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The International Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo 20091 was held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver from June 15–18, 2009. The conference was organized by BBI International.

The Agenda: Saturday, June 13

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In for FEW

Sunday, June 14

8:00 am - 7:30 pm Registration Desk Open

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In for IDGC

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In for FEW

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Opening Reception: International Distillers Grains Conference & Trade Show

Monday, June 15

6:30 am - 8:00 pm Registration Desk Open

7:00 am - 5:30 pm International Distillers Grains Conference & Trade Show

7:30 am - 5:00 pm Advanced Biofuels Workshop

8:00 am - 12:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In: FEW

7:30 am - 3:30 pm Annual FEW Golf Tournament

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Exhibitor Move-Out: IDGC

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm FEW Welcome Reception & Expo Grand Opening

Tuesday, June 16

6:30 am - 7:00 pm Registration Desk Open

7:00 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast in the Four Seasons Ballroom Pre-Function

8:00 am - 12:00 pm General Session

8:00 am - 8:15 am Opening Remarks: Mike Bryan, CEO, BBI International

8:15 am - 8:30 am Welcome Address: David Hiller, Executive Director, Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory

8:30 am - 9:00 am Keynote Address: General Wesley Clark, Co-Chairman, Growth Energy

9:00 am - 9:30 am 2009 FEW Awards & Scholarship Ceremonies

9:30 am - 10:00 am Near-Term U.S. Ethanol Industry Outlook: Bob Dinneen, President & CEO, Renewable Fuels Association

10:00 am - 11:30 am Research, Technology and the Future of Ethanol Production:
  • Moderator: Per Falholt, Executive Vice President-Head of R&D, Novozymes
  • Dave Vander Griend, CEO, ICM Inc.?
  • Rob Elliott, Processor Preferred Marketing Manager, Monsanto
  • Neal Briggi, Global Head of Enzymes, Syngenta Biotechnology Inc.? *Wes Bolsen, Chief Marketing Officer & Government Affairs, Coskata Inc.?
  • Larry Johnson, North American Business Development, Inbicon
  • Vonnie Estes, Vice President-Business Development, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol
  • Jeff Broin, CEO, Poet LLC

11:30 am - 12:00 pm Special Presentation: Robert Zubrin, author, Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch in the Expo

12:00 pm - 7:00 pm Expo Open

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Tracks

Concurrent Tracks =Track 1: Operations=

Integrated Process Enhancement

How Ethanol Manufacturers Can Improve Profitability
  • Marc Moreau, Industry Specialist, STICORP

Plant-Wide Optimization at Quad County Corn Processors

Benefits of System-Wide Analysis in Ethanol Processes
  • Mike Mendez, Business Consultant, Aspen Technology Inc.?

An Innovative Approach to Expand DDGS Drying Efficiency by 50%

=Track 2: Energy & Environment=

Shifting to Biomass Power
  • Moderator: Mike Schuster, Vice President-Sales, Laidig Systems Inc.?

Biomass & MSW Power - Gasification
  • Ryan Heuer, Business Development, ICM Inc.?

Analysis of Breakeven Costs for Utilizing Biomass Feedstocks as a Natural Gas Replacement in Ethanol Production Facilities
  • Joel Laubenstein, Senior Consultant-Energy & Utilities, Virchow, Krause and Company LLP?

Closing the Green Loop Using Biomass Gasification Alternative Energy to Power the Industrial Process

Biomass for Steam and Power
  • Arnie Iwanick, Process Specialist, Harris Group Inc.?

=Track 3: Cellulosic Ethanol=

Tomorrow's Biomass Supply Chain
  • Moderator: Larry Johnson, North American Business Development, Gteam

Commercial-Scale Energy Crop Production: Establishing Switchgrass in Tennessee

The Role of a Formal Exchange in Biomass Supply and Demand
  • Stephen Dinehart, President, Heartland Business Consultants Inc.?

Alternative Feedstocks and Co-Location Arrangements

Standard Analytical Methods for Biomass
  • Jerome King, QA/QC Director, Midwest Laboratories Inc.?

=Track 4: Biorefining=

The Economics of Fractionation - Part 1
  • Moderator: Troy Lohrmann, Vice President, Quality Technology International Inc.?

A Coproduct of Fractionation: High Protein Meal

Extracting Value with Corn Oil for Biodiesel

Challenges of Corn Oil Recovery and Corn Oil-to-Biodiesel

Corn Germ Fractionation

=Track 5: Business & Management=

Understanding True Risk Management

Hedging During Market Extremes

Better Risk Management by Understanding the Ethanol Market

Current Risk Management Issues (PPt title TBA)
  • Mike Blackford, Senior Risk Management Consultant, FCStone

Ethanol Hedging in an Evolving Market

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Refreshment Break in the Expo

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Tracks

=Track 1: Operations=

Yield Optimization Breakthroughs
  • Moderator: Neil Havran, Maintenance Coordinator, ICM Inc.?

