Agenda

The agenda is being updated and is subject to change.

DAY 1 – June 13

08:00am – 09:00am   Breakfast and Registration
09:00am – 09:30am   Opening
09:30am – 10:00am   Featured Speaker: Pablo van der Lugt
The Biobased Construction Revolution:
  Latest Developments from the European Perspective
10:00am – 10:15am   Q&A
10:15am – 10:30am   Break
10:30am – 11:00am   Featured Speaker: Alice Moncaster
How to Move Towards a Decarbonised Future with Resilient Communities
11:00am – 11:15am   Q&A
11:15am – 12:00pm   Panel Session “Decarbonization of the Built Environment” with:
Pablo van der Lugt, Alice Moncaster, Nathan Brown, Jeffrey Catchmark
12:00pm – 01:00pm   Lunch
01:00pm – 01:30pm   Featured Speaker: Chelsea Heveran
Engineered Living Materials and the Built Environment
01:30pm – 01:45pm   Q&A
01:45pm – 02:00pm   Break
02:00pm – 02:30pm   Featured Speaker: Laia Mogas-Soldevilla
Reviving Matter for Regenerative Architecture
02:30pm – 02:45pm   Q&A
02:45pm – 03:30pm   Panel Session “Biomaterials and Climate-Resilient Built Environment” with:
Chelsea Heveran, Laia Mogas-Soldevilla, Corey Griffin, Chingwen Cheng
04:00pm – 05:30pm   Poster Session + Reception

DAY 2 – June 14

08:00am – 09:00am   Breakfast and Registration
09:00am – 09:30am   Opening and Briefing on Goals
09:30am – 09:55am   Industry Talk: Saint Gobain Research North America
Charles Bateman, Senior External Relations Manager
Redefining our Relationship with Materials – Rebalancing the Equation
09:55am – 10:15am   Industry Talk: Biomimicry Institute
Jarned Yarnall-Schane, Director of Innovation
Working with Nature to Solve Environmental Challenges
10:15am – 10:40am   Industry Talk: SpotLESS Materials
Birgitt Boschitsch, CEO
Nature Inspired Anti-Fouling Coatings: From the Lab to the Market”
10:40am – 11:15am   Industry Talk: Renaissance Fiber, LLC
Michael Long, Senior Researcher NASA-GSFC
Towards a carbon-negative supply chain for cellulosic fiber production
from hemp
11:05am – 11:30am   Industry Talk: X-HAB 3D, Inc.
Bruce Kraselsky, CEO and George Quercia, Materials Scientist
Biomass Sources as Admix for 3D Concrete Printing in Remote Areas
11:30am – 12:30pm   Breakout Sessions: Envisioning the Future

Breakout Session Theme 1: Nature-inspired designs for materials and for buildings

Breakout Session Theme 2: Sustainability and climate resilience

12:30pm – 01:30pm   Networking Lunch / Working on the reports
01:30pm – 02:30pm   Breakout Sessions: Making the Future Possible

Breakout Session Theme 1: Nature-inspired designs for materials and for buildings

Breakout Session Theme 2: Sustainability and climate resilience

02:30pm – 02:45pm   Break
02:45pm – 03:45pm   Breakout Sessions: Reports preparation
04:45pm – 04:30pm   Reporting out
04:30pm – 05:00pm   Closing by LiMC2