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Conference Programme

Ethanol 2006 Australia
Agenda
Version: 06 May 2006
Note: ANY and ALL details in this preliminary agenda are subject to change.
 
Monday, 8 May
 
10:00 – 16:00    Pre-Conference Seminar:
   Ethanol 101 - “Introduction to Ethanol Production and Points to Consider When Building an Ethanol Plant”
   Sponsored by Queensland Government
   Please see the Ethanol 101 Seminar agenda for details.
 
09:00 – 20:00      Registration Desk Open
 
18:00 – 20:00    Welcome Reception in the Trade Show
Tuesday, 9 May
 
07:30 – 17:00     Registration Desk Open
 
08:30 – 08:40       Welcoming Remarks
   Lyndon Pfeffer, Director, AgForce
 
     Gerald Tumbleson, President, National Corn Growers Association (USA)
09:05 – 09:30      Ethanol Situation in Australia
   Presentation will include an industry update on ethanol activities around Australia including state programs, ethanol production potential, and how ethanol can help meet transportation energy demands.
   Bob Gordon, Executive Director, Renewable Fuels Association of Australia
 
09:30 – 10:30   Benefits of Ethanol  
     Moderator: William Darbishire, Chief Executive Officer, The Australian Lung Foundation
     Mark Yancey, Vice President, BBI International
     Ray Kearney, Associate Professor, Centre for Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney
     Murray Vincent, Consultant, HUMECO

10:30 - 11:00    Refreshments in the Trade Show

11:00 – 12:00    Ethanol Developments Worldwide

     Moderator: Mike Bryan, CEO, BBI International

     1.  North America
     Kathy Bryan, President, BBI International 

   2.  Brazil and South America

     Sergio C. Trindade, President, SE2T International, Ltd.

   3. Japan

     Yosuke Morizumi, Sojitz

 12:00 – 12:30    Wecome Keynote Address

       The Honourable Peter Beattie, Premier of Queensland

12:30 – 14:00    Lunch in the Trade Show

14:00 – 14:45     Ethanol Vehicle Technology
     A special presentation on vehicle performance, driveability, and warranties using various ethanol blends (E10, E20, E25, and E85), flexible fuel vehciles, and ethanol use in hydrogen fuel cells.
      Coleman Jones, Biofuels Implementation Manager, General Motors
 
14:45 – 15:30    New Uses for Ethanol
     Moderator: Jerome Carslake, Senior Policy Advisor, Victorian Farmers Federation
     Tye Atkinson, Energetics Pty Limited
      Maxwell Shauck, Professor and Chairman, Baylor Institute for Air Sciences
 
15:30 – 16:00    Refreshments in the Trade Show
 
16:00 - 17:30     Co-Products/Value-Added Opportunities
     Richard Marshall, President and CEO, ECONCEPT
        Vijay Singh, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
        Bill Elliott, Ethanol Project Manager, Dalby Bio-Refinery Limited
 
17:30 – 18:30    Networking Reception in the Trade Show
 
Wednesday, 10 May
 
07:30 – 17:00     Registration Desk Open
 
08:30 – 09:00     Welcoming Address
     Steve Payne, General Manager, Minerals and Fuels, Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
 
     Trevor Bourne, Chief Executive Officer, Global Ethanol Holdings Limited
09:30 – 10:30      Potential Feedstocks for Ethanol Production in Australia
   A discussion on feedstock availability, logistics, cost, and ethanol production potential and technology and impacts on agriculture. 
      John Hodgson, Senior Product Engineer, Mackay Sugar
      Guy Allen, Commodities Manager, Inghams Enterprise
      Shashank Inamdar, Jt. Managing Director, Praj Industries
 
10:30 – 11:00    Refreshment Break in the Trade Show
 
11:00 – 12:00    New Ethanol Production Technologies
     Moderator: Wayne Newton, Director, AgForce Grains
   1. Overview of New Production Technologies 
      Bibb Swain, President, Delta-T Corporation 
      Lisa Locke, Novozymes 
      Gang Duan, Senior Technical Manager, Genencor International
 
12:00 - 12:30     Keynote Address
     The Honourable Anna Bligh, Deputy Premier of Queensland
 
12:30 – 14:00    Lunch in the Trade Show
 
14:00 – 15:30    Considerations for Building an Ethanol Plant
     Moderator: Bill Elliott, Ethanol Project Manager, Dalby Bio-Refinery Limited
      Erik Mork, Business Development, ICM, Inc.
      Jeff Kistner, Vice President of Project Financing, BBI International
      Chris Harrison, Director, Dalby Bio-Refinery Limited
 
15:30 – 16:00    Refreshments in the Trade Show
 
16:00 – 17:30    Industry Roundtable: Path Forward for Industry Development
   High level industry roundtable discussion focusing on the economics of production, financing ethanol projects, and policies needed support industry development.
     Discussion Leaders:
     Phil Jardie, Queensland Government and Chris Harrison, Director, Dalby Bio-Refinery Limited
    
     Participants:
     Gerald Tumbleson, President, National Corn Growers Association
     Wayne Newton, Director, AgForce Grains
     Stephen Ryan, General Manager, Australia Cane Farmers Association
     Jerome Carslake, Research Analyst, Victorian Farmers Federation
     Bob Gordon, Executive Director, Australian Renewable Fuels Association
     Mike Bryan, Chief Executive Officer, BBI International
 
17:30     Closing Remarks and Adjournment: Lyndon Pfeffer, President, AgForce Grains
 
Thursday, 11 May
 
All Day             Special Seminar: Project Financing
  Investment Opportunities and Project Financing for Lenders and Project Developers
   Please see the Lenders Seminar agenda for details.