The Quest for Maximizing Ethanol Plant Yield
  • Mitchell Marine, Customer Solutions Scientist, Novozymes

PDX Technology Significantly Increases Conventional Ethanol Yields
  • Jens Thorup, Technical Director, Pursuit Dynamics Plc.?

Yeast and Proprietary Milling Device to Stem Yield Loss
  • Larry Peckous, Vice President of Sales, EdeniQ

Fermentation Batch Yield Improvements with MPC

=Track 2: Energy & Environment=

Biogas & Landfill Gas Opportunities
  • Moderator: Ryan Heuer, Business Development, ICM Inc.?

Impact of Utilizing Biogas in a Carbon-Constrained Market
  • Beau Griffey, Account Executive, US Energy Services Inc.?

Don't Forget About Landfill Gas!
  • Matt Haakenstad, Commercial Services Manager, US Energy Services Inc.?

Generation 1.9 Biofuels: Efficiency Through Integration

=Track 3: Cellulosic Ethanol=

Cellulosic Ethanol Project Development
  • Moderator: Angela Ronayne, Senior Analyst, Merjent Inc.?

Unique Legal Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for Cellulosic Ethanol

Environmental Review for Cellulosic Projects

The Economics of Converting Switchgrass and Corn Stover to Ethanol

=Track 4: Biorefining=

The Economics of Fractionation - Part 2

Fractionation: The True Biorefinery Enabler

Opportunities in Fractionation: Corn & Beyond
  • Travis Pape, Vice President of Marketing & Technical Milling, Applied Milling Systems Inc.?

Optimizing Fractionation: A Look at Key Variables

Fractionation Business Plan: The Questions You Need to Ask

=Track 5: Business & Management=

Capitalizing on Carbon - Part 1
  • Moderator: Adrien Di Fulvio-Kogut, Environmental Affairs & Emissions Specialist, ICM Inc.?

Environmental Credits and Alternative Fuels

LCA Carbon Credits: Not Business As Usual
  • Jeffrey Frost, Executive Director, AgRefresh

Climate Change Legislation and Cap and Trade

Ethanol Plants: Capitalizing on Renewable Energy Credits
  • Lee Tharp, Senior Project Manager, Aquaterra Environmental Solutions Inc.?

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Networking Reception in the Expo

Wednesday, June 17 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open

7:30 am - 3:00 pm Expo Open

7:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast in the Expo Hall

8:30 am - 10:00 am Concurrent Tracks

=Track 1: Operations=

Optimizing for Profit

Optimizing Energy Consumption in an Ethanol Plant
  • Rich Chmielewski, Biofuels Marketing Manager, Siemens Energy and Automation Inc.?

Plate Heat Exchanger Optimization
  • John Robertson, Regional Sales Manager, Alfa Laval Inc.?

Cooling Tower Water Conservation
  • Henry Becker, Vice President & Technical Director, H-O-H Water Technology Inc.?

Optimizing Plant Availability: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Maintenance
  • Neil Havran, Maintenance Coordinator, ICM Inc.?

=Track 2: Energy & Environment=

Detection, Prevention & Compliance

LDAR Compliance: Common Pitfalls and Compliance Solutions
  • Matt Henry, Staff Environmental Engineer, Pinnacle Engineering Inc.?

Fuel Storage Tank and Piping Leak Prevention Through Cathodic Protection
  • Jim Dooley, Corrpro Companies Inc.?

Air Permit and Regulatory Compliance
  • Michael Van Cleave, Project Manager, Aquaterra Environmental Solutions Inc.?

Sustainable Innovation: How to Improve the Ethanol Plant Water Balance

=Track 3: Cellulosic Ethanol Progress= Progress Report: Commercial, Demonstration & Pilot Scale
  • Moderator: Wes Bolsen, Chief Marketing Officer & Government Affairs, Coskata Inc.?

Next-Generation Technologies: Biochemical Production of Ethanol

Poet's Integrated Corn Cellulose Biorefinery
  • Mark Stowers, Vice President of Research and Development, Poet LLC

A Case Study of One Year of Operation in UK's First Lignocellulosic Demonstration Facility

Path To Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol

=Track 4: Biorefining=

Optimizing the Value of Thin Stillage

Energy Optimization through Digestion of Thin Stillage to Biogas and Effluent Recycling

Improving the Efficiency and Carbon Footprint of Bioethanol Distilling
  • Allen Scobie, Greenfields Director, Helius Energy Plc.?

