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| 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 Presenters:
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| 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. Moderators:
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| 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM |
Producer's 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. Moderator: Donna LaCourt, Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (United States) Presenters:
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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. Moderator: Ville Kortelainen, Business Joensuu part of Forest Joensuu (Finland) Presenter: Katariina Kemppainen, Metsä Spring (Finland) Presentation |
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11:45 AM – 12:15 PM |
Realizing lignin's potential Hear developments in lignin research and efforts to commercialize. Moderator: David DeYoe, Michigan State University (United States) Presenter: Mojgan Nejad, Michigan State University (United States) Presentation |
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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. Moderator: Mark Rudnicki, Michigan Technological University (United States) Presenters:
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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. Moderator: Julie Manley, Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute (United States) Presenters:
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2:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
Networking Break & Exhibits |
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3:00 PM – 5:15 PM |
Innovators' Pitch Session Connect with innovators with pilot or commercial scale technologies seeking to expand collaborations. Moderators:
Presenters: 3:05 PM EDT Joshua Henry, TimberHP (United States) 3:15 PM EDT Ludovic Sinet, Linium Biochemicals (France) 3:25 PM EDT Rae Tamblyn, Cambium (United States) 3:35 PM EDT Antti Kamarainen, Boreal Bioproducts (Finland) Presentation 3:45 PM EDT Navin Singhania, Barracuda Technologies (United States) 3:55 PM EDT Duncan Mayes, Fiberdom (Finland) 4:15 PM EDT Ross SImpson, Eden Lakes Inc. (United States) 4:25 PM EDT Khorcheska Batyrova, OzoneBio (Canada) 4:35 PM EDT Pavel Hejsek, BC Biocarbon (Canada) 4:45 PM EDT Juergen Koller, Sequestro (United States) Presentation 4:55 PM EDT Riina Muilu-Mäkelä, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) (Finland)5:05 PM EDT Additional Q&A |
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5:15 PM – 5:30 PM |
Summary Remarks |
| 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM |
Networking Reception |
| May 8, 2025 | |
| 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast & Exhibits |
| 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM |
Opening Session Brian Craig, Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute (United States) |
| 8:45 AM – 9:15 AM |
Reimaging the value chain Consider how wood residual valorization impacts logistics, procurement and other factors. Moderator: Rae Tamblyn, Cambium (United States) Presenters:
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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. Moderator: John Kettle, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) (Finland) Presenters:
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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 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Examine opportunities to commercialize SAF from Michigan's woody biomass. Moderator: Ben Schram, Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (United States) Presenters:
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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. Moderator: Donna LaCourt, Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (United States) Presenters:
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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. Moderator: Brenda Haskill, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (United States) There are no presentations for this session. |
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