Braskem is a $15B global plastic manufacturer in Brazil. They are looking to manufacture Plastic/composite ties that will outlast wood, ideally using recycled material. They currently have this capability but are looking for product advantage/benefits around: rail/wheel interaction; ballast’s maintenance consumption; Life Cycle cost of the tie; Environment requisitions; and pavement’s levels design.
P&G is looking to drive agile in-market pilots in Europe with the goal of scaling successful services & solutions.
P&G wants to further develop their strategic framework for AI-Powered Brand Building to identify opportunities to step change the business. Areas of interest include consumer insights, campaign development, content creation & adaptation across touchpoints (messaging, image, video, animation etc.), Gen AI Brand Visibility and Agentic AI applications across the consumer journey. Deadline for applications is December 31, 2025.
P&G is seeking startups for innovative consumer experiences: 1) Making a Sustainable Lifestyle Effortless 2) AI Technologies for Digital Expert Advisors with conversational AI and hybrid human-ML, 3) Transformative Transactions including sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and autonomous supply chain, 4) Automation of Daily In-Home Consumer Tasks, and 5) Enabling Breakthrough Growth for Omnichannel Brands.
Caleb Harper - Academic Innovator
Dilip Sundaram - Corporate Keynote
Natalya Baily, CEO & Cofounder, Accion
Catherine Havasi, CEO, Luminoso
Scalable production of RNA for agriculture Andrey Zarur, Cofounder & CEO, GreenLight Biosciences Potassium fertilizer innovation Philip Wender, Managing Director, Advanced Potash Technologies Chemiresistive gas sensing for food safety Merry Smith, Senior Scientist, C2Sense Novel dehumidifying material for indoor farms Sorin Grama, Cofounder, Transaera Probiotics for plants Michael Miille, CEO, Joyn Bio [Joyn is a JV between Ginkgo Bioworks and Leaps by Bayer]