| 7:00 am - 7:00 pm |
Conference Registration Open
Auditorium Lobby B, Level 1 |
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast
Auditorium Foyer, Level 1 |
| 8:00 am - 8:05 am |
Video Welcome
Senator Amy Klobuchar, (D-MN)
Auditorium, Level 1 |
| 8:05 am - 8:10 am |
Welcome
Tim Portz, Program Director, BBI International
Auditorium, Level 1 |
| 8:10 am - 8:25 am |
Welcome & Presentation of High Octane Award
Mike Bryan, Chairman, BBI International
Auditorium, Level 1 |
| 8:25 am - 8:50 am |
Keynote Address
Bob Dinneen, President & CEO, Renewable Fuels Association
Auditorium, Level 1 |
| 8:50 am - 10:00 am |
General Session Panel
Auditorium, Level 1
Holding Strong: How U.S. Ethanol Producers are Achieving Profitability without VEETC
After it became clear last summer that the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit would not survive beyond 2011, industry opinions on the impact of the blender’s tax credit expiration were varied. Now, as the industry moves away from conjecture and towards a real understanding of the financial impact of a ‘post-VEETC’ reality, what are the findings? This panel of U.S. ethanol producers will share ‘from the field’ perspectives on maintaining plant profitability in the first two quarters of 2012 and beyond. Ethanol plant CEOs and general managers will share their early experiences in this new reality and will outline operational and financial strategies for staying not just on line, but in the black.
- Moderator: Tom Bryan, Vice President, BBI International
- Mark Marquis, President & General Manager, Marquis Energy Inc.
- Ray Defenbaugh, President & CEO, Big River Resources
- Randy Doyal, CEO, Al-Corn Clean Fuels
- Walt Wendland, President & CEO, Golden Grain Energy
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| 10:00 am - 7:00 pm |
Expo Open
Expo Hall B/C, Level 1 |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Refreshment Break in the Expo
Expo Hall B/C, Level 1 |
| 10:30 am - Noon |
Concurrent Tracks
 Track 1: Production & OperationsRoom 102, Level 1 Optimizing Fermentation Conditions for Increased Ethanol Yield
- Moderator: Noel Brandon, Engineering Manager, Butamax
- Nick LeFebvre, Technical Services Scientist, North American Bioproducts Corp.
Fuel Ethanol Fermentation Optimization
- Richard DeScenzo, Group Leader, Microbiology, ETS Laboratories
CIP and Fermentation Optimization using the Scorpions Fermentation Contamination Detection System
- Nicholas Giffen, Data Analyst, Novozymes, North America
New Insights into Fermentation Drop Samples: The Real Story of Total Residual Sugars
- Tushar Jain, Research Assistant, University of Idaho
Ultrafast Fermentation: Fermentation made Simpler  Track 2: Leadership & Financial Management Room 200E, Level 2 Compensation, Coaching and Culture: Strategies to Attract, Educate and Inspire Quality Employees
- Moderator: Randall Sigle, Principal, Seagull Management Group
- Betsey Upchurch, Chief Executive Officer, P4 Consulting
The Dollars and Sense of Culture
- Lisa Baalman, Manager, Kennedy and Coe LLC
How to Attract and Retain your Management Team
- Trina Swart, Certified Public Accountant, Kennedy and Coe LLC
Coaching Employees to Improve Performance
- Paula Emberland, Business Analyst, Christianson & Associates PLLP
Employee Retention, Benefits & Compensation: Is your Plant Competitive?  Track 3: Coproducts & Product DiversificationRoom 200B, Level 2 Antibiotics: Their Impact on DDGS and the Potential of other Options for Microbial Control
- Moderator: John Caupert, Director, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC)
- Kenneth Bischoff, Research Microbiologist, USDA/ARS
Determining the Fate of Virginiamycin in the Fuel Ethanol Production Process
- Brian King, Lab Manager, Ferm Solutions
Novel Natural Products to Reduce or Enhance the Use of Conventional Antibiotics in Industrial Fermentation
- Tom Edrington, Research Animal Scientist, USDA-ARS-FFSRU
Distillers Grains Feeding and Its Influence on Antimicrobial Susceptibility  Track 4: Cellulosic & Advanced EthanolRoom 101, Level 1 Leveraging Pretreatment and Process Pathways to bring Second Generation Biofuels Capability to First Generation Producers
- Moderator: Christian Morgen, Senior Manager, International Sales & Marketing, Inbicon
- Dwight Anderson, Manager, Bioconversion, Catchlight Energy LLC
Integration of Cellulosic Sugars into Corn Ethanol Plants
- Phil Madson, President, KATZEN International Inc.
Making the Case for Generation 1.5
- Sabrina Trupia, Assistant Director, Biological Research, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
Ethanol Production from Corn Kernel Fiber at the NCERC: Research Update
- Barry Wortzman, Vice President Business Development , Greenfield Ethanol Inc.
A Unique Approach to G2 Biofuel and Biochemical Production |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch in the Expo
Expo Hall B/C, Level 1 |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Concurrent Tracks
Track 1: Production & OperationsRoom 102, Level 1 Sharpening the Science of Yield Measurement to Better Understand the Impact and Ultimate Value of Potential Process Optimization Strategies
- Moderator: Anthony Widboom, Environmental Engineer, Barr Engineering Company
- Emily Ho, Group Manager, Process Engineering, PDX
A New Approach to Measuring Spot Yield in Corn Ethanol Plants for Better Control of Operations and Validation of New Technologies
- Frederick Clarke, Executive Vice President, Arisdyne Systems
Analytical Challenges to Prove Yield Enhancement Technologies
- Adam Anderson, Product Manager, ICM Inc.
Ethanol Loss Studies and Data
- Sabrina Trupia, Assistant Director, Biological Research, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
How to Evaluate Ethanol Yield Track 2: Leadership & Financial ManagementRoom 200E, Level 2Understanding and Ultimately Reducing Your Plant’s Regulatory Non-Compliance Exposure
- Moderator: Steffen Mueller, Principal Economist, Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois
- Matt Henry, Project Engineer , Pinnacle Engineering Inc.
PSM/RMP Inspections: What to Expect when Things Go Wrong!
- Andrea Foglesong, Managing Director, Environmental Affairs, ERI Solutions Inc.
Complying with Today's Hazardous Waste Regulations
- Erica Montefusco, Director, EHSS , Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.
How to Manage your Environmental Management
- Jessica Karras-Bailey, Associate/Project Manager, RTP Environmental Associates Inc.
Knock, Knock: Surviving an Agency Inspection Track 3: Coproducts & Product DiversificationRoom 200B, Level 2Understanding the Costs, Control Options and Lipid Impact of Drying and Recovering Corn Oil from Ethanol’s Most Valuable Coproduct
- Moderator: Phil Madson, President, KATZEN International Inc.
- John Robinson, President & Founder, Drying Technology Inc.
Profitable DDGS Moisture Control
- Harold Tilstra, Manager, Technical Support DDGS Marketing, Land O' Lakes Purina Feed LLC
Feeding "Low Fat" DDGS
- Ralph Hewitt, Manager, Process Instrumentation, Perten Instruments Inc. NA
Optimizing DDGS Moisture Composition Using Diode Array Based Process Near-Infrared (NIR) Analysis
- Speaker TBA
Track 4: Cellulosic & Advanced EthanolRoom 101, Level 1 Commercialization Updates: Investigating International Demonstration Facilities and their New Push for Scale-Up
- Moderator: Richard Weiner, Chair, International Law Department, & Vice President, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
- Markus Rarbach, Head, Biocatalysis, Süd-Chemie AG
Sustainable Cellulosic Ethanol as Biofuel and Green Chemical
- Dennis Leong, Executive VP, Marketing & Business Development, Chemtex International Inc.
The First Commercial Scale Cellulosic Ethanol Facility Up and Running in 2012
- Patrick Foody, Executive Vice President, Projects and Commercial Development, Iogen Energy
Cellulosic Ethanol: Completing the Journey
- Jan Lindstedt, Vice President, Marketing & Commercialization, SEKAB E-Technology
Experiences from Scaling-Up and Commercialization of CE-Technology in Sweden
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| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break in the Expo
Expo Hall B/C, Level 1 |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Concurrent Tracks
Track 1: Production & OperationsRoom 102, Level 1 Yield Improvements and Production Efficiencies Offered by Advanced Grind Strategies and Reduced Particle Size
- Moderator: McCord Pankonen, Business Development Manager Biorefining NA, Ashland Hercules Water Technologies
- Steve Rust, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, EdeniQ Inc.
Cellunator Case Study: Optimizing Particle Size and Liberating Starch for Existing and Future Markets
- Garth Whiddon, Technical Service Manager, Lallemand Ethanol Technology
Milling Parameters and their Effect on Residual Starches
- Michael Franko, Technical Projects Manager , Fluid Quip Inc.
Multi-Stage Grind Technology to Enhance Ethanol and Oil Yield
- Scott Kohl, Technical Director, ICM
Selective Milling Technology™ - Operational and Economic Results from Four Full-Scale, Commercial Installations Track 2: Leadership & Financial ManagementRoom 200E, Level 2Managing the Margin: RIN Validation, Commodities and Hedging Strategies and How to Leverage them for Maximum Profitability
- Moderator: Bill Roddy, Director, Sustainability and International Projects, ERI Solutions Inc.
- Michael Trakhtenberg, Business Development, CenterPoint Energy Services Inc.
Maintaining a Comprehensive Natural Gas Supply Strategy
- Will Babler, Principal, Atten Babler Risk Management
Managing Commodity Margins in 2012: Outlook & Hedging Strategies
- John Christianson,Principal, Christianson & Associates PLLP
Managing the Grind Margin and its Impact on Profitability
- Kari Hickman, Senior Accountant, Christianson & Associates PLLP
Selling RINs Track 3: Coproducts & Product DiversificationRoom 200B, Level 2Successfully Utilizing Fractionation Strategies to Fully Realize the Revenue Opportunities in the Entire Kernel
- Moderator: Clayton McNeff, Director of Research, SarTec Corporation
- Robert Giguere, President and CEO, Cereal Process Technologies
Improvement in Feedstock Consistency with Fractionation
- Bruce MacKinnon, Product Sales Manager, Crown Iron Works Company
Corn Oil
- Joe Jump, Senior Scientist, Novozymes
Effects of Enzymes on the Downstream Corn Oil Recovery Process in the Dry Grind Ethanol Industry
- John Kwik, President, Fluid Quip Process Technology
Front-end Oil Recovery using the Brix Oil Separation Track 4: Cellulosic & Advanced Ethanol Room 101, Level 1 Commercialization Updates: A Review of Stateside Cellulosic Start-Ups and their Progress
- Moderator: Douglas Dudgeon, Vice President, Process Industries,Harris Group Inc.
- Chris Wilcox, Business Development, ZeaChem Inc.
Cellulosic Ethanol: Commercializing NOW
- Stephanie Schmidt, Scientist & Research Analyst, Fiberight LLC
Advancements in Cellulosic Ethanol Production from Municipal Solid Waste
- Paul Kamp, North America Business Development, Inbicon Biomass Refinery / Leifmark
Meeting RFS2 and California’s Air and Carbon Policy Goals: How Cellulosic Ethanol can Lead the Way
- Carl Wolf, Business Development Manager, LanzaTech Inc.
Feedstock Diversification for Economic Fuel and Chemical Production |
| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Networking Reception in the Expo
Expo Hall B/C, Level 1 |