Insurance, Performance Guarantees, Bonding, Risk Control, Due Diligence, Captives, Attorney Contract Review, Benefits Ken has been with IMA since 2016 as Vice President of Renewables where IMA now insures more than $14,000,000,000 in total insured…
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ROCHA, PETE
Hydrogen, Biofuels, Fuel Cells, Sustainable Foods, Food Ingredients, Algae Pete has spent his 25-year career building new teams, developing partnerships, and growing businesses, including the past 13 years in climate technology. Pete is co-founder and…
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RUPP, SUSAN PHD
Environmental Due Diligence, Risk Mitigation, Biodiversity Sustainability, Wildlife Habitat Management, Best Management Practices Dr. Susan Rupp is a Certified Wildlife Biologist ® with 25 years of professional experience researching and evaluating wildlife-habitat relationships at local…
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SIMPSON, RANDY PHD
Fermentation, Enzymes, Biocatalysis, Biofuels, Alternative Proteins, Wastewater Treatment, Biogas, Technology Transfer & Scale-Up Dr. Simpson has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas, an MS in Environmental Engineering from the Georgia Institute…
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STICKLEN, MIKE
Ethanol Protein/CI, Bioplastics, Mfg. Best Practices, Green Hydrogen, Hydrogen Derivatives Mike has held a variety of leadership roles in renewables and polymers with LEC, Flint Hills Resources, Hawkeye Renewables, Dow Chemical, and DuPont during his…
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STONE, JOEL
Fermentation, Biobased Materials, Biofuels, Food Ingredients, Enzymes, Strategic Planning, Synthetic Biology, Regenerative Agriculture Joel is a leader in commercializing industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology. He is an accomplished executive, having held leadership roles at…
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HAGY, BILL
USDA and Other Federal Programs Funding (Grants, Loans, and Loan Guarantees) and Resources Bill has a degree in Agriculture Engineering from Virginia Tech. He retired from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development after…
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RIVERS, DOUG PHD
BioProcess Development & Scale Up, Fermentation Processes, Ethanol, Enzyme Technology, Cellulose Conversion, Renewable Chemicals Doug has 45 years of recognized success developing, scaling, optimizing, and commercializing bioprocess technologies. During his career, Dr. Rivers has served…
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MCGINN, DENNIS ADM
Strategic Planning & Government Policy Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn is the senior group advisor for strategic planning and government policy at Lee Enterprises Consulting. He is a member of the Center for Climate and Security…
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MAZANEC, TERRY PHD
Biomass, Catalysis, Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), Biochemicals, Plastics Chemical Recycling, Pyrolysis, MSW Reclamation, IP, Gasification, Biogas, Risk Analysis Dr. Mazanec has been involved in the renewable fuels and chemicals area for much of his 40…
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