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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
- Bryce Stokes, senior advisor, CNJV
- Laurence Eaton, research economist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office
- Robert C. Abt, professor of natural resource economics and management, North Carolina State University
- Tim Portz, executive editor, Biomass Magazine
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
- Doug Berven, vice-president of corporate affairs, POET
- Harrison Pettit, vice-president of business development, Pacific Ag
- Theodora Retsina, CEO, American Process Inc.
- Rick Weyen, vice-president, Strategy and Business Development, Tesoro Companies Inc.
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:
- Molly Morse, CEO, Mango Materials
- Noah Helman, co-founder and chief science officer, Industrial Microbes
- Len Rand, CEO, Chairman, xF Technologies
- Jason Force, CEO, Iron Goat Technology Inc.
Plenary III: Early Market Adopters
- Dr. Randy D. Cortright, Ph.D., CTO / founder, Virent Inc.
- Taite R. McDonald, senior policy advisor, Holland & Knight LLP
- Nancy N. Young, vice-president, Environmental Affairs, Airlines for America
- Tom Thompson, Maritime Environmental and Energy and Technical Advisor, U.S. Maritime Administration
- Chris Tindal, director for operational energy, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy
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
- James E. Anderson, technical expert, Ford Motor Company
- Doug Berven, vice-president of corporate affairs, POET
- John Eichberger, vice-president of government relations, National Association of Convenience Stores/Executive Director, The Fuels Institute
- John Farrell, laboratory program manager—Vehicle Technologies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Blake Simmons, Biofuels Program lead, Sandia National Laboratories
Breakout Session 2-A: The Future of Algae-Based Biofuels
- Toby Ahrens, CTO, BioProcess Algae
- Ronald R. Chance, executive vice-president, Engineering, Algenol
- Jeffrey S. Kanel, Ph.D., president and CEO, Renewable Algal Energy, LLC
- Tryg Lundquist, associate professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Dr. John McGowen, director of operations and program manager, Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation: Arizona State University
Breakout Session 2-B: New/Emerging Pathways
- Abhijeet P. Borole, research scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Charles E. Wyman, president and CEO, Vertimass LLC
- Dr. Lori Giver, vice-president of biological engineering, Calysta Energy Inc.
- Fred Moesler, CTO, Renmatix
- Dr. Robert Graham, CEO and chairman, Ensyn Corp.
Breakout Session 2-C: Biogas and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities for Advanced Biofuels from Wet-Waste Feedstocks
- Jordi Perez, scientist, SRI International
- Meltem Urgun-Demirtas, Principal Environmental Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
- Corinne Drennan, Energy & Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Bruce Logan, Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering and Evan Pugh Professor, Pennsylvania State University
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
- Tim Cohn, hydrologist, Office of Surface Water, U.S. Geological Survey
- Carolyn Olson, Ph.D., senior scientist, Climate Change Program Office, Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Mitchell Schultz, R&D manager of Separations Science, Archer Daniels Midland Company
- May Wu, Principal Environmental System Analyst in the Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Breakout 3-B: The Changing Landscapes for Biobased Chemicals: A Decade After the Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass
- Lisa Dyson, CEO, Kiverdi
- Jim Millis, CTO, BioAmber
- Andy Shafer, executive vice-president, Sales and Market Development, Elevance Renewable Sciences
- Dr. Todd A. Werpy, senior vice-president and CTO, Archer Daniels Midland Company
- Ken Williams, program leader / principal chemical engineer, Nature Works, LLC
Breakout Session 3-C: Renewable Gaseous Fuels
- Patrick Serfass, executive director, American Biogas Council
- Wilfred Chen, professor, University of Delaware
- Jeffrey Reed, director of business strategy and development, Southern California Gas Company/San Diego Gas & Electric
- David Ross, managing director, MultiGen International, LLC
- Sarah Studer, ORISE Fellow—Fuel Cell Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
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
- David Babson, senior fuels engineer, Union of Concerned Scientists
- Barbara Bramble, senior director for International Wildlife Conservation at National Wildlife Federation and Chair of Board of Directors for the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials
- Jennifer B. Dunn, Energy Systems and Sustainability Analyst, Argonne National Laboratory
- Lee R. Lynd, professor of engineering, Dartmouth College
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