ABLC Preview issue

This morning, ABLC Next 2014 opens in San Francisco at the Fairmont Hotel — where 70 years ago the world’s leaders gathered to form the United Nations — and we’ll be looking at “What’s next” in technology, finance, policy

This week in the Digest:

All this week. The Strategics speak. We’ll have coverage, beginning today with REG CEO Dan Oh, of the major strategics actively investing in the advanced bioeconomy — what they see, and in some cases, why and where they see stronger investment prospects elsewhere as we investigate the undercapitalization crisis hitting many companies. Later in the week we’ll look at how companies like Saudi Aramco, BASF, and DSM are looking at the sector, and thier other investment opportunities.

All this week. Highlighted slides from the top presenters at ABLC Next.

All this week. Heard on the Floor at ABLC. The tidbits, the deal and technology announcements, all week.

Tuesday.

Energy, industrial and agriculture policy review: The Election in Review. We’ll be reporting on the views of the heads of seven advanced bioeconomy trade associations.

The Hottest Companies. We’ll be announcing the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy, the 30 Hottest Companies in Biobased Chemicals & Materials, and the 40 Hottest Smaller Companies in the Bioeconomy.

Wednesday.

We’ll have highlights from PwC and the Digest’s annual bioenergy polling and analysis and the Digest’s 2015 Outlook.

Thursday.

Fresh Faces. 19 companies that have never before been onstage at ABLC are with us at ABLC. Who are they, what are they up to? We’ll have complete coverage from the floor.

The Tours. What’s up at the Joint Center for Advanced Photosynthesis, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Joint Bioenegy Insitutte and the Energy Biosciences Institute. We take you inside – presentations from leadership and images from tours that ABLC delegates are taking this week,

Friday.

Feedstocks. We look in depth at feedstock systems and logistics — speaking with leaders and reviewing the hottest companies in the space. Now that capacity is being built out — where’s the feedstock coming from, and how, and how much, and for how much?