| World Biofuels Markets Congress Day One, 13th March 2008, |
08.00 |
Registration and Refreshments |
Sessions 1 & 2
09.00 – 13.00
Opening Keynote Session:
Global Markets, Global Industry
The opening Keynote Session of the Congress brings together a unique collection of industry leaders from across the biofuels value chain to share their insight and visions for the future development of the industry.
Moderator:
Tim Sebastian, Author, Journalist and Former Presenter of BBC’s HARDtalk
Keynote Speakers:
Jose Maria Figueres Olsen, former President Costa Rica & former Chief Executive Officer, World Economic Forum
Mariann Fischer Boel, Commisioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Lord Oxburgh, former Chairman, Shell & Chairman, D1 Oils
David Rothkopf, President & Chief Executive Officer, Garten Rothkopf
Biofuels Hard Talk
Tim Sebastian questions the keynote panel on critical issues surrounding the biofuels industry. What are their views on climate change, food vs fuel, land use, biofuels for developing nations?
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10.30 - 11.10 |
| Networking Refreshment Break & Exhibition Visit sponsored by Bioverda |
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Jens Riese, Principal, Biofuels and Industrial Biotech Practice, McKinsey & Co.
Giuseppe di Carpegna, Chief Executive Officer, Desmet Ballestra Oleo
Jeff Broin, Chief Executive Officer, POET
Per Falholt, Executive Vice President Research & Development, Novozymes
Tjerk de Ruiter, Chief Executive Officer, Genencor
Biofuels Hard Talk II
Tim Sebastian questions the keynote panel on building the future biofuels industry.
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13.00 |
Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit |
Choice of 2 Parallel Sessions: |
Session 3A
14.30 -16.00
Global Biodiesel Markets
This session will look at the global developments of the Biodiesel Markets with Biodiesel Leaders from across the globe sharing their insights as their markets develop.
Moderator:
Jens Riese, Principal, Biofuels and Industrial Biotech Practice, McKinsey & Co.
Panellists:
Peter A. Abaya, President & Chief Executive Officer, PNOC - Alternative Fuels Corporation, The Philippines
Nick Brooks, Chief Executive Officer, Bioverda, Europe
Doug Hooper, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Bioenergy, Canada
Rahul Kale, Managing Director, KemOleo Pte Ltd (A Wilmar Company), Singapore
Rob Tripp, Chief Executive Officer, Benefuel, USA
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Session 3B
14.30 -16.00
Global Ethanol Markets
This session will look at the global developments of the bioethanol markets with bioethanol leaders from across the globe sharing their insights as their markets develop.
Moderator:
Walter Pfeiffer, Partner Oil & Chemicals, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Germany
Panellists:
Andrew Owens, Chief Executive Officer, Greenergy, UK
Marcos Sawaya Jank, President & Chief Executive Officer, UNICA, Brazil
Lutz Guderjahn, Vice President, EBio & Chief Operating Officer, CropEnergies, Germany
Claus Sauter, Chief Executive, Verbio
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16.00 - 16.40 |
| Networking Refreshment Break & Exhibition Visit sponsored by Rabobank |
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Choice of 3 Parallel Sessions: |
Session 4A
16.40 -18.00
European Biodiesel Market
This session will look at the developments of the european biodiesel market and discuss the issues of imports
Moderator:
Raffaello Garofalo, Secretary General, European Biodiesel Board
Panellists:
Walter Pfeiffer, Partner Oil & Chemicals, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Germany
Dr Jochen Petersen, Chief Financial Officer, Choren Industries, Germany
Harri Turpeinen, Vice President Corporate Stakeholder Relations, Neste Oil Corporation
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Session 4B
16.40 -18.00
European Bioethanol Market
This session will look at the latest developments of the european bioethanol market and how the plants are coping with the increased feestocks costs.
Moderator:
Thomas Gameson, Director, Government & Public Affairs, Abengoa Bioenergy, Spain
Panellists:
Rob Vierhout, Secretary General, European Bioethanol Fuel Association (eBIO)
Camilla Slunge Dowling, Environment Manager, OKQ8, Sweden
Josef Modl, Executive Vice President, Vogelbusch, Austria
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Session 4C
16.40 -18.00
Latin American Focus Session
This session will look at the latest developments in the key pioneering region of Latin America.
