2025 Innovators Roundtable

Platinum Sponsor

CAS

CAS connects the world’s scientific knowledge to accelerate breakthroughs that improve lives. We empower global innovators to efficiently navigate today’s complex data landscape and make confident decisions in each phase of the innovation journey. As a specialist in scientific knowledge management, our team builds the largest authoritative collection of human-curated scientific data in the world and provides essential information solutions, services, and expertise. Scientists, patent professionals, and business leaders across industries rely on CAS to help them uncover opportunities, mitigate risks, and unlock shared knowledge so they can get from inspiration to innovation faster. CAS is a division of the American Chemical Society.

For more information, visit www.cas.org.

 Gold Sponsor

Lowe's Companies, Inc. 

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 18 million customers a week in the United States and Canada. With fiscal year 2019 sales of $72.1 billion, Lowe's and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts.

For more information, visit www.lowes.com.

Session Sponsors

Porter Wright

SESSION 5: Changing the Nature of Policy to Drive Sustainable Chemistry

Founded in 1846, Porter Wright is one of the oldest continually operating law firms in the U.S. We are more than 170 attorneys and public policy professionals operating from nine offices in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida and Washington, DC. We serve clients in more than 30 practice areas, enjoying long-term relationships with key businesses in the utility, financial services, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, retail, and service sectors.

For more information, visit www.porterwright.com.

Hexion

SESSION: Day 3 Keynote Address

Hexion is a global leader in adhesives and performance materials, recognized for setting the standard in innovation, quality, and reliability. Hexion delivers specialty products and solutions that power progress in construction, agriculture, energy, automotive, and infrastructure protection, all markets where performance and sustainability are critical. With more than 150 years of industry leadership, Hexion combines unmatched expertise in chemistry, advanced manufacturing equipment, and AI-driven industrial processing to help customers improve efficiency and performance across every aspect of operations. Building on its heritage in chemistry, Hexion is advancing cellulose-based innovations that will enable the next generation of sustainable, high-performance solutions. Driven by a commitment to preserve natural resources, Hexion is shaping the future of materials science and driving transformative change across industries.

For more information, visit www.hexion.com.