Join the top executive officers of the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the American Coalition for Ethanol for a vital summer policy update on safeguarding RFS2, correcting misinformation about RINs, building the market for E15 and mid-level blends and maintaining our national commitment to commercializing advanced and cellulosic ethanol.

• Moderator: Tom Bryan, President, BBI International
• Bob Dinneen, President & CEO, Renewable Fuels Association
• Tom Buis, CEO, Growth Energy
• Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President, American Coalition for Ethanol

All the World’s A Stage: A Front Row Seat to the Construction and Commissioning of the Industry’s First Cellulosic Facilities
As 2013 passes into the pages of history this industry will either mark it as the year that commercial volumes of cellulosic ethanol were delivered to the marketplace or another year of a dream deferred. The stakes are high but this effort has achieved its own momentum and plants along the construction and commissioning continuum can be found scattered around the globe. Catching up with a global mix of the industry’s cellulosic pioneers this panel will provide an unparalleled opportunity to catch up on the construction progress, understand the commissioning process and learn if the goal of commercial scale production in 2013 will be met.

• Moderator: Brooke Coleman, Executive Director, Advanced Ethanol Council
• Henrik Maimann, CEO, New Bio Solutions Section & Vice President, Dong Energy Power
• Mark Niederschulte, Chief Operating Officer, INEOS Bio
• Steve Mirshak, Global Business Director - Cellulosic Ethanol, DuPont Industrial Biosciences
• Chris Standlee, Executive Vice President, Abengoa Bioenergy 
• Wade Robey, Chairman of the Board, POET–DSM Advanced Biofuels & Chief Technology Officer, POET

Track 1: Production & Operations
Deploying Fermentation Optimization Techniques and Measuring their Overall Impact
Room 100, Level 1

• Moderator: John Caupert, Director, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
• Kevin Kauers, Senior Research Scientist, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits
  Nitrogen Needs for Optimal Fermentation
• Nicholas Giffen, Scientist - Data Analysis, Novozymes North America NA
  From Cook to Fermentation: How Nitrogen Utilization Impacts the Ethanol Production Process
• Dennis Bayrock, Global Director Fermentation Research, PhibroChem Ethanol Performance Group
  Ethanol Yield Benchmarking at Fuel Ethanol Plants: Past, Current, and Advanced Microbiological Analysis of Data for Maximal Understanding of Fermentations
• Kulinda Davis, Director, Business Strategy & Marketing, Grain Processing Enzymes, Verenium Corporation
  Combining a Low pH Liquefaction Process with a Protease for Enhanced Operations

Track 2: Leadership & Financial Management
Margin Math: Finding and Protecting Plant Profitability in Today's Commodity Marketplace
Room 224/225, Level 2

• Moderator: Kristy Moore, Vice President, Technical Services, Renewable Fuels Association
• Will Babler, Principal, Atten Babler Risk Management LLC
  Always Darkest before Dawn – Positive Prospects for Long-Term Corn Ethanol Profitability
• Dustin Petersen, Partner, McGladrey LLC
  What is the Lost Opportunity Cost of Over Production?
• James Schmidt, CPA & Partner, Eide Bailly LLP
  Margin Management: Reading between the Lines
• Connie Chappell, Business Consultant, Christianson & Associates PLLP
  Factors Affecting Grind Margins and Plant Profitability

Track 3: Coproducts & Product Diversification
Revenue Remix: Driving your Plant to Its Greatest Coproduct Profit Potential
Room 230, Level 2

• Moderator: Tom Harvey, Vice President, Marketing, Blume Distillation
• Rachel Overheul, Engineering Manager, WB Services LLC
  The Value Chain: Keep it Home; Options for Corn Oil
• Joseph Riley, General Manager, FEC Solutions
  Improving the Value of Coproducts
• William Covey, Chief Executive Officer, Noble Mansfield Commodity Services
  Successful Marketing of Fractionated Products
• Paula Emberland, Benchmarking Business Analyst, Christianson & Associates PLLP
  Coproduct Trends and their Impact on Profitability

Track 4: Cellulosic & Advanced Ethanol
Cellulosic Colloquium: Reviewing Construction Progress on the Industry's First Commercial Scale Facilities
Room 240, Level 2

• Moderator: David Lococo, Senior Vice President, KATZEN International Inc.
• Ken Hill, Business Development & Licensing Leader, DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol
  Creating Value from Farm to Fuel: DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol
• Steve Hartig, General Manager, POET- DSM Advanced Biofuels LLC
  POET-DSM Business Update
• Mark Dietzen, Senior Licensing Manager, INEOS Bio
  First Commercial Cellulosic Bioethanol
• Delane Richardson, Vice President, Business Development, Chemtex
  Commercial Production of Cellulosic Ethanol at the Beta Renewables Crescentino Plant
• Pat Foody, Executive Vice President, Advanced Biofuels, Iogen Corporation
  Update on Commercialization

Track 1: Production & Operations
Managing Bacterial Contamination Today: Cutting Edge Approaches to Confront an Ongoing Operational Challenge
Room 100, Level 1

• Moderator: James Lancaster, Chief Executive Officer, Ecolyse Inc.
• Jadyr Oliveira, Managing Director, Prozyn Biosolutions
  A New Biological Biocide to Reduce the Contamination in Ethanol Plants
• Christopher Baron, Project Manager, Ashland Water Technologies
  Novel Microbiocide Maximizes Cooling Water System Performance in Fuel Ethanol Plants
• Eric Sumner, Global Market Segment Leader, DuPont FermaSure
  Breakthrough Oxidative Technology in Bacteria Control
• Joseph Kalkwarf, North American Distilled Spirits Sales Manager, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits
  Advanced Microscopy for Contamination Control

Track 2: Leadership & Financial Management
An Ounce of Prevention: Taking Active Steps to Reduce Risk and Increase Safety
Room 224/225, Level 2

• Moderator: Steve Schleicher, Vice President, Industrial Services, Pinnacle Engineering Inc.
• Joe Loer, Senior Consultant, Pinnacle Engineering Inc.
  Guidelines for Fuel Ethanol Release Prevention & Impact Mitigation
• Jay Beckel, Vice President, Safety & Health, ERI Solutions Inc.
  Behavioral Based Safety: What BBS Really Means!
• Wes Hazlett, Rail Safety Consultant, Rail Safe Training Incorporated
  UNCOVERED: FELA and the Risk of Catastrophic Liability Associated with your Rail Operations
• Erica Montefusco, Director, Environmental, Health, Safety & Security, Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.
  Process Safety Management: A Modern Approach

Track 3: Coproducts & Product Diversification
Examining Commercially Available Mechanical and Biological Pathways to Increased Corn Oil Yields
Room 230, Level 2

• Moderator: Gary DeLong, Vice President, Degart Global
• Michael Franko, Technical Projects Manager, Fluid Quip Process Technologies LLC
  Front-End Oil Recovery to Increase Total Oil Yield
• James Bleyer, Senior Chemical Engineer, Valicor Separation Technologies
  Valicor Stillage Fractionation Technology
• Amanda Moser, Associate Scientist, Novozymes North America Inc.
  A New Enzymatic Solution to Increase Corn Oil Recovery in Dry Grind Ethanol Plants
• David Winsness, Chief Technology Officer, GreenShift Corporation
  Corn Oil Extraction: The Growing Appetite for Higher Yields

Track 4: Cellulosic & Advanced Ethanol
Parallel Production: Scaling Up Cellulosic Output at Existing Starch Based Facilities
Room 240, Level 2

• Moderator: Thomas Corle, Chief Executive Officer, Leifmark
• Philip Madson, President, KATZEN International Inc.
  Generation 1.5: Posturing for Change
• Jeremy Javers, Principal Research Scientist, ICM Inc.
  Generation 1.5 Fiber to Cellulosic Ethanol
• Steve Rust, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Edeniq Inc.
  Cellulosic Ethanol in Today's Plant
• Sabrina Trupia, Assistant Director, Biological Research, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
  Cellulosic Ethanol from Whole Corn Right Here, Right Now

Track 1: Production & Operations
Examining the Relationship between Effective Water Use and Re-use Strategies and their Impact on Plant Yield
Room 100, Level 1

• Moderator: David O’Brien, Licensing Technology Manager, Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC 
• Robert Yule, Biorefining Applications Team Manager, Ashland Water Technologies
  New Innovations in Chemical Performance Monitoring and Process Control provide Improved Efficiencies for Fuel Ethanol Plants
• Todd Emslander, Director of Sales, US Water Services - Ethanol Process Technologies
  Evaporator Optimization
• Mike Smith, Senior Research Associate, Novozymes NA
  The Effects of Mg2+ and Ca2+ on Liquefaction Performance and Ethanol Yield
• Stephan Blum, Chief Technology Officer, Whitefox Technologies
  Water Efficient Ethanol Production through Integrated Membrane Solutions

