Subject: State Department Invitation and Updated Agenda -- The Bioeconomy and Climate Change Forum on May 6
From: "Domask, Joseph J" <[email-masked]>
To: "Domask, Joseph J" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 20:45:25 +0000

Dear Colleagues,

This email is a reminder about the Bioeconomy and Climate Change Forum on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the U.S. Department of State.

Registration is required by May 4.  Please register online here<http://bit.ly/1HtOzGV>.  If you plan to attend but do not have a State Department ID, please submit your clearance information (date of birth, driver's license # OR passport #, etc.) through the registration form<http://bit.ly/1HtOzGV> or email it directly<mailto:[email-masked]?subject=Invitation%20to%20Bioeconomcy%20and%20Climate%20Change%20Forum> to me.  Additional information is included below.

An updated draft agenda is attached below.

The Bioeconomy and Climate Change Forum is premised on the 2012 White House Bioeconomy Blueprint<https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/04/26/national-bioeconomy-blueprint-released> and builds on last year's conference hosted by the State Department on "Showcasing the Bioeconomy: The Future is Now<http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/03/223893.htm>."  Our audience will include international business executives, government officials, members of the Washington diplomatic corps, leading experts in the science and technology sectors, and representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises in agricultural, pharmaceutical, and industrial biotechnology.  Participants will have the opportunity to hear about the latest innovations, to share insights, and ask questions with the goal of identifying new opportunities for investment and growth in the bioeconomy. The forum will highlight opportunities for job growth and economic development centered on three cross-cutting themes:

(1) innovation

(2) intellectual property, and

(3) adaptation and mitigation for climate change
The Bioeconomy is composed of the agricultural, health, and industrial biotechnology sectors. In the past five years, more than 30 countries have integrated the advancement of a Bioeconomy in their policy strategies.  Visions of a future Bioeconomy promise food security, sustainable development, green growth and conservation of scarce natural resources. Bioeconomy policies thus promote the sustainable use of renewable resources alongside innovative bio-processes and technologies across all many sectors, but especially health, industrial and agriculture. Further progress requires international dialogue and cooperation.

A sampling of speakers include:
Charles H. Rivkin, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Honorable James C. Greenwood, President and CEO, Biotechnology Industry Organization
Ambassador Martin Frick, Director, Climate, Energy and Tenure Division, UN FAO
Jan Koninckx, Global Business Director for Biorefineries, DuPont Industrial Biosciences
Robbie Barbero, Assistant Director, Biological Innovation, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Adam Monroe, President, Novozymes North America

See the attached for additional details. We hope you will be able to join us. Sincerely,

Joe Domask

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Joseph Domask, Ph.D.
Leadership & Management School, Foreign Service Institute
U.S. Department of State - Washington, DC 20522-4201
Tel. 703-302-6944  -  [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

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