Day 1

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Welcoming Remarks

Paul F. Bryan, Program Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy

Opening Keynotes - "Federal Perspectives on Bioenergy"

Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture
Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy Installations and Environment)

Opening Plenary Session: "Broadening the Bioenergy Horizon"

A discussion on the bioenergy technologies of the future, and the role of industry, government, and financiers in realizing that vision.

Michael McAdams (Moderator), President, Advanced Biofuels Association
David Berry, Partner, Flagship Ventures
Eric Toone, Deputy Director, ARPA-e
Harrison Dillon*, President and Chief Technology Officer, Solazyme, Inc.
Mark Iden, Deputy Director of Operations, Defense Logistics Agency Energy

Platinum Sponsor Presentation: Novozymes

Adam Monroe, President, Novozymes North America

Guest Speaker

Chuck Leavell, Musician/Author/Environmental Activist, Co-Founder of the Mother Nature Network

General Session Debate: "What is the Best Use of Biomass?"

(No PowerPoints were used during the General Session Debate.)

Jim Lane (Moderator), Editor and Publisher, Biofuels Digest

Motion 1:

Limited biomass resources should be used to produce fuels and products, rather than to generate electricity.

Michael McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association
Bob Cleaves, Chief Executive Officer, Biomass Power Association

Motion II:

Federal funding for biofuels should focus primarily on the development of infrastructure-compatible, hydrocarbon fuels.

Rick Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Cobalt Technologies
Wes Bolsen, Chief Marketing Officer, Coskata

Motion III:

More environmental regulations are needed to prevent unsustainable agricultural practices or deforestation resulting from an expanding bioenergy industry.

Brooke Coleman, Executive Director, Advanced Ethanol Council
Nathanael Greene, Director of Renewable Energy Policy, National Resources Defense Council

Technical Breakout Session 1

Track 1: Conversion Pathways for Bioenergy: Cellulosic Bioproducts

This session highlighted discussions on emerging biomass conversion technologies that target value-added chemicals and how these "bioproducts" help diversify the biorefining value chain and enable market-readiness.

Joyce Yang (Moderator), Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Gary Diamond, Vice President of Product Development, Rennovia, Inc.
David Anton*, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Process Development and Manufacturing, Codexis, Inc.
Oliver Peoples*, Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President of Research, Metabolix, Inc.
Andrew Held, Director of Feedstock Development, Virent Energy Systems, Inc.

Track 2: Competing Uses for a Constrained Feedstock Supply: Risks and Opportunities

This session addressed ways in which the development of seemingly competing uses of feedstock resources can promote partnerships and novel strategies. The impacts of existing and potential future policy drivers were also considered.

John Ferrell (Moderator), Feedstock Platform Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
William "Butch" Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Flambeau River BioFuels, Inc.
Doug Freeman*, Investment and Information Technology Manager, NewPage Corporation
Mike Edgerton, Ethanol and Quality Traits Technical Lead, Monsanto
Greg Letarte, Director of Engineering, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
Mike Cecava, Director of Feed Technology, Research Division, Archer Daniels Midland Company

Track 3: Applications of Efficient Use of Biomass for Heat and Power

This session explored the opportunities for biomass in heat and power applications. The speakers spanned the industrial spectrum of this topic area; presentations ranged from technology and applications to the consideration of industry impacts through Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS).

Elliott Levine (Moderator), Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Dave O'Conner, Biomass Projects Manager, Electric Power Research Institute
Benjamin Thorp, Chairman, Biorefinery Deployment Consortium
Phil McKenzie, Business Development Manager, Babcock & Wilcox Generation Group
John Saintcross, Program Manager, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Track 4: Beyond EISA: Policy and Regulatory Mechanisms to Expand the Bioeconomy

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 addresses the need to replace fossil fuels with clean and renewable sources and achieve a sustainable bioeconomy. This discussion focused on regulations and incentives for biomass-derived energy and products.

Peter Whitman (Moderator), Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
Kate Lewis, Deputy Program Manager, BioPreferred Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Greg Dierkers, Senior Energy Policy Analyst, National Governors Association
Harrison Pittman, Research Assistant Professor of Law, Center Director, National Agricultural Law Center, University of Arkansas
Jeremy I. Martin, Senior Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists' Clean Vehicles Program

Track 5: Strategic Approaches to an International Bioenergy Industry

This session explored the unique benefits and drawbacks of implementing international biomass and bioenergy business strategies, as well as the potential impacts of an expanded bioenergy industry on economic development and environmental sustainability.

Sheila Moynihan (Moderator), Presidential Management Fellow, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Richard Simmons, Energy and Biofuels Officer, U.S. Department of State
Chris Dragisic, Director, Agriculture, Biofuels, and Forestry, The Center for Environmental Leadership in Business, Conservation International
Mark Fraser*, Chief Technolgy Officer – North America, EADS North America
Steve Bobzin*, Director of Technology Planning, Ceres
Craig Evans, Executive Director, American Biomass Trade Cooperative