Track 2: Leadership & Financial Management
Plant Valuation in an Era of Tight Margins and Industry Consolidation
Room 224/225, Level 2

• Moderator: Dean Edstrom, Attorney at Law, Minneapolis
• Mark Warren, Partner, Ascendant Partners Inc.
  Positioning to Maximize your Plant's Value during a Challenging Market Environment
• Jessica Karras-Bailey, Principal, RTP Environmental Associates Inc.
  So You're Buying an Ethanol Plant
• Justin Mentele, Senior Associate, Manufacturing & Biofuels Group, Kennedy and Coe LLC
  How to Create and Maintain Shareholder Value
• Mark Fisler, Partner & Managing Director, Ocean Park Advisors LLC
  Business, Financial and Legal Implications of Industry Consolidation

Track 3: Coproducts & Product Diversification
The Transformative Effect of Greater Product Diversity on a Plant's Long Term Financial Viability
Room 230, Level 2

• Moderator: Bob Randle, Vice President, Business Development, Genera Energy
• Scott Kohl, Technical Director, ICM Inc.
  The Reality of Grain Fractionation Economics and Technology Pathways
• Brenda Head, Vice President, Commercialization, Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC
  Product Diversification with Biobutanol
• Michael Regier, Technical Director, Cereal Process Technologies
  Adapting your Ethanol Plant to a Corn Processing Plant
• Brett Lund, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Gevo
  Retrofitting Ethanol Plants for Isobutanol

Track 4: Cellulosic & Advanced Ethanol
A Progress Report on the Race to Commercialize Cost Effective Pathways to the Saccharification of Cellulosic Material
Room 240, Level 2

• Moderator: Max Crandall, Chief Executive Officer, Terrestrial Carbon Analytics
• Albrecht Läufer, Vice President, Lignocellulosics, Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH
  Direvo BluCon®: A Novel Consolidated Bioprocessing Approach to Low-Cost Lignocellulose Fuel Ethanol
• Ananda Nanjundaswamy, Assistant Professor, School of Ag, Research, Extension & Applied Science, Alcorn State University
  Development of Fungal Crude Enzyme: Commercial Enzyme Cocktail for Potential Cost Reduction of Cellulosic Biomass Saccharification
• Doug Rivers, Director, Research & Development, ICM Inc.
  Line-of-Sight: New Technology Commercialization through a Value-Added Platform Approach
• Tom Griffin, Chief Technology Officer, Edeniq Inc.
  Cellulosic Bolt-on Technology for High Purity Sugars

Track 1: Production & Operations
Technological Innovations for Capturing and Utilizing Crucial Real Time Production Data & Metrics
Room 100, Level 1

• Moderator: Tara Vigil, Vice President Business Development, KATZEN International Inc.
• Paul Shepperd, Scientist, Ashland Water Technologies
  Continuous-feed Chemistry and Novel Fouling Analyzer provide Effective Evaporator Scale Control
• Robert Wilson, Product Manager, ICM Inc.
  Performance Visualization Software Improves Operational Performance
• Michael Tay, Ethanol Technical Consultant - Pavilion, Rockwell Automation
  MPC Benefits across a Variety of Ethanol Plant Designs
• Dale Willard, President & Founder, Carbo Analytics LLC
  Near Real-Time Monitoring of Carbohydrates during Biorefinery Production by a Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis Technology
• Collette Blake, Applications Specialist, DuPont Industrial Biosciences
  A Method to Study the Dry Grind Liquefaction Process Quality

Track 2: Leadership & Financial Management
Strategies to Better Understand the Quantity and Quality of Available Corn Inventories and How they both Affect Financial Performance
Room 224/225, Level 2

• Moderator: Holly Jessen, Managing Editor, Ethanol Producer Magazine
• Steffen Mueller, Principal Research Economist, University of Illinois
  New Satellite Tool Tailored to Grain Elevator Operators Assesses Corn Supply and Supply Risk at Local Levels
• Matt Beeson, President, Beeson & Associates Inc.
  Fundamental Price Outlook for the Corn and Energy Markets
• Jonathan Olmscheid, Supervisor, Assurance & Advisory Services, Christianson & Associates PLLP
  The Importance of Quality Feedstock and Its Impact on Plant Revenue
• Speaker TBA