Moderator:
Plinio Mario Nastari, President, Datagro, Brazil
Panellists:
Sergio Flores-Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, InfinityBio, Brazil
Martin Fraguio,Chief Executive Officer, MAIZAR, Argentina
Hector Huergo, President, Argentine Association of Biofuels and Hydrogen (AABH)
Marcello Brito, Commercial Director, Grupo Agropalma, Brazil
Dr Expedito Parente, President, Tecbio, Brazil
Miguel Almada, Biofuels National Programme Manager, National Agriculture Office, Argentina
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18.00 – 19.00 |
Networking Cocktail Reception in the Exhibition Hall
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19.00 |
World Biofuels Markets Gala Dinner
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| World Biofuels Markets Congress Day Two, 14th March 2008, |
08.00 |
Registration and Refreshments sponsored by Vogelbusch |
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Choice of 4 Parallel Sessions: |
Session 5A
09.00-10.30
Agriculture & Feedstocks
• What is the best sustainable way to increase biofuels production in Europe and globally?
• Which crop alternatives are feasible sources of fuel?
• How can crop acreage and yield be increased?
• How does selective breeding and genetic modification improve crop output?
Moderator:
Dietrich Klein, Chairman, EU Commission's Advisory Group on Energy Crops & Chairman, Bioenergy Working Party, COPA - COGECA
Panellists:
Tim Kroenke, Head of Biofuels, Syngenta, Switzerland
Juergen Logemann, Vice President Technology Management, BASF Plant Science, Germany
Dusty Post, Global Technology Corn Crop Lead, Monsanto, USA
Dr. Gurumurti Natarajan, Chief Operating Officer, Terasol Energy, USA
Dr Mark Winslow, Special Advisor on Biofuels, ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics)
Dror Kfir, Vice President - Biofuels, Netafim
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Session 5B
09.00-10.30
Developing & Managing Biofuels Production Plants
• How can production costs be further reduced and what is the correct scale for biofuels plants?
• What new process technologies are available?
• What lessons can be learnt from the new large scale industrial biorefining complexes?
Moderator:
Margaret Garn, Editor, Biofuels International, UK
Panellists:
Ronald van der Vlist, Managing Director, BioCnergy Europa B.V.
Michel Bloch, Product Line Manager, Biofuels Axens, France
Edgar Ahn, Technical Director, BDI - BioDiesel International, Austria
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Session 5C
09.00-10.30
Public Transport, Fleets & Marketing
How can biofuels be promoted through public transport, incorporated into fleets and be effectively marketed to the general public.
Moderator:
Heather Allen, Senior Manager, Sustainable Development, UITP (Union of
Public Transport)
Panellists:
Gustaf Landahl, Head of Department Planning & Environment, City of Stockholm and Coordinator the BEST Project (Bioethanol for Sustainable Transport)
To be announced
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Session 5D
09.00-10.30
Pipelines & Shipping
A session dedicated to the business critical sector of transporting and delivering biofuels.
Moderator:
Michael Cooper, President, Biofuel Brokers, LLC, USA
Speakers:
Charles Siqueira Labrunie, Liquid Pipelines Executive Manager, Petrobras, Brazil
Kris Truyens, Alternative Fuel Services, SGS, Belgium
Paul O’Neill, Transport Director, Deloitte, UK
Jonathan Morley, Lead Specialist & Team Leader, MARPOL Section, Lloyd's Register EMEA, UK
John Cusick, Tank Ship International
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10.30 - 11.10 |
| Networking Refreshment Break & Exhibition Visit |
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Session 6A
11.10-12.30
New Feedstock Sources
A panel discussing the development of new sources of biofuels feedstocks such as Miscanthus, Sorghum, Jatropha, Algaes – what are the key issues, can these be grown on non-agricultural lands? What is the implications for water use and other ecosystem impacts?
Moderator:
Dr. Jeremy Tomkinson, Chief Executive Officer, National Non Food Crops Centre, UK
Panellists:
A Representative, D1 Oils Plc
Douglas Frater, President & Chief Executive Officer, Global Green Solutions, Canada
Peter Hanratty, Chief Executive Officer, Fuelstock, UK
 Bob Avant, Bioenergy Program Director, Texas A&M
University, USA
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Session 6B
11.10-12.30
Biofuels Quality & Distribution
Moderator:
Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Executive Director, Europe & Africa,
International Fuel Quality Center
Panellists:
Walter Mirabello, Managing Director, Lyondell Italia, Italy
Hans Keuken, Managing Director, H.E. Blends, The Netherlands
Kurt Tyson, Business Development Manager, Intertek, UK
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Session 6C
11.10-12.30
New Countries, New Markets
This session will examine some of the new biofuels markets that are opening up across the globe.
