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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Ruud Lubbers
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A TRACK RECORD OF DELIVERY • Industry Leaders: Hear first hand experiences of Foundation of Strategic Thinking
250 experts, including 50 CEOs and Presidents,
2000 Tim Yeo
who are driving the future development of biofuels Member of Parliament
• Market Insight: In-depth analysis on advanced UK Government Environmental
Audit Committee
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biofuels, aviation, algae, trading, finance, energy
crops, biorefineries and biobased chemicals Philip New
Chief Executive Officer
• Networking: Connect, exchange ideas and do BP Biofuels
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1000 business with 2000 leading biofuels executives, Heikki Malinen
corporate partners and investors President & Chief Executive Officer
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Pöyry PLC
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• Exhibition: Interact with the market
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Andrew Owens
500 leaders showcasing their latest technological Chief Executive Officer
developments Greenergy
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World Biofuels Markets (WBM) is the leading annual industry networking event where the leaders of the
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have attended to date.
World Biofuels Markets 2011 Agenda At A Glance
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Downstream Biofuels
Global Biodiesel
Sustainability, Certification and iLUC Aviation Biofuels
Biofuels Policy 20 20 20
Global Bioethanol Advanced Biofuels
Algae
Biofuels Partnerships
Biorefinery Platforms
Energy Crops Automotive Futures
Military Biofuels
BioEnergy Finance and Investment Biofuels Standards
Trading Biofuels
Port of Rotterdam Tour Biofuels Shipping, Storage and Logistics
Biofuels & Developing Nations
BioPower Generation BioPower Generation ETBE
The Biofuels NGO Debate & Improving
Bio-Based Chemicals Bio-Based Chemicals Biofuels Communication and PR
Biogas Utility & Biogas Utility Biofuels from Forestry
Developer Forum and Developer Forum and Industrial By-products
Transport Biofuels Biomass for
Carbon Markets 101
Market Brief Biogas and Power
Gala dinner and
Networking Drinks Reception Close of WBM 2011
Sustainable Biofuels Awards
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What’s new for World Biofuels Markets 2011? Meet the entire biofuels
world in just 3 days
• 19 specialty sessions including new focused sessions on
World Biofuels Markets 2010 was the biggest event yet with over
Bioenergy and Investment, Military Biofuels and Trading Biofuels 1400 attendees from 56 countries – 35% of these were C-level
industry leaders.
• Co-located with full 2 day conferences on BioPower
2011 promises to be even bigger with 2000 people expected in
Generation, Bio-Based Chemicals and Biogas Rotterdam over 3 days of high-level content and unrivalled
networking opportunities.
• 250+ industry-leading speakers with more case studies than The World Biofuels Markets congress and exhibition brings together
ever before the entire biofuels world, from suppliers, producers and oil majors
to investors, regulatory bodies and academics. Plus, co-located
• The most networking time of any global biofuels event: events covering bio-based chemicals, biopower generation and
25+ hours over 3 days biogas make World Biofuels Markets the must-attend event in the
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@ World Biofuels Markets 2011 • Sustainable Biodiesel Award
• Sustainable Biofuels Technology Award
Recognising excellence in sustainable biofuels development • Green Shoots Award
Judged by an elite panel of independent industry experts, the Sustainable Biofuels Awards are • Biofuels Adoption Award
designed to recognise the tremendous innovation that is taking place in the development of truly
sustainable and renewable fuels. • Biofuels Leadership Award
The awards ceremony will take place during the World Biofuels Markets Gala Evening on 23rd
March 2011 and will provide an opportunity for the industry to get together and celebrate
companies and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of Past winners include:
sustainable biofuels.
Make your nominations online at Abengoa, Argent Energy PetroAlgae,
Project Gaia, SBAE Industries, Sekab,
www.worldbiofuelsmarkets.com/awards Solazyme, Sustainable Oils
Nominations close 21st February 2011
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Utilities, developers and investors will share best practice for developing biomass power generation plants,
Keynote speaker biographies: financing projects and developing fuel supply chains.
Conference Day One
Jeremy Rifkin is President of the Foundation on Economic Trends and the author of
seventeen bestselling books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on Keynote: Scaling Up Biopower Production
the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. Mr. Rifkin is the principle • Understand how to recognise the cost gap with fossil fuels
• Can biomass replace coal? How fast will the biomass industry grow and to what scale?
architect of the European Union’s Third Industrial Revolution long-term economic
• How do the latest developments in EU biomass legislation affect utilities?
sustainability plan to address the triple challenge of the global economic crisis, energy
Moderator: Raoul Oberman, Director, Leader of Sustainability and Resource
security, and climate change.
