Advocating for Public Policies to Promote the Development & Production of Alternative Fuels, Renewable Chemicals, Biobased Products, and Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition
5th Annual 2025 AFCC
Global Biobased Economy
Conference & Exhibit
November 16-18, 2025
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Washington, D.C.
Conference Overview
​This will be the 5th Annual AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference!
​The conference will focus on promoting Industrial Biotechnology throughout this multi-day conference and exhibition. To kick off the event there will be a reception on Sunday evening, November 16, 2025 from 5:00 -7:00 p.m., included in the registration ticket of the conference.
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​The conference will include featured speakers during Breakout sessions, Plenary Programs, Workshops and Poster Presentations on the following subjects:
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Global biobased economy
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Recycling, Composting, Biodegradation
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Biobased product manufacturing and certification
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Biofuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), production, manufacturing, and downstream applications for SAF
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Leadership from key federal agencies and programs pertinent to industrial biotechnology
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Other key federal agency programs
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Industrial biotechnology projects influencing international innovation
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Hear about financing strategies, creative ways to finance your projects and companies with equity, debt and insurance
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Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) in connection with industrial biotechnology projects
​Five Educational Subjects throughout the Conference
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Biobased Manufacturing: Renewable Chemicals, Bioplastics, Biomaterials Creating a Cleaner Planet
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Sustainable Feedstocks, Biofuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), Food and Feed Products Driving Decarbonization
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Renewable Specialty Chemicals
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Synthetic Biology, Alternative Proteins, Regenerative Agriculture, Food & Fiber, Biofuels
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Building the Biobased Economy Supply Chain, Featuring End of Life, Recycling, Biodegradable, Compostable Products, Certification, Carbon Intensity Manufacturing Labels for Consumer Choices
Summary of Events
The five themes listed above will disseminated into the following sessions:
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Plenary
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Breakout Sessions
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Workshop Sessions
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Poster Presentations
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Symposiums
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Exhibits
Speakers
We will have top-of-the-industry speakers presenting conference-focused information at our breakout sessions, Workshops, Symposiums, and in the Plenary program. Learn more about our speakers from updates to this website in 2025.
Hotel Information
The conference is being held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (a Marriott Hotel) in Washington, DC. The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center opened on July 1, 2021, following a $64 million renovation! We have a limited block of Hotel rooms available at special rates for the conference.
We are grateful to the sponsors who support the conference.
Be sure to visit the exhibitors and meet government agency procurement officers. Biobased product manufacturers will exhibit their products and share information on the benefits of biobased products compared with the less environmentally friendly products they are designed to replace. Booth options will be announced in 2025.