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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. |
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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 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. |
| 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 – 11:10 AM |
Networking Break & Exhibits |
|
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM |
Building a wood products ecosystem Explore co-located forestry industry and innovation centers designed to accelerate new business opportunities in sustainable forestry and circular economy. |
|
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM |
A case study from the Metsä Spring portfolio |
|
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
Lunch and Exhibits |
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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. |
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2:15 PM – 2:45 PM |
A case study highlighting new markets |
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2:45 PM – 3:15 PM |
Networking Break & Exhibits |
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3:15 PM – 4:45 PM |
Innovators' Pitch Session Connect with innovators with pilot or commercial scale technologies seeking to expand collaborations. |
|
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. |
| 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM |
Accelerating tech transfer Discover attributes of collaborations with continual success transitioning academic research to market commercialization. |
|
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Networking Break & Exhibits |
| 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM |
Extraction methods to open new markets & applications |
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11:20 AM – 11:50 AM |
A case study highlighting advances in extraction methods |
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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 various funders on the characteristics aligned with successful ventures and investments in wood residuals innovation. |
| 1:30 PM – 2:10 PM |
Future Directions: Highlights from research labs Discover research findings that may help shape the outlook for wood residuals. |
| 2:10 PM – 2:30 PM |
Concluding Remarks |
Upcoming events
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