Biocarbon and biochar projects moving toward commercialization must demonstrate credible data, regulatory readiness and disciplined risk management to attract financing. This panel brings together experts in engineering, digital infrastructure and carbon markets to explore how robust measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) frameworks strengthen carbon claims, reduce commercial and technical risk, and support investment decisions, while also addressing U.S. permitting challenges, common heat-balance and performance pitfalls, and the role of digital tools in linking feedstock, production and financial reporting for scalable, finance-ready projects.

• Emma Hebert, Head of Growth Strategy & Operations, Offstream
  Streamlined, Verified, Bankable: The Turnkey Approach to Carbon Credits
• Malena Maraviglia, Applications Engineer, ElectraTherm Inc.
  Don’t Get Burned by Your Heat Estimates: Reducing Commercial Risk and Strengthening Carbon Claims
• Jason Dodier, CCO & Co-Founder, Grain Ecosystem
  From Feedstock to Finance: Building the Digital Factory for Scalable Biochar and Waste-to-Value Projects

Scaling biocarbon production requires tight control over thermal treatment, carbonization and densification to meet performance, handling and end-use requirements. This panel brings together market analysts, equipment suppliers and producers to examine how different thermal processing pathways influence material properties, and how pelletization, ring-die systems and milling technologies are being applied to convert carbonized biomass into consistent, market-ready products. Speakers will share technical insights on precise carbonization, densification challenges and equipment selection, offering attendees a practical look at how biocarbon pellets and powders are being engineered for industrial, energy and materials applications.

• William Strauss, President, FutureMetrics
  A Deep Dive into Thermal Treatments of Biomass
• Ben Stark, Sales Manager - Alternative Fuels, N.A., CPM Global Biomass Group
  Biocarbon Densification Pellet Technology
• Guy Penard, Vice President, Yilkins
  Precise Carbonization
• Jonah Levine, Director of Heating, Lignetics Group
  Carbon Pellets from Ring Die and Powders from ACM — Technical Update

Producing consistent, market-ready biocarbon products depends on how biomass is thermally treated, carbonized and ultimately densified. This panel brings together analysts, equipment providers and producers to examine the technical pathways shaping biocarbon pellets and powders, from precise carbonization and heat control to pelletization, ring-die systems and advanced milling. Panelists will share practical insights into how processing choices affect material properties, handling, performance and end-use suitability, offering a technical update on the manufacturing approaches enabling scalable, reliable biocarbon production.

• Chris Wiberg, Vice President of Biomass Energy Lab, Timber Products Inspection/Biomass Energy Laboratories
  Biocarbon Standards Update
• Jagannadh Satyavolu, CEO, BioProducts, LLC
  Biobased Carbon for Metals Industry to Improve ESG during Metals Production
• Scott Laskowski, President, OrganiLock, Inc.
  Thermobiological Conversion and Densification of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Labile-Carbon Pellets for Soil Carbon Regeneration
• Trip Jobe, Vice President of Forest Value Chain Sales, ResourceWise
  Carbon Market Potential

Turning biochar from a promising pilot output into a dependable commercial product requires navigating technical scale-up, market fit and carbon value creation simultaneously. This session explores where biochar projects gain momentum—and where they stall—through candid discussion of real-world barriers, emerging opportunities within the biomass sector, and the evolving role of verified carbon credits in project viability. Panelists will offer grounded perspectives on bridging the gap between demonstration and deployment, helping developers understand what it truly takes to move biochar into sustained, scalable production.

• Myles Gray, Executive Director, US Biochar Initiative
  Biochar at Scale: Opportunities and Obstacles for the Biomass Sector
• Rachana Malviya, Dr, Greenloop Clean TechnologyPLLC
  Advancing Biochar Projects for Verified Carbon Credits

Biomass residues are increasingly being repositioned as valuable inputs for power generation, industrial heat and carbon-based products. This session explores practical pathways for converting residual biomass into revenue, from project development strategies and renewable energy applications to meeting demanding industrial process requirements with solid biomass. The discussion will also examine integrated approaches that combine biochar and power production, highlighting how whole-system design can unlock additional value, improve economics and expand the role of residues in a diversified biomass energy portfolio.

• Azadeh Rohani, Senior Consultant, Worley Consulting
  Opportunities to Valorize Biomass for Renewable Energy Production
• Beau Kush, Senior Project Manager, Azure Engineering
  A Little R&R, Residue to Revenue
• Adeem Arshad Awan, HOD Biomass Supply Chain Manager,Sapphire Finishing Mills Limited
  Optimization of Biomass Fuel for Sustainable Steam Generation
• Michael Jones, Chief Technology Officer, IAC
  Co-Production of Biochar and Power: A Whole-System Advantage Beyond the Sum of Its Parts

Feedstock choice increasingly determines the technical performance, economics and revenue potential of biomass and carbon projects. This session examines how eligibility criteria, risk-based cost analysis and verification requirements shape feedstock decisions across biomass energy, co-gasification and carbon removal pathways. The discussion will explore trade-offs among biomass, waste and coal blends, pathways for bioresource valorization, and the role of third-party verification—such as carbon-14 analysis—in validating biogenic content and unlocking project revenues, offering practical guidance for developers navigating complex feedstock strategies.

• Varsha Ramesh Walsh, Co-founder and CEO, Offstream
  From Harvest to Hopper: Why Feedstock Eligibility Determines Biomass Carbon Removal Revenue
• Yingqian Lin, Research Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory
  Strategic Feedstock Selection: Risk-Based Cost Analysis for Coal-Biomass-Waste Co-Gasification
• Michael Long, Principal, Long Thermochemical LLC
  Perspectives in Bioresource Valorization – Pathways, Insights, and Pitfalls
• Alex Henson, Account Manager, Beta Analytic
  Carbon-14 Analysis For Third-Party Verification of Biogenic Content: An Overview For Co-Processing Plants

Producing biochar at scale increasingly involves integrating multiple thermal conversion pathways to maximize carbon retention, energy efficiency and overall project value. This panel explores how pyrolysis and gasification are being applied—independently and in hybrid configurations—to convert diverse biomass and waste streams into biochar, low-carbon fuels and energy. Speakers will examine feedstock effects, life-cycle carbon outcomes, and system design considerations, while sharing case studies ranging from mobile pyrolysis for wildfire risk reduction to downdraft gasification and integrated pathways that deliver both carbon-negative biochar and sustainable aviation fuel.

• Lokendra Pal, EJ Woody Rice Professor, North Carolina State University
  Carbon-Negative Upcycling of Non-Recycled MSW Paper Fractions into Biochar via Slow Pyrolysis: Feedstock Effects and Life Cycle Carbon Removal
• Albert Ratner, Professor, The University of Iowa
  Biochar Production Through Downdraft Gasification
• Roger Smullen, CEO, Earth Foundries
  Slash Attack®: Mobile Pyrolysis for Wildfire Risk Reduction and Carbon Value Creation
• Jonathan Wood, Chief Commercial Officer, Nova Pangaea Technologies
  Converting Biomass Residues into Carbon-Negative SAF & Biochar