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