Subject: Bioeconomy and Climate Change Forum - May 6 draft agenda and additional information
From: "Domask, Joseph J" <[email-masked]>
To: "Domask, Joseph J" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 22:05:28 +0000

Dear Colleagues,

This email is a follow up to an invitation that you should have received through EventBrite for the Bioeconomy and Climate Change Forum on May 6, 2015 at the U.S. Department of State.

The draft agenda and preliminary list of confirmed speakers is attached below.  To register for the event, please respond "Yes" to the EventBrite email invitation.  If you did not receive this invitation and are interested in attending, contact me directly<mailto:[email-masked]?subject=Invitation%20to%20Bioeconomcy%20and%20Climate%20Change%20Forum>.  Additional information is included below.

The Bioeconomy and Climate Change Forum is premised on the 2012 White House Bioeconomy Blueprint<https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/04/26/national-bioeconomy-blueprint-released> and builds on last year's conference hosted by the State Department on "Showcasing the Bioeconomy: The Future is Now<http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/03/223893.htm>."  Our audience will include international business executives, government officials, members of the Washington diplomatic corps, leading experts in the science and technology sectors, and representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises in agricultural, pharmaceutical, and industrial biotechnology.  Participants will have the opportunity to hear about the latest innovations, to share insights, and ask questions with the goal of identifying new opportunities for investment and growth in the bioeconomy. The forum will highlight opportunities for job growth and economic development centered on three cross-cutting themes:

(1) innovation

(2) intellectual property, and

(3) adaptation and mitigation for climate change

The Bioeconomy is composed of the agricultural, health, and industrial biotechnology sectors. In the past five years, more than 30 countries have integrated the advancement of a Bioeconomy in their policy strategies.  Visions of a future Bioeconomy promise food security, sustainable development, green growth and conservation of scarce natural resources. Bioeconomy policies thus promote the sustainable use of renewable resources alongside innovative bio-processes and technologies across all many sectors, but especially health, industrial and agriculture. Further progress requires international dialogue and cooperation.

We hope you will be able to join us.

Joseph Domask, Ph.D.
Leadership & Management School, Foreign Service Institute
U.S. Department of State - Washington, DC 20522-4201
Tel. 703-302-6944  -  [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>