Day One: 6 October 2008

08.30

Registration and Refreshments

09.00

Chairman's Introduction

Bob Kozak, Founder, Advanced Biofuels USA

09.15

Financing and Investing in Next Generation Biofuels

Dr Vicky Sharpe, President and Chief Executive Officer, NextGen Biofuels Fund, SDTC (Sustainable Development Technology Canada)

09.45

The Role of Genome Modified Plants in the Commercialisation of Cellulosic Ethanol

Prof Miriam Sticklen, Professor of Crop and Soil Sciences, MSU

10.15

Interactive discussion session with speakers

10.30

Networking Break and Exhibition Visit

11.15

Case Studies: The Growing Popularity of Biocrude – Development of Renewable Transportation Fuels from Biomass

Jennifer Holmgren, Director of Exploratory and Fundamental Research, UOP
Prof Jacob Moulijn, Consultant, Bioecon/Kior and Professor of Catalysis Engineering, Delft University of Technology

12.15

Interactive discussion session with speakers

12.30

Networking Lunch and Exhibition Visit

13.40

Keynote Panel: Which Biomass-based Fuel has the Brightest Commercial Future?

• Can we really pick definitive technologies yet for 2nd generation?
• Are next generation technologies ready for prime time?
• The importance of selling blend stocks
• Where do we see synergistic possibilities?

Each speaker will be asked to give a short overview, followed by an interactive discussion session with speakers:

Dr Al Darzins, Director of Research Centre for Biofuels, NREL
Jonathan Wolfson, Chief Executive Officer, Solazyme
Eric Apfelbach, President and Chief Executive Officer, Virent
Jennifer Holmgren, Director of Exploratory and Fundamental Research, UOP
Dr Ian Jepson, Head of Biofuels R&D, Syngenta

14.30

Networking Break and Exhibition Visit

15.00

Driving the Development of Next Generation Biofuels – A Global Perspective

• What's happening in Europe and what is the EU perspective on next generation?
• How does the EU actually stimulate development of 2nd generation biofuels?
• How are the US, Asia and Europe moving forward – effect of subsidies, incentives on the industry for future growth

Each speaker will be asked to give a short overview, followed by an interactive discussion session with speakers:

Raffaelo Garofalo, Secretary General, European Biodiesel Board
Rob Vierhout, Secretary General, eBIO
Roland Stein, Associate, Freshfields
John Eustermann, Principal, Stoel Rives

15.50

Finance and Investment Panel

• Investment in next generation biofuels – how are people bridging the demonstration plant cost gap? What business models will give appropriate returns?
• Has the food versus fuel debate had a knock-on effect and affected the ability to raise money for next generation biofuels?
• Cost of feedstock and operating costs

Each speaker will be asked to give a short overview, followed by an interactive discussion session with speakers:

Philipp Hasler, Investment Director, Emerald Technology Ventures
And additional speakers to be announced

16.30

Close of Day One followed by Networking Drinks

Day Two: 7 October 2008

08.30

Refreshments and exhibition visit

09.00

Chairman's Introduction

International Developments in Cellulosic Biomass Technologies

The commercialisation of cellulosic ethanol took a big step forward recently when the US adopted a new RFS that requires annual renewable fuels use of 36 billion gallons in 2022, while limiting use of corn-based ethanol to 15 billion gallons and requiring 16 billion gallons to be derived from cellulosic sources.

• What is happening in the EU and Asia in comparison
• Ambitions to become largely dependant on non-food feedstocks?
• Breaking ground in cellulosic ethanol – what are the key challenges globally?
• How to create a cost-competitive technology and the importance of economics
• Enzyme and application technology – improving cellulosic ethanol enzymes
• Price of enzymes – expanding the enzyme business

09.15

Breaking Ground in Cellulosic Ethanol

Speaker to be announced

09.45

International Developments in Cellulosic Biomass Technologies

Emmanuel Petiot, Global Business Development Manager, Novozymes
And partner case study

10.15

International Case Studies

Each speaker will be asked to give a short presentation, followed by an interactive discussion session with speakers:

Jef Sharp, Chief Executive Officer, SunEthanol
Hideaki Yukawa, Chief Researcher, Microbiology Research Group, RITE (Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth), Japan
Michael Persson, Vice President, Dong Energy

