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Monday, May 3

2:00 pm - 7:00 pm BIOMASS Conference Registration
Lobby B

4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Exhibitor Move In
Exhibit Hall B


Tuesday, May 4

7:00 am - 7:00 pm BIOMASS Conference Registration
Lobby B

6:45 am Golf Outing Transportation – Minneapolis Hilton Lobby
7:30 am - 3:30 pm Golf Outing - Legends Club
8:00 am - 3:00 pm Exhibitor Move In
Exhibit Hall B

8:15 am BIOMASS Industry Tours Transportation – Minneapolis Hilton Lobby
8:30 am - 3:00 pm BIOMASS Industry Tours (additional fee required)
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Welcome Reception & Expo Grand Opening
Exhibit Hall B

Wednesday, May 5

7:00 am - 7:00 pm BIOMASS Conference Registration
Lobby B

7:30 am - 7:00 pm BIOMASS Expo Open
Exhibit Hall B

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

8:30 am - Noon GENERAL SESSION
Auditorium Main

8:30 am Welcome
Tom Bryan , Vice President, BBI International

8:35 am Keynote Address
Jack Oswald , Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Syngest Inc

9:00 am Biomass Priorities on the Hill
  • Moderator: James Bertrand , Chair of Energy, Leonard, Street and Deinard

  • Charlie Niebling , Chairman-Board of Directors, Biomass Thermal Energy Council
  • Mary Rosenthal , Executive Director, Algal Biomass Organization
  • Shelby Neal , Director of Government Affairs, National Biodiesel Board
  • Michael McAdams , President, Advanced Biofuels Association
  • Geoff Cooper , Vice President, Research & Analysis, Renewable Fuels Association
  • Bob Cleaves , President & Chief Executive Officer, Biomass Power Association
10:00 am - 10:30 am Refreshment Break in the BIOMASS Expo
Exhibit Hall B

10:30 am A Utility Perspective on Biomass Derived Power
Auditorium Main

  • Moderator: Kenneth Brown , Bioenergy Development Program Manager, Minnesota Office of Energy Security

  • Sandra Broekema , Manager, Business Development, Great River Energy
    A Cooperative Perspective on Biomass Derived Power
  • Bill Johnson , Manager of Biofuels Development, Alliant Energy
    Biomass Market Development Strategies
  • Reed Wills , President, Adage
    A Utility Perspective
  • Jim Turnure , Manager, Environmental Policy, Xcel Energy
    Utility Perspective: Biomass / Biogas in the Heartland
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch in the BIOMASS Expo
Exhibit Hall B

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm BIOMASS Concurrent Tracks
Track 1: Crop Residues
Feedstocks: Determining Economic and Logistical Availability
Auditorium Main

  • Moderator: Michael Peterson , Civil/Structural Engineering Manager, ZACHRY

  • Michael Roth , Director of Biomass, POET
    Feedstock Supply and Logistics for Industry
  • Christian Morgen , Senior Manager, Business Development & Marketing, Inbicon North America
    Bringing Decades of Biomass Handling Experience to Use for the New Ethanol in Denmark
  • Kristi Moriarty , Senior Analyst, Transportation Technologies and Systems, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    Demonstration of NREL Biomass Geographical Tools
  • John Tyndall , Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
    Cellulosic Feedstocks: A Comprehensive Analysis of Iowa Farmer Intentions
Track 2: Dedicated Energy Crops
Purpose-Grown Trees as Bioenergy Feedstocks
Auditorium Room 2

  • Moderator: Diomy Zamora , University of Minnesota Extension

  • Ronalds Gonzalez , PhD Candidate, North Carolina State University
    Loblolly Pine for Biomass-Bioenergy: A Study of Delivery Cost and Simulation of Optimum Rotation Length and Stand Tree Density in Southern United States
  • Lauren Mullinax , Project Leader, ArborGen LLC
    ArborGen Purpose Grown Trees as an Economical and Sustainable Source for Bioenergy Production in the Southeastern United States
  • Chris Stefner , Agroforestry Technician, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Evaluation of Woody Species for Biomass Production in the Canadian Prairies
  • Tim Eggeman , Chief Technology Officer & Founder, ZeaChem Inc
    Dedicated Energy Crops for Advanced Biofuels and Bio-based Chemicals
Track 3: Forest & Wood Processing Residues
Are We There Yet? The Commercial Viability of Ethanol from Woody Biomass
Auditorium Room 1

