Hawaii’s economy has been hit hard by the pandemic, but in every challenge there is also opportunity. What can and will we do to be part of the pandemic recovery, and how will we do it to increase sustainability, resiliency, and diversification? What road blocks can we tackle to build back better? This Forum is an opportunity to talk story with commercial airline, petroleum refining, gas and hospitality, ecotourism, waste management, and renewable fuel innovation industry practitioners in Hawaii’s bioeconomy.

Short topics and speakers for this Forum include:

• Airline industry and its sustainability initiatives: What will survive the pandemic crisis? - John Heimlich, Chief Economist and Nancy Young, VP of Environmental Affairs, Airlines for America (A4A) industry association

• Agriculture for food, energy and agri-tourism in Hawaii - Bob King and Joy Galatro of Pacific Biodiesel, and Pomai Weigert, AgBusiness Consultant with GoFarm Hawaii

• Fueling Hawaii and greening initiatives before and after the pandemic – Eric Wright, Senior Vice President for Logistics and New Business at Par Hawaii, Inc

• Clean and renewable gas utility projects and their role in supporting Hawai`i’s recovery– Laurent Nassif, Senior Director for Renewable Energy Integration at Hawaii Gas – the clean energy company

• Waste disposal and the circular economy in Hawaii - Steve Joseph, Vice President at PVT Land, LLC

• Bringing it all together: Innovation and sustainability in waste to biofuel initiatives for Hawaii- Joelle Simonpietri, Simonpietri Enterprises LLC