BiosVerse™ Week Agenda
Join the Future of Nature-Inspired Innovation During BiosVerse™ Week 2025
Biomimetics25 Events (Reception + 2 Days November 3rd&4th)
November 2, 2025
5:00 PM
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7:00 PM
RECEPTION | Welcome to BiosVerse™ Week: Biomimetics25 Reception and Networking Event
Welcome to BiosVerse™ Week, Biomimetics25 Industry Strategy Symposium Reception and Networking Event
5:00–5:15 PM — Welcome Remarks
Peggy Flanagan*
Lieutenant Governor, State of Minnesota
5:15–5:20 PM | Biomimetics International and the International Institute for Biosensing Conference Overview & Expected Outcomes
Michael W. Wright
Executive Director, Biomimetics International
5:20–5:45 PM | Welcome to BiosVerse™ Week
Dr. Shashank Priya
Vice President of Research and Innovation, University of Minnesota
5:45–7:00 PM | Networking Reception (Light Fare)
November 3, 2025
8:30 AM
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8:40 AM
DAY 1 | Welcome to Biomimetics25 ISS, Day 1 of BiosVerse™ Week
Executive Director, Biomimetics International
8:40 AM
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9:20 AM
SESSION 1 | Biology and Technology: Systems Thinking and Convergence for Scale
Managing Partner & Principal Futurist, Tata Consultancy Services
9:20 AM
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9:55 AM
SESSION 2 | Scalable Commercialization: The Support Markets Need
9:55 AM
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10:25 AM
SESSION 3 | Circular Supply Chains: From Principles to Scalable Commercialization
CEO, Yorth Group
10:25 AM
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10:45 AM
BREAK
Networking
10:45 AM
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11:15 AM
SESSION 4 | Finding BiosVerse™ Compatible Supply Chains
Executive Chairman, Specright
11:15 AM
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11:45 AM
SESSION 5 | What it Takes to Inspire and Attract Meaningful Investment
Managing Partner, New Earth Ventures
11:45 AM
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12:00 PM
SPECIAL MESSAGE | From the Father of Green Chemistry
Father of Green Chemistry; CEO & CTO, Technology Greenhouse, LLC
12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
LUNCH
Networking
1:00 PM
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1:30 PM
SESSION 6 | How Nature Scales: Lessons from the BiosVerse™
Dean of the College of Design, University of Minnesota
1:30 PM
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2:00PM
SESSION 7 | The Ecosystem Realities
Tom Fisher
Professor & Director of the Minnesota Design Center, University of Minnesota
2:00 PM
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2:30 PM
SESSION 8 | Institution Experience and Perspective
Sara El-Sayed, Director of the Biomimicry Center, Arizona State University
2:30 PM
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3:00 PM
SESSION 9| From Innovations to Scale: What We've Learned
Sarah McInerney, Director of Innovation, The Biomimicry Institute
300:PM
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3:15 PM
Break
Networking Break
3:15 PM
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3:45 PM
Session 10 |Best practices for applying, integrating, and operationalizing biomimicry
Rachel Hahs, Principal Biomimetic at Biomimicry 3.8
3:45 PM
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4:15 PM
SESSION 11| Panel: Institutional Perspectives Scaling From Lab to Market: Successes, Challenges, Reflections
MODERATOR:
Thomas Fisher | Professor & Director of the Minnesota Design Center, University of Minnesota
PANELISTS:
Sarah McInerney |Director of Innovation, The Biomimicry Institute
Sara El-Sayed | Director, Biomimicry Center, Arizona State University
Prasad Boradkar | Dean of the College of Design, University of Minnesota
Casey Rowland | Positive Program Manager, 3.8 Biomimicry
Lisa Helminiak | Chief Experience Officer, RADICL
4:15 PM
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4:45 PM
SESSION 12 | Green Materials & Regenerative Building
Professor & Director of the David R. Ravin School of Architecture, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
4:45 PM
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5:30 PM
SESSION 13 | Biology & Materials
Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota
5:30 PM
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5:40 PM
SESSION 14 | Announcement by Mick Sheldrick, co-founder Global Citizen
Co-Founder, Global Citizen
5:30 PM
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6:30 PM
| Networking & Poster Session |
All Attendees, Members, and Guests Welcome
November 4, 2025
8:30 AM
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8:45 AM
DAY 2 | Welcome to Biomimetics 25 ISS, Day 2 of BiosVerse™ Week
Executive Director, Biomimetics International
8:45 AM
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9:30 AM
SESSION 1 | Bio-Inspired Algorithms: Fish, Swarm Systems & Knowledge at Scale
David Baltaxe, President and Chief Intelligence Officer, Unanimous.ai
9:30 AM
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10:15 AM
SESSION 2 | Panel: Unlocking + Scaling Nature's Blueprint
MODERATOR:
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Reuseful
Dr. Birgitt Boschitsch CEO & Co-Founder, spotLess Materials