Improving Margin and Decreasing Carbon Footprint: Thin Stillage Anaerobic Digestion
  • Patrick Hirl, Project Principal-Industrial Market Leader, Stanley Consultants Inc.?

Operating Ethanol Plants on the Digestion of Both Thin and Whole Stillage
  • Michael Gratz, President, NewBio E Systems Inc.?

=Track 5: Business & Management=

Capitalizing on Carbon - Part 2

Optimizing Environmental Value of Operational Efficiencies
  • Beau Griffey, Account Executive, US Energy Services Inc.?

Potential Climate Change Legislation and its Affect on SEC Disclosure Requirements

Use of the ICM/Econergy Carbon Model for Preliminary Lifecycle Assessments
  • Bill Roddy, Corporate Manager, Environmental Affairs, ICM Inc.?

Standard for Sequestering Carbon in Soil

10:00 am - 10:30 am Refreshment Break in the Expo

10:30 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Tracks

=Track 1: Operations=

Beating Down Biocontaminants

Improving Production Efficiencies & Maximizing Yield with Biodispersants

Know Your Enemy! Early Detection of Contamination to Maximize Yield and Throughout

Determining Loss of Ethanol Production as a Result of Bacterial Infections

Next Generation Bacteria Control for Maximizing Ethanol Yield

=Track 2: Environment & Energy=

Environmental Permitting, Audits & Systems Integration

A Systematic Approach to Managing Environmental Compliance
  • Billy Von See, Senior Analyst, Merjent

Environmental Audits at Operating Ethanol Facilities: Lessons Learned
  • Howard Gebhart, Environmental Compliance Section Manager, Air Resource Specialists Inc.?

Current Environmental Compliance Enforcement Focus Areas

Environmental and Emergency Response Considerations for Operational Facilities
  • Britta Bergland, Senior Analyst, Merjent

=Track 3: Cellulosic Ethanol=

Biomass Seed Technology

Improved Biomass Feedstocks through Plant Expression of Hydrolytic Enzymes

Paradigm Changes in the Economics of Enzymatic Biomass Conversion through Plant Biotechnology
  • Greg Crabb, Manager of Application Development for Bioprocessing, Syngenta Biotechnology Inc.?

PPFMs: A Bacterial Inoculant that Quadruples Biomass
  • Karel Schubert, President & CEO, Biosynetics?

Plant Genomics and the Upstream Energy Crop Supply Chain
  • James Zhang, Vice President of Technology Alliances, Mendel Biotechnology Inc.?

=Track 4: Next Generation Biorefining =

Next-Generation Biorefining &

Enhanced Separations Technologies for Improved Ethanol and Coproduct Recoveries from Biomass

Total Kernel Optimization
  • Jeff Scharping, Senior Marketing Communications Coordinator, ICM Inc.?

Scaling Up Biomass Fractionation Technology

Biobutanol: The Next-Generation Advanced Biofuel

=Track 5: Business & Management=

Options for Distressed Biofuels Businesses

Forbearance Agreements, Workouts and Restructures

Challenged or Distressed: Legal Options and Strategies
  • Thomas Jensen and Matthew Swanson, Attorneys, Leonard, Street and Deinard?

Strategic Planning for Profit

Hybrid Financing Distressed Biofuels Businesses
  • Sandip Lalli, President & CFO, Aspen BioEnergy?

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch in the Expo

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Tracks

=Track 1: Operations=

A Diagnostic Approach to Plant Safety

Plant Safety: 100 Years of Ethanol Plant Operating Experience
  • Ryan Ralston, Chief Operating Officer, ERI Solutions Inc.?

Researching Predictive Analytics and Safety: Key Findings
  • Barry Nelson, CEO, DBO2 - an Industrial Scientific Company

2E Training: How to Effectively and Efficiently Train the Workforce

Workplace Injuries: Let's Evaluate

=Track 2: Energy & Environment= Emissions Abatement Optimization

New Ethanol Scrubber Reduces Plant Capital and Operating Costs
  • Andrew Bartocci, National Sales Director, Envitech Inc.?

Fail-Safe Scrubber Emissions Compliance for Ethanol Biorefineries

VOC, CO, and NOx Abatement and Optimization with RTO's
  • Andy Rodger, Engineer, Pro-Environmental Inc.?

