Biofuels International conference 2015

Can the biofuels market be both profitable and sustainable?

2015

Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa Portugal 23-24 September 2015

8th Biofuels International Conference

BONUS IncBio Biodiesel Plant Tour 22nd September

Speakers

Dr. David Laborde Debucquet

Senior Research Fellow International Food Policy Research Institute

Al Costa

Dr Andreas Uihlein

Angel Alberdi

Dr Ausilio Bauen

Dr. Christine Riedl

Claudio Rochietta

Dr. Clemens Heikaus, PhD Daniel Hayes Business Development Manager, Clariant

CEO Celignis Limited

Emmanuel Desplechin

Sandra De Mey

Dr. Hong Yan

Hugo Filipe Pereira

Ian Waller

Jaime Carlos Ferreira

Dr. Jesper Dohrup

Jim Damask

JoĹĄko Bobanovic

Kevin McGeeney

Laura Buffet

Marcel van Heesewijk

MariĂĄ Almeida Aranha

Professor Martin Tangney

Dr. Melanie Williams

CEO Alkol Biotech

Director Government Affairs ePURE

Jorge Bendeck-Olivella JosĂŠ Marques Executive President CEO National Biofuels Federation IncBio of Colombia

Mike Hart

President and CEO Sierra Energy

Dr Norbert Schmitz Managing Director ISCC System GmbH, Germany

Key Sponsor & Co-Host

Scientific Officer DG JRC, EC

Commercial Manager Port of Ghent

Partner Sofinnova Partners

Dr. Oliver LĂźdtke

Vice-Chairman of the Management Board VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

Secretary General European Waste-toAdvanced Biofuels Association (EWABA)

Chief Scientific Officer JOil (S) Pte Ltd

CEO SCB Group

Peter Geertse

Commercial Manager Zeeland Seaports

Platinum Sponsors

Director E4tech

Head of Biofuels Division GALP ENERGIA

Fuels Officer Transport & Environment

Technical Sales Director BDI – BioEnergy International AG

Founder BFP (BIOFUELS PARTNERS srl)

Independent Advisor Braga FiveBarGate Consultants Ltd Secretary-General APPB (Portuguese Association of Biofuel Producers)

CEO & Founder Investancia

Consultant UNICA

Sr Commercial Manager Inbicon, DONG Energy

Founder and President Celtic Renewables Ltd

Dr Richard Jackson Rory Deverell Timo Huhtisaari 5HOD[ \RX DUH D KRS DZD\ BHR Biofuels Limited Senior Commodity Risk Sustainability and Biofuels Manager, INTL FCStone Expert

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Sponsors

Managing director Starfuels, Inc.

Regional Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

Victor Allemandou Broker

Event Supporters

Conference Agenda SESSION ONE: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN BIOFUELS POLICY 8.45 Registration and coffee 9.15 Chair’s opening remarks Martin Tangney, President, Celtic Renewables 9.30 EU policy & the biofuels market in Portugal Jaime Braga, Secretary General, Portugal Biofuels Association 10.00 How to meet the 10%, perspectives from an R&M operator • Limitations from the supply side (technical, legal, economic) • 2nd generation (When? What cost?)

• New sustainability standards, more to overcome?

Hugo Pereira, Head of Biofuels Division at Galp Energia 10.30 Networking break kindly sponsored by Joil 11:15 Biofuels in 2015: why the negativity?

Claudio Rocchietta, BFPartners srl 11.45 Biofuels Policy Reform Pietro Caloprisco, Fuels Officer, Transport & Environment 12.15 Bioenergy projects funded under the NER 300 programme – current state of development and knowledge gained • Short presentation of the NER 300 programme • Funded projects and the role of bioenergy projects for the programme • Knowledge Sharing mechanisms of the programme • State-of-play, insights and knowledge gained from the Verbiostraw project Joint presentation by Andreas Uihlein, Scientific / Technical Project Officer, European Commission & Dr. Oliver Lüdtke, Vice Chairman of the Management Board, Verbio AG

Day 1: 23 September 2015 SESSION TWO: INTERNATIONAL BIOFUELS TRADING

SESSION THREE: FEEDSTOCKS

2.15 Chair’s opening remarks Ian Waller, Independent Advisor, FiveBarGate Consultants Ltd

2.15 Chair’s opening remarks Jorge Bendeck, CEO, Federation of Biofuels Colombia

2.30 Upcoming changes in the tradeflows of biofuels Kevin McGeeney, CEO, Starsupply

2.30 Feedstock pricing outlook • Risk management • How biofuels producers can improve margins Rory Deverell, Senior Commodity Risk Manager at INTL FCStone