Track 3: Coproducts & Product Diversification
Uncommon Convergence: How Reducing your Plant's Carbon Score could Increase Market Access and Revenue Potential
Room 230, Level 2

• Moderator: Kelly Davis, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Renewable Fuels Association
• Sai Gollakota, Project Manager, Department of Energy
  Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Storage: An Emerging Economic Opportunity for Fuel Ethanol Plants in the U.S.
• Paul Kamp, Chief Development Officer, Leifmark
  Low-Carbon Solutions for High-Carbon Businesses: Co-Location of Cellulosic and Corn Ethanol to Achieve RFS2 Goals for Industry Growth and GHG Reduction
• Douglas Tiffany, Assistant Extension Professor, University of Minnesota
  Carbon Taxes: An Incentive System to Make Dry-Grind Ethanol Greener and More Profitable
• Ivy Huang, Head, Liquid Separation Group, Membrane Technology and Research
  Low-Energy, Low-Cost Membrane Bioethanol Dehydration Technology

Track 4: Cellulosic & Advanced Ethanol
Understanding the Growing Role of Algae in the Continued Evolution of Biofuels Production
Room 240, Level 2

• Moderator: Kolby Hoagland, Program & Data Manager, BBI International
• Victoria Kurtz, Algae Technologies Manager, Fluid Imaging Technologies Inc.
  A Dynamic Imaging Cell Monitoring System for Real-Time Analysis of Algae-to-Biofuel Production
• Jim Stark, Vice President of Investor and Media Relations, Green Plains Renewable Energy
  Monetizing CO2: Getting Value out of the Last Third of the Corn Kernel the Next Bolt-on in Ethanol
• Brian Cooper, Project Manager, Hazen Research Inc.
  Challenges in Large Scale Processing of Algae for Fuels
• Shayani Pieris, Assistant Professor of Plant Science, Missouri Baptist University
  Enhancing Carbon Capture by Algae for Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency as a Biofuel Feedstock

Track 1: Production & Operations
Unique Approaches for Maximizing the Effectiveness of Facility Yeast Populations
Room 100, Level 1

• Moderator: Jim Hettenhaus, President & CEO, Chief Executive Assistance Inc.
• Nick LeFebvre, Technical Services Manager, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits
  Controlling Glucose Levels in Fermentation for Optimal Yeast Performance
• Frank Agbogbo, Application Technology Manager, Mascoma Corp.
  New Yeast Technology Enabling Cost-Savings and Yield Boost to Ethanol Producers
• Jenny Forbes, Manager, New Product Development, Phibro Ethanol Performance Group
  Yeast Health: Cell Membrane Functionality
• Speaker TBA

Track 2: Leadership & Financial Management
Approaches for Assessing Plant Performance in a Broader Industry Context and the Value of Doing So
Room 224/225, Level 2

• Moderator: Todd Taylor, Co-Chair, Clean Technology Group, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
• Matt Crane, Partner, Boulay, Heutmaker, Zibell & Co. LLP
  Continuous Improvement in Financial Management
• Scott McDermott, Partner, Ascendant Partners Inc.
  Improving Company Performance through Benchmarking and Collaboration
• Donna Funk, Member, Biofuels Group, Kennedy and Coe LLC
  Evaluating Total Plant Performance
• Jeff Kistner, Financial Business Consultant, Christianson & Associates PLLP
  Current Status of the Ethanol Industry: A Financial Perspective

Track 3: Coproducts & Product Diversification
Tweaking Production Processes to Enhance the Nutritional Profile and Digestibility of Distillers Grains
Room 230, Level 2

• Moderator: Philip Madson, President, KATZEN International Inc.
• Harold Tilstra, Manager, Technical Support, DDGS Marketing, Purina Animal Nutrition LLC
  Processing Effects on Nutritive Value of Distillers Grains
• Sabrina Trupia, Assistant Director, Biological Research, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
  Improving Human Nutrition by Feeding DDGS to Layer Hens
• Peter Williams, Business Development Manager - Biofuels, Associated British Agriculture
  Is it Economical and Sustainable to Continue Producing DDGS? We can do Better
• Kevin Roepke, Manager, Global Trade, U.S. Grains Council
  DDGS Export Market

