Summit Sessions
Join the NextGen Materials Summit on October 8th for unparalleled insights and networking. Register today to secure your place for the virtual event!
Agri-Residues: Value for Decarbonization
OCt 8th 2024
2 -3pm CET
In-depth exploration of the potential of agri-residues in the materials industry, economic and environmental benefits, successful case studies, and innovative applications.
- Assessing the current economic, regulatory, and consumer landscape when it comes to product sustainability and fibre availability
- Sharing the benefits of agri-waste based products as compared to conventional wood-based paper, packaging, and textiles.
- Identifying valuable agricultural co-products, their geographic availability, and envisioning the global infrastructure for the next several decades.
Discussion on the challenges, opportunities and strategies for building an ecosystem around these feedstocks.
Unlocking Value on the Farm
OCt 8th 2024
3-4pm CET
Focused on the farming community, this episode will feature a farming co-op in France, and other actors of the management and pre-processing stages, emphasizing that agri-residues are not waste but valuable co-products- the difference is how you handle them. The discussion will explore the historical and contemporary use of these materials on farms and the necessary strategies for sustainable resource management. The aim is to avoid negative impacts on agricultural lands resulting from the over-harvesting of annual crops.
- Exploring agri-residues as co-products and not mere residues. Historical, current, and future use of these materials on farms.
- Providing a high level look at alternative fibre availability and pricing as compared to wood fibres
- Strategies for responsible resource management to prevent negative impacts on agricultural lands due to excessive harvesting.
Advanced Technologies: Replacing Fossil-Based Materials
OCt 8th 2024
4-5pm CET
This session will bring into focus the various companies innovating to transform agricultural coproduce into cellulose for packaging applications. Breakthrough innovations, technology adoption, and overcoming challenges.
- Discussion on different categories of materials and the importance of being geo-strategic and geo-realistic.
- Exploration of alternatives to current packaging products outside the traditional supply chain.
- Discussion on innovative strategies to integrate alt fibres into company value chains (novel blends, circular design, etc.)
Financing & Scaling Up the Supply Chain
OCt 8th 2024
5-6pm CET
The discussion in this session will revolve around the transition from pilot technologies to global scaling. Operational scalability, investment strategies, and partnerships for growth. Fiber-X and other “enablers” will offer insights into methodologies for integrating agri-residue hubs into the global supply chain from a technical and financing perspective. This stage is crucial, emphasizing the necessity of a well-defined approach to maximize the impact of these alternative materials in the paper, packaging, and textile industry.
- Reviewing the journey of pilot technologies into scaling up globally.
- Securing catalytic financing and regional subsidies (public/private financing opportunities)
- Commissioning
- Achieving economies of scale
- Exploring methodologies to de-risk investment into agri-hubs within a global supply chain context.
Commercializing Products & End of Life
OCt 8th 2024
6-7pm CET
The final session will cover the end phase of products made from agri-residues, emphasizing the importance of the brand’s perspective and of life. How do we build an industry that offers long-term stability, economic value, while delivering a circular products. A crucial stage where so many companies fail to connect with the market, it is essential to find ways for bio-material products to be competitive technically and cost competitive.
- Discuss best practices to help implement change,
- Actionable steps for immediate piloting and scaling up of the agri-residue supply chain from farm to consumer products.
- Discussion on the barriers and opportunities for mass adoptions of Next Gen Products.
- Discussion on the final phase of products made from agri-residues.
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