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WEBINAR: The State of Green Chemistry and Recycling
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The State of Green Chemistry and Recycling
There has never been greater interest in green chemistry and recycling than there is today. That interest is driven by a number of factors. First, years of research and technology development have resulted in a host of methods to manufacture and commercialize chemicals from renewable materials, recycled mixed waste products, etc. Second, there is enormous pressure on chemical/plastics companies to be green and threatened action against single use plastics and manufacturing that is carbon intensive. Lastly, there is considerable interest on the part of downstream customers and consumers to move to materials made from green chemicals and an increased willingness to pay a premium for those materials.
All of these factors contribute to the excitement surrounding companies that are enabling green chemistry and recycling chemistry. This webcast will feature senior executives from four of the leading companies that are in green chemistry/circular chemistry.
The four companies are focused on different technology approaches: Genomatica engineers chemicals and plastics using biotechnology to convert renewable sources of sugar (corn, etc.) into green chemicals. Encina is a leader in the mixed waste plastic into chemicals space. LanzaTech is developing a variety of platform chemicals and fuels, including the world’s first alternative jet fuel derived from industrial waste gases. Origin has developed multiple sustainable and performance-enhanced solutions for improving recycling and circularity, including its all-PET caps and closures.
The panel will cover what their individual companies are doing, their view of the different technologies that are being practiced today, what the future looks like in terms of innovation and the use of these new technologies to recycle or produce green chemicals, and the kinds of relationships that are being formed between the companies with these new technologies and chemical and fuels customers/partners.
Peter Young, head of programs and board member of Société and a board member and the CEO of Young & Partners, the chemicals and life sciences investment banking firm, will be the moderator.
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John Bissell
CEO
Origin Materials
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Carlos Cabrera
Executive Chairman
Genomatica
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Dr. Jennifer Holmgren
Chairman and CEO
Lanzatech |
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David Schwedel
Founder and
Executive Director
Encina |
Moderator:
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Peter Young
CEO
Young & Partners |
Meet the Panelists:
John Bissell, Co-Founder and CEO, Origin Materials
John Bissell co-founded Origin Materials in November 2008 and has served as its Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board of directors since inception. Mr. Bissell was trained as a chemical engineer at UC Davis, and has extensive experience in R&D, engineering, and business development in the chemical industry. He’s been recognized by the US EPA, Forbes, and the University of California for his professional and technical contributions. Finally, he raised over half a billion USD in capital, and took Origin Materials public in 2021.
Carlos A. Cabrera, Executive Chairman of Genomatica and Board Member of Encina
Mr. Cabrera is an expert in Energy, Fuels, Chemicals, Leadership, Strategy and General Management. He is a recognized world expert in the Oil and Gas and Petrochemical Industries. Mr. Cabrera has served on several US and foreign-based Corporate Boards for both private and public companies.
Carlos is the Executive Chairman of Genomatica, a San Diego based Biotechnology firm. He serves as Chairman of the BOD of Elessent. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Encina Development Group (“Encina”), a company that produces chemicals from waste plastics.
He was previously the President/CEO and then Chairman of UOP, the founding President and CEO of the National Institute of Low Carbon and Clean Energy (NICE) based in Beijing, China, and the Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Energy.
Mr. Cabrera is a member of the Advisory Board of the Chemical Engineering Department at the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Board member of the Loker Institute at the University of Southern California. He was a member of the Global Advisory Board of the University of the Chicago Booth School of Business (2009-2019).
Granted nine patents by the U.S. Patent Office, Mr. Cabrera was inducted to the University of Kentucky Engineering Hall Of Distinction and honored with the Honeywell Corporation 2008 Senior Leadership Award. In 2007, he was awarded the Fuels and Petrochemicals Division Leadership Award by The American Institute of Chemical Engineers in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of the fuels and petrochemical industry, among several other distinctions.
Mr. Cabrera is a Distinguished Associate to the World Energy Consultancy FACTS.
Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in Feb of 2021. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with High Distinction degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago.
Dr. Jennifer Holmgren is the Chairman & CEO of LanzaTech.
Under Jennifer’s guidance, LanzaTech is developing a variety of platform chemicals and fuels, including the world’s first alternative jet fuel derived from industrial waste gases. She is also the Director and Chair of the LanzaJet Board of Directors. Prior to LanzaTech, Jennifer was the founding VP and General Manager of the Renewable Energy and Chemicals business unit at UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company. While there, she was a key driver of their leadership in low carbon aviation biofuels.
Jennifer has authored or co-authored 50 U.S. patents and more than 30 scientific publications and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). In 2023, she was named to the Time Magazine Climate 100 list of Most Influential Leaders. Jennifer also sits on the Board of Directors of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), the Advisory Council for the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, the National Academies' Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES), the Advisory Council for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the Halliburton Labs Advisory Board, the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS International Advisory Council, and the Founder Advisory for The Engine, a venture capital fund built by MIT that invests in early-stage science and engineering companies.
Jennifer holds a B.Sc. degree from Harvey Mudd College, a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a MBA from the University of Chicago, and an Honorary Doctorate from the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).
David Schwedel, Founder and Executive Director, Encina
David Schwedel is the Founder and Executive Director of ENCINA. Mr. Schwedel has a demonstrable career in building businesses and creating shareholder value for more than 25 years. He has a depth of experience in complex cross-border financing, project financing, and global capital markets. Mr. Schwedel has been responsible for completing more than $2.1 Billion in financing for various businesses over his career. He previously served as the Senior Vice President of OLMC Group, a Venture Capital firm. He was the founder of Florida Marine Management (MAREX), which he grew from a $2 million investment into a $550 million NASDAQ listed company. He served as the lead investor for notable energy technology companies within the gasification, FCR, and petrochemical sectors. He also founded Corallum, a diversified holding and investment enterprise with interests in energy, energy technology, and corporate finance. Mr. Schwedel is a member or advocate of several Florida charitable organizations. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Miami Waterkeeper.
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