Algae Biomass Summit Brings Industry and Government Leaders Together to Discuss Policy, Regulation and Finance

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Sep 15, 2015) - The 9^th Annual Algae Biomass Summit, taking place in Washington, DC, September 30 - October 2 will bring together leaders from industry, finance and policymakers to discuss the role of policy and regulations facing the algae industry as companies move to commercialization.

"As scientists and entrepreneurs continue to innovate new products that have the potential to upend traditional industries, there's often a lag between regulations and policies that didn't -- and couldn't -- foresee the innovations," said Al Darzins, Program Chair for the Algae Biomass Summit. "That's why it's critical to bring together industry, finance and government to help find ways to accelerate commercialization through smart and effective regulation and policy."

A few of the industry leaders sharing their insights at the Summit include:

• Richard Engler, Bergeson & Campbell
  TSCA Nomenclature and Chemical Identity Issues for Algae-Derived Products
• Jeremiah Frueauf, Sterne Kessler
  Strategies to Grow and Bloom Your Algae Intellectual Property Portfolio
• Marlena Hurley, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
  Political Risk Mitigation and Project Finance for Investments in Emerging Markets
• Michael Lakeman, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
  Commercial Airline Industry Global Carbon Mitigation
• Laurie Purpuro, K&L Gates
  Carbon Utilization Policy Objectives, Achievements, and Developing Opportunities

These speakers will be supplemented by numerous other presentations in the Summit's Finance & Policy track, as well as more than 100 presentations and posters, which comprise the agenda for the Algae Biomass Summit, the world's largest conference focused on algae-based technologies.

The Summit comes to Washington, DC at a time when the industry is seeing more algae companies successfully moving their laboratory breakthroughs into the marketplace. Many companies are making new algae-derived products available to consumers or opening large-scale demonstration and pre-commercial facilities, with expectations for expansion in the future.

The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the US algae Industry, produces the Algae Biomass Summit. More information about the Summit can be found at www.algaebiomasssummit.org.

About the Algae Biomass Organization
The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) is a 501 (c)(6) non-profit whose mission is to promote the development of viable commercial markets for renewable and sustainable commodities derived from algae. Its membership is comprised of people, companies and organizations across the value chain. More information about ABO, including its leadership, membership, costs, benefits and members and their affiliations, is available at the website: www.algaebiomass.org.