Productivity Practice, McKinsey
Ruud Lubbers was Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994 and is now Mark Bugler, Head of Energy Technology and Innovation, British Gas
an activist for the preservation of the environment. Mr Lubbers currently Chairs the Sean Ebnet, Director of New Business, Drax
Board of Trustees of the Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN) and the Thomas Maite, Director of Supply, Dalkia
Rotterdam Climate Initiative. Jonathan Hoopes, President and Chief Executive Officer, GreenHunter
Tim Yeo is Member of Parliament for South Suffolk, UK. His previous roles include Bioenergy Regulation and Policy
Minister of State for the Department of the Environment, with responsibility for climate • What legislative policies really stand out in EU countries?
change and energy efficiency policy and Member of the Shadow Cabinet, shadowing • What further improvements need to be made to achieve RES targets?
• Overcome the non-financial constraints of a biopower project: planning, grid connection
Agriculture, Trade & Industry, Health, Education, Environment and Transport.
Hans van Steen, Head of Unit, Regulatory Policy and Promotion of Renewable
Heikki Malinen was appointed President and CEO of Pöyry PLC in 2008. Over the Energy, DG Energy, European Commission
years, he held various management positions including Executive Vice President, Caroline Season, Senior Policy Adviser Bioenergy,
Strategy at UPM-Kymmene Corporation and President, UPM North America. UK Department of Energy and Climate Change
Philip New has led BP’s Biofuels business since its inception in 2006. Since joining BP from Jules Kortenhorst, Chief Executive Officer, European Climate Foundation
Oxford University in 1983, Philip has worked across BP in roles in Europe and Asia as well as Calliope Panoutsou, Vice President, Technology Management,
BP’s business-to-business sales and marketing operations in Europe and North America. Imperial College London
Andrew Owens set up Greenergy in 1992. The company has grown rapidly to become Wood-to-Biopower Production
one of Britain’s largest fuel suppliers, selling one sixth of all road fuel in the UK and • What is the market potential of wood-based feedstocks: forestry and saw mill residue, pros and cons of
about a third of its biofuel. Greenergy sources biofuel globally with a particular focus on wood pellets or wood chips?
Brazil through Greenergy Brazil, and owns and operates a biodiesel plant in the UK. • Selection and optimisation of power plant technology & optimisation of fuel through the use of torrefaction
• How can forestry companies capitalise on integrating bio-energy production with existing operations?
Jan Ernst de Groot is Managing Director and member of the Board of Management • Co-firing applications in wood-to-energy plants
of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. He joined KLM in 1992. Over the years, he held various Gil Patrao, Member of the Board, EDP Bioelectrica*
management positions including commercial alliances, labor relations, Schiphol strategy, Yves Ryckmans, Chief Technology Officer Biomass, GDF-SUEZ Group
environment and corporate center. Calum Wilson, Managing Director, Forth Energy (part of Scottish
Southern Energy)
Luis López-van Dam, General Manager of Energy and New Projects, Ence
Catherine L. Phillips, Vice President, Sustainable Forestry, Weyerhaeuser
Keynote Session
Building Robust Regional and International Supply Chains
• Security of biomass supply: how can you create a solid contract with your supplier?
09.00 -10.45 23rd March 2011 • What is the domestic potential in Europe and what are the barriers to sourcing feedstock from overseas?
• Developing sustainable supply chains through agricultural/forest residues and short-rotation energy crops
Keynote Session – Towards a Global Sustainable
Goran Lundgren, Head of Biomass Venture, Vattenfall
Bioeconomy Jorrit Hachmer, Vice President of Biofuel Trading & Development, RWE
This Keynote Session brings together global leaders and thinkers to share their views on key issues of the Douglas Bradley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Bioenergy
day that impact the rapidly maturing biofuels industry: climate change, global economy, oil price volatility, Association *
trade barriers, innovation and energy demand.
• Have we entered a new era of greater Government involvement in markets?
• What are the key externalities likely to impact the development of the biofuels industry? Conference Day Two
• How can business adapt to the changing environment?
World Biofuels Markets Keynote Session 1
Jeremy Rifkin, Founder & President,
Foundation of Strategic Thinking Biopower Finance and Investment
• What are investors’ current perspectives on the landfill gas, municipal waste-to-energy, wood-to-power
Ruud Lubbers, markets and new biopower technologies?
Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands • What is the cost of equity in these deals?
• What are the technical, political and supply chain risks?
Tim Yeo, Member of Parliament, Neil Bailey, Head of Biomass Procurement, RWE Npower
UK Government Environmental Audit Committee Joost Declerck, Deputy Managing Director, Dexia Lease
Heikki Malinen, President & Chief Executive Officer,
Pöyry Plc Case Study: Convert Coal to Biomass
• What are the incentives to convert to biomass and what regulatory framework needs to be in place to
encourage more projects?
