Advance Biofuels Markets 2010 Review

With 20 CEO’s on the speaker panel including Codexis, Solazyme, Joule, Sundrop Fuels and over 260 decision makers in attendance, the inaugural Advanced Biofuels Markets event 2010 was an event only for those really serious about the future of biofuels.  With such a who’s who of the biofuels community present, networking was serious and unrivalled.   

This was no ordinary conference.  With so many CEO’s speaking on the agenda, presentations were cutting edge and a hotbed for industry announcements.  During the conference, D Hunt Ramsbottom announced that Solena has signed a letter of intent to license Rentech’s proprietary Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel technology for GreenTech, Solena’s sustainable BioJetFuel project the United Kingdom.  SG Biofuels announced it has established a strategic partnership with Bunge North America to research and develop a model to process Jatropha seeds into a biofuel feedstock – as outlined by SG Biofuels CEO, Kirk Haney on the second day of ABM.

See you in 2011!

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500 advanced bioenergy plants needed in the US to meet RFS

The Obama Administration has projected that the US alone will need to construct 500 advanced bioenergy plants between 2011 and 2022 to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard of 21 billion gallons per year of Advanced Biofuels by 2022. 21 billion gallons starts with the first billion - the first commercial-scale plants that will carve out the business models and demonstrate the sustainability and viability of the technologies.

The Advanced Biofuels Markets conference will bring together leading experts who are bringing advanced biofuels to market, including Advanced Biofuels Company Executives, Venture Capitalists and Investment Bankers, Corporate Strategic Investment and Alliance Executives, EPC firms and industry suppliers.

Join us in San Francisco as we explore and advance the discussion of every aspect of strategy and execution as it pertains to delivering those first one billion gallons of advanced biofuels into the marketplace.

Key reasons to attend

• INDUSTRY LEADERS: Learn from first hand experiences of 17+ CEOs and Presidents who are driving the development of advanced biofuels
  
• INVESTMENT LEADERS: Explore financing options with leading venture capitalists, strategic and project financing professionals and government program directors
  
• MARKET INSIGHT: Gain n-depth analysis on the drivers for the commercialization of advanced biofuels, including cellulosic ethanol, biobutanol, algal biofuels, synfuels, renewable diesel and solar fuels.  Plus a half day focus session on strategies to profit from co-products.
  
• NETWORKING: Connect and do business with leading biofuels company executives, corporate partners and investors to ensure your success in this fast moving industry
   
• AWARDS: Attend Biofuels Digest’s Transformative Technology in Bioenergy awards reception

Learn from Advanced Biofuels leaders, including:

Bill Haywood, Chief Executive Officer, LS9
Jack Oswald, Chief Executive Officer, SynGest
Alan Shaw, President & Chief Executive Officer, Codexis
Gregory Karpinsky, Director of Biofuels, Victaulic Company 
Harrison Dillon, President & Chief Technology Officer, Solazyme
Richard Hamilton, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ceres
Doug Berven, Director of Corporate Affairs, POET
Eric McAfee, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, AE Biofuels
Dr. Aaron Kelly, Senior Manager, Business Development, Genencor
Wes Bolsen, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Government Affairs, Coskata
Paul Bryan, Biofuels Vice President, Chevron Energy Technology Company
Timothy Cesarek, Managing Director, Organic Growth Group,Waste Management
Ron Stinebaugh, Senior Vice President, Finance & Acquisitions, Syntroleum
John Hamer, Managing Director, Burrill and Company
Michael Melnick, Principal, Energy and Materials, CMEA Capital
Dan Adler, President, California Clean Energy Fund
Mark J. Riedy, Partner, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo
John M. May, Managing Director, Stern Brothers & Co
John R. Kirkwood, Partner, Krieg DeVault, LLP
Michael McAdams, Executive Director, Advanced Biofuels Association
William F. Hagy III, Director of Alternative Energy Policy, USDA
Christopher Hessler, Partner, AJW, Inc., Consultant to Iogen
Wayne W. Simmons, Chief Executive Officer, Sundrop Fuels
Bill Sims, Chief Executive Officer, Joule Unlimited
John McCarthy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Qteros
John Scott, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, PetroAlgae
Kirk Haney, Chief Executive Officer, SG Biofuels
Vincent Chornet, Chief Executive Officer, Enerkem
Rick Wilson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Cobalt Technologies
Tim Potter, Chief Executive Officer, Butamax™ Advanced Biofuels, LLC
D. Hunt Ramsbottom, Chief Executive Officer, President & Director, Rentech
Jim Imbler, President  & Chief Executive Office, Zeachem  
Theodora Retsina, President, American Process
Ann Pease, Dechert
Greg Bohlmann, Business Development, Genencor, a Danisco Division                  
Tery Kulesa, Chief Executive Officer, IR1 Group, LLC
Will Thurmond, Founder and CEO, Emerging Markets Online      
Daniel Baniszewski, Chemist, Defense Logistics Agency Energy
Shanoop Kothari, Vice President, Credit Suise 

 

Who Should Attend:

• C-Level Biofuels Company Executives
• Strategic Corporate Investors
• Alliance and Business Development Professionals
• Corporate, Venture and Project Financing Professionals
• Investment Bankers
• R&D Directors/Managers from Corporate, University, and Government Labs
• EPC Engineering Contractors
• Equipment Suppliers
• Project Management Companies
• Enzyme Companies
• Feedstock Suppliers
• Environmental and Energy Law Firms
• Trade, Tax, Ag, Environmental and Energy Policy Professionals
• Public-Private Energy Partnership Professionals
• Industry Technology Suppliers

Advanced Biofuels Markets is a co-production of the organizers of the World Biofuels Markets Congress and Biofuels Digest, the world’s most widely-read biofuels daily.