3.00 Lessons learnt from US ethanol market • Pricing • Financial hedging Jim Damask, MD, Starfuels

3.00 The potential of UCO in European biofuels policy • ILUC revisions • Post 2020 scenarios • Addressing sustainability concerns Angel Alvarez Alberdi, Secretary General, European Waste to Advanced Biofuels Association

3.30 Networking break kindly sponsored by Joil

3.30 Networking break kindly sponsored by Joil

4.00 Trends in waste-based biodiesel Victor Allemandou, Broker, Greenea

4.00 Analysing biomass feedstocks Daniel Hayes, CEO, Celignis Limited

4.30 Biofuels trade across Europe Joint Presentation by Sandra De Mey, Commercial Manager, Port of Ghent & Peter Geertse, Commercial Manager, Zeeland Seaports

4:30 Waste oil- based biodiesel technologies – implementation of new waste material for biodiesel production Christine Riedl, Technical Sales Director, BDI 5:00 Developing Jatropha as a viable and sustainable feedstock plant: progress and challenges Dr Hong Yan, JOil

5.30 Networking reception hosted by IncBio

12.45 Ethanol’s role in meeting the EU’s 2020 targets – perspectives up to 2030 Emmanuel Desplechin, Director Government Affairs, ePURE 1.15 Networking lunch break sponsored by Biofuels International Magazine

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Conference Agenda

SESSION FOUR: SUSTAINABILITY

Day 2: 24 September 2015

SESSION FIVE: WHAT NOW FOR FIRST GENERATION PRODUCERS?

SESSION SIX: ADVANCED PROGRESS SO FAR

9.00 Chair’s opening remarks Ausilio Bauen, Director, e4tech

2.00 Chair’s opening remarks Al Costa, CEO, Alkol Biotech

2.00 Chair’s opening remarks Ausilio Bauen, Director, e4tech

9.15 Land use change in biofuels policy beyond 2020 • Quantitative assessments for policy options • Handling of land use emissions for traditional and new biofuels David Laborde, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute

2.15 Waste to advanced biodiesel – how to convert waste oil or fat into biodiesel Jose Marques, CEO, IncBio

2.15 The race to scale: is bigger better?

Mike Hart, CEO, Sierra Energy

2.45 Ethanol in Brazil, the beginning of a new growth cycle?

Mariá Almeida Aranha, Consultant, UNICA

2.45 Commercial scale production of cellulosic ethanol • Commercial-scale production of biofuels from cellulosic residues • On-site and process-integrated production of enzymes • De-risking Dr. Clemens Heikaus, Business Development Manager, Clariant

8.45 Registration and coffee kindly sponsored by Joil

9.45 Sustainability of Inbicon 2G bioethanol Dr. Jesper Dohrup, Sr Commercial Manager, Inbicon, DONG Energy 10.15 How sustainable really are advanced biofuels?

• Differentiating feedstocks • Availability & sustainability • Harmonising sustainability criteria over industries Timo Huhtisaari, Sustainability and Biofuels Expert, NEOT 10.45 Networking break kindly sponsored by Joil 11.15 New procedures for certifying low ILUC fuels Melanie Williams, Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels 11.45 Land use change verification Norbert Schmitz, Managing Director, ISCC System 12.15 Networking lunch sponsored by Biofuels International Magazine including Whisky Tasting with Celtic Renewables

3.15 Networking break kindly sponsored by Joil

3.15 Networking break kindly sponsored by Joil 4.00 Securing investment to expand Joško Bobanovi, Partner, Renewable Chemistry, Soffinova

4.00 Advanced biofuels from cellulosic biomass Raffaella Serra, Business Development Manager, Beta Renewables

4.30 Esterification: why use multifeedstock reactors?

Dr. Richard Jackson, BHR Biofuels Limited

4.30 Status on second generation biofuel from Pongamia plantation developments in the US, Australia and South America Marcel van Heesewijk, CEO & Founder, Investancia

CLOSE OF CONFERENCE *Please note that speakers and topics may be subject to confirmation and alteration. All information was correct at time of going to press.

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Returning once again to the Ghent Marriott for the 9th Biofuels International Expo & Conference in the Autumn co- hosted by the Port of Ghent & Zeeland Seaports Join us for more great networking opportunities and the chance to meet key speakers Prior to the 2 day conference Zeeland Seaports will host a visit to their Biopark training centre in Terneuzen, as well as a visit to the locks in Terneuzen with dinner afterwards On day 1 of the conference the Port of Ghent will host the networking reception on their boat with refreshments Don’t miss out, book today! For more information visit Tracy at the registration desk or contact tracy@woodcotemedia.com

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