Track 4: Cellulosic & Advanced Ethanol
Crossing the Conversion Chasm: Emerging Approaches for Unlocking the Profit Potential of Cellulose
Room 240, Level 2

• Moderator: Sue Retka Schill, Senior Editor, Ethanol Producer Magazine/Biomass Magazine
• Lewis Liu, Molecular Biologist, USDA-ARS
  A New ß-glucosidase Producing Yeast for Lower-Cost Cellulosic Ethanol Production using Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation
• Debasish Ghosh, Lab Manager & Lead Scientist - Molecular Sciences, Ferm Solutions Inc.
  Engineering Stress Tolerant Industrial Fuel Ethanol Yeast by Regulation of Metabolic Pathways involved with Stress Tolerance
• Emmanuel Petiot, Directeur Général & CEO, Deinove, France
  Emergence of a C6-C5 Bacterial Micro-Factory
• Gisle Johansen, Senior Vice President R&D and Business Development, Borregaard / LignoTech, Norway
  The Biorefinery Approach to Production of Lignocellulosic Ethanol and Chemicals from Lignocellulosic Biomass

Track 1: Production & Operations
Exploring Available Strategies for Achieving Environmental and Regulatory Compliance
Room 100, Level 1

• Moderator: Andrea Foglesong, Managing Director, Environmental Affairs, ERI Solutions Inc.
• Jessica Karras-Bailey, Principal, RTP Environmental Associate Inc.
  Do I Still Need My Water Permit?!?
• Mary Ann Mullin, Partner, SchiffHardin LLP
  USEPA Enforcement Initiative against Ethanol Manufacturers: Protecting your Company and Yourself
• Bob Mullowney, President, Monitortech Corporation
  Outsourcing Air Emissions Requirements
• Rex Roehl, Senior Director, Business Development, RC Fuels Inc.
  Regulatory Clearance and GRAS Certification for New Fermentation Technology

Track 2: Leadership & Financial Management
How Investing in Your Plant's Human Assets can Yield Workforce Stability and Financial Dividends
Room 224/225, Level 2

• Moderator: Tom Bryan, President, BBI International
• Betsey Upchurch, Chief Executive Officer, P4 Consulting
  Fire Up the Front Line
• Sherry Jean Larson, Assurance & Advisory Services Manager, Christianson & Associates PLLP
  The Impact Employees have on your Plant's Success
• Renee Loesche, IGEN Biofuels Coordinator/Instructor, Southeastern Illinois College -BioFuels Technology
  National Initiative for Standardized Biofuels Training

Track 3: Coproducts & Product Diversification
Exploring the Potential for New Milling Strategies to Increase Plant Yield and Reduce Operating Expenses
Room 230, Level 2

• Moderator: Larry Johnson, Owner, LLJ Consulting & Business Development
• John Robinson, President, Drying Technology Inc.
  Update on Improved DDGS Moisture Sensing and Control
• John Kwik, President, Fluid Quip Process Technologies LLC
  Selective Grind Technology Options to Increase Ethanol and Oil Yield
• Garth Whiddon, Technical Services Manager, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits
  Milling Parameters and their Effect on Residual Starches
• Leon Langhauser, Chief Executive Officer, LAI Ethanol Bio Tech Div, Langhauser Associates Inc.
  Sustainable Corn Refining Process: Integration of Dry, Wet, and Bio-Grinds

Track 4: Cellulosic & Advanced Ethanol
Leveraging New Products and Process Pathways to Deliver New Revenue Streams to Your Facility
Room 240, Level 2

• Moderator: Richard Weiner, Chair, International Law Department, & Vice President, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
• Scott Kohl, Technical Director, ICM Inc.
  Realities of Ethanol Today
• Shane Chrapko, Chief Executive Officer, Himark bioGas Inc.
  Himark Solutions Delivering $55-59 Million Annually to 100 mpgy Ethanol Plants
• Dennis Evers, Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer, Meridian Biotech, USA
  Generating Clean Biogas and/or High Protein Biosolids from Stillage: Turning Costs into Profits
• Suresh Jambunathan, Director, Business Development, Recycled Energy Development
  Gas Fired Cogeneration: A Silver Bullet at Ethanol Plants for Renewable Energy and Boiler MACT?
• Sabrina Trupia, Assistant Director, Biological Research, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
  There is More to Sorghum than Meets the Eye: Sweet Sorghum Inclusion Rates in Ethanol Production