November 21, 2025
8:30 AM
Registration, Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks from Ruth Cheng, PhD, ATCC President and CEO
9:15 AM
Beyond the Report - Impact and the Road Ahead
Speakers:
Caitlin Frazer, NSCEB Executive Director
Dawn Meyerriecks, NSCEB Commissioner
10:00 AM
Break, Networking & Exhibitor Tables
10:20 AM
Panel Discussion: Biotech’s Backbone: The Role of Authenticated Inputs in a Secure and Resilient Bioeconomy
Moderated by: Victor Suarez, Colonel (Ret), US Army
Founder, Blu Zone Bioscience & Supply Chain Solutions
Panelists:
Dawn Meyerriecks, NSCEB Commissioner
Dr. Patrick Boyle, Interim CSO, ATCC
Dr. Eric Edwards, CEO, Phlow Corp
Dr. Andrew Magyar, Founder and CSO, Capra Biosciences
Dr. Nili Ostrov, CSO, Cultivarium
11:20 AM
Remarks
Speaker:
Juan Pablo Segura, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade
11:30 AM
Fireside Chat: Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Speakers:
Phyllis Arthur, EVP, BIO
John Newby, CEO, Virginia Bio
11:50 AM
Tour of ATCC Operations
12:30 PM
Event Concludes