• Technical issues behind biomass conversion: grinding and feedstock treatment, furnaces and retrofitting
11.15-12.45 23rd March 2011
Peter Thomsen, Power Commercial Business Development, DONG Energy Power
Keynote Session – Towards Global Sustainable Biofuels
Global biofuels leaders and a prospective consumer will share their insight on how the biofuels industry is
Scaling Up the Use of Cogeneration
• Combine heat and power to maximise resources and energy efficiency
developing and tackling the critical issue of creating cost effective, low carbon fuels from a variety of • The applications of gasification technologies and pyrolysis oil
sustainable sources. • Application of heat for CHPDH and industrial applications
• How has the biofuels industry matured over the past year? Björn Fredriksson Möller, Project Manager Gasification Development, E.ON
• What is the impact of the RED Sustainability Criteria? Lars Ehrlen, Manager of Heat & Power, VEAB - Växjö Energi
• What is the true pace of innovation in the fuels industry?
Philip New, Chief Executive Officer, Energy-from-Waste
BP Biofuels • Government incentives for EfW: from levy exemptions to Renewable Obligation Plans
• Do the benefits of CHP outweigh the extended procurement process to produce heat from your EfW project?
Andrew Owens, Chief Executive Officer, • Changing corporate strategies in the paper and pulp industry to create new revenue streams
Greenergy • Closed loop systems and integrated waste cycles
Hansjörg Roll, Managing Director, MVV Umwelt
Jan Ernst de Groot, Board Member, Ella Stengler, Managing Director, Confederation of European Waste-to-
KLM Energy Plants (CEWEP)
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Consumer brands, government representatives and chemical producers will discuss how to increase bio- This conference will explore the latest developments and business opportunities in the European biogas market.
based chemical competitiveness through advances in policies, consumer attitudes, conversion methodologies
and scale up methods. Conference Day One
Conference Day One Utility Biogas Strategies
• How are utilities integrating biogas into the energy mix?
The Status of the Bio-Based Chemicals Market • Hear utility perspectives on local and regional biogas power and grid development
• In which sectors and for which products is there the biggest appetite for bio-based products? • European biogas grid and distribution challenges
• Oil and carbon cost forecasts and the niche this creates for bio-based products Klaus Dorninger, Managing Director, Erdgas OÖ
• Have bio-based chemicals demonstrated they can be cost competitive? Klaas de Jong, Senior Technology Advisor, Essent Warmte
Doug Cameron, Founder and Managing Director, Alberti Advisors Mark Bugler, Energy Technology & Innovation Manager, British Gas
Ton Runneboom, Chairman, Biobased Raw Materials Platform Marc Perrin, Project Manager, Energy Plant Service, GDF SUEZ
Jonathan Lowe, Commercial Director, EMEA, Arizona Chemical Pasi Torri, Head of Business Unit, Gasum
Current and Required Legislation Needed to Drive the Pan-European Biogas Roadmap
• EU policy for organic residues, landfills, wastewater and farm energy generation
Bio-Based Chemicals Market • Which support schemes and legislations are in place in different member states?
• Europe wide and national proposals for pushing public procurement, standardisation, labelling & certification • How are public sectors helping the industry move forward?
• Lessons to be learnt from the US Lucy Hopwood, Land & Agriculture Manager, NNFCC
• Carbon targets in light of Cancun and forecasts for the impact on target sectors
Gerrit Volk, Head of Grid Injection Division, Bundesnetzagentur
Roel Bol, Programme Director Bio-Based Economy, Ministry Agriculture,
(Federal Network Agency)
Nature and Food Quality
Caroline Marchais, Delegue Generale, ATEE Club Biogaz
Christian Patermann, Advisor on Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy,
Senior Representative, European Biogas Association*
Land Government of North Rhine–Westphalia
Peter Schintlmeister, Chair, Ad-hoc Advisory Group on Bio-based Products, Farm Based Anaerobic Digestion & Organic Recycling
Lead Market Initiative & Austrian Federal Ministry for Economics, • Latest updates about sustainable biowaste recycling and energy recovery
Family and Youth • What are the best ways to reuse the agricultural and animal residues for biogas?
• What are the socio-economic contributions of biogas for dairy/hog/poultry/fish farmers?
• How to combine composting and biogas for a more profitable business
Consumer Brands Driving the Bio-Based Chemicals Market Mikael Runeson, President, Nordisk Etanol & Biogas
• What are the key criteria behind selecting bio-based chemicals for product lines: is price the sole Torben Ravn Pedersen, National Specialist, Biogas & Slurry Separation,
consideration?