Moderator:
Mike Wilcox, Head of Global Oil Downstream Consulting, Wood Mackenzie
New Global Biofuel Opportunities
Matthew Johnston, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), Nelson Institute, USA
Malawi:
Daniel Liwimbe, Chief Executive Officer, Ethanol Malawi, Malawi
Madagascar:
Paul Benetti, Chief Executive Officer, GEM BioFuels PLC, UK |
Session 6D
11.10-12.30
Transport Manufacturers
The views of the transport manufacturers is presented in this interactive session:
• How do biofuels impact the transport manufacturers and how do they fit into the drive to low carbon transport?
• What is the impact of the new EU fuel quality standards?
Moderator:
Anders Röj, Fuels and Lubricants, Volvo Technology Corporation
Panellists:
Shige Kobayashi, General Manager, Technology & System Analysis,
Toyota R&D Labs Inc. & Coordinating Lead Author, 4th Assessment
Report, IPCC
Urban Wästljung, Corporate Environmental Affairs, Scania, Sweden
Dr Simon Godwin, Manager, Automotive Issues, Daimler, Belgium
and lead author of the WEC - Transport Study
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12.30 |
| Networking Lunch Break & Exhibition Visit sponsored by Poet |
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14.00 |
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Session 7A
14.00 – 15.30
Global Commodity: Trading & Pricing
With global commodity prices under severe pressure what are the likely forecasts and scenarios going forward? To what extent can the global biofuels further commoditise?
Moderator:
Jonathan Kingsman, President, Kingsman, Switzerland
Panellists:
Kevin McGeeney, Chief Executive Officer, Starsupply Renewables, Switzerland
Will Babler, Risk Manager, First Capitol, USA
Richard Whitlock, Director of Industrial Crops, Frontier AG, UK
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Session 7B
14.00 – 15.30
Biorefineries, Byproducts & Bioproducts
How are multi-product biorefineries being developed and what is the importance of by/bioproducts?
Moderator:
Prof Wim Sotaert, Professor of Industrial Bioscience, Ghent University & founder of Ghent Bio-Energy Valley
Panellists:
Dr Marita Veringa Niemela, Vice President Biofuels, Poyry Engineering, Finland
Ed Lehrburger, Chief Executive Officer, PureVision Technology, USA
Robert Outram, Team Leader, Specialty Chemicals, Frost & Sullivan, UK
Marco Marchioni, Chief Executive Officer, Merloni Progetti Spa
Paul Day, Chief Executive Officer, Aquafuel Research, UK
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Session 7D
14.00 – 15.30
New Transport Users
What new transport markets are being developed for biofuels and when will they come online?
Moderator:
Robert Wilson, Chairman, Pöyry Consulting
Panelists:
David Edwards, Virgin Trains, UK
Dr Ganapathy Arumugam, CEO & Group Science Director - Biofuels Research and Development Centre, Enhanced Biofuels and Technologies, India
Dr Expedito Parente, President, Tecbio, Brazil
Jennifer Holmgren. Director, Renewable Energy and Chemicals Business. UOP LLC
Dr Simon Godwin, Manager, Automotive Issues, Daimler, Belgium
and lead author of the WEC - Transport Study
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15.30 - 16.10 |
| Networking Refreshment Break & Exhibition Visit sponsored by Novozymes |
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Session 8
16.10 – 17.00
Closing Plenary: Towards The Bio Future
What are the key issues and challenges that need to be overcome over the next year until WBM 09? What are the lessons we can learn from the past year and when and how will the transition to new sustainable biofuels be ensured and which new conversion technologies and feedstocks will come online when?
Moderator:
Sandrine Dixson-Decleve, Executive Director, Europe & Africa, International Fuel Quality Center
Speakers:
Véronique Hervouet, Chair, European Biofuels Technology Platform
Jennifer Holmgren, Director, Renewable Energy and Chemicals Business. UOP LLC
Koen Vanhoutte, Founder & Director of Sciences, SBAE Industries
Carlos Riva, Chief Executive Officer, Verenium, USA
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17.00 |
Close of Congress |
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