Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference

Detailed ABLC agenda

Administrator — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:04:46 +0000

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

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?

Sponsorship and Exhibition Information

Administrator — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:57:13 +0000

Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference
“Go Big, Stay Strong”
2-5 April 2012
Capital Hilton
Washington, DC

Build relationships and drive sales at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference
ABLC will offer an integrated solution of brand positioning, business development and face-to-face networking opportunities with senior decision makers.

Connecting you with the right people
With a proven track record of delivering high caliber operators and developers, ABLC provides the perfect environment for you to do business with the leaders of the next generation biofuels development.

First class business opportunities

Generate new high level business contacts
Find new partners and business opportunities
Reinforce existing partnerships
Increase your market share and gain competitive advantage
Enhance your company’s brand visibility globally

Cost effective packages to meet your business needs
Our sponsorship and exhibition packages are designed to help you meet your business objectives. If you are looking to win prospective clients, strengthen existing relationships or enhance your company profile, we will help you do so in a cost effective manner.

A range of Sponsorship and Exhibiting Opportunities and benefits are available with the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference to ensure that your business objectives and budget are matched to the opportunities, including:

Embedded Program Presentations
A Featured Luncheon Address
Chair and Moderator Roles in selected program sessions, such as “Scaling Up Production”
Leading a Breakfast Roundtable Discussion on a chosen topic
Special Invitational Sponsored Dinner (with your company’s targeted Speakers and Guests – Cost of the dinner itself would be extra)
Biofuels Digest Annual “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” awards reception sponsorship, with introductory remarks
Company links and logos on all promotional materials, signage, CD’s for the conference
Additional Registrations for your company staff
Discounts for your company “Partners and Guests”
Promotional Conference Mailings featuring your company’s presentation

Contact Bill Lundberg for further details:

Bill Lundberg
Tel: +1 774 270-0358
blundberg@me.com

Conference agenda

Administrator — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:37:00 +0000

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 (Invited)
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

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

10:30 AM ABLC Keynote Address — Yom Tov Samia, Chairman, Primus Green Energy

1:00 PM ABLC Luncheon Address — Phil New, CEO, BP Biofuels (Invited)

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

11:00 AM ABLC Keynote Address — Alan Shaw, CEO, Codexis

Day Four: Thursday, April 5, 2012- Military and Aviation Markets

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”

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

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.

10:30 AM NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENT BREAK

11:00 AM Panel #2: CEOs Present – The View from the Sell-Side

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

2:15 PM Panel #4: The View from the Buy-Side from Equity Investors
Moderator and Panelists: TBA

4:30 PM SUMMARY AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Who Should Attend?

Administrator — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:25:40 +0000

Who Should Attend?

• C-Level Corporate Executives of Energy and Biofuels Companies
• Institutional investors, strategics, analysts, hedge funds, private equity, banks
• Alliance and Business Development Directors/Managers
• R&D Directors/Managers from Corporate, University, and Government Labs
• Corporate, Venture and Project Financing Professionals
• Trade, Tax, Ag, Environmental and Energy Policy Makers and Professionals
• Public-Private Energy Partnership Professionals
• Energy Technology, Consulting and Engineering and Service Firms
• Equipment and Supply Vendors

Speakers

Administrator — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:24:29 +0000

Confirmed Speakers include:

Jonathan Wolfson, CEO, Solazyme
Ed Dineen, CEO, LS9
Lee Edwards, CEO, Virent
Pat Gruber, CEO, Gevo
Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, LanzaTech

John Melo, CEO, Amyris
Vincent Chornet, CEO, Enerkem
Bill Radany, CEO, Verdezyne
Kelly Ogilvie, CEO, Blue Marble Biomaterials
Ganesh Kishore, CEO, Malaysia Life Sciences Fund

Gary Luce, CEO, Terrabon
Bill Brady, CEO, Mascoma
Jim Rekoske, GM, UOP
Hunt Ramsbottom, CEO, Rentech
K’Lynne Johnson, CEO, Elevance

Jim Imbler, CEO, ZeaChem
Kevin Weiss, CEO, Byogy Renewables
Michael Burnside, CEO, Catchlight Energy
Tim Burns, CEO, BioProcess Algae
Kevin Berner, CEO, Phycal

Alan Shaw, CEO, Codexis
Christophe Schilling – CEO, Genomatica
Jack Oswald – CEO, SynGest
Chas Eggert – CEO, OPX Bio
Dennis Banasiak – CEO, Avello Bioenergy

Rick Eno – CEO, Metabolix
Jere Kolstad – President, Rivertop Renewables
Robert Graham, CEO, Ensyn
Todd Becker, CEO, Great Plains Renewable Energy
Daphne Preuss, CEO, Chromatin

Richard Hamilton, CEO, Ceres
Kef Kasdin, CEO, Proterro
John May, MD, Stern Brothers
Mark Reidy, Partner, Mintz Levin
Cindy Thyfault, CEO, Westar

John Kirwood, Kreig DeVault
John Hamer, MD, Burrill & Co.
Brent Erickson, Executive VP, BIO
Mary Rosenthal, Executive Director, Algal Biomass Organization
Mike McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association

Hotel Information

Administrator — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:22:24 +0000

Capital Hilton
1001 16th Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia, United States 20036

Tel: 1-202-393-1000
Fax: 1-202-639-5784

Special Conference Rates

For room reservations at the Capitol Hilton, please use the conference code: “ABC” to receive the Special Conference Discounted Room Rate of $245/ night.

The Capital Hilton is the official conference hotel, and all sessions of the ABLC will be held there.

The Code for getting the conference room rate for Sleeping Rooms is: BIO.

Located just two blocks from the White House, the historic Capital Hilton hotel has a proud tradition of serving world travelers with historic hospitality in the Nation’s Capital. Marking the newest historic milestone is the completion of our all-encompassing guest room rejuvenation program, part of an extensive $30 million revitalization project of the hotel. Recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, this downtown Washington DC hotel is located near:

National Mall
Washington Monument and Memorials
Smithsonian Museums
Local Attractions
World-Class Shopping, Theatre and Dining
Georgetown
Downtown Business District

Three different Metro Subway Stations are located only 2 blocks from our Washington, DC hotel, including the Red, Orange and Blue lines.

For dining and entertainment, the historic Capital Hilton hotel proudly features Twigs Restaurant, celebrating contemporary American cuisine and the Statler Lounge where you can indulge in classic cocktails in a sleek setting. The Capital City Club & Spa, DC’s premiere health club and day spa, offers a full array of exercise equipment and group exercise classes, and the accompanying full-service day spa features five treatment rooms for rejuvenating massages, facials and manicures. To make a spa reservation, call 202-639-4300 and ask for The Capital City Club & Spa.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is only 5 miles away. For guests traveling by rail- there is convenient access to Amtrak/Union Station.