• Have bio-based chemicals demonstrated advantageous characteristics over petrochemicals and can this Morsø Bioenergi
demand a premium? Gunilla Nilsson, Head of Biogas & Landfill, NSR
• Projections for future strategies and timelines relating to bio-based content and sustainability goals Pål Bråthen, Chief Executive Officer, BioWaz
• Case studies of successful marketing campaigns to incorporate bio-based chemicals
Bob Crawford, Science Area Leader, Processing and Supply Chain Futures, Municipality Solid Waste and Wastewater for AD
Unilever Home & Personal Care R&D • MSW collection, separation and pre-treatment for AD
• Benchmarking: landfill methane and wastewater sewage sludge biogas to biomethane
Cees van Dongen, Director Sustainable Packaging Solutions, Coca Cola • Lifecycle assessment of biogas and MBT syngas
Andy Sweetman, Business Development and Sustainability Manager, Innovia • What are the solutions for MSW AD digestate?
Films & Chairman, European Bioplastics Association Tico Cohen, Biogas Senior Process Manager, Rhodia Energy Services
Glenn Barrett, Chief Executive Officer, Ortholite Stefan Kromus, Chief Executive Officer, Enbasys
Randy Mott, President, CEERES
Developing an Effective and Secure Supply Chain Margaret Heavey, Head of Strategic Planning, Greenstar
• Options including co-location, partnerships and offtake agreements
• The current gaps in bio-based supply chains and how to bridge them Conference Day Two
• Competing within and working with established supply chains in the chemical industry
Speakers to be announced World Biofuels Markets Keynote Session 1
Conference Day Two Finance and Investment
• Hear about the opportunities and challenges for investing in biogas projects
World Biofuels Markets Keynote Session 1 • What are banks and investors looking for in a promising business plan for an AD plant?
• What are the hidden costs for on-farm AD and MSW/wastewater investment?
World Biofuels Markets Keynote Session 2 Andreas Glatzer, Managing Director, Renewable Equity Department, Renergie
Further speakers to be announced
New Conversion Platforms to Develop Bio-Based Chemicals
• Examination of approaches including enzyme and chemical catalysts, fermentation methodologies & Biogas in the Transport Sector
synthetic biology • What is the reality of mass use of biogas in vehicles and what incentives are there in different EU states
• Advances in microbial strain development and technology for Natural Gas Vehicles?
• How can you ensure you will have a winning technology? How mature is the platform? Is it scalable? • Biomethane as a road transport fuel: a solution for low carbon transportation?
What will economics at a commercial scale look like? • Innovations in transportation biogas production, storage, fuelling and distribution
• Ensuring comparable purity, functionality, and contaminant profile to petrochemicals Peter Boisen, Honorary Chairman, NGVA
Johan Sanders, Professor of Valorisation of Plant-Based Production Chains, Mattias Hennius, Head of Communication, E.ON
Wageningen UR Michael Köttner, Director, International Biogas and Bioenergy Centre of
Competence
Scaling Up and Improving Yields of Bio-Based Chemicals
• Recovery and purification methods of individual compounds including direct precipitation, extraction, ion Biogas Project Development and Plant Operation
exchange, membranes, and esterification • Hear how to overcome planning and permitting issues
• Technology selection, cost reduction & achieving economies of scale • How can developers limit potential risk mitigation in biogas projects?
• Case studies of taking production lines from bench to pilot to commercial scale • Process control strategies of biogas yield stability
Speakers to be announced • Biogas cleaning and upgrading
Guido Bruch, Leader of Biogas, GASAG (Berlin Gas Corporation)
Anneli Petersson, Research Manager, IEA Task 37, SGC
Janne Buhaug, Project Manager R&D, Lindum
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MAIN AUDITORIUM Greenergy ........................................64
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Union World Group ........................36
Choren Industries ............................38
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8. Hear from 250 Experts and 50 CEOs driving the future
Sustainability, Certification and iLUC Aviation Biofuels
Biofuels producers and sustainability experts will address the latest developments in the environmental Airlines, next generation fuel developers and plant developers will share best practice and outline strategies
impact of biofuels including iLUC modelling, sustainability policy, and the first certification schemes. for future development as this exciting new market develops pace.
Sustainability Developments of First and Second Commercialisation of Aviation Biofuels
Generation Biofuels and Bioenergy • What is the current status of aviation biofuels development?
• What is the potential in terms of a sustainable bioenergy and biofuels offering? • What hurdles must be overcome for aviation biofuels to become a commercial reality?
• To what extent are the guidelines being met and which aspects of the RED criteria are proving the most • What are the expected timelines for commercial bio-fuelled flights?
challenging? Thijs Komen, Director of Business Innovation, KLM
• What is the Commission’s stance on the promotion of biofuels exhibiting high green house gas savings, Jonathan Counsell, Head of Environment, British Airways
and what does this mean for the industry?
Joachim Buse, Head of Aviation Biofuel, Lufthansa
Elmar Baumann, Chief Executive Officer, Verband der Deutschen
Martin Porsgaard Nielsen, Manager, Environment and Sustainability, SAS Group
Biokraftstoffindustrie
Joe Bauer, Director of Asset Management, Net Jets
Martina Otto, Head of the Energy and Transport Policy Unit, United Nations
Environment Programme Policy and Certification
Dr. Stefan Bringezu, Senior Fellow and Director, Department for Material Flows • What are the latest developments in aviation fuel policies?
and Structural Change, Wuppertal Institute • Which steps are required to support the development of sustainable aviation fuels?