Air Emissions Permit Compliance and Pollution Control Device Optimization Using Advanced Measurement Techniques

=Track 3: Cellulosic Ethanol=

Bioconversion Pathways 1
  • Moderator: Mark Yancey, Managing Partner, NEAtech LLC

Fast Fermentation of C5 and C6 Sugars in Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates with Cell Recycling
  • Mads Torry-Smith, PHD, Senior Manager in R&D, Novozymes

Enzyme Characterization for Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
  • Mian Li, Senior Applications Scientist, Genencor - a Danisco Division

An Evaluation of the HPLC Process Monitoring Methods for Cellulosic Ethanol

Determination of Monosaccharides in Acid Hydrolyzed Biocrop Feedstock

=Track 4: omitted see FEW Express Technical Presentations=

=Track 5: Business & Management=

Changing Structures for Changing Times
  • Moderator: Ian Horowitz, Managing Director, Soleil Securities Corp.?

Getting Out from Under Securities and Exchange Commission Reporting

Eliminating the Burden of Securities and Exchange Commission Reporting

Lessons Learned on How Consolidation can Create or Destroy Shareholder Value
  • Scott Mc Dermott, Partner, Ascendant Partners Inc.?

Ethanol Cooperatives: Is a Cooperative the Right Structure for an Ethanol Producer Today?

FEW Express Technical Presentations

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm The Profitability Impact of a Qualified and Trained Analytical Lab Staff

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Hydraulic Design in Biofuel Plants
  • Arnold Cobb, Senior Staff Engineer, O'Neal Inc.?

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Biomass Opportunities from Distillery Coproducts
  • Allen Scobie, Greenfields Director, Helius Energy Plc.?

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm Viscosity Reducing Enzymes
  • Pauline Teunissen, Senior Manager of Grain Processing Applications, Genencor - a Danisco Division

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Performance Measurements and the Affect on Plant Profitability

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm RINs: Regulations, Recordkeeping, Reporting and Attestations ... and RFS2
  • David Bennett, Vice President of Strategic Solutions, CompIntelligence Inc.?

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Refreshment Break in the Expo

3:30 pm Expo Closes

3:30 pm - 7:00 pm Exhibitor Move-Out: FEW

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Technical Workshops

=Track 1: Operations=

Federal Regs Refresher

Regulatory Update: The EPA's New GHG Reporting Rule; and the DHS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard
  • Steve Schleicher, Vice President-Rochester Operations, Pinnacle Engineering Inc.?

Staying on the Good Side of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau • Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule Amendments and Pending Amendments
  • Angela Ronayne, Senior Analyst, Merjent Inc.?

=Track 2: Energy & Environment=

Waste Heat Recovery & CHP

Improving Plant Operating Efficiencies and Reducing Carbon Footprint by Converting Low-Grade Heat to Energy

Evolutions in Combined Heat & Power

Saving Energy Through Improved RTO Heat Distribution

Using Biomass for CHP and Electricity Sales to the Grid at Ethanol Plants

=Track 3: Cellulosic Ethanol=

Bioconversion Pathways 2

Direct Contact Steam Heating for Cellulosic Ethanol

Presentation title not named in Agenda
  • Jeffrey Robert, Business Development, Gteam

Pretreatment Strategies for Biofuel Production

=Track 4: not continued=

=Track 5: Business & Management=

The Global Picture: Technology, Projects, Production
  • Moderator: Rafael Nieves, Managing Partner, NEAtech LLC

Cellulosic Ethanol: Closing in on Commercial-Scale Production
  • Christian Morgen, Senior Manager-Business Development & Marketing, Inbicon

Risks and Challenges for Ethanol Projects Overseas
  • Richard Weiner, Attorney, Fredrikson and Byron P.A.?

Sustainability Criteria in Latest EU Legislation: A Model for the United States?

Breakthroughs in the Conversion and Integration of Biomass Technologies
  • Cynthia Bryant, Marketing Manager-Global Fuels, Novozymes North America Inc.?

=FEW Express Technical Presentations=

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Railroad Billing Refunds = Profit & Process Improvement

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Managing Your Rail Supply Chain Network
  • Jay Whitelaw, independent rail consultant?

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm A New One-Click Touchscreen Biofuel Analyzer
  • Dave Burchardt, Instrument Sales, Mettler Toledo Inc.?

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Determining Ethanol and Total Sugars with Fixed-Filter NIR

4:30 pm - 4:45 pm Direct Contact Steam Heating for Biofuels Applications

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm Winter Barley: A Great Choice for Biorefining

Thursday, June 18 8:00 am - 1:30 pm Industry Tours 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Exhibitor Move-Out: FEW

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