for commercial and military application, including a look at consortia aimed at deployment, and the emerging policy and airline industry purchasing trends.

Biogas and RNG fuels In the Biogas & RNG Summit, ABLC NEXT will be focusing on anaerobic digestion, feedstock aggregation including dairy and cattle residues, key markets, advances in vehicle technology and deployment, compression and purification technologies, and key partners and industry suppliers to turn “trash into cash”.

The NEXT 40 In the NEXT Technologies Summit and across the entire agenda, ABLC NEXT will showcase the 40 emerging technologies and companies to become major bioeconomy companies over the near-to-mid term by redefining markets, growing revenues, and deploying at commercial scale.

The New Nutrition. In the Advanced Nutrition Summit and the Advanced Agriculture Summit, ABLC NEXT will focus in on the rise of protein production for animal and human nutrition, opportunities for vegan technologies, the growing interest in the microbiome and the implications for R&D, and the expanding universe of nutraceuticals.

The Digital Biology Toolkit. In the Digital Biology Summit, our ABLC NEXT Tours and across the agenda, ABLC NEXT will address the development of the new biological and manufacturing tools that support the rise of all these market segments — as well as the companions advances in robotics, genetics, big data and mobility that are ensuring that the nexus of biology and information science continues to power innovation across a wide selection of industries.

International Partnership. In the Industry Horizons Forum and across the agenda, ABLC NEXT will will look at opportunities to accelerate advanced technologies through robust international partnership, synchronized development and R&D consortia.

FinanceIn the Financing & Investing Workshop, ABLC NEXT will bring together the latest case studies of successful financing, and introduce the players, the models, the geographies, and the steps to success from financing early-stage companies through to commercial-scale deployment.

ABLC NEXT is a connected series of 7 conferences and 18 events in total on the most important issues in the Bioeconomy right now.

These conferences-within-a-conference are:

1. The Advanced Biofuels Summit - including new markets and technologies for renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuels and advanced alcohols.

2. The Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials Summit - including new markets and technologies for advanced packaging, novel high-performance fibers and chemicals.

3. The Advanced Agriculture Summit - yield improvement, new crops, international deployment of technology, new sources of income — and the role of robotics, genetics, big data, remote sensing, mobility — and new tools for crop protection through early detection & spot treatment against pests, parasites, competitors and disease. The Summit will examine sustainable crop protection, novel feedstocks, supply chain development, the return of platforms such as hemp and hemp-based CBD, the rise of protein production for animal and human nutrition, and opportunities for vegan technologies.

4. The Advanced Nutrition Summit - advanced products and technologies for human and animal nutrition — more food, better food, and more customer choice.

5. The Sustainable Aviation Summit - with the onset of global low carbon CORSIA standards for aviation, the prospects for technology development, project deployment and offtake in heavy-duty air transport.

6. The Biogas & RNG Summit - agricultural, food, municipal, forest and animal wastes are being captured for conversion into renewable natural gas for stationary and transport applications — its the fastest growing ABLC sector, who are the players, the markets, what are the feedstocks, the economics and technologies?

7. The NEXT Technologies Summit — showcasing the 40 hottest emerging technologies and companies that in our editorial judgment, have the greatest disruptive potential by redefining markets, growing revenues, and deploying at commercial scale.

In addition to the 7 conferences, there will be 11 special events, forums and workshops :

The Investor & Finance Workshop on capital trends
The Industry Horizons Forum
The Sustainable West Coast Forum on policy trends
The ABLC Wolfpack - 6 fuels & chemicals companies to be devoured and dissected in a search for underlying value by the ABLC Due Diligence Wolves
The Digital Biology Forum
The annual Hot Party celebrating the NEXT 40, and industry innovation and achievement
The annual State of the Industry address
ABLC Structured Networking throughout the event for new and returning delegates
The ABLC NEXT Technology Tours throughout the Bay Area
The ABLC NEXT Global Growth Keynotes

ABLC NEXT explores the vital role of the California, US and Canadian West Coast, and Pacific Rim Markets for renewable fuels, chemicals, materials, nutrition and agtech.

No matter where technologies are made, low carbon, climate-friendly, and novel high-performance technologies find that the West is Best when it comes to early deployment.

At ABLC Next we'll explore:

1. The California Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the markets it opens and powers in renewable fuels and for integrated biorefineries producing multiple projects.

2. Low Carbon Fuel Standards in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and elsewhere — their impact for projects and project developers.

3. Pioneer and early adopter markets in the Pacific Rim and the US western states — consumers, B2B, sustainable brands, agriculture, energy and food majors and what they are backing, and when and where and why and how.

4. Silicon Valley and the western hubs of San Diego, Seattle, Denver, Phoenix, Singapore, Hawaii, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, India and China, among others, as places to develop technologies, deploy projects or tap fast-growing demand.

We’ll look in depth at 6 themes.

New Markets: New niches opening for drop-in sustainable alternatives as well as novel fuels, chemicals, materials, advanced foods, crops and crop protection.

New Technology Platforms: Advances in applied technologies that will open new markets in the future, as well as key advances in the platform technology areas of genetics, robotics, intelligence, storage, bandwidth.

Deploying at Scale: First commercial projects and technologies ready for deployment at scale.

Gaining Speed: new strategies for increasing speed to market; development in parallel; accessing opportunities in emerging markets and making them work.

Defining the Ask: What carbon policies will accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy; what are the rewards for countries, states and communities that move forward on carbon policy, and what’s the outlook for both current and new policies around the globe.

Attracting Capital: accessing strategic relationships; leveraging existing resources; new products and strategies that extend value for existing projects; what role carbon pricing plays, and how much and where and when.

First Products Designing platforms and breakthrough first products that reduce cash burn and create brand visibility; monetizing through new and existing channels.

Sustainable Feedstock & Agriculture: Identifying real resources, timelines to scale, aggregation that works, sustainability metrics, and residues vs novel energy crops. READ MORE