  • Moderator: Rona Johnson , Editor, BIOMASS Magazine

  • Wes Bolsen , Marketing Officer & VP, Government Affairs, Coskata Inc
    Utilizing Forest and Wood Processing Residues for Ethanol Production
  • Cynthia Bryant , Global Biomass Business Development Manager, Novozymes
    Cellulosic Biofuels: From Pilot to Demo to Commercial
  • Ron Pagel , Sr. Process Engineer, Baisch Engineering
    Engineering Practices for Commercialization of a Biomass Biorefinery
Track 4: Livestock & Poultry Wastes
Maximizing the Energy Potential from Troublesome Waste Streams
M100 C,D,G,H

  • Moderator: Tim Portz , Program Manager, BBI International

  • David Bracht , Attorney, Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
    Combining Animal Waste Control & Biomass Energy Technologies for Sustainable Food/Energy Production
  • Goutam Shahani , Vice President Sales & Marketing, Heat Transfer International
    Starved Air Low Temperature (SALT) Gasification
  • Norma McDonald , North America Sales Manager, Organic Waste Systems Inc
    Anaerobic Digestion of Solid Manures, Crop Residuals & High Solid Organic Waste
  • Eugene Allevato , Professor, Woodbury University
    Sustainable Biogas Production from Manure
Track 5: MSW, Urban Wastes & Landfill Gas
New Approaches to Harnessing Energy from Municipal Solid Waste
Auditorium Room 3

  • Moderator: Todd Taylor , Biomass/Biofuels Lead Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.

  • Karl Schoene , Chief Executive Officer, InEnTec
    Generating Renewable Energy from MSW with Plasma Technology
  • Scott Hughes , Chief Operating Officer, Visiam
    A Technological Breakthrough that Redefines the Waste to Energy Category
  • Larry Link , Consultant, Novaspect
    Combustion Optimization of RDF
  • Roger Nichols , President, eNRG Solutions
    Thermal Conversion of MSW into Steam, Cooling, Electricity or Biofuels at Industrial Facilities
Track 6: Food Processing Residues
Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Co-digestion as a Means to Enhanced Biogas Production
M100 A,B,I,J

  • Moderator: Dick York , Chief Technologist, FOG Energy Corporation

  • Dennis Totzke , Environmental Engineer & Vice President, Applied Technologies Inc
    Co-digestion Trends
  • Douglas Carruthers , VP Corporate Development, Organic Resource Management Inc
    Leftovers to Lights
  • Richard Miller , Vice President, DODA USA
    Preparation of Urban Organic Waste as a Digester Feedstock
  • Dick York , Chief Technologist, FOG Energy Corporation
    Feeding Your Digester Grease Increases Biogas & Reduces Biosolids & Greenhouse Gases
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Refreshment Break in the Expo
Exhibit Hall B

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm BIOMASS Concurrent Tracks
Track 1: Crop Residues
Torrefaction and Densification: The Pursuit of Optimal Fuel Quality
Auditorium Main

  • Moderator: Ahava Amen , President & Founder, NewEarth Renewable Energy Inc

  • Kevin Grotheim , Torrefaction Systems Inc
    Torrefaction & Densification of Biomass Fuels for Generating Electricity
  • Vivek Rastogi ,Vice President-Business, Abellon CleanEnergy
    Harnessing Energy & Economy Potential of Crop Residues
  • Abhay Khater , Advisor, Hi Tech Agro Projects Pvt Ltd
    Constraints in 24 X 7 Working of Briquetting Plant
  • Joseph James , President, Agri-Tech Producers LLC
    Torrefaction: ATP’s Innovative Process Converts Biomass into a Cost-Effective Renewable Fuel
Track 2: Dedicated Energy Crops
Awakening Giants: Fast Growing Perennial Grasses
Auditorium Room 2

  • Moderator: Harrison Pettit , Vice President Business Development, Pacific Powerstock

  • Michael Birch , Director of Research and Business Development, White Technology LLC
    A New Way with High Yielding Perennial Grasses
  • Carl Kukkonen , Chief Executive Officer, VIASPACE
    Giant King Grass: Energy Crop for Cellulosic Biofuels and Direct Combustion in Power Plants
  • Margaret Mangan , Graduate Student, University of Minnesota
    The Diversity-Productivity Relationship: Is it Relevant to Maximizing the Yield of Bio-Energy Crops
  • Jack McIntyre , Managing Member, Silver Oak Energy LLC
    Miscanthus x giganteus as a Biomass Feedstock
Track 3: Forest & Wood Processing Residues
Woody Biomass Resources: Availablity & Sustainability
Auditorium Room 1