Patrick Lynch, Biofuel Sustainability Manager, Greenergy • How is certification for Bio SPK as an aviation biofuel developing?
• What are the main technology and safety challenges and how can they be overcome?
Analysis of EU Sustainability Policy Thomas Roetger, Assistant Director, International Air Transport Agency (IATA)
• How to supply biofuels into the EU during the period of regulatory uncertainty, as sustainability schemes Lourdes Maurice, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, Environment and Energy,
are implemented Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• What potential incentive structures can ensure sustainability compliance? Paul Nash, Head of New Energies, Airbus
• What are the latest developments and implications of biofuels certificate policies?
Darrin Morgan, Director, Sustainable Biofuels Strategy, Boeing
Dieter Bockey, General Manager, Union for Promoting Oilseed and Protein Plants
Jonathan Hart, Environment Strategy Manager - Civil Aerospace, Rolls-Royce
Juan Marco Alvarez, Director, Economy and Environmental Governance Group,
International Union for the Conservation of Nature Developing New Sources for Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Ausilio Bauen, Director, E4Tech • How can sustainability of feedstocks be guaranteed?
• How can new energy crops be harvested effectively to supply the aviation market?
Certification Schemes – Implementing the Renewable • Which sources are likely to become available and over what timeframe: virgin oils for example algae,
jatropha, camelina, waste biomass?
Energy Directive Sgouris Sgouridis, Engineering Systems & Management, Masdar Institute of
• How will recent developments in certification schemes fit within EC criteria?
• How have the schemes been received by the industry? Science and Technology
• Establish definitions and key measurements to create comprehensive and compatible benchmarking Volker Gollnick, Head of the Institute of Air Transport Concepts and Technology
Bastien Sachet, Development Director, TFT Forests Evaluation, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Alwin Kopse, Executive Secretary, Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels Further speakers to be announced
Aaron Berry, Head of Carbon & Sustainability, Renewable Fuels Agency
Norbert Schmitz, Project Director, ISCC System Conversion Technologies and Processing Feedstocks
David Glenister, Sustainability Expert, SGS for Aviation
• Which conversion processes are suitable for developing aviation fuel?
Practical iLUC Modelling and Monitoring Strategies • Which demonstration and early stage plants are being built and what are lessons for future development?
• How is iLUC being measured and is it being done effectively? • What are the future perspectives for next generation technologies?
• How can future iLUC modelling be made more consistent and reliable? Dirk Kronemeijer, Managing Director, SkyNRG
• What policy decisions would support a reduction in iLUC? Is the iLUC factor/number the best option? Further Speakers to be announced
Uwe Fritsche, Head, Energy & Climate Division, Oeko-Institut
Norma Tregurtha, Senior Policy Manager, iSEAL
Andre Faaij, Professor, Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development
László Máthé, Bioenergy Coordinator, WWF International
Biofuels Policy 20 20 20
Policy experts will debate the value of current policy and how the targets will be measured and met.
Global Biodiesel Biofuels Policies Analysis Session – Towards 20 20 20
Join global biodiesel leaders to discuss the key issues, including global trade, regional policy and forecasts • Overview of current targets, relevant policies and what they mean for the industry
for the future. • Key metrics, including the use of ‘carbon per tonne’ measuring systems
Global Biodiesel Leaders Roundtable Discussion • How to create the second generation biofuels market, is there sufficient regulatory support?
• What effects do sustainability criteria and trade policy have on the growth of global trade? Moderator: Tammy Klein, Assistant Vice President, Global Biofuels Center,
• What evolutions are needed in regional policies to drive markets forward? Hart Energy
• What are the impacts of Government support and what can be expected in the future? Ralph Brieskorn, International Policy Manager Biofuels,
Jean-Francoise Rous, Director of Innovation, Prolea Dutch Ministry of Housing Spatial Planning & the Environment
José Carlos Aguilera, Chief Executive Officer, Brasil Ecodiesel Alan Hecht, Director for Sustainable Development, Office of Research and Development,
Erik Rietkerk, Managing Director, WILMAR Europe Holdings US EPA
Further Speakers to be announced Senior Representative, European Commission
Global Bioethanol
Industry leaders will meet to discuss global opportunities and challenges as the market for bioethanol develops.
Global Bioethanol Leaders Roundtable Discussion
Biofuels Partnerships
With the huge wave of advanced biofuels innovators looking at the many different possible pathways to low
• What effects do sustainability criteria and trade policy have on the growth of global trade?
cost, low carbon, low impact fuels, this session will look at the importance of partnerships and alliances.
• What evolutions are needed in regional policies to drive markets forward?
