Dennis McGinn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, to Deliver Remarks at the 2016 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is pleased to announce
that the Honorable Dennis McGinn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
Energy, Installations & Environment, will address biofuel and
biorefining technology developers at the
2016 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology. McGinn will provide
remarks during the “Overcoming Challenges to Biorefinery Scale Up”
plenary scheduled for 4:30pm on Monday, April 18th. The 2016
World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology will be held April 17th-20th
in San Diego, CA at the San Diego Convention Center.
“The United States Department of the Navy has taken bold, determined
steps toward energy security, by adopting cost-competitive biofuels and
alternative energy sources. The Navy’s leadership has enabled advanced
biofuel producers to create partnerships and put steel in the ground for
new biorefineries,” said Brent Erickson, executive vice president for
BIO’s Industrial & Environmental Section. “We are looking forward to
Assistant Secretary McGinn’s remarks about what the U.S. Navy has in
store for the future.”
”The United States Navy and Marine Corps are diversifying our energy
sources to increase our operational flexibility, which strengthens our
ability to provide the global presence that is our mission,” said
McGinn. “We’ve purchased drop-in, cost-competitive alternative fuel for
our ships and we are helping to grow our domestic alternative fuel
industry.”
In 2009, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus established aggressive goals to
increase the Department of the Navy’s energy efficiency, decrease its
reliance on foreign sources of oil, and diversify its shore and
operational energy supplies. On January 20, 2016, Secretary Mabus kicked
off the Great Green Fleet (GGF), a year-long initiative highlighting the
Navy’s efforts to transform its energy use to increase operational
capability. The GGF centerpiece, the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike
Group, deployed using an advanced biofuel blend and energy efficient
technologies and operational procedures in the course of its normal
operations.
Monday’s “Overcoming Challenges to Biorefinery Scale Up” General Plenary
Session will address what is needed to ensure the successful scale up of
a commercial industrial biotechnology process.
The featured panel
includes:
Moderator:
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Dan Cummings, Chief Executive Officer, Guidewire
Strategies
Speakers:
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Jeff Lievense, Senior Engineering Fellow, Genomatica
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Dennis McGinn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy - Energy,
Installations & Environment, U.S. Department of the Navy
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Alan Propp, Business Development Manager, Merrick &
Company
All programs at the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology are open
to attendance by members of the media. Complimentary media
registration is available to editors and reporters working full time
for print, broadcast or web publications with valid press credentials.
For more information on the conference, please visit www.bio.org/worldcongress.
For assistance, please contact worldcongress@bio.org.
About BIO
BIO is the world's largest trade association representing biotechnology
companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and
related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other
nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of
innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental
biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO
International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the
biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and
partnering meetings held around the world. BIOtechNOW
is BIO's blog chronicling “innovations transforming our world” and the
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