11.15

Networking Break and Exhibition Visit

11.45

• Synthetic biology for next generation biofuels
• Delivering next generation biofuels through synthetic biology
• Promoting the next generation of biomass technologies

Each speaker will be asked to give a short presentation, followed by an interactive discussion session with speakers:

Simo Honkanen, Vice President, Renewable Fuels, Neste Oil
Dr George Kosanovich, Chief Executive Officer, Syntec Biofuel
Dr Ingo Drescher, ASFE (Alliance for Synthetic Fuels)

12.45

Networking Lunch and Exhibition Visit

13.45

Harnessing the Full Potential of Plant Biotechnology and Energy Crops

• Developing a framework for bioenergy crops – different business models for crops grown in different conditions and in different locations – where are we and where are we heading?
• Biotech – design of high-yielding dedicated energy crops
• Plant feedstock genomics for biofuels

Each speaker will be asked to give a short presentation, followed by an interactive discussion session with speakers:

Dr Ian Jepson, Head of Biofuels R&D, Syngenta
Patrick Sarrazin, Deputy R&D, IFP
Spencer Swayze, Business Development Manager, Ceres
Dr Martin Stuiver, BASF

Smart Crops for Smart Biofuels

14.45

Case Study: Growing Switchgrass on a Large Scale to Supply Biorefineries

Dr Kelly Tiller, Director of External Operations, University of Tennessee, Office of Bioenergy Programs

15.05

Networking Break and Exhibition Visit

15.35

Case Study: Sorghum for Ethanol Production

Senior Representative, Renergie Inc (awaiting final confirmation)

15.55

Case Study: The Use of Liquid Biofuels in CHP Stations

Niklas Haga, Liquid Fuel Specialist, Wartsila Finland Oy

Biofuels: Beyond Corn – Gene Sequencing

16.15

Case Study: Gene Sequencing

Jim Bristow, Head of Community Sequencing Programe, JGI (Joint Genome Institute, DOE, USA)

4th Generation Biofuels – Bio-Energy with Carbon Storage

16.35

Developments in Plant Biology and Biotechnology in Carbon Capture and Storage Techniques

Speaker to be announced

Biorefining Technology and Capabilities

16.55

Roadmap to Next Generation Biorefineries

Speaker to be announced

17.25

Close of Day Two

Focused seminar day, 8th October

Algae for Advanced Biofuels
Engineering and Optimisation of Algae for Advanced Biofuels

Algae is considered to be a promising source of renewable oil which can be processed and reRned into a variety of transportation fuels. This in depth one day seminar will examine how quickly algae is emerging as a sustainable, viable, low cost feedstock for the biofuels industry. A variety of key players will share their knowledge and understanding of this rapidly evolvingmarket.

09.00

Registration & Refreshments

09.30

Chairman's Introduction

09.45

Algae as the Ultimate Biomass Source

• What does the business model look like?
• Growing this opportunity to achieve commercial success
• Identifying best suitable algae strains

Dr Al Darzins, Director of Research Centre for Biofuels, NREL

10.15

Algae for Advanced Biofuels – New Products and Markets

• Costs of production?
• Controlling environmental conditions?
• Need for tax breaks and incentives?
• Contamination issues?

Each presenter will give a presentation, followed by an interactive discussion session with speakers:

Matt Caspari, Chief Executive Officer, Aurora Biofuels
Dr Robert Do, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Solena Group

11.15

Networking Break

11.45

Commercial Viability of Large Scale Algal Biofuel Production

• Increasing the yield and productivity of key species of algae
• How best to achieve target production costs

Each presenter will give a presentation, followed by an interactive discussion session with speakers:

Michael Weaver, Chief Executive Officer, Bionavitas
Fred Tennant, Vice President, Business Development, Petroalgae
And additional speakers to be announced

12.45

Lunch

13.45

Overcoming the Technological Challenges

• Manufacturing consistent quality fuel
• Finding new methods of getting past ‘shade wall’
• Latest technological developments

Each presenter will give a presentation, followed by an interactive discussion session with speakers:

Riggs Eckelberry, Founder and President, OriginOil
Cary Bullock, Vice President Business Development, GreenFuel Technologies Corp
And additional speakers to be announced

14.45

Close of Seminar Day