Dr. Jiye Son Founder & CEO Anew, Materials
Dr. Advait Holkar Founder & CEO, Praio
Jake Miller Co-Founder & CEO Marvel Labs
10:15 AM
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10:30 AM
BREAK
Networking
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
SESSION 3 | Lessons Learned & Knowledge Sharing via Asteria AI (Live Demo)
11:00 AM
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11:30 AM
SESSION 4 | Regenerative Infrastructure: Building the Future of Data Centers
Director of Integrated Technology & Biomimicry, Microsoft
11:30 AM
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12:00 PM
SESSION 5 | The Decentered Practice
Marc Swackhamer
Dean, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, CalPoly, San Louis Obispo, CA
12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
LUNCH
Networking
1:00 PM
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1:30 PM
SESSION 6 | Industry Funding
Justina Gallegos, Former White House Deputy Director Science and Technology Director
1:30 PM
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2:00PM
SESSION 7 | DARPA Insights: Nature-Inspired Foundations
Dr. Whitney Mason, Director of Microsystems Technology Office at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
2:00 PM
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2:30 PM
SESSION 8 | Policy Programs, Public–Private Platforms & Shared Protocols
CEO, Government Analytica
2:30 PM
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2:45 PM
BREAK
Networking
2:45 PM
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3:15 PM
SESSION 9 |Applying the Exponential Governance Mindset to Biomimetics
Founder & CEO, GEC Risk Advisory
3:15 PM
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3:45 PM
SESSION 10 | Industry Leadership: What Would Nature Do?
Founder & CEO, DevryBV Sustainable Strategies
3:45 PM
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4:00 PM
SESSION 11 | BiosVerse™ as Standard-Setting Authority
Unanimous AI
AI Facilitated Discussions
4:00 PM
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4:15 PM
SESSION 12 | Member Value Enhancement: What Comes Next?
Unanimous AI
AI Facilitated Discussions
4:15 PM
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4:30 PM
SESSION 13 | Expo 2031: Where Humanity and Nature Meet: Update
4:30 PM
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5:00:PM
SESSION 14| Changing the World: Biomimetics and World Expositions
Author & Senior Writer, Exhibitor Magazine
International Institute for Biosensing, University of Minnesota
November 5, 2025
8:30 AM
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8:50 AM
SESSION 1 |From Snow Globe to Living Earth Twin: Reimagining Resilience Through Exposomics
Director, International Institute for Biosensing
8:50 AM
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9:30 AM
SESSION 2 | Panel: Resilience from the Ground Up: Community Voices
Moderator: Laurie Van Egeren, Vice Provost for Public Engagement, University of Minnesota; additional panel members to be introduced, representing different communities.
Panelists:
Karen Driver, Senior Advisor to the President for Native American Affairs
Niema Ismael, Executive Director, Women's Wellness & Parenting Support Center
Antonia Apolinário-Wilcoxon, Principal Consultant and Owner, Equity Strategies, LLC
9:30 AM
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9:45 AM
BREAK
Networking Break
9:45 AM
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10:30 AM
SESSION 3 | Panel: From Data to Impact: Industry Perspectives on Biosensors and Exposomics
Moderator: D.r. Pinar Karaca-Mandic, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and the C. Arthur Williams Jr. Professor in Healthcare Risk Management in the Department of Finance, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Dr. Julia Silvis, Managing Director, Greater MSP
Christopher Campbell | CEO, Simpli-Fi Automation, Inc.; (additional panel members representing different industries active in this field will be introduced soon)
Mark Ritchie | is a founding board member and President of the Food, Agriculture, and Water Division at Graphene Valley Corporation.
Dr. Cara Santelli Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences and the BioTechnology Institute (BTI) at the University of Minnesota
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
SESSION 4 Planetary Health: Connecting the Dots for a Better Future
Teddie Potter, Director, Center for Planetary Health and Environmental Justice; Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota
11:00 AM
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11:30 AM
SESSION 5 | The Economics of Resilience: Integrating Circular Thinking into the Living Earth Twin
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
11:30 AM
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12:00 PM
Session 6 | Shaping the Next Chapter
Dr. Patricia Khashayer, Director of the International Institute for Biosensing, University of Minnesota,
12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
LUNCH
1:00 PM
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3:30 PM
Brainstorming Breakouts & Closing Session| From Vision to Pathways: Closing Reflections on Building a Resilient Future
All Attendees and Guests!
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