The inaugural seminar lecture for the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP) Class 16 was hosted by the BDDC. Prof. Amar Mohanty gave the seminar lecture about BDDC's research on bio-based materials, challenges and success stories with reducing the need for petroleum-based materials. The 1hr seminar was folowed by the tour of the BDDC Facility. The AALP class of 28 people was led by Rob Black, CEO of the Rural Institute of Ontario.