Exhibitors must check in at the registration desk prior to move in.

Shuttles depart at 6:15 am from the America's Center and Adam's Mark Hotel. Course provided by Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 562

Exhibitors must check in at the registration desk prior to move in.

Additional fee applies. Please inquire at the registration desk for availability.
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Please join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:30 pm.

(Full Conference Registrants Only)

(Full Conference Registrants Only)

Mike Bryan, CEO, BBI International

Bob Dineen, President and CEO, Renewable Fuels Association

Gerald Tumbleson, Chairman, National Corn Growers Association Thomas Dorr, Under Secretary of Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be presenting the ENERGY STAR® CHP Awards to recognize outstanding, innovative, and highly efficient CHP projects that have been installed by EPA's CHP Partners throughout the United States.

John Askew, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7

Called "the best film about global warming ever shot", The Great Warming reveals how a changing climate is affecting the lives of people everywhere. Karen Coshof of Stonehaven Productions and the film's creator, will address the factual - and tough - realities of global warming, the potential consequences of a "business as usual" scenario, and some promising solutions - including the extraordinary opportunities opening up for the ethanol industry.

Karen Coshof, Producer, The Great Warming

Industry Service Awards and Academic Scholarships will be announced. Behind the dynamic growth of the ethanol industry stand individuals who have made significant impacts. BBI International will present two exciting industry awards at this year’s FEW - the Award of Excellence and the High Octane Award.

Three $5000 scholarships will be awarded to individuals interested in pursuing higher education leading to careers or post-graduate studies related to the ethanol industry.

Panelists will address the potential for ethanol production in their country/region, feedstock availability, economic factors, and other pertinent issues and affecting industry development, potential and challenges. Moderator: Rafael Nieves, Business Development and International Projects Manager, BBI International

China - Larry Peckous, Novozymes
Nigeria - Bamidele Ololade, Chairman, Technical Committee, Nigeria Cassava Growers Association
Australia - Bill Elliott, Director, BBI Biofuels Australia Pty Ltd.
Brazil - Sergio Trindade, President, SE2T International
Canada - Robin Speer, Director of Public Affairs, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
Thailand - Peesami Jenvanitpanjakul, Deputy Governor of Research and Development, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)
The Netherlands - Jan de Bont, Royal Nedalco

Expo will remain open until 7:00pm

(full conference registrants only) Workshops will be repeated from 3:30pm - 5:00pm, unless otherwise noted.

Workshop 1: Anaerobic Digestion: Digesting It All - Room 240, Level 2
Moderator: Brian Duff, Manager, Process Engineer, BBI International

Lars Rohold, Marketing Director, Cambi ASA - Combination of Ethanol and Biogas Production

Ian Page, Senior Process Engineer, ADI Systems Inc. - Anaerobic Treatment of Ethanol Production Wastes: 15 Years of Operating History and Emerging Applications

Patrick Hirl, Industrial Market Leader, Stanley Consultants - Self Generation of Energy for Ethanol Production from DDGS Anaerobic Digestion

Robert Hickey, Senior Vice President, Engineering Technology - Sustainable Alternatives for Whole Stillage Management: Changing the Paradigm on Coproduct Management

Workshop 2: Fermentation: Firming Things Up - Room 125/126, Level 1
Moderator: Stan Janson, Plant Manager, Big River Resources, LLC

Dennis Bayrock, Adjunct Professor/Director Research and Development, PhibroChem/University of Saskatchewan - Human Infection and Ethanol Plant Contamination: Analogous Visit to the Dcotor's Office with Questions and Expectations.

Patrick Heist, Chief Scientific Officer, Ferm Solutions - Solving Fermentation Related Problems at Fuel Ethanol Plants

Mike Ingledew, Professor of Industrial Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan and Ethanol Technology Institute - New Technologies: Have They Made It Into New Engineering Designs?

Workshop 3: Logistics: Talking Transportation - Room 130, Level 1
Moderator: Marina Denicoff, Economist, Transportation and Marketing Program, USDA

Thomas Young, Transportation Consultant, HDR Engineering, Inc. - Rail Transportation Logistics in the Ethanol Industry

Sandra Dearden, President, HIGHROAD Consulting, Ltd. - Integrating Transportation into Your Growth Objectives

Jack Kiefert, International Sales and Marketing Manager, Enraf Fluid Technology - Blending, Transport Loading and Custody Transfer Measurement at the Biofuels Plant

Rajesh Mendiratta, Senior Mechanical Engineer, River Consulting and Bob Klare, Program Manager, River Consulting - Transportation of Grain and DDGS for Ethanol Plants and Trends in the Port Development

Workshop 4: Frontline Feedstocks - Ferrara Theater, Level 1
Moderator: Keith Rueve, Plant Manager, Poundmaker Saskatchewan

Gregory Bohlmann, Assistant Director, SRI Consulting - Process Economics of Ethanol Production in Brazil