  • Moderator: Colin Sorenson , Graduate Student, University of Montana

  • Adam Sherman , Program Director, Biomass Energy Resource Center
    Wood Fuel Supply Transition from By-product Utilization to Harvested Commodity Fuel
  • Samuel Radcliffe , Vice President, Prentiss & Carlisle
    Wood for Energy: Buyer Beware
  • Tim Rooney , Project Manager, Antares Group Inc
    Woody Biomass Resource Assessment and Competitive Analysis
  • Anna Dirkswager/Mark Lindquist , Biomass Program Coordinator/Biofuels Program Manager, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    Woody Biomass Opportunities and Strategies for Minnesota
Track 4: Livestock & Poultry Wastes
Downstream Approaches to Upgrading Biogas Quality
M100 C,D,G,H

  • Moderator: David Quinby , Partner, Stoel Rives LLP

  • Terry Galloway , CTO, Intellergy Corp
    Hydrogen from Steam/CO2 Reforming of Animal Feedlot Waste
  • Geoff Teigen , RCM International
    Hydrogen Sulfide Scrubbing of Anaerobic Digester Biogas
  • David Albers , Chief Executive Officer, BioEnergy Solutions
    Driving Dairy Digester Adoption: A Case Study
  • Bob Peplin , Senior Project Engineer/Principal, Wenck Associates Inc
    Upgrading Renewable Natural Gas to Pipeline Quality
Track 5: MSW, Urban Wastes & Landfill Gas
Upgrading and Utilizing MSW Derived Gases
Auditorium Room 3

  • Moderator: Patrick Barrett , Director of Construction, Oppidan

  • Mike Wood , SOLVAir(R) Products Business Manager, Solvay Chemicals Inc
    Dry Sorbent Injection of Sodium Sorbents for Acid Gas Mitigation in Waste Incineration
  • Scott Olson , Senior Consultant, Black and Veatch
    Biogas Cleaning to Pipeline Quality: Interstate Opportunities, Pitfalls, and Case Studies
  • Andrew Bartocci , National Sales Manager, Envitech Inc
    Gasification Waste to Energy Production Using Wet Scrubber Control Technology
  • Barry Edwards , Director, Utilities & Engineering, Catawba County Government
    Using Existing Landfill Gas Project to Produce Additional Renewable Energy
Track 6: Food Processing Residues
The Means to an End: Energy from Food Waste Streams through Technological Innovation
M100 A,B,I,J

  • Moderator: Rich Chmielewski , Chemical & Biofuels Marketing Manager, Siemens

  • Dave Konwinski , Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Onsite Power Systems Inc
    Organic Resource Recovery through Advanced Anaerobic Digestion
  • Valentino Tiangco , Senior Project Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
    Biogas Opportunities from Food Wastes and other Organic Wastes at SMUD Region
  • Scott Christian , Process Engineer, ADI Systems Inc
    The Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) Process for Digestion of High Suspended Solids Wastes from Food Processing Industries
  • Paul Sellew , Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Harvest Power Inc
    Next Generation Management of Organic Wastes
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Networking Reception in the BIOMASS Expo
Exhibit Hall B

Thursday, May 6

7:00 am - 3:00 pm BIOMASS Conference Registration
8:00 am - 1:30 pm BIOMASS Expo Open
Exhibit Hall B

8:00 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast in the BIOMASS Expo
Exhibit Hall B

9:00 am - 10:00 am GENERAL SESSION: The Public Boost – The Role of Public Research in the Commercialization of “For Profit” Technologies
Auditorium Main

  • Moderator: Tom Bryan , Vice President, BBI International

  • Dick Hemmingsen , Director, University of Minnesota Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment
  • Alan Doering , Sr. Associate Scientist - Co-Products, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
  • Bruce Folkedahl , Senior Research Manager, Energy & Environmental Research Center
10:00 am - 10:30 am Refreshment Break in the BIOMASS Expo
Exhibit Hall B

10:30 am - 12:00 pm BIOMASS Concurrent Tracks
Track 1: Crop Residues
Strategies for Harvesting Energy from Corn Cobs and Corn Stover
Auditorium Main

  • Moderator: Bill Lee , Chief Executive Officer, Frontline Bioenergy

  • Jay Van Roekel , Segment Manager, Vermeer Corporation
    Corn Residue Harvesting
  • Vance Morey , Professor, University of Minnesota
    A Corn Stover Supply Logistics System
  • Jim Hettenhaus , President & Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Assistance, Inc
    Meeting RFS Goals: Stover Supply Chain
  • Kyle Althoff , Director of Feedstock Development, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol
    Corn Cobs to Cellulosic Ethanol: Demonstration Scale Production
Track 2: Dedicated Energy Crops
Engineering Higher Yielding Energy Crops
Auditorium Room 2

  • Moderator: Aaron Schuchart , Vice President Business Development, Mendel Biotechnology

  • Michael Raab , Founder/Chief Technology Officer, Agrivida Inc
    Plant Traits for Cellulosic Biomass
  • Saritha Peruri , Manager of Business Development, Ceres Inc
    Dedicated Energy Crops as a Feedstock for Bioenergy
  • David Lee , Director Molecular Biology, Edenspace Systems Corp
    Engineering Improved Processing Traits into Crops
  • Aaron Schuchart , Vice President Business Development, Mendel Biotechnology
    Sustainable Biomass from Dedicated Energy Crops
Track 3: Forest & Wood Processing Residues
The Changing State of Wood-Derived Fuels and Power
Auditorium Room 1

  • Moderator: Ryan Heuer , Product Management, ICM

  • Colin Sorenson , Graduate Student, University of Montana
    A Financial Analysis of Bioenergy Production from Forest Biomass with a Mobile Fast Pyrolysis System
  • Thomas Deerfield , President, Dalson Energy
    TOK Advanced Power Biomass Gasification Project - Alaska
  • Walt Dickinson , Founder & Managing Director, Integro Earth Fuels
    Integrating Torrefaction into Traditional Wood Pellet Operations and Markets
  • Valentin Kefeli , Advisor, Bio-most Company
    2nd Generation Biofuels: Composting- A Natural Pretreatment for Forest Residue
Track 4: Livestock & Poultry Wastes
One in the Same: Waste Management is Energy Management
M100 C,D,G,H

  • Moderator: Jonathan Scoll , Attorney, Lindquist & Vennum

  • Amanda Bilek , Energy Policy Specialist, Great Plains Institute
    Policy Mechanisms to Grow the Midwestern Biogas Industry
  • Nick Nelson , President, Midwest Biogas LLC and Welcome BioEnergy
    Optimizing Centralized Digestion
  • Douglas Goodale , Bioenergy Project Manager & Principal Investigator, SUNY Cobleskill
    The Techno-Economics of Converting Animal Waste to Bioenergy
Track 5: MSW, Urban Wastes & Landfill Gas
Achieving Profitability in Waste to Energy Endeavors
Auditorium Room 3

  • Moderator: Jon Sluis , Renewable Energy Group, Plante & Moran PLLC

  • T.J. Paskach , Manager of Business Development, Frontline Bioenergy LLC
    MSW and Urban Waste: Economics of Gasification for Waste-to-Energy Projects
  • JW Spear, Sr. , Principal, JSA Civil, Environmental Engineers
    Implications of Carbon Trading for Owner/Operators of Smaller Solid Waste Facilities
  • Herman Miller III,  President, EDI Environmental Developers Inc
    Factors Influencing Profitability of BioMethane MSW Plants
  • Michael Keleman , Senior Environmental Engineer, InSinkErator
    Economics of Co-digestion at Wastewater Treatment Plants
Track 6: Food Processing Residues
Collaborative Approaches to Energy Production for the Food Industry
M100 A,B,I,J

  • Moderator: Anthony Wedell , Director of Operations, AMEC MN Power and Process Office

  • Kirk Martin , Partner, Ascendant Partners Inc
    Anaerobic Digestion: Developing a Win-Win Value Proposition for Food Plants
  • Robert Franklin , California Green Energy
    Food-Industry Residual Biofuel Production Requires Upstream and Downstream Collaboration
  • Dolph Winders , Partner, Balch and Bingham LLP
    Food Waste Frontier
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch in the BIOMASS Expo
Exhibit Hall B

1:30 pm BIOMASS Expo Closes
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm BIOMASS Concurrent Tracks
Track 1: Crop Residues
Lighting a Fire: Analyzing & Optimizing Crop Residue Combustion
Auditorium Main

  • Moderator: Brendan Jordan , Program Manager-Next Generation Biomass Program, Great Plains Institute

