Day TWO
Agenda

Discover why food and agriculture serve as the proving grounds for biotechnology’s most significant advances. This session reveals the strategic insights investors gain by tracking agricultural innovation as a predictive indicator of broader biotech opportunities, focusing on consumer sentiments and market preferences. Explore how technologies consistently flow from high-margin medical applications to food production before scaling to industrial markets, creating multiple strategic entry points. Through the case study of alternative proteins, learn to recognize the market signals that indicate when technologies are ready to cross sectors, allowing you to position investments ahead of major shifts. For investors and entrepreneurs, these insights provide a framework for evaluating biotech innovations across the entire landscape and timing market entry with precision.

Biotechnology is transforming food, health, and environmental solutions, much like chemistry did in the last century. With advancements in DNA sequencing, synthesis, and computational biology, anyone can now develop and market biological innovations faster than ever. And as consumer sentiment around GMOs evolves, biotech innovators can build great products people want by focusing on sustainability, transparency, and clear benefits. This talk explores how to leverage biotech to create products that align with consumer values while delivering clear benefits they're willing to pay for.

While digital transformation captures headlines, synthetic biology is quietly revolutionizing how we make everything—from materials and medicines to food and fuels. This session explores how the ability to program DNA—life’s universal code—is creating unprecedented opportunities to reinvent entire industries. Discover which synthetic biology applications are already commercialized and which markets are approaching adoption tipping points. Learn why nations and major corporations are racing to build bio-based manufacturing capabilities that promise greater resilience and sustainability. Understand the key technical milestones, regulatory considerations, and strategic approaches for evaluating opportunities in this rapidly evolving field. Those who recognize synthetic biology’s transformative potential today will help shape what could become the defining technology platform of the coming decades.

Innovation rarely exists in a vacuum; every decision impacts multiple stakeholders with differing priorities, responsibilities, and worldviews. This workshop immerses participants in stakeholder negotiation, where diverse perspectives must be balanced to reach actionable decisions in the realm of synthetic biology. By the end of the session, participants will be better equipped to navigate high-stakes negotiations and engage in decisionmaking that accounts for multiple, often competing, priorities. This workshop acknowledges that emerging innovations bring both promise and risk, and decisions made today will shape industries, communities, and ecosystems for generations. Effective leadership requires not just technical expertise, but the ability to engage multiple perspectives, anticipate unintended consequences, and build coalitions for responsible action. This workshop provides a critical foundation for those who seek to lead in a world where scientific progress and societal (and personal) values are constantly evolving.