Kevin Hicks, Research Leader, Crop Conversion Science & Eng Div, Eastern Regional Research Center, ARS, USDA - New Technical Breakthroughs in Fuel Ethanol Production from Hulled and Hull-less Barley

Paul Carter, Agronomy Sciences Coordinator, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. - Crop Management Changes Needed to Deliver Reliable Feedstock Supply to Ethanol Plants

Bertrand Hankoua, Faculty Research Associate, Delaware State University - Enhancing the Efficiency of Renewable Fuel Production through Genetic Engineering of Cassava

Workshop 5: Analytical Methods: Taking NIR Further - Room 230, Level 2
Moderator: Jeremy Javers, , Principal Research Scientist, ICM Inc.
(Session NOT repeated)

Dean Roberts, Sales and Applications Representative, Bruker Optics Inc., - NIR Beyond the Basics: Increasing Sample Turn Around and Throughput for QC Laboratories

Daniel Jones, Pioneer, Key Account Manager, Pork and Poultry, Hi-Bred International Inc - Commercial Implementation of NIR Testing Methodology for Ethanol Yield Potential in Corn Grain to Establish Input Process Control and Market Data Feedback

Yanhong Zhang, Analytical Laboratory Manager, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center - The Application of NIR in Ethanol Industry

(full conference registrants only)

Repeated Breakout Workshops from the 1:30pm-3:00pm sessions
Workshop 1: Anaerobic Digestion: Digesting It All - Room 240, Level 2

Workshop 2: Fermentation: Firming Things Up - Room 125/126, Level 1

Workshop 3: Logistics: Talking Transportation - Room 130, Level 1

Workshop 4: Frontline Feedstocks - Ferrara Theater, Level 1

Workshop 6: Analytical Methods: Putting Your Data to Work - Room 230, Level 2
(Session NOT repeated)
Moderator: Jeremy Javers, , Principal Research Scientist, ICM Inc.

Tore Fossum, Technical Director, Mettler Toledo, Inc. - Titrimetric Analysis of Sulfate and Chloride in Fuel Ethanol

Cam Fowler, Technical Service Scientist, Novozymes - Improving Plant Yields through Data Analysis

Jon Ambrose, President, Native Wisdom, LLC - Key Performance Metrics: Selection and Implementation for Optimal Yields

Visit exhibit booths and enter to win great prizes from participating exhibitors! Join us for the nationally syndicated "U.S. Farm Report" with host, Al Pell, produced by Farm Journal Media. (More Information on the U.S. Farm Report is available at www.agweb.com/usfr.asp

Expo will remain open until 5:00 pm.

(full conference registrants only) Workshops are repeated at 10:30pm - 12:00pm, unless otherwise noted.

Workshop 7: Greenhouse Gases: Capitalizing on Carbon Credits - Room 125/126, Level 1
Moderator: Kristi Moriarty, Project Analyst, BBI International

Richard Plevin, Ph.D. Student, Energy and Resources Group at the University of California Berkeley - Producing ethanol for low carbon fuel markets.

Adam Liska, Post Doctoral Research Associate, University of Nebraska Lincoln - A User-Friendly Simulation Tool for Estimating Carbon Credits for Corn-Ethanol Systems

Tyler Krutzfeldt, Managing Director, Mont Vista Capital - And then a Carbon Cap: What is the Financial Impact to the Ethanol Industry.

James Murphy, President, Carbon Green LLC and Ed Heslop, CEO, Environmental Credit Corporation - Bring GHG Credits to Ethanol Producers

Workshop 8: Emissions & Environmental Controls - Ferrara Theater, Level 1
Moderator: Ralph Groschen, Senior Agricultural Marketing Specialist, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Scott Swiggard, President, Golden Specialty, Inc. and Maina Macharia, Project Manager, Pavilion Technologies, - Predictive Emission Monitors (PEMS): Providing More than Environmental Data for the Ethanol Industry.

Tony Stanich, Biofuels Industry Manager, Nalco Company - Water Management Practices for New and Operating Ethanol Plants

Roy Johnson, Manager of Business Development, U.S. Water Services - Total Recycle, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD), Dry Grind Fuel Ethanol Production

Rich Grzanka, Regional Vice President of Sales, Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc. - Air Emissions: Keeping Ethanol Production "Green"

Workshop 9: Advanced Process Controls: Taking APC to the Next Level - Room 230, Level 2
Moderator: Don Mack, Senior Marketing Specialist, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.

Michael Tay, Ethanol Technical Account Manager, Pavilion Technologies - Improving Fermentation Yields with Innovative Hybrid Control

Mark Colquhoun, Engineering Manager, Matrikon International Inc. - Faster and Less Expensive APC Implementations

Greg Martin, President, Greg Martin Consulting, Inc. - An Evolutionary Approach to Information Systems and Advanced Control in Fuel Ethanol Processes

Otmar Lorenz, Seimens Energy and Automation, Inc. - Overview of Embedded and External Advanced Control Solutions for the Ethanol Industry

Workshop 10: New Technologies I: