ABLC Next Sponsors – ABLC NEXT – Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference

The following Sponsors and exhibitors for ABLC NEXT 2026 are as follows:

Platinum Sponsor

Iowa leads the way in the commercial scale-up of sustainable chemicals necessary to champion development in energy, feedstock, textiles, manufacturing and transportation goods. Iowa’s central location, robust transportation infrastructure, highly educated and productive workforce, abundant raw materials, and pro-business state government contribute to the state’s success in the biofuels and biorenewables industry. These strategic advantages, combined with Iowa’s renewable chemical and sustainable aviation fuel production tax credit programs, provide an environment that supports innovation and growth. To learn more about Iowa’s business climate and bioeconomy, visit businessiowa.com.

Gold Plus Sponsor

Topsoe is a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition. Built on decades of scientific research and innovation, we are working with customers and partners to drive energy resiliency and to achieve their sustainability goals. We offer world-leading solutions for transforming renewable resources into fuels and chemicals, and we provide technologies needed to produce low-carbon and conventional fuels and chemicals as well as ensuring clean air. We were founded in 1940 and are headquartered in Denmark, with over 2,800 employees serving customers all around the globe. To learn more, visit  www.topsoe.com.

Gold Sponsor

For nearly a century, Suburban Propane has delivered safe, reliable energy solutions to homes and businesses across the United States. Today, Suburban Propane is advancing a more sustainable energy future through renewable propane and renewable natural gas, offering lower-carbon energy solutions that leverage existing infrastructure. Through innovation and a commitment to reliability, Suburban Propane helps customers reduce emissions while meeting today’s energy needs.

SynPet is a Belgian based chemical plastics recycling company building a commercial plant in Antwerp. Our advanced technology uniquely recycles all carbon-containing waste, organic and petroleum-based, into valuable products without pretreatment. By integrating multiple techniques we transform contaminated mix plastics into quality intermediates for the petrochemical industry, we call it Circular Naphtha Substitute. This circular economic model reduces landfill and incineration, minimizes environmental pollution, and reduces need for new oil and gas extraction, contributing to a sustainable future.

Special Session Sponsor

The Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator (CSAA) aims to rapidly accelerate production, deployment, and adoption of sustainable aviation fuel across the Pacific Northwest (PNW). As a unique coalition of public/private stakeholders representing the entire SAF value chain, CSAA’s work will simultaneously support the market advancement of SAF while building regional economic resilience for aviation in the PNW. CSAA pairs systems-level interventions to SAF with the local context and comparative advantages of the PNW.

Silver Sponsors

ICF is a global consulting and technology services provider. Since 1969, government and commercial clients have worked with ICF to overcome their toughest challenges on issues that matter profoundly to their business. ICF combines technical expertise, policy development and market analysis to provide comprehensive services to lenders, developers, and renewable operators to enable their future success.

Iogen has been a leader in low-carbon fuels for 35+ years. We were the first to use enzymatic hydrolysis technology to produce cellulosic ethanol on a commercial scale. With Brazil’s Raízen Energia, we built the world’s largest cellulosic ethanol production facilities. And we were the first to use RNG as a feedstock to make renewable hydrogen.

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company. We are committed to assisting our customers to decarbonize their operations. Whether you are in the chemicals, refining, or energy sectors, our syngas production and processing technologies, combined with Linde Green^TMatmospheric gases and low-carbon hydrogen, can help you achieve your production and sustainability goals.

Corporate and Organizational Support Sponsors

Barclays Investment Bank offers advisory, financing, and risk management services to corporations, governments, and institutions globally. Its expertise spans mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, and strategic risk solutions. The bank also provides comprehensive market insights and research across various sectors and economies.

Faegre Drinker is a law firm designed for clients. With more than 1,200 experienced attorneys, consultants and professionals in 21 locations, we have the strength to solve your most complex transactional, litigation and regulatory challenges wherever you need us. We partner with clients ranging from emerging startups to multinational corporations, delivering comprehensive and customized advice that advances your most ambitious business objectives.

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

New Energy Risk (NER) enables project financing for breakthrough technologies by transferring technical risk from capital to insurance markets, reducing capital costs, and accelerating time to market. Applying proprietary models and processes, NER uses technology performance data from pilot- and demonstration-level facilities to analyze risk and provide risk mitigation that addresses technology performance and reliability, commercial factors, and credit issues. Working with global A-rated insurers, including AXA XL (S&P AA-), NER customizes insurance products designed to secure client financing or backstop product warranties, often for the very first facility. NER-supported projects span a wide range of sectors and geographies, with over $4 billion in deployed capital and a decade of experience.

The most significant corporations, institutional investors, asset managers, private equity firms, and governments around the globe recognize RBC Capital Markets as an innovative, trusted partner with an in-depth expertise in capital markets, banking, and finance.

Womble Bond Dickinson is a transatlantic law firm advising clients in the energy, chemicals, and infrastructure sectors on complex international project development and finance, tax, regulatory, government relations, and intellectual property matters. The firm delivers integrated, business-focused legal solutions to support investment, innovation, and growth in highly regulated global markets.

Coffee Break Sponsor

Lanyard Sponsor

The Shaw Group provides engineering, project delivery and fabrication for critical infrastructure. With global operations and 1.9 million square feet of capacity, Shaw delivers integrated engineering, modular fabrication, pipe fabrication and specialty services for the renewable energy, data center, semiconductor, life sciences, oil and gas, and power generation sectors. Learn more at www.TheShawGrp.com.

Tote Bag Sponsor

Exhibitors

BIoVeritas exists to decarbonize what fuels human progress, beginning with SAF. Through our proprietary process we unlock more feedstocks and use less energy to deliver superior carbon intensity. We are SAF, unconstrained.

GIDARA Energy is focused on unlocking the value of waste using patented and proven HTW® gasification technology. With a mission to reduce global carbon emissions and create a more circular economy, GIDARA Energy offers cost-competitive solutions for sustainable fuel and chemicals production, prioritizing energy efficiency and greenhouse gas savings. For more information, please visit www.gidara-energy.com.

The Biomass Feedstock National User Facility located at Idaho National Laboratory, features $15 million of upgraded equipment including expanded preprocessing capabilities coupled with intelligent automation; tools to advance our fundamental knowledge of feedstock variability and material handling; and capabilities to improve feedstock quality for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable chemicals.

Jenike & Johanson is the world’s leading company in powder and bulk solids handling, processing, and storage technology. Over the past 57+ years, we’ve tested over 19,000 unique powders and bulk solids. We have a combined team experience close to 1,000 person-years in the field, and worked on more than 9,000 projects, giving our team the broadest real-world and in-depth experience in the industry to address a wide variety of bulk material handling and engineering needs.

RCM Thermal Kinetics: Driving Innovation in the Bioeconomy At RCM Thermal Kinetics, we are revolutionizing the bioeconomy sector with cutting-edge, energy-efficient solutions that give our clients a competitive edge. Our patented technologies in distillation, dehydration, evaporation, and crystallization empower businesses in the renewable fuels and bio-based chemical industries to achieve greater sustainability, efficiency, and reliability. We take a client-first approach, delivering tailored solutions that optimize operations, reduce risk, and maximize value. From state-of-the-art equipment to comprehensive lab testing services, our expertise helps clients confidently scale their projects worldwide. RCM Thermal Kinetics—engineering solutions that power progress and sustainability in a rapidly evolving world.