  • Ishaq Jameel , Chief Engineer, Clyde Bergman Anthony Ross
    A New Air System for Improving Straw Combustion in a Grate Fired Boiler
  • Bradley Ginger , Project Manager, Eisenmann Corporation
    Validation of Multipollutant Emissions Control Technology for Biomass Fired Applications
  • Richard Hardegger , Senior Environmental Engineer, Barr Engineering
    Key Aspects of Environmental Approvals for Biomass-Fired Energy Projects
  • Brian Higgins , Vice President of Technology, Nalco Mobotec
    Polish Biomass Cofiring Retrofit Project Results
Track 2: Dedicated Energy Crops
Cultivating Algae for Fuel, Feed and Environmental Remediation
Auditorium Room 2

  • Moderator: Mary Rosenthal , Executive Director, Algal Biomass Organization

  • Tom Czartoski , Chief Executive Officer, Solution Recovery Services
    Maximizing Energy Value of Algae via Integrated Production-Fractionation-Conversion Platform
  • Thomas Byrne , President & Chief Executive Officer, Byrne and Company Limited
    Algae Biomass for Energy, Food and Feed
  • Roger Ruan , Professor and Director, University of Minnesota
    Mass Culture of Algae from Wastewater for Biofuel Production
  • Toby Kinkaid , Chief Scientist, Algaedyne
    Confined Animal Feeding Operations Production of Algal Biomass
Track 3: Forest & Wood Processing Residues
Market Factors and their Influence on Woody Biomass Prices
Auditorium Room 1

  • Moderator: Scott Miller , Marketing Consultant, Price BIOstock

  • John Gephart , President, North Shore Forest Products Inc
    Woody Biomass Sources, Characteristics, and Impacts on Product Characteristics and Yields
  • Joe Vitale , Senior Associate, Malcolm Pirnie Inc
    International Demand for North American Biomass Resources
  • William Perritt , Executive Editor, Wood Biomass Market Report
    Competitive Factors in Wood Biomass Feedstock Markets
  • Peter Gardett , Editor, Argus Media Inc
    Finding Common Ground in Pricing Biomass Markets
Track 5: MSW, Urban Wastes & Landfill Gas
One Person's Trash: Liquid Fuels from MSW
Auditorium Room 3

  • Moderator: Anna Austin , Associate Editor, Biomass Magazine

  • James Wang , President, MocTech Inc
    Deriving Gasoline and Diesel from Biomass Wastes
  • Scott Christiansen , Director, Business Development U.S., Enerkem
    Enerkem: Proprietary Waste-to-Biofuels Technology Platform
  • David Bransby , Professor, Energy & Fiber Crops, Auburn University
    Agronomy and Soils, Potential Synergism of MSW with Agricultural and Forestry Cellulosic Feedstocks
  • Craig Stuart-Paul , Chief Executive Officer, Fiberight
    Alternative Fuel through Innovative Waste Management: A New Paradigm
Bonus Panel 1
Feedstocks: Understanding Availability and Pricing Variability
M100 C,D,G,H

  • Moderator: Stan Parton , The Parton Group Inc

  • Timothy Baye , Professor, Business, Bioenergy Specialist, University of Wisconsin Extension
    Critical Biomass Supply Business Model Considerations
  • Dan Conable , Managing Partner, Cato Analytics LLC
    Estimating the Cost of Cropped Biomass – Putting the Landowner into the Model
  • Stephen Dinehart , President, Heartland Business Consultants Inc
    Building Feedstock Prices – the Foundation for Cellulosic Biomass Market Success
  • Jennifer Martin , Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP
    Biomass to Energy Projects: Key Issues to Consider in Power Purchase and Feedstock Agreements
Bonus Panel 2
Found Money: Converting Environmental Attributes to Revenue Streams
M100 A,B,I,J

  • Moderator: Peter Wallace , Vice President Global Commodities, J. P. Morgan

  • Jeffrey Frost , Executive Director, AgRefresh
    Carbon Credits: Distraction or Found Money?
  • Rory Gopaul , Director of Methodology Development, Carbon Solutions Group
    Valuing the Environmental Assets of Biomass
  • Dan Kuipers , Senior Carbon Specialist, Viability
    Leveling the Playing Field: Utilizing Incentive Financing to Drive Sustainable Change
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Exhibitor Move Out
3:00 pm BIOMASS Conference Adjourns

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Additional Fee Required. This is an opportunity for you to gather a group of colleagues after the close of the conference and attend a major league baseball game in the Twin’s brand new ballpark – Target Field. This event is not an official BIOMASS networking event since the conference adjourns at 3:00pm, but we negotiated a block of Skyline Club Level Seats for you to purchase at a discounted rate of only $24.00 . Click here to purchase tickets.

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