| 7:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Registration Desk
Open
Plaza Lobby |
| 7:30 am - 3:30 pm |
EXPO Open
Exhibit Halls 4 & 5 |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast in the EXPO
Exhibit Halls 4 & 5 |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
Concurrent
Tracks
 Track 1:
Production/Operations
Wringing Water out of the Production Equation
Rooms 123/124
- Moderator: Jon Cohen, Vice
President/Technical Director, H-O-H Water Technology
- Nandakishore
Rajagopalan, Associate Director, Illinois Sustainable
Technology Center
Reducing Water Consumption in Dry-Grind Ethanol
Manufacture - Phil
Bonneau, Hydrogeologist, Ortman Ethanol Water Resources
How Long Until My Process Supply Wells Fail? - Mike Mowbray, Marketing Manager,
U.S. Water Services
Converting to Zero Liquid Discharge, an Integrated
Approach - Trevor Cassel, Vice
President/Director of Operations, Biodynamics Inc.
Reduction in Water Usage through Thin Stillage
Recycling
 Track 2: Management/Business
Distressed Plants: Problems and
Opportunities
Rooms 120/127
- Moderator: Logan Caldwell,
President, Houston Biofuels Consultants LLC
- Trevor
Hinz, Director, Business Development, ICM Inc.
Asset Management Options for Distressed Plants - Mark
Lakers, President, Agribusiness & Food Associates LLC PLLP
Will You be One of the 25 Producers Left Standing in
10 Years? - Janet Jacobs,
Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP
M&A: Buying, Selling or Investing in a
Distressed Project - Britta
Bergland, Senior Analyst, Merjent
EHS Considerations for Starting Up Idled Ethanol
Facilities
 Track 3: Cellulosic Ethanol
Thermochemical Conversion Approaches
and Beyond
Rooms 131/132
- Moderator: Thomas Paskach, Director
of Business Development, Frontline BioEnergy
- Wes Bolsen, CMO
& VP Government Affairs, Coskata
Conversion of Ethanol Facilities to Biorefineries - Tim
Eggeman, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, ZeaChem Inc.
Deployment of ZeaChem's Cellulosic Biorefinery - Jeff Ross,
Process Engineeer, Kimberly-Clark
A Sulfite Pulping Based Process to Manufacture
Cellulosic Ethanol at Kimberly-Clark’s Everett Mill - Brad Saville, Vice President,
Technology, SunOpta BioProcess Inc.
Biomass Pretreatment: The Gateway to Opportunities
in Biofuels and Bioproducts
 Track 4: Distiller’s
Grains/Coproducts
Mitigating Mycotoxin Risks
Rooms 263/267
- Moderator: John Caupert, Director,
National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
- Harold
Tilstra, National Co-Products Technical Support, Land O' Lakes
Purina Feed LLC
Mycotoxins and DDGS - Charles
Hurburgh, Jr., Professor, Ag & Biosystems Engineering, Iowa
State University
Impact of the Cold 2009 Growing Season, Hailstorms,
and Storage Problems on Corn DDGS Quality
- Robyn Stevens, Manager, Research
& Business Development, National Corn Growers Association
The Occurrence of Mycotoxins in Corn and
Opportunities for Mitigation - John Caupert, Director, National
Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
Mycotoxin Occurrence in DDGS
 Track 5: Energy/Carbon/Environment
Systemic Approaches to Sustainable Ethanol
Production
Room 276
- Moderator: Matt Haakenstad,
Manager, Commercial Services, U.S. Energy Services Inc.
- Steven
Ward, Research Engineer, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research
Center
Stepwise Path to Energy and Asset Optimization - Roger
Nichols, President, eNRG Solutions LLC
Biomass and MSW Power: Gasification - Guillermo
Parra Romero, Biofuels Manager, Petropar
Guidelines for Sustainable Ethanol Production - Janice Ryan-Bohac, President &
Plant Breeder, Carolina Advanced Renewable Energy (CAREnergy)
How Growing, Processing, and CO2 Enrichment of
Energy Tubers and Advanced Feedstock Crops Contribute to Sustainable
Ethanol Production
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| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Refreshment Break in the EXPO
Exhibit Halls 4 & 5 |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Concurrent Tracks
Track 1:
Production/Operations
Yield Improvements through Fermentation Advances
Rooms 123/124
- Moderator: Keith Tjaden,
Product Development, ICM Inc.
- Christopher Richards, Global
Sales Manager, Lallemand Ethanol Technology
The Hidden Costs of Propagating Yeasts - Donald Ward, Director, Grain
Processing Applications, Genencor
Benefit of Protease Addition to Ethanol
Fermentations - Guillermo Coward-Kelly, Staff
Scientist, Biofuels R&D, Novozymes
Starch Analysis to Support Smart Glucoamylase
Selection and Development - Mark Goebl, Chief Science
Officer, Xylogenics / Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine
Yeast for Biofuels: How Yeast Choose What to Eat
Track 2: Management/Business
Making the Math Work: Leveraging Every
Possible Revenue Stream
Rooms120/127
- Moderator: Tom Jensen,
Attorney, Leonard, Street & Deinard
- Julie Allen, Manager, Kennedy
and Coe LLC
Tax Changes Effecting Ethanol Plants and Their
Owners - John
Urbanchuk, Technical Director, Entrix
Impact of Failure to Reauthorize the VEETC - Austin
Gillen, Market Research Analyst, ICM Inc.
Loan and Grant Opportunities for U.S. Ethanol
Plants - Angela
Ronayne, Senior Project Manager, Merjent
Federal Funding and the NEPA Process
Track 3: Cellulosic Ethanol
New Developments: Enzymes for
Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Rooms 131/132
- Moderator: Lew Christopher,
Director, CTR for Bioprocessing, R&D, South Dakota School of Mines
and Technology
- Joshua Michel,
Scientist, Genencor
Biomass Enzymes for the Production of Ethanol
from Second Generation Feedstocks - James Croonenberghs, Associate
Scientist Biomass Customer Solutions, Novozymes
Performance Improvement and Versatility on
Commercial Lignocellulosic Feedstocks
- Manoj
Kumar, Director, Science & Technology, Royal DSM
Fully Integrated Lignocellulosic Biorefinery
with Onsite Production of Enzymes and Yeast - Kasi Muthukumarappan,
Professor-Food & Bioprocess Engineering, South Dakota State
University
Combination of Novel Pretreatments for Effective
Bioethanol Production
Track 4: Distillers Grains/Coproducts
Sulfur Reduction: Regulations, Questions and
Solutions
Rooms 263/267
- Moderator: TBA
- Vivek Sharma, Senior
Applications Scientist, Genencor
Single pH for Corn to Ethanol - Yanhong Zhang, Assistant
Director, Analytical Chemistry, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
Comprehensive Study of Sulfur in DDGS - Hans Stein, Swine Nutrition,
University of Illinois/Animal Sciences
Impact of Sulfur on Palatability and Performance
of Pigs fed DDGS Diets - Ken Barrett, Director of
Business Development, Verenium
Reducing Sulfuric Acid Usage with a Low pH
Enzyme: Case Studies
Track 5: Energy/Carbon/Environment
Carbon Concepts I: Measurement
Room 276
- Moderator: John Christianson,
Principal, Christianson & Associates
- Billy
VonSee, Senior Analyst, Merjent
It’s Finally Here: Mandatory Greenhouse Gas
Reporting - Paul
Mordorski, Renewables Group Manager, Natural Resource Group
LLC
The Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule-What it Means
to Your Facility - Bill
Roddy, Corporate Manager, Environmental Affairs, ICM Inc.
What Is My Plant’s Carbon Number and How Do I
Get It? - Brent
Riffel, Energy & Greenhouse Gas Analyst, Life Cycle
Associates
Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated
with Ethanol from Sugar Cane and Sweet Sorghum
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| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch in the EXPO
Exhibit Halls 4 & 5 |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Concurrent Tracks
Track 1:
Production/Operations
Crunching the Numbers: Monitor, Measure and
Control
Rooms 123/124
- Moderator: Renee Loesche,
Instructor-Biofuels & Ethanol Production, Southeastern Illinois
College
- Michael McGinley,
Biochromotography Product Manager, Phenomenex
Bioethanol Fermentation Monitoring: Balancing
Performance, Information Content and Costs - Charles
Ferrin, President, HK Instrument Systems
Using the Phase Shift of a Microwave Signal to
Measure - Rob Knoll, Processor Preferred
Pipeline Analytics, Monsanto
The Power in Predicting Ethanol Yields: A
Commercially Validated Technology - Michael Bradley, R&D
Scientist, Nalco
Optimizing Fermentation Efficiency through
Automated Yeast Activity Monitoring
Track 2: Management/Business
RINS 2.0: Changes, Procedures, and Maximization
Rooms 120/127
- Moderator: Tom Bryan,
Vice President, BBI International
- Kelly O'Farrell,
Accounting Supervisor, Christianson & Associates PLLP
RFS2 Released! Are You Ready? - Graham Noyes, Attorney, Stoel
Rives LLP
Navigating the New RIN Landscape: Changes and
Impacts
Track 3: Cellulosic Ethanol
How are We Doing, Really? Project Updates from the New
Frontier
Rooms 131/132
- Moderator: Sue Retka Schill,
Editor, Ethanol Producer Magazine
- Mark Niederschulte, Chief
Operating Officer, INEOS Bio
New Advances in Sustainable Biochemical and
Thermochemical Processes - Craig Stuart-Paul, Chief
Executive Officer, Fiberight LLC
Turning Trash into Advanced Biofuels. Where are
We Now? - Christian Morgen, Senior
Manager, Business Development & Marketing, Inbicon
The New Ethanol: How are We Doing, Really?
Track 5: Energy/Carbon/Environment
Biomass Derived Energy for Carbon Management and
Financial Benefit
Room 276
- Moderator: Rich Chmielewski,
Biofuels Marketing Manager, Siemens
- Douglas Tiffany, Research
Fellow, University of Minnesota
Economics of Using Biomass to Produce Heat and
Electricity at Ethanol Plants - Steve Rambeck, Account Manager,
U.S. Energy Services Inc.
Tipping Point for Self Power Generation - Kevin Grotheim, President,
Torrefaction Systems Inc.
Biocoal: Revenue and Carbon Footprint Offset
Opportunity - Jim Starkey, Business
Development Manager, Energy Products of Idaho
Biomass Power Generation Utilizing Flexible Fuel
Fluidized Bed Technology
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| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break in the EXPO
Exhibit Halls 4 & 5 |
| 3:30 pm |
EXPO Closes |
| 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm |
Exhibitor Move-Out |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Concurrent Tracks
Track 1:
Production/Operations
Everyone's First Priority: Safety Concepts
for Ethanol Producers
Rooms 123/124
- Moderator: Daniel Gordon,
President, Aska Energy
- Mark Schmidt,
Alternative Fuel Vehicles Instructor , National Alternative Fuels
Training Consortium
Properly Educating First Responders - Jim Dooley, Account
Executive, Corrpro Companies Inc.
Corrosion and Cathodic Protection - Brian McNaughton,
Industrial Safety Consultant, Rail Safe Training Incorporated
Make Your Rail Yard Safe and Efficient - Brent Kobriger,
Environmental, HR & Safety Manager, Lincolnway Energy LLC
The Cost of a Worker’s Compensation Claim
 Track 2: Management/Business
A Game of Inches: Winning the Margin
Game
Rooms 120/127
- Moderator: Jason Sagebiel,
Commodity Risk Consultant, FCStone
- John Christianson,
Principal, Christianson & Associates PLLP
Ethanol Industry Financial and Operational
Trends - Liesel Mitchell, Assistant
Professor, Illinois State University
Dynamic System Modeling for Planning and
Control - Tom Wapp, Commodity Price
Risk Manager, United Bio Energy
Plant Specific Risk Management: Assessing
your Plant Profile
 Track 3: Cellulosic Ethanol
Cellulosic Ethanol: Paving Pathways to
Proficiency
Rooms 131/132
- Moderator: Chris Scott-Kerr,
Senior Consultant, AMEC Power & Process Americas
- Johan van Groenestijn,
Business Development Manager, TNO, The Netherlands
Superheated Steam Pretreatment and
Fermentation of Wheat Straw at 30% Dry Matter - Rajai Atalla, Founder,
Cellulose Sciences International
Nanoporous Cellulose: the Key to Cellulosic
Biofuels - Gudbrand Rodsrud,
Technology Director / Business Development, Borregaard/LignoTech
A Revolutionary New Pretreatment Process for
Lignocellulosics - Mick Sawka, Vice President,
Business Development, Qteros
Consolidated Bio-processing using
Clostridium phytofermentans
Track 5: Energy/Carbon/Environment
Carbon Concepts II: Monetization
Room 276
- Moderator: Tim Portz,
Program Manager, BBI International
- James
Pray, Attorney, BrownWinick Law Firm
Negotiating Carbon Contracts - Dawson Williams, Director
of Carbon Services, The GIC Group
Carbon Markets: A Potential Revenue Source
for the Biofuel Industry - Additional speakers TBA
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| 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Anheuser Busch Brewery Networking Event
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