AGENDA

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Registration

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 – 1:30 pm

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Presenters:
Joel Tickner, GC3
Steve Crawford, Eastman 

1:30 – 2:15 pm

KEYNOTE

Presenter:
Richard Northcote, Covestro LLC

2:15 – 3:15 pm

Green & Bio-Based Chemistry Technology Showcase: 
Strategics Present Their Technology Needs

Moderator: Monica Becker, GC3

Presenters:
Jeanne Chang, L'Oréal USA
Patrick Harmon, BASF
Laura Hoch, Patagonia Inc.

3:15 – 3:45 pm

Member Updates and Networking Break

3:45 – 5:15 pm

Green & Bio-Bio Chemistry Technology Showcase: 
10 Startups Present

Presenters:
Aviad Cahana, xF Technologies Inc.
Gaurab Chakrabarti, Solugen, Inc. 
Melik Demirel, Tandem Repeat Technologies 
Charles Dimmler, Checkerspot, Inc. 
Kevin Jarrell, Modular Genetics, Inc.
Juergen Jelly, ACTICELL GmbH
Chad Joshi, Advonex International Corporation
Peter Keeling, SusTerea Biorenewables LLC 
Tyler Tibbits, Tethis, Inc. 
Cole Thompson, Novomer, Inc.

5:30 – 6:00 pm

Shuttles from MeadowView Hotel to Eastman

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Dinner Reception and Poster Display Featuring Additional Startups

8:30 – 9:00 pm

Shuttles from Eastman to MeadowView Hotel

7:30 – 8:30 am

Breakfast

7:30 – 8:30 am

Breakfast Session 

MaterialWise: From RSLs to Better Chemistry. Leveraging Value Chain Collaboration and Alternative Assessments.

Presenters:
Stacy Glass, MaterialWise
Priya Premchandran, Google

8:30 – 8:45 am           

Day 1 Review and GC3 Champion Awards Ceremony

Presenter:
Joel Tickner, GC3

GC3 Champion Award Winners:
Mango Materials
Target 
Senator Chris Coons

8:45 – 9:30 am

KEYNOTE

Presenter:
Nate Herman, American Apparel & Footwear Association

9:30 – 10:45 am

Working Across the Supply Chain to Achieve Commercial Success for Green Technologies

Moderator: Joel Tickner, GC3

Panelists:
Bart Campbell, Ascend Performance Materials 
Stephen Croskrey, Danimer Scientific
René Molina, Dupont Industrial Biosciences
Logan Pensinger, Universal Fibers
Bradley Rogers, PepsiCo, Inc.

10:45 – 11:15 am

Member Updates and Networking Break 

11:15 am – 12:30 pm      

The GC3 Collaborative Innovation Project on Preservatives: Outcomes, Learnings, and What's Next

Moderator: Monica Becker, GC3

Panelists:
Phil Hindley, Lonza Inc.
Irena Jevtov, Irena Jevtov Research & Innovation
Vanita Srinivasan, RB
Homer Swei, Johnson & Johnson

Lunch

Lunch Session

Sustainable Apparel Shoppers

Presenter:
Justin Coates, Eastman 

1:30 – 2:45 pm      

Notes from the Field: Retailers Advancing Green Chemistry

Moderator: Sally Edwards, GC3

Panelists:
Chris Cassell, Lowe’s Inc.
Paul Ellis, Kingfisher
Oliver Price, RB

2:45 – 3:15 pm  

Member Updates and Networking Break

3:15 – 4:30 pm

Solve My Problem Group Exercises

This group of sessions provides an opportunity for participants to engage in a facilitated discussion with their colleagues to identify solutions to common problems within their companies and supply chains. The goal is to build our individual networks, generate ideas for collaborations, and identify new approaches to addressing vexing green chemistry challenges. Attendees can choose from one of three discussions, or learn more about the GC3:

Working Across Supply Chains

Moderator: Amy Perlmutter, GC3 

Building the UN Sustainable Development Goals into your Business Strategy

Moderator: Sally Edwards, GC3 

Balancing Brand Loyalty with Innovation

Moderator: Joel Tickner, GC3

GC3 Information Session

Moderators: Monica Becker and Michele Jalbert, GC3 

4:30 – 5:15 pm

KEYNOTE

Presenter:
David Golden, Eastman 

5:30 – 6:00 pm

Shuttles from MeadowView Hotel to The Social

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Dinner Reception

8:30 – 9:00 pm

Shuttles from The Social to MeadowView Hotel

7:30 – 8:30 am

Breakfast

7:30 – 8:30 am

Breakfast Session

Chemical Footprint Project

Presenters:
Sally Edwards, Green GC3
Bob Kerr, Pure Strategies
Cheri Peele, Clean Production Action

Welcome and Day 2 Review

Joel Tickner, GC3

8:45 – 10:00 am

Finding Safer Chemical Alternatives: Resources for Selecting Green Chemistry Technologies

Moderator: Roger McFadden, Canberra Corporation

Panelists:
Scott Boito, Eastman 
James Ewell, GreenBlue Institute
Anna Lennquist, ChemSec Marketplace
Teresa McGrath, The Sherwin-Williams Company
Mario Stewart, Earth Friendly Products

10:00 – 11:30 am     

GC3 Project Breakouts:

Collaborative Innovation Challenges

The goal of this session is to begin to map out a two-year plan for the GC3's Collaborative Innovation Program.  We will quickly recap the goals of the program and our recent work on collaborative innovation (e.g., the GC3 Preservative Criteria Document and Challenge), brainstorm ideas for technology targets for future work, ideas for how to structure future collaborations and ask participants if they would like to be involved.

Moderator: Monica Becker, GC3

Growing the Green Chemistry Movement Internationally 

This session will explore ways to expand the GC3’s reach nationally and internationally.  We will seek feedback on questions such as: what sectors we should more actively engage to drive green chemistry commercialization; how to more effectively engage global supply chains in green chemistry collaborations, and which regions would be most ripe for expanding GC3 activities.

Moderator: Amy Perlmutter, GC3

Sustainable Chemistry Alliance

This session will summarize the membership, structure and work underway by the recently established Sustainable Chemistry Alliance, sharing the initial policy priorities as well as the structure and process for developing a full policy agenda. We will solicit feedback for building additional GC3 member engagement and broadening the participation across the value chain. 

Moderator: Michele Jalbert, GC3

Green & Bio-Based Chemistry Startup Network

The goal of this session is to begin to map out activities for the 2018/19 program year for the Startup Network.  We will update the group on the breadth of current activities in the GC3 Startup Network (including our new project to expand membership into the Americas) as well as our current membership, solicit feedback on the Technology Showcase (day 1 of the Roundtable), and brainstorm ideas for new activities in 2018/19.

Moderator: Joel Tickner, GC3 

11:30 am – 12:45 pm       

Presidential Green Chemistry Awards: Learning from the Champions

Moderator: Tess Fennelly, remooble

Panelists:
James Bohling, The Dow Chemical Company
Brian Glasbrenner, NatureWorks
Myron Shaffer, Covestro LLC
Audra Wendt, Cargill, Inc.

12:45 – 1:00 pm   

Closing Remarks and Roundtable Recap

Presenter:
Joel Tickner, GC3

1:00 pm

Adjourn