Track 1: Production/Operations
Track 2: Management/Business
Track 3: Cellulosic Ethanol
Track 4: Distillers Grains/Coproducts
Track 5: Energy/Carbon/Environment
TRACK 1: Production/Operations
Track 1 is tailored to industry professionals focused on production efficiency, plant optimization, process control, advanced maintenance, compliance, quality control, safety and other important areas of facility operations. This track will particularly appeal to ethanol plant managers, operations managers, process engineers, maintenance managers, lab managers, commodities managers, operators and other personnel seeking the latest production and operational solutions.
Topics within this Category Include:
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Yield Optimization
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Fermentation
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Bacterial Control
- Process Efficiency
- Integrated Process Control
- Plant Diagnostics
- Fractionation/Biorefining
- Water Efficiency
- Maintenance
- Lab/Quality Control
- Analytical Methods and Standards
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Environmental Compliance
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Abatement Technology
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Environmental Health & Safety
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Grain Handling, Storage, Logistics
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Equipment/Technology Innovations
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TRACK 2: Management/Business
Track 2 is customized for ethanol industry executives, board members, directors and top-tier facility managers who have financial and/or managerial oversight of ethanol plants. From risk management and marketing to SEC reporting and accounting, this track is ideal for “C-level” executives, board members, investors, business managers, accountants, financial managers and other professionals engaged in plant/project finance and overall company management.
Topics within this Category Include:
- Risk Management, Commodities
- Policy/RINS
- Federal Tax Laws & Incentives
- Insurance
- Finance, Project Development
- Bankruptcies, Distressed Facilities
- Securities and Exchange Commission Reporting
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Workplace Trends
- Hiring Practices
- Management and Training Practices
- Workforce Training
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Carbon Credits
- Capitalizing on Carbon
- Lifecycle Analysis
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TRACK 3: Cellulosic Ethanol
Track 3 is tailored for the broad spectrum of attendees interested in cellulosic ethanol—research, development and demonstration, feedstock technology and logistics, policy, projects and commercialization updates. This track will benefit ethanol plant personnel, researchers, engineers, growers, waste generators and aggregators, process technology providers and other industry service providers contributing to the development of crucial pathways to commercializing industrial-scale cellulosic ethanol production.
Topics within this Category Include:
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Project Updates
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Process Technology Updates
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R&D Updates
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Feedstock Biotechnology
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Biomass Supply Chain Logistics
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Ag Residue Utilization
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Energy Crops
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Biochemical Production
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Thermochemical Production
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Advanced Biofuels Options for Existing Plants
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Biomass Feedstocks
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Cellulose Enzyme Technologies
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Cellulose Biorefining
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Low Carbon Fuels
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TRACK 4: Distillers Grains/Coproducts
Track 4 is custom-made for attendees interested in ethanol plant coproducts production, marketing and use. From production technology to domestic and international marketing and transport, this track will include a broad cross section of issues central to commodities managers, risk managers, distillers grains merchandisers, lab managers, researchers, animal nutritionists, and the vast number of equipment, technology and service providers that sustain the global distillers grains production and supply chain.
Topics within this Category Include:
- Production Trends
- Market Outlook
- Quality Control and Analysis
- Microbial Control/Antibiotics
- Non-Antibiotic Solutions
- Merchandising
- Fractionation
- Corn Oil Extraction
- Coproduct Innovations
- Drying Technology
- Marketing/Markets/Use
- Trade/Exports
- Enhanced Biomass Separation Technologies
- Transportation
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Product Standardization
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TRACK 5: Energy/Carbon/Environment
Track 5 is geared toward executives, plant managers, engineers, boiler and energy system managers in search of cutting-edge solutions leading to enhanced energy efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and non-fossil sources of heat and power. This track is framed around opportunities to lower operating costs, improve environmental performance and prepare for near-term carbon credit opportunities. From biomass CHP to proposed federal emissions reporting standards, learn how innovative producers are turning energy and environmental liabilities into opportunities.
Topics within this Category Include:
- Energy Innovations
- Biomass/Biogas Utilization
- Waste Heat Recovery
- Non-Fossil Fuel Power
- Combined Heat & Power
- Gasification
- Anaerobic Digestion
- Biomass Boilers
- GHG Reduction
- Low Carbon Fuels
- Carbon Credits
- Lifecycle Assessments
- Reporting Requirements
- Environmental Optimization
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