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DAY ONE: Thursday, March 27
8.00-8.40 Registration and networking breakfast
8.40 Opening of conference and Chairman’s welcome address
Simon Walker, Partner, Taylor Wessing
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8.50 Keynote address: Outlook for North American bioenergy markets
Economics of biomass and biofuels – demand versus production
The role of biofuels in addressing climate change
Prognosis and trends for renewable energy in the US
Bill Holmberg, Chairman, Biomass Coordinating Council, ACORE
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9.25 Government support mechanisms: Summary of the major energy programs in the House Farm Bill of 2007 and the tax bills
What’s changed and how can you benefit?
How will the Farm Bill impact existing biofuels programs?
What new programs are being proposed in the two versions of the bill currently pending?
What are the tax implications of the Farm Bill?
Robert Graham, Partner, Jenner & Block
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10.00 The role of the US ethanol industry in ensuring energy security
The NCERC provides workforce training to industry, academia, government and trade associations
Pilot scale: dry grind and wet mill ethanol process
Third party validation and commercial testing
John Caupert, Director, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
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10.35-11.05 Morning coffee break & networking
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11.05The potential of dedicated energy crops
Developing cellulosic biofuels using advanced plant breeding and biotechnology
Driving innovation and bringing down biofuel production costs
Spencer Swayze, Manager of Business Development, Ceres
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11.40 Alternative feedstocks – challenges and solutions
Strategies to meet increasing demand for feedstock resources
R&D, latest crop technologies and their commercial application
Jeremy Goodfellow, Vice President, Sanimax Energy
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12.15 The real story behind the 'food vs fuel' debate
Appraisal of feedstock availability, quality and price
How government support programs influence the agricultural supply chain
Alternatives to “ethanol euphoria”
Angela Reid, Vice President, Biostreet Canada
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12.50-2.20 Lunch & networking
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2.20 Financing strategies for bioenergy projects
Review of alternative approaches to finance
Trading activities, joint ventures, M&A, IPOs and hedge funds
Emerging investment opportunities in different parts of the value chain
Susan Wood, CEO, SCC Americas
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2.55 Biofuel commodity risk management strategies
Ethanol and biodiesel commodity risk
Financial risk management tools
Biofuel commodity outlook
Will Babler, Principal, First Capitol Risk Management
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3.30-4.00 Afternoon coffee break & networking
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4.00 Emerging biomethane technologies in California
Marc Kolb, Senior Product Manager, Business Development, Gas Transmission and Distribution, PG&E
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4.35 Panel session: How the auto industry's approach to and retail access to bioenergy must change
Limitations of first-generation biofuels for transport
Future strategies of auto-makers and developments in fuel blends
Beyond ethanol: opportunities for synfuels and biodiesel
Phillip Lampert, Executive Director, National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition
Brian Hazen, Manager, Energy and Environmental Policy, General Motors Corporation
Curtis Magleby, Director of Governmental Affairs, Ford Motor Company
Chris Disher, Chief Financial Officer, Flex Fuel US
5.30 Chairman's closing remarks
5.40 Networking cocktail reception in the exhibition area
DAY TWO: Friday, March 28
8.00-8.45 Registration and networking breakfast
8.45 Chairman’s opening remarks
Bob Gray, VP Business Development, World Energy Alternatives
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8.50 Role of biomass for power production
Forestry, animal and construction waste and biomass technology
Biodiesel and power generation
Bob Gray, VP Business Development, World Energy Alternatives
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9.25 Creative financing of a bioenergy-fueled combined heat and power plant
Producing syngas from gasification of forestry residue
Obtaining incentives and support from state and local government
Michael Huisenga, Associate Engineeer, Econergy International
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10.35-11.00 Morning coffee break & networking
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11.00 Second-generation biofuels: moving towards practical implementation
How to overcome two major obstacles: technology constraints and high capital costs
Benefits from developing biofuel technology and products based on patented fast pyrolysis technology
Ram G. Reddy, President, Ultimate Biofuels
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11.35 Algae's potential for driving a
carbon capture and recycle industry
Producing valuable fuel and food from CO2 using algal photosynthesis and bio-harvesting
Challenges ahead for commercial production
Jeff Mettais, Vice President, International Business Development, A2BE Carbon Capture
James Sears, Chief Technology Officer and President, A2BE Carbon Capture
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12.20-1.50 Lunch & networking
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1.50 Bioenergy projects, Renewable Energy Certificates and the carbon markets
The Clean Development Mechanism as a financing option and revenue stream
Bioenergy projects and emission offsets
Lenny Hochschild, Managing Director, North American Carbon Markets Group, Evolution Markets |
2.25 Bioenergy and international trade
Understanding the interplay between exports, imports, energy security and oil prices
Implications of international trade mechanisms and the rules of the World Trade Organization for the US bioenergy industry
Leslie Parker, Managing Director, Renewable Energy & International Law (REIL)
Gloria Visconti, Harvard University
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3.10 Lessons learned from the rise, fall and rise of Brazil's bioenergy sector
What Brazil’s experience has to teach the US market
Challenges in Brazil’s crop-based motor fuels
Opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships/investments between the US and Brazil
Andrew C Vallas, President, Agropecuaria Vallas
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3.45 Chairman’s closing remarks
4.00 Close of conference |
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