• What are the impacts of Government support and what can be expected in the future? Advanced Biofuels Partnerships and Securing
Alexei Ablayev, President, Russian Biofuels Association
Rob Vierhout, Secretary General, ePURE
Feedstock Supply
• How to secure finance and strategic investors
Richard Stark, Advocacy Manager, Renewables, British Sugar • How to integrate the upstream value chain to ensure energy crops supply, transportation and pretreatment
Ricardo Arjona, General Director, Abengoa Bioenergia • How to construct a highly efficient, cost competitive biorefinery
Grant Pearson, Commercial Director, Ensus Group Nicolas Denis, Partner, McKinsey
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9. Platinum Sponsors:
of biofuel development
Algae Energy Crops
Experts will meet to reveal the latest developments in algae research, the newest harvesting, dewatering Bioenergy plant experts and agronomists examine developing plant science and feedstock system
and modification techniques, and debate how the process can be scaled up. development for a new range of energy rich feedstocks.
Scaling Up Algae Production to Commercially Viable Levels Moderator: David Glass, Director, D. Glass Associates
• Identifying product partners that ensure the financial viability of algae
• What are the logistical implications of scaled-up production in terms of cost, supply of nutrients, water High Powered Energy Crops
and CO2? • Overview of new high-yielding energy crops such as switchgrass, miscanthus, energy cane, sorghum,
• What role will biorefineries and co-products play in the commercial future of algae? camellina and coconuts
Claudio Rocchietta, Managing Partner, Biofuels Partners • What is the value of the feedstocks - possible yields, cropping density, propagations and genetic
improvements?
John Benemann, Consultant, Benemann Associates
Mario Tredici, Department of Agrarian Biotechnology, Florence University Caroline Midgley, Head of Biofuels & Biomass, LMC
Olaf Kruse, Professor, Bielefeld University A Focus on Jatropha
• What is the impact of growing Jatropha on the wider environment and water resources?
Optimising Efficiency in Algae Harvesting and Dewatering • What is the price of feedstock?
• What are the latest developments in optimal harvesting techniques? • What is the potential yield and scalability of the biofuel?
• How can energy consumption be reduced during the dewatering process? Sriram Srinivasan, General Manager, Strategy & Marketing, JOil
• What is the potential for cost efficiency in large scale projects? Thilo Zelt, President, Jatropha Alliance
Marco Brocken, Managing Director, Evodos Kirk Haney, President and Chief Executive Officer, SG Biofuels
Enrique Espí, Senior Technologist, Repsol Henk Joos, Science and Technology Director, D1 Oils
Identifying and Creating the Ideal Strain Feedstock Systems and Cropping
• How do developments in synthetic and genetically modified algae impact productivity? • Learn how energy crops can be harvested effectively
• How to find and nurture algae strains that can be grown and harvested cost-effectively on a worldwide scale • How can sustainable agricultural systems be modified such as greater adoption of no-till cropping?
• CASE STUDY: a detailed look at recent work on algae strains • How can collection and delivery of agricultural residues be improved?
Ben Graziano, Technology Commercialisation Manager, Innovations, Gavin Maxwell, Senior Partner, Coolfin Partnership
The Carbon Trust
Raffaello Garafolo, Executive Vice President, European Algae Biomass Next Gen Plant Biotech: Plant Science and Genetic
Association Developments
Rene Wijffels, Bioprocess and Engineering Group, Wageningen University • What modifications can be made to plants, breeding and crop traits?
& Research • How can key plant genes be improved to make crops achieve greater yields and higher quality?
• Developing high yield cellulosic biomass crops that need less water
David Glass, Director, D. Glass Associates
The Regulatory and Legal Landscape
• What is the status of funding and regulatory benefits, tax incentives, subsidies and other financial
benefits currently given to other ‘incumbent’ feedstocks?
• How can effective policy stimulate the market for algae biofuels?
• What is the actual sustainability of algae taking into account food, feed, water security and biodiversity?
Kyriakos Maniatis, Deputy Head of Unit, Regulatory Policies and Promotion of Biorefinery Platforms
Renewables, DG ENER, European Commission A look at the heart of the biofuels, biochemicals and bioproducts industry and its evolution - the biorefinery.
Maelle Soares Pinto, Director Biofuels Europe and Africa, Hart Energy
Business Models Multi-Product Platforms
• How do biorefinery product categories differ for biofuels & biochemicals, agro & forestry, pulp & paper,
sugar & starch, chemical, and traditional refining?
Advanced Biofuels • What really are the proven business models for biorefiners?
• What potential challenges and opportunities lie ahead?
Leading experts who are driving the commercialisation of advanced biofuels will examine latest Klaus Neumann, Vice President, Business Development, Borregaard Industries
developments in cellulosic ethanol, biobutanol, renewable diesel, synfuels and solar fuels. Mikael Hannus, Vice President, Biorefinery & Bioenergy, Stora Enso
Scaling Up Cellulosic Ethanol and Reducing the Costs Biorefinery Partnerships and Case Studies
• How to overcome the issues of biorefinery finance, feedstock and enzyme costs • How can single process plants and multiple-process sites optimise their processes and multiple product
• What is the global picture for the industry? Where are production units under construction? lines by working in partnership with advanced biofuels and other biobased product companies?
• How will US plants overcome the blend wall restriction? • What can we learn from the early adopters and initial developments?
Jim Lane, Editor, Biofuels Digest • Why are new partnerships crucial to the success of biorefineries?
Mark Emalfarb, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Dyadic Senior Representative, BioMCN
Poul Ruben Anderson, Global Marketing Director, Novozymes Birgit Kamm, Scientific Director, Institute Biopos
Ad de Laat, Director, Cosun
Biobutanol Unsung: Track the Steady, Unheralded
Progression and Development Optimise Biorefineries and Integrate Biomass Utilisation
• What are the advantages of this pathway? • Best practice in optimising the running of biorefinery units
• When will biobutanol become commercially viable? • How can biorefineries minimise their environmental footprint and be energy efficient?
• Can cellulosic biorefineries be retrofitted? • Which new innovations in process engineering are leading to productivity gains?
James R. Hettenhaus, Director & Co-founder, CEA Inc René Van Ree, Program Manager Bioenergy, Wageningen University &
Co-Chair, European Biofuel Technology Platform
Gasification, Pyrolysis and Biomass to Liquids Jobien Laurijssen, Project Leader, EFORWOOD, Dutch Association of Paper
• Alternative thermo chemical and Fischer Tropsch pathways to extracting oil from ligno cellulosic feedstocks & Board Industries
• What business models and co-products are possible? Koert Ackerman, Director, VION Food*
Matthias Rudloff, Head of Business Development, Choren
The Future of Biorefinery Evolution
“Drop In” Fuels, Solar Biofuels and Consolidated Bio- • What is the market potential for commercial biorefineries?
• How are policy and legislation affecting the industry?
processing Fuels • How will biorefineries fit in the changing economy and society? How will the sector evolve?
• What are the likely production costs for ‘drop in’, CBP and other solar fuels?
• What are the advantages compared with other biofuels pathways?
Ed de Jong, Co-Task leader, IEA Bioenergy Task 42 on Biorefineries
• What barriers to commercialisation remain and when would production be realistic? Gerfried Jungmeier, Energy Research, Joanneum Research
Michael McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association Hermann Stockinger, Sales Director, BDI – BioEnergy International
Hermann Stockinger, Sales Director, BDI BioEnergy International AG Stefan Kromus, Chief Executive Officer, Enbasys
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10. “Quality of people who attend is very high. The right
audience, the right people, the right environment.”
Greenergy
Automotive Futures ETBE
Vehicle manufacturers will examine recent advances in biofuel technology and discuss the challenges that This session will look at this important and often underrated bio component, how it complements ethanol
and in which markets it is growing.
they face for biofuels to become a commercial reality.
• Which are the major ETBE markets?
Automotive Futures – Options Towards Sustainable Mobility • What are the latest sources of production?
• How will the global ETBE market develop?
• What are the technical impacts of biofuels on engines?
• What are the challenges for vehicle manufacturers?
Moderator: Sunanda Banerjee, Secretary General,
• How can powertrain be optimised for alternative fuels? European Fuel Oxygenates Association
Moderator: Kenneth Rose, Technical Coordinator for Fuel Quality and Emissions, Further speakers to be announced
Concawe
Kjell AC Bergström, Chief Executive Officer & President, GM Powertrain
Urban Wästljung, Corporate Environmental Affairs, Scania
Biofuels Standards
Frank Seyfried, Head of Research, Fuel Cell and Fuels, Volkswagen Global Biofuels Standards Roundtable
• Hear the global counterparts of Brazil, EU and USA give an update on developments in Biofuels
Dorothee Lahaussois, Manager, Toyota Motor Europe, Toyota Standards, towards consensus
• Understand the repercussions taking place globally for biodiesel and bioethanol
• Discuss the current issues for global trade
Speakers to be announced
BioEnergy Finance and Investment Biofuels Standards for Road Transport
Key players from different parts of the financial value chain will examine the appetite for investment in the • Hear biodiesel and bioethanol updates on CEN, ASTM and ANP Standards
sector and the risks and opportunities in second generation biofuels investment • Understand the volatility issues at higher ethanol concentrations
• Fuel Quality directive
Biofuels Economics Speakers to be announced
• Analyse the factors that affect the economics of biofuels
• How can the biofuels industry cope with oil price and feedstock volatility? Biofuels Standards for Aviation and Advanced Biofuels
• Update on the latest forecasts for oil prices, commodities indexes, and the pricing of “waste” streams • Understand the progress being made in various areas on biofuels for the aviation industry to include use
Joe Dewhurst, Equity Research, European and Global Sector Chemicals, UBS in existing equipment, as well as new standards, new fuels, and new engines and aircraft development
• Hear perspectives on the opportunities and challenges for integrating biofuels in the aviation supply chain
Investment Bank Speakers to be announced
Jos B. Peeters, Managing Director, Capricorn Venture Partners
Expansion Capital for Next Generation Biofuels Platforms Military Biofuels
• What are the upstream investment opportunities in the bioenergy value chain? Defence Organisations around the World are beginning to factor in peak oil threats and look at ways to
• How to avoid key risks highlighted during the first generation build-out minimise supply chain costs.
• What role should public funding play? • Are biofuels a key strategic priority?
• Are investors returning to biofuels processing and who is financing the build-out of next generation biofuels? • What are the scale and importance of military fuel supply chains?
David Berry, Partner, Flagship Ventures • How can biofuels projects be integrated into military organisations?
Harry Boyle, Senior Analyst, Bloomberg New Energy Finance Speakers to be announced
Marcel Gerritsen, Global Head of REIF, Rabobank Military Biofuels Projects
Pedro Herrera, Senior Vice President, HSBC Several early military biofuels projects and collaborations will be discussed.
• Military aviation biofuels
• Land vehicles biofuels
Venture Finance, IPOs and Exits • Navy biofuels
• How can biofuels investors ensure optimal ROI? Speakers to be announced
• The role of multi-product business models in the future of biofuels investment: do they present the more
attractive prospect?
• What can current IPOs demonstrate regarding investor’s appetite for biofuels?
Rob Whylie, Partner, Wheb Ventures
Biofuels and Developing Nations
This stream will examine the opportunities that biofuels can provide to the developing economies of Africa,
Denis Lucquin, President, Sofinnova Partners Latin America and Asia. How can biofuels help bolster domestic energy autonomy, insulate fragile
Marc Schmid, Vice President, Renewable Energy Investment Banking, Credit Suisse economies from oil price shocks, provide jobs and industrial development and create new export products?
Moderator: Jeremy Woods, Centre for Energy Policy and Technology (ICEPT),
Biofuels Dragons Den Imperial College
A series of bioenergy businesses have 7 minutes each to pitch their idea to a panel of leading bioenergy investors. Creating New Oil Economies and Improving Trade Deficits
Check the website for further details • How can developing countries best develop their biofuels resources?
• What are the key questions to consider on promoting a biofuels industry?
• What key lessons can be learnt from the 2008 oil price hike, how did it impact developing economies
and what must be done to avoid a repetition?
Biofuels Shipping, Storage and Logistics Meghan Sapp, Secretary General, Pangea
This session will bring together major logistics, storage, shippers and maritime companies to examine the
Rocio Diaz-Chavez, Research Fellow, Imperial College London
physical supply chain issues of biofuels shipping and storage Ministerial Panel: Biofuels, Poverty and Growth
• What upgrades are required and possible to improve biofuels logistics and reduce costs? • How can biofuels create jobs and bolster economic development?
• What are the correct storage handling techniques? • What case studies are there of successful job creation from the biofuels industry?
• How is the world’s maritime fleet planning for the development of the biofuels industry? • What agricultural policy is best for development?
Douglas Bradley, President, Climate Change Solutions Salvador Namburete, Minister, Mozambique Ministry of Energy
Carlos Manuel Pedroso Neves Cristo, Chief of Staff, Brazilian Ministry of
Development, Industry and Foreign Trade
Downstream Biofuels Financing Models for Biofuels in Developing Countries
• How can biofuels projects secure financing and funding?
This key session will bring together leading biofuels distributors to examine the integration of biofuels into • Are there successful examples of partnerships?
the fuel supply chain. • What are the opportunities for carbon finance and climate adaptation funds?
• What are the regional and national challenges of achieving retail availability? Geoffrey Manley, Principal Investment Officer, African Development Bank
• Are alternative fuel infrastructures required and achievable for low to high blends?
Gloria Visconti, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Inter-American
• How are they meeting the challenges, the fuel quality standards, legislation and biofuels blending?
Development Bank
Maelle Soares Pinto, Director of Biofuels Europe, International Fuel Quality Centre,
Hart Energy Learn from Practical Case Studies
• Hear best practice and lessons learned from existing projects
• What is the best method to organise the means of production: outgrower vs. centralised?
• How are key challenges overcome?
Mike Lu, President, ABPPM (Brazilian Jatropha Growers Association)
Christine Adamow, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Biofuels
Martijn Veen, Advisor, SNV
Hugo Verkuijl, Chief Executive Officer, Mali Biocarburant
Vincent Volckaert, Business Development Director, D1 Oils
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