Please join us on Friday, November 13, 2020, on Zoom, for “The Future Belongs to Maine: Opportunities in the Bioeconomy”—our not-to-be-missed investor webinar on Maine’s growing bioeconomy.

WHEN: Friday, November 13, 2020, 9:00am – 11:00am EST
RSVP: Please register for tickets here.

This two hour webinar conference will feature invigorating panel discussions, a fascinating keynote, and an overview of innovative technologies to produce climate-friendly products from Maine’s renewable biomass, creating high-paying green jobs and establishing Maine as a leader in the emerging global bioeconomy. You will hear from entrepreneurs and innovators working to bring those technologies to life, and from the investors backing them.

Demonstrate your company’s leadership in the bioeconomy by sponsoring this not-to-be missed investor webinar! Click here for sponsor opportunities and benefits.

Register for tickets today.

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 8 AM EST ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 

Please contact Adelaide Taylor at ataylor@e2tech.org and Shawn Hunt at shunt@defendourhealth.org for assistance if registration is closed.

THE PROGRAM and SPEAKERS

Moderator: Kevin Madden, Gingko Bioworks

Keynote presentation: Our keynote speaker, Geoff Duyk of Circularis Partners, will discuss the climate need and economic opportunity of building a circular bioeconomy. He’ll speak to Maine’s unique advantage, the very real challenges – and opportunities –– of operating in the biobased materials industry, and discuss how to move the needle on investment and commercial development in this emerging sector.

Scaling Up: Doing Well by Doing Good

In this talk, the audience will hear from Jo Anne Shatkin of Vireo Advisors who knows first-hand what it takes to do well by doing good, and what to look for when scaling innovative technologies, and advancing a more sustainable and healthier economy.

Panel 1: Building a Successful Biobased Business in Maine

Our first panel will feature Maine’s leading biobased businesses, who will speak to the ins and outs of building a successful company in Maine. This panel will feature Josh Henry of GO Labs, Mike Cassata of Biofine Developments Northeast, and George Seaver of Ocean Organics, remarkable entrepreneurs all.

Panel 2: Investing in Maine’s Bioeconomy

Our final panel of investors and economic development advocates will speak to how they’re working to grow Maine’s bioeconomy, what they look for in business plans, and what incentives are available for biobased companies in Maine, led by John Burns of Maine Venture Fund and Mary Grace Schley of the Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, followed by ample time for Q&A.

Special thanks to event partner Maine Technology Institute and sponsor, E2tech.

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