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Day One: June 23, 2015

Welcome and Introductory Keynotes

  • Franklin (Lynn) Orr, Under Secretary for Science and Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senate (D-MN)
  • David Danielson, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy 
  • Jonathan Male, director, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy

Plenary I: Policy and Market Overview

  • Matt Carr, executive director, Algae Biomass Organization
  • Bob Dinneen, president and CEO, Renewable Fuels Association 
  • Claire Curry, associate, Advanced Transport, Bloomberg New Energy Finance 
  • Joel Velasco, senior vice-president, Albright Stonebridge Group

Plenary II: Biofuels in a Global Marketplace

  • Daniel Cummings, president, POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC
  • Michael McAdams, president, Advanced Biofuels Association 
  • Prabhakar Nair, executive vice-president of business development, LanzaTech 
  • Michele Rubino, vice-president of business and corporate development, Beta Renewables 
  • Christopher Standlee, executive vice-president of institutional relationships and governmental affairs, Abengoa Corp. 

Afternoon Keynote

  • Peter W. Davidson, executive director of the Loan Programs Office, U.S. Department of Energy

Breakout Session 1A: Biomass Feedstocks for the Bioeconomy

Breakout Session 1-B: Innovations in Basic Science across Agencies and Offices to Enable Bioenergy

  • Sunil Chandran, director, Biology, Amyris Inc.
  • Paul J. Dauenhauer, professor and co-director, Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, University of Minnesota
  • John Ralph, professor, Department of Biochemistry, Wisconsin Energy Institute

Breakout Session 1-C: Bringing Biorefineries into the Mainstream

Breakout Session 1-D: The Pitch

Panel of Experts: 

  • Brian Baynes, partner, Flagship Ventures
  • Bill Crump, senior project manager, Leidos Engineering 
  • Geoffrey Duyk M.D., Ph.D., managing director and partner, TPG Alternative and Renewable Technologies/TPG Biotechnology
  • Mark J. Riedy, partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 

Startups:

Plenary III: Early Market Adopters 

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Day Two: June 23, 2015

Day Two Opening Keynotes

  • Reuben Sarkar, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy 
  • Christopher Grundler, director, Office of Air Quality and Transportation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
  • Robert M. Simon, Principal Advisor to the Director for Energy, Transportation, and Resources, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
  • Mark Brodziski, director of the Rural Business-Cooperative Services Energy Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plenary IV: Fuels of the Future: Accelerating the Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines 

Breakout Session 2-A: The Future of Algae-Based Biofuels 

Breakout Session 2-B: New/Emerging Pathways

Breakout Session 2-C: Biogas and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities for Advanced Biofuels from Wet-Waste Feedstocks

Breakout Session 2-D: Reaching Your Stakeholders: Effectively Engaging and Educating Key Audiences

  • Melissa Savage, senior program director, National Association of State Energy Officials
  • Joanna Schroeder, editor, DomesticFuel.com 
  • Emily York, vice-president of communications, Abengoa
  • Wendy Rosen, leader, Global Public Affairs, DuPont Industrial Biosciences, DuPont
  • Aaron Wells, communications consultant, Fuels America 

Breakout Session 3-A: Growing a Water-Smart Bioeconomy

Breakout 3-B: The Changing Landscapes for Biobased Chemicals: A Decade After the Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass 

Breakout Session 3-C: Renewable Gaseous Fuels

Breakout Session 3-D: How States are Promoting Advanced Biofuels 

  • Bruce E. Dale, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
  • Doug Hoelscher, director, Office of State-Federal Relations, State of Iowa
  • Brendan Jordan, vice-president, Great Plains Institute
  • Jacques Beaudry-Losique, senior vice-president, Corporate and Business Development, Algenol 

Plenary V: Biofuels and Sustainability: Acknowledging Challenges and Confronting Misconceptions 

Afternoon Keynote 

  • Gregory L. Rorrer, program director, Energy for Sustainability Program, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, National Science Foundation

Conference Close and Thank You

  • Jonathan Male, director, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy

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