BC Pulp and Paper BioAlliance 

BioAlliance Stakeholder Update – May 24th   

When:

• Friday May 24^th 8:30 am – 1:00pm.

Where:

• Discussions/Presentations at 8.30 am – Kaiser Building – Room 2020 (2332 Main Mall) – click here for directions
• Lunch starts at 12:00 pm – Pulp and Paper Centre (2385 East Mall) – click here for directions

Objective: 

• Showcase the BC Pulp & Paper Bio-Products Alliance as a true collaboration between Industry, Government, Research and Academia (world class innovators FPI and UBC) accelerating bio-product development tailored for BC
• Further engage Provincial and Federal gov’t in the building of the BC’s & Canada’s bio-based economy
• Update stakeholders on the status and next steps of our four development themes
• Acknowledge the support from our key funders

Who should attend:

• Senior Industry executives
• Senior Gov’t & Ministerial staff
• Alliance Members
• UBC and FPI Management
• Research leads for each development theme
• Provincial and Federal funders
• Sector participants/partners

Agenda

• 8:30 – Coffee & meet other attendees
• 9:00 – 9:10 – Gail Murphy, UBC Vice President of Research and Innovation, Welcome
• 9:10 – James Olson, Dean of Applied Science, BioProducts Institute update and direction
• 9:20 – Neil Huff, Vice President, Business Development, FPI update and direction
• 9:30 – Meggin Messenger, Executive Director, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, BC sector update and direction
• 9:40 – Bob Lindstrom, BioAlliance Program lead,  update and direction – 4 Theme leads (FPI and UBC) 5 min each, objective and approach
• 10:20 – Carlo Del Monte, BioAlliance Steering Committee Chair,  Wrap up and direction
• 10:30 – coffee break
• 11:00 – Tour of UBC Bio-Product Facilities
• 12:00 – Networking Lunch

Please see links below to each of the event locations

• Main meeting – 8:30am to 12:00pm – Kaiser Building – Room 2020 – second floor (2332 Main Mall) – click here for directions
• Lunch and Tour – 12:00pm to 1:00pm – Pulp and Paper Centre (2385 East Mall) – click here for directions

If you have any questions on the agenda or arrangements, please contact: