Detailed ABLC agenda
November 1, 2011 by Administrator · 3 Comments
Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference
“Go Big, Stay Strong”
April 2-5, 2012, Capital Hilton, Washington, DC
Conference Program Preliminary Agenda – Subject to Change
Day One: Monday, April 2, 2012- Renewable Chemicals
8:40 AM Keynote Address
Christophe Schilling, CEO, Genomatica
RCL LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES
9:00 AM Steve Gatto, CEO, Myriant Technologies
9:15 AM Vincent Chornet, CEO, Enerkem
9:30 AM Jack Oswald, CEO, Syngest
9:45 AM Dealing with Leadership Challenges — Panel Discussion
10:15 AM Networking and Refreshment Break
BUILDING LARGE VALUE PROPOSITIONS
10: 45 AM Charles Eggert, CEO, OPX Biotechnologies
11:00 AM Dennis Banasiak, CEO Avello Bioenergy
11:15 AM Robert Graham, CEO, Ensyn
11:30 AM Jere Kolstad, President, Rivertop Renewables
11:45 AM Building Large Value Propositions — Panel Discussion
12:15 PM Luncheon
THE RACE FOR SCALE
2:00 PM Rich Cilento, CEO, GlycosBio (Invited)
2:15 PM TBA
2:30 PM Richard Eno, CEO, Metabolix
2:45 PM Bill Radany, CEO, Verdezyne
3:00 PM The Race for Scale — Panel Discussion
3:30 PM Networking and Refreshment Break
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND INVESTMENT
4:00 PM Kelly Ogilvie, CEO, Blue Marble Biomaterials
4:15 PM TBA
4:30 PM Ganesh Kishore, CEO, Malaysian Life Sciences Fund
4:45 PM Sponsored Presentation
5:00 PM Strategic Partnership and Investment — Panel Discussion
RENEWABLE CHEMICALS “HOT 30″ AWARDS RECEPTION
Day Two: Tuesday, April 3, 2012- Advanced biofuels
8:20 AM Welcome and Introduction
Jim Lane, Editor and Publisher, Biofuels Digest
ABLC GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND POLICIES OUTLOOK
8:30 AM Mike McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association
8:45 AM Brent Erickson, Exec VP, BIO
9:00 AM USDA Speaker TBD
9:15 AM Joe Jobe, CEO, National Biodiesel Board (Invited)
9:30 AM Mary Rosenthal, Executive Director, Algal Biomass Organization (Invited)
9:45 AM ABLC Government Programs and Policies Panel Discussion
10:00 AM Networking and Refreshment Break
10:30 AM ABLC Keynote Address — Yom Tov Samia, Chairman, Primus Green Energy
BOLD LEADERSHIP FOR CHALLENGING TIMES
11:00 AM Jonathon Wolfson, CEO, Solazyme
11:20 AM Ed Dineen, CEO, LS9
11:35 AM Lee Edwards, CEO, Virent
11:50 AM Pat Gruber, CEO, Gevo
12:05 PM Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, Lanza Tech
12:20 PM CEO’s and Biofuels Development Challenges Panel Discussion
12:40 PM Luncheon
1:00 PM ABLC Luncheon Address — Phil New, CEO, BP Biofuels (Invited)
THE RACE FOR SCALE
2:00 PM Hunt Ramsbottom, CEO, Rentech
2:15 PM Jim Rekoske, General Manager, UOP
2:30 PM Gary Luce, CEO, Terrabon
2:45 PM Bill Brady, CEO, Mascoma
3:00 PM TBA
3:15 PM ABLC The Race for Scale Panel Discussion
3:45 PM Networking and Refreshment Break
PILOT TO PLAYER
4:15 PM K’Lynne Johnson, CEO, Elevance
4:30 PM Jim Imbler, CEO, ZeaChem
4:45 PM Bob Mayer, CEO, Cobalt (Invited)
5:00 PM TBA
5:15 PM ABLC “Pilot to Player” Panel Discussion
ABLC RECEPTION
5:50 PM Introduction to ABLC Reception
6:00 PM ABLC Reception
Day Three: Wednesday, April 4, 2012- Advanced biofuels
8:30 AM ABLC Welcome and Introduction
Jim Lane, Editor and Publisher, Biofuels Digest
8:40 AM ABLC Opening Address — John Melo, CEO, Amyris
ABLC HOT TECHNOLOGIES
9:00 AM Kevin Weiss, CEO, Byogy Renewables
9:15 AM Kevin Berner, CEO, Phycal
9:30 AM TBA
9:45 AM Robert Graham, CEO, Ensyn
10:00 AM ABLC “Hot Technologies” Panel Discussion
10:30 AM Networking and Refreshment Break
11:00 AM ABLC Keynote Address — Alan Shaw, CEO, Codexis
HOT PARTNERSHIPS AND JOINT VENTURES
11:15 AM Robert Ames, Tyson, Chairman, Advanced Biofuels Association (Invited)
11:30 AM TBA
11:45 AM Michael Burnside, CEO, Catchlight Energy
12:00 PM Todd Becker, CEO, Green Plains Renewable Energy (Invited)
12:15 PM Tim Burns, CEO, BioProcess Algae
12:30 PM ABLC “Hot Partners and JVs” Panel Discussion
12:50 PM Luncheon
FINANCE
2:00 PM John May, Managing Director, Stern Brothers
2:15 PM Mark Riedy, Partner, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC
2:30 PM John Kirkwood, Partner, Krieg DeVault
2:45 PM TBA
3:00 PM TBA
3:15 PM ABLC “Finance” Panel Discussion
3:45 PM Networking and Refreshment Break
FEEDSTOCKS
4:10 PM Daphne Preuss, CEO, Chromatin
4:30 PM Richard Hamilton, CEO, Ceres
4:50 PM Kef Kasdin, CEO, Proterro
5:10 PM TBA
5:25 PM Feedstock Panel Discussion
5:45 PM Summary and Close of Day Two
Day Four: Thursday, April 5, 2012- Military and Aviation Markets
TIME SESSION NAME AND DESCRIPTION
8:30 AM Beyond HEFA: Progress Toward Fuel Qualification – Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mark Rumizen–Aviation Fuels Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and leader of the CAAFI Certification/Qualification Team (Invited)
Panelists: TBA
9:45 AM Aligning Business Fundamentals – From Feedstock to Flight – Panel Discussion
Moderator: Bruno Miller, Metron Aviation (Invited)
Panelists: TBA
11:00 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:30 AM Aviation and Military Biofuels – Entry Issues- Panel Discussion
Moderator and Panelists: TBA
12:45 PM LUNCHEON AND NETWORKING
2:00 PM Deployment and Operations – Panel Discussion
Moderator: Richard Altman, Executive Director, Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI)
Panelists: TBA
3:15 PM State and Regional Efforts to Facilitate Deployment -Panel Discussion
Moderator: Bob Sturtz, United Airlines (Invited)
Panelists: TBA
Day Four: Thursday, April 5, 2012- Bio-Based Investor Summit
8:30 AM Presentation 1: “The Arc of Finance – From Angel to IPO or Lessons Renewables Could Learn from Silicon Valley”
Overview: The company’s entire Financing Life Cycle from: – Seed Capital -Venture Rounds (A, B, C and Follow-On Rounds -Current Gap in Follow-On/C Rounds -Project Financing -Corporate Financing -IPOs and Follow-on Financings – The use of IPOs for Project Financing) – Current Focus on Project and Corporate Financings
Presenters: John M. May, Managing Director, Stern Brothers & Co. and Mark J. Riedy, Partner, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky And Popeo, PC
8:45 AM Presentation 2: Macroeconomic Drivers and Financing –Current and Projected Financial Issues and Impacts
Presenters: TBA
Topics discussed include: -How EU woes affect global investment in renewable energy-Asia’s growing appetite for investments in renewable energy -How does US production of conventional energy impact the renewables market? -Impact of Shale Discoveries, Tar Sands extraction and deep water drilling on continued development of green energy -The Post Solyndra subsidy environment
9:30 AM Panel #1: Maximizing Credit Quality of Project Financings
Moderators: Marv Anderson, Partner, Stern Brothers and Co. and Les Krone, Partner, Stern Brothers and Co.
