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INVESTORS

Welcome to the Think Beyond Plastic Innovation Center.

The Catalytic Innovation Seed Fund provides frontier capital and market acceleration services to early stage startups participating in the Think Beyond Plastic™ acceleration program, in the areas of bio-benign materials and innovative product delivery systems (focus on refill and reuse) to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy in multiple markets including plastics, packaging, food services, agriculture, textiles and others.

Participants are selected through a highly competitive process incorporating annual innovation challenges partnerships with research labs, patent databases and Technology Transfer Offices, and individual solicitations.

Acceptance to the program is based on a review of commercialization potential, unique value proposition and IP assessment.

INVESTOR FORUM AND INNOVATION SHOWCASE

December 7, 2018 | Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany

at DECHEMA

In partnership with

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and ISC3 Innovation Hub

The transition towards a circular economy for plastics is opening a sea of investment and innovation opportunities, including new materials, new delivery models, sustainable chemistry and others. This 4th annual Investor Forum brings together leaders in the investor community, the plastics industry, and innovators developing solutions in various aspects of the plastics value chain.

AGENDA

Welcome

Andreas Förster, ISC3 Innovation Hub, Daniella Russo, Think Beyond Plastic, Rob Opsomer, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Keynote address

Wendy Schmidt

Panel Discussion: Innovations transforming the value chain

Emerging innovations and investment opportunities in the circular economy for plastics.

Moderated by Rob Opsomer, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, with:

Rachel Goldstein, MARS, Friedrich Barth, ISC3, Michael Brandkamp, HTGF, April Crow, Circulate Capital, Ben Dixon, SYSTEMIQ

Panel is followed by three pitches.

Panel Discussion: From Niche to Mainstream: reaching the tipping point

Reaching the tipping point for transition towards the circular economy for plastics.

Moderated by Daniella Russo,Think Beyond Plastic, with:

Michael Scriba, Borealis Group, Timothy Glaz, Werner & Mertz, Ann Tracy, Colgate-Palmolive, Shane Wolf, SEED Phytonutrients, Frederic Michel, Sky Media Group

Panel is followed by three pitches.

Panel Discussion: The innovator journey

Startups finding pathways to growth in the circular economy for plastics. Challenges, opportunities and lessons learned.

Moderated by Julie Corbett, Ecologic Brands, with:

Jose Manuel Moller, Algramo, Andrew Falcon, Full Cycle Bioplastics, Anna Tenhunen, VTT Finland, David Espinosa, Altais Nova, Jason Foster, Replenish

Panel is followed by three pitches.

Innovation Showcase

Algramo

Providing low-income customers with life’s essentials, in the quantity needed and with bulk pricing, while eliminating single-use packaging

Altais Nova

New materials and industrial fabrication processes

AnneloTech

Bio-sourced renewable chemicals and fuels from clean, non-food biomass

APK

Innovative Newcycling® technology for high-quality recycling of multi-layer packaging and mixed plastic waste

Bioastra

Smart polymer -- building blocks for the circular economy

Biokemik

Developing and industrializing green chemicals with environmentally friendly technology, from non-alimentary, inexpensive, renewable raw materials at competitive cost

Cadel Deinking

An innovative plastic recycling process that removes printed ink from plastic surfaces in recycling and converting companies

Carbios

Reinvent polymers lifecycle – revolutionary enzymes for infinite biorecycling and biodegradation of plastics

Checkerspot

A technology platform that enables the design – at the molecular level – of new materials

Cyclic Design

An eco-design firm offering sustainable packaging solutions

Ecologic Brands

The world’s first paper bottle made out of recycled cardboard that uses 70% less plastic and is both compostable and recyclable

Evoware

Seaweed flexible biopackaging