| Speaker | Keynote Topic |
|---|---|
| Michael Thielen, Polymedia Publisher | Welcome Remarks |
| Anindya Mukherjee, GO!PHA | PHA: Circular materials made by Nature |
| James Fields, Beyond Plastic | PHA recyclability: identification and sorting in recycling systems |
| Linda Amaral-Zettler, NIOZ, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | PHA biodegradation mechanics in the marine environment |
| Sam de Coninck, OWS | Three decades of biodegradability & compostability testing on PHA: Facts & Fiction |
| Katrina Knauer, NREL | An enzymatic recycling system for mixed biopolyesters |
| Anton Zhloba, Jungbunzlauer | Citrate Esters as Plasticisers for PHBV/PLA films |
| Yuanbin Bai, Bluepha | Lessons in scaling up PHA production |
| Shyaam Ramkumar, Circularise | Digital product passports and MassBalance bookkeeping |
| Eugene Chen, Colorado State University | Redesigning PHAs with synthetic chemistry: opening up new possibilities of the PHA polymer platform |
| Wouter Post, Wageningen University & Research | PHA based materials with programmed biodegradation for consumer and agriculture applications |
| Tine Zlebnik, ECHO Instruments | Practical aspects of measuring biodegradation of plastics in automatic respirometers |
| Peng Ye, Farrel Pomini | PHA Compounding and processing insights using a continuous mixer |
| George Chen, Tsinghua University | PHA Past, Present and Future |
| Maximilian Lackner, Technikum Wien | Advancements in gas fermentation for PHA production |
| Adi Goldman, Biotic | Robust non-sterile fermentation of marine biomass to PHA |
| Francesco Montecchio, Alfa Laval | Insights on process optimization for PHA downstream purification |
| William Bardosh, TerraVerdae | Progress on applications development and market opportunities for PHAs |
| Kaneka | TBD |
| Julia Reisser, Uluu | Replacing Fossil Plastic with Seaweed PHAs |
| Luigi Vandi, University of Queensland | New generation ductile PHA Biocomposites made with native fibres |
| Molly Morse, Mango Materials | TBD |
| Allegra Muscatello, Taghleef Industries | Development of PHA films: the success of formulation |
| Eric Klingenberg, Mars and Brad Rodgers, Danimer Scientific | TBD |
| CJ Biomaterials | How amorphous PHA enhances the PHA application development options |
| RWDC | TBD |
| Marc Tremblay, BOSK Bioproducts | TBD |
| Sridevi Narayan, Pepsico | Utilizing PHA films for packaging applications; PHA innovation insights |