Science, engineering and technology continue to impact and guide our futures through the rapidly expanding bioeconomy – helping us to stay healthy, feed our growing population, produce enough energy and live sustainably on our fragile planet.
| Networking/Refreshments | 08:15 – 09:00 | Registration and Coffee |
| Networking/Refreshments | 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome Professors Richard Kitney and Paul Freemont, Co-Directors, SynbiCITE |
| Keynote | 09:15 – 10:00 | Keynote: Designing biology at scale Jason Kelly, CEO, Ginkgo Bioworks |
| Panel discussions | 10:00 – 10:45 | Panel Discussion: Growing the Bioeconomy Introduced and chaired by Lionel Clarke, Co-chair, Synthetic Biology Leadership Council
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| Networking/Refreshments | 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| Presentations | 11:15 – 12:30 | Company Presentations: Accelerating bioscience Multinational speaker: SME / Start-up speakers:
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| Networking/Refreshments | 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| Panel discussions | 13:30 – 14:15 | Panel Discussion: Technology & Innovation Introduced and Chaired by Rick Johnson, CEO, Global Helix LLC Chi Onwurah, Labour MP, Newcastle upon Tyne Central; Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy, Science and Innovation (subject to any urgent Parliamentary business) Further panel members TBC |
| Keynote | 14:15 – 14:45 | Keynote: Global synthetic biology in industry John Cumbers, Founder, SynBioBeta |
| Panel discussions | 14:45 – 15:30 | Panel Discussion: The emerging synthetic biology industry and society Chaired by Sir Roland Jackson, Research Associate, UCL
Further companies TBC |
| Networking/Refreshments | 15:30 – 16:00 | Tea Break |
| Presentations | 16:00 – 17:00 | Company Presentations: Making a material difference to the planet Multinational speaker: SME / Start-up speakers:
Plus 5 SME company presentations TBC |
| Keynote | 17:00 – 17:30 | Synbio Unplugged: In conversation with Hagan Bayley Hagan Bayley, Co-Founder, Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
| Keynote | 17:30 – 18:00 | Synbio Unplugged: In conversation with... TBC |
| Networking/Refreshments | 18:00 – 20:00 | Sponsored Champagne and Networking |
| Networking/Refreshments | 08:30 – 09:15 | Arrival and Coffee |
| Keynote | 09:00 – 09:30 | Plenaries: TBC |
| Keynote | 09:30 – 10:00 | Keynote: Bio-design for the Bioeconomy Claire Bergkamp, Sustainability & Innovation Director, Stella McCartney |
| Panel discussions | 10:00 – 10:45 | Panel Discussion: How to dress the world better: Bio-design and fashion Chair: Helene Steiner, CCO & Co-Founder Cell-Free Technology; Director & Co-Founder Open Cell; Biomaterial Platform Lead, Royal College of Art Panel:
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| Networking/Refreshments | 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| Presentations | 11:15 – 12:30 | Company Presentations: The synbio effect on healthcare Multinational speaker: SME / Start-up speakers:
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| Networking/Refreshments | 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| Panel discussions | 13:30 – 14:15 | Panel Discussion: High impact investment opportunities in synthetic biology
Additional panellist TBC |
| Presentations | 14:15 – 15:30 | Company Presentations: Sustainable food Multinational speaker: SME / Start-up speakers:
Plus 2 SME company presentations TBC |
| Networking/Refreshments | 15:30 – 16:00 | Tea Break |
| Presentations | 16:00 – 17:00 | Company Presentations: Synthetic materials affecting the future of humanity – Revolutionising existing million-dollar markets SME / Start-up speakers:
Plus 3 SME company presentations TBC |
| Keynote | 17:00 – 17:30 | Synbio Unplugged: In conversation with Hermann Hauser Hermann Hauser, Founder & Director, Amadeus Capital Partners |
| Keynote | 17:30 – 18:00 | Synbio Unplugged: An Overview of UK BioDesign
Additional panellist TBC |
| Networking/Refreshments | 18:00 – 20:00 | Closing reception and networking |