Topics Include:-Grading System and Criteria -Applying Ratings Criteria to Biofuels -Ratings Comparables from Wind, Solar and Power -“Credit Enhancement -Moving Your Project up the Credit Value Chain
10:30 AM NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:00 AM Panel #2: CEOs Present – The View from the Sell-Side
Moderator: John May, Managing Director, Stern Brothers & Co.
Topics discussed: Series of Financing Case Studies by Biofuels/Renewable Chemicals CEOs. What conditions led to succesful financings? What were the obstacles that needed to be overcome.
Panelists: John Kirkwood, Partner, Krieg DeVault; Additional Panelists; TBA
12:00 PM LUNCHEON AND NETWORKING
1:30 PM Panel #3: The View from the Buy-Side from Debt Investors
Moderator: John Hamer, Managing Director, Burrill and Company
Topics include: – What Strategic Investors seek in a partner? -What motivates Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) to invest in a project or technology?-What role Traditional Institutional Investors (Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, etc.) will play in financing Renewables?
Panelists: TBA
2:15 PM Panel #4: The View from the Buy-Side from Equity Investors
Moderator and Panelists: TBA
Topics include: – What Strategic Investors seek in a partner? -What motivates Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) to invest in a project or technology?-What role Traditional Institutional Investors (Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, etc.) will play in financing Renewables?
3:30 PM
Panel #5: Creative Financing Sources and Structures
Moderators: Mark J. Riedy, Partner, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky And Popeo, PC, John Kirkwood, Partner, Krieg DeVault,
John M. May, Managing Director, Stern Brothers & Co.
Topics include: – Oil and Gas Industry Models -Loan Gaurantees -Technology and Project Insurance -Private Equity Sources -Master Limited Partnerships -REITs -IPOs as a source of Project Financing
Panelists: TBA
4:30 PM SUMMARY AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
I want to talkt with some one regarding registrarion, please some one give me a call 713-235-2903. I tried to register some one yesterday for one day but when I was going to pay it shows payment for three days. Please let me know ASP. There is not a phone listed to as questions.
I want to know the price
Greetings,
I recently received a reply to a months old attempt at beginning a dialog with the Unsolicited Proposals Office at the DOE. In the hope that descriptions of our “technologies-in-waiting” and informing them that we are only in need of a small grant to pay for 3rd party certification of our continuous algae oil production system or, “Biomass Engine” would be enough to raise an eyebrow and prompt a single question. “How can we help you?” In the response our systems were referred to as “innovative” and “good ideas that should be moved ahead”.
Then the reply from the DOE informed me that because we had already designed, developed and patented the first sealed and continuously harvested PBR known to industry organization leaders, that certification testing (to allow us to issue the press release announcing what we in the algae industry are all hoping to be the first to say. The announcement that algae oil production on a continuous basis at the rate of X gallons/acre/year (reasonable estimates begin at 100,000 gal/acre/year and go up from there) and America’s economic future is gaining sustainable steam by being able to publicly state that de-centralized production including as many thousands of well paying, non-exportable jobs as we can possibly create is genuinely on it’s way.
The reply from the DOE stated “…testing your technology is not in itself a new technology so we can’t assist you.” There is nothing like it when your government asks for something you knew they would need badly, and they turn their back on you after years of lying about their desire to help make this happen for all Americans.
After almost 3 years of being ignored, lied to, and worst of all being refused a remotely competent technological evaluation as demonstrated by the sheer stupidity of this most recent response logic dictates, the UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT including the DOD, DOE and any other agency you can name, CANNOT POSSIBLY HAVE ANY REAL INTENTION OF ACHIEVING THE GOALS MANDATED FOR BIOFUELS COMMERCIALIZATION. The USFG usually works very hard to avoid doing such a great impression of the Keystone Cops. Why not with biofuels commercialization? They don’t really want it because BigOil tells them they don’t, which is why there are no politicians or oilmen in Heaven.
Somebody owes me an apology on the front steps of the White House. All we want to do is prove the facts we have known for almost a decade and get on with fixing the economy our government broke. The rest will take care of itself.
Hello? Hello? Is this thing on? I’m sorely disappointed that I am left with no other option but to publicly air this dirty laundry in the mere hope of a valid response from the DOE, because I’m not the problem. I’m one of the answers to the problem the DOE demonstrates they do not want to fix.