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AGENDA
(subject to change)
Review Speaker Biographies
| May 6, 2025 | |
| 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
Wood Residuals Tour (Sponsored by Weyerhaeuser) Gain a perspective of wood residuals challenges and opportunities in Michigan by touring local industrial facilities including a sawmill operation, production of Oriented Strand Board (OSB), and a renewable energy generation plant. Attendees are required to wear closed-toe shoes. Personal protective equiment (PPE) will be provided. |
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May 7, 2025 |
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| 8:15 AM – 9:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast & Exhibits |
| 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM |
Opening Session |
| 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM |
Framing the Residuals Challenge Identify the challenges of developing economical and sustainable markets for wood residuals, including a comparison between Michigan and Finland.
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| 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM |
Producers' Pitch Hear from producers of wood residuals. Learn about the materials they have available - the form, volume, compostion - and the types of collaboration they may seek.
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10:45 AM – 11:15 AM |
Networking Break & Exhibits |
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11:15 AM – 11:45 AM |
Building a wood products innovation ecosystem Explore co-located forestry industry and innovation centers designed to accelerate new business opportunities in sustainable forestry and circular economy.
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11:45 AM – 12:15 PM |
Realizing lignin's potential Gain insight on recent lignin research and efforts to commercialize.
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12:15 PM – 1:15 PM |
Lunch and Exhibits |
| 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM |
Opening new markets and applications through extraction methods Gain insight on the potential for extraction methods to enable new markets applications for wood residuals.
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1:45 PM – 2:30 PM |
Exploring new market potential Discuss opportunities for wood residuals across a variety of sectors and how to accelerate the pipeline.
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2:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
Networking Break & Exhibits |
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3:15 PM – 4:50 PM |
Innovators' Pitch Session Connect with innovators with pilot or commercial scale technologies seeking to expand collaborations.
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4:50 PM – 5:00 PM |
Summary Remarks |
| 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
Networking Reception |
| May 8, 2025 | |
| 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast & Exhibits |
| 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM |
Opening Session |
| 8:45 AM – 9:15 AM |
Reimaging the value chain Consider how wood residual valorization impacts logistics, procurement and other factors.
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| 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM |
Accelerating technology transfer - Perspectives from Finland and Michigan Discover attributes of collaborations with continual success transitioning innovation to commercialization.
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| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Networking Break & Exhibits |
| 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM |
Exploring the feasibility of wood-based Synthetic (Sustainable) Aviation Fuel (SAF) Examine opportunities to commercialize SAF from Michigan's woody biomass.
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| 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM |
Financing Wood Residual Innovation Position for investment. Hear perspectives from funders on the characteristics aligned with successful ventures and investments in wood residuals innovation.
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| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Lessons Learned & Looking Ahead (with lunch) Work together to define next steps for lasting impact. |
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