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AGENDA

(subject to change)

May 6, 2025
TBD	Tours will be organized to local mills and industry for a hands-on perspective of wood residuals challenges and opportunities.

May 7, 2025

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 residual challenge for high value applications Identify the challenges of developing economical and sustainable markets for wood residuals, including a comparison between Michigan and Finland. Brian Craig, Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute (United States) Brenda Haskill, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (United States) John Kettle, Luke (Finland) (invited) Rich Kobe, Michigan State University (United States)
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. Tony Fox, Maple Hardwoods (United States) Jim Malloy, Weyerhaeuser (United States) More speakers to be announced
10:45 AM – 11:10 AM	Networking Break & Exhibits
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM	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. Katariina Kemppainen, Metsä Spring (Finland)
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM	A case study Speakers to be announced
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM	Lunch and Exhibits
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM	Exploring new market potential Discuss opportunities for wood residuals across a variety of sectors and how to accelerate the pipeline. Jeff Heron, Dow (United States) Hexion (invited) More speakers to be announced
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM	A case study highlighting new markets Speakers to be announced
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM	Networking Break & Exhibits
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM	Innovators' Pitch Session Connect with innovators with pilot or commercial scale technologies seeking to expand collaborations. Ross Simpson, Eden Lakes Inc.(United States) Duncan Mayes, Fiberdom (Finland) Antti Kämäräinen, Boreal Bioproducts (Finland) (invited) Duncan Mayes, MDF Recovery (United Kingdom) Tony Burger, PJ Woodlands (United States) Khorcheska Batyrova, OzoneBio (Canada) Carba (United States) (invited) Daika Wood (Israel) (invited) More to be announced
4:45 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 – 9:30 AM	Exploring the feasibility of wood-based Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Examine collaborations commercializing SAF from woody biomass. Speakers to be announced
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM	Accelerating tech transfer Discover attributes of collaborations with continual success transitioning academic research to market commercialization. Katariina Torvinen, VTT (Finland)
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM	Networking Break & Exhibits
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM	Extraction methods to open new markets & applications Gain insight on the potential for extraction methods to open new markets applications for wood residuals. Petri Kilpeläinen, Luke (Finland) Francesco Maneguzzo, Institute for Bioeconomy, National Research Council (Italy) More speakers to be announced
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM	A case study Speakers to be announced
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM	Lunch and Exhibits
12:50 PM – 1:30 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. Katariina Kemppainen, Metsä Spring (Finland) More speakers to be announced
1:30 PM – 2:10 PM	Future Directions: Highlights from research labs Discover research findings that may help shape the future market outlook for wood residuals. Speakers to be announced
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM	Concluding Remarks

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CONTACT

Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute (MIFBI)
3003 East Michigan Ave. #1071
Lansing, MI 48912 USA

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