In Washington, the Biden Administration unveiled bold new goals for biotechnology and biomanufacturing, plus a new report — a delegation of 14 high-ranking officials are headed to ABLC 2023 this week in the capital to provide first reactions and briefings to the bioeconomy industry on the new goals and targets of the Administration.

Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Assistant to the President for Science and a member of the Biden Cabinet in her role as director of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, is leading the delegation and will address ABLC at 140pm Wednesday, and have a fireside chat with delegates as they explore the high-level Administration outlook. Afterwards, high-ranking officials from USDA, DOE< Defense, Commerce, the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation will engage in a one-hour panel discussion on the new bold goals as seen at the Agency level.

The extraordinary Presidential Forum on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation will kick-off ABLC 2023, followed by two leadership Summits on the key areas of bioeconomy challenge and opportunity, SAF and feedstocks. At 5pm, the industry gathers for the State of the Bioeconomy Presentation and individual leadership delegate introductions before adjourning for the night.

Owing to the extraordinary nature of the Presidential Forum. the Digest will offer free, global access for the Forum anywhere, on any device, via its ROBIN streaming platform. Viewers can access the broadcast at https://bit.ly/ABLC23virtual.

ABLC will resume at 8am Thursday, March 23 with the presentation of the William C. Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Bioeconomy, followed by the annual Bioeconomy Policy Forum. More than 100 speakers and 800 delegates are on hand in Washington DC this week for ABLC 2023 at The Mayflower Hotel in downtown DC. More on  accessing all of ABLC 2023 live streams here with the ABLC Virtual package, which includes all conference presentations and access to on-demand recorded presentations.