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Sponsors, Speakers, & Partners

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Peggy Flanagan

Lieutenant Governor

State of Minnesota

Shashank Priya

Vice President of Research and Innovation

University of Minnesota

Frank Diana

Managing Partner & Principal Futurist

Tata Consultancy Services

Stephanie Grotta

Vice President, Responsible Sourcing & Sustainable Capabilities

Target Corporation

Justina W. Gallegos

Fmr. Deputy Director for Industrial Innovation

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Kaitlin Chuzi

Director of Integrated Technology & Biomimicry

Microsoft

Michael Sheldrick

Co-Founder

Global Citizen

Andrea Bonime-Blanc

Founder & CEO

GEC Risk Advisory

John Pournoor

CEO

Government Analytica

John Warner

CEO & CTO, Father of Green Chemistry

Technology Greenhouse, LLC

Louis Rosenberg

CEO & Chief Scientist

Unanimous AI

Robert Suarez

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Reuseful

Prasad Boradkar

Dean of the College of Design

University of Minnesota

Kalina Raskin

CEO and Co-Founder

CEEBIOS

Devry Boughner Vorwek

Founder & CEO

DevryBV Sustainable Strategies

Björgvin Sævarsson

CEO

Yorth Group

Matthew Wright

Executive Chairman

Specright

Eliot Graeff

CEO

Asteria

Sara El-Sayed

Director, Biomimicry Center

Arizona State University

Thomas Fisher

Professor & Director of the Minnesota Design Center

University of Minnesota

Matt Saunders

Managing Partner

New Earth Ventures

Marc Swackhamer

Dean, College of Architecture and Environmental Design

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Blaine Brownell

Professor & Director of the David R. Ravin School of Architecture

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Emilie Snell-Rood

Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

University of Minnesota

Michael W. Wright

Executive Director

Biomimetics International

Charles Pappas

Author & Senior Writer

Exhibitor Magazine

Wendy Meadley

CEO

Expo 2031 Minnesota

Dr. Whitney Mason

Director of Microsystems Technology Office at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

DARPA


Biomimetics25 Events

Speakers

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Biomimetics25
Biomimetics25
40 days to the event
Nov 02, 2025, 5:00 PM – Nov 05, 2025, 4:00 PM
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
As part of BiosVerse™ Week, the Biomimetics International Industry Strategy Symposium (Biomimetics25) & IIB will bring together senior executives, researchers, innovators, and investors as an international industry dedicated to scaling nature-inspired solutions from lab (ideas) to market (impact).

Schedule for BiosVerse™ Week 

Biomimetics25 Industry Strategy Symposium & IIB Conference


Biomimetics25 Events

Sunday, November 2, 2025

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Opening Reception & Welcome

Monday, November 3, 2025

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Morning Sessions - From Vision to Market

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Afternoon Sessions - Scaling: Nature, Research, and Materials

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Networking & Poster Session

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

8:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Morning Sessions - Digital Biomimetics: Biology, Technology, Data

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Afternoon Sessions - Governance, Capital, Leadership, Ethics & Membership

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM

Expo2031 Reception & Keynote


IIB Events

Wednesday, November 6, 2025

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Morning Sessions - Biosensing & Global Challenges

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Afternoon Sessions - GCR Sessions

Biomimetics International is a not-for-profit industry association dedicated to uniting and amplifying our nature-inspired solutions generated by institutions, businesses, and researchers to create a resilient, regenerative, and thriving planet.


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Patricia Khashayar

Director

International Institute for Biosensing

Teddie Potter

Director, Center for Planetary Health and Environmental Justice & Clinical Professor, School of Nursing

University of Minnesota

Justin Johnson

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Economics

University of Minnesota

Christopher Campbell

CEO

Simplifi Automation

Laurie Van Egeren

Vice Provost for Public Engagement

University of Minnesota


IIB Events

About Biomimetics25 and BiosVerse™ Week

Join the Future of Nature-Inspired Innovation During BiosVerse™ Week 2025

Biomimetics25: Industry Strategy Symposium

You are cordially invited to attend the Biomimetics Symposium 2025, taking place November 2-5 in Minnesota, featuring three transformative days that will shape the future of sustainable technology and design. This premier gathering brings together Fortune 500 executives and CEO's from Target, pioneering researchers from leading institutions, including the University of Minnesota, UNC, ASU, and Cal Poly, and visionary leaders from Microsoft, TATA Consultancy ServicesUnanimous.ai, Reuseful, Government Analytica, DevryBV, Specright,  and emerging ventures.

With keynotes spanning from scalable commercialization strategies to bio-inspired AI algorithms, and panels addressing everything from circular supply chains to ethics in biomimetics, this symposium offers unparalleled opportunities to discover breakthrough innovations that are ready for market deployment. Whether you're seeking nature-compatible supply chains, investigating new green materials and manufacturing processes, or looking to understand how bio-inspired solutions can transform your industry, this event provides direct access to the researchers, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who are commercializing nature's most elegant solutions.

 

Join us to network with key decision-makers, participate in AI-facilitated strategic discussions with an audience that includes DARPA representatives and investors. It will position your organization at the forefront of the biomimetics revolution.

International Institute for Biosensing (IIB) Conference

BiosVerse™ Week concludes with the International Institute for Biosensing Conference, focusing on "Living Earth Twin: Harnessing the Exposome to Reimagine Sustainability," where you'll explore cutting-edge biosensor technologies and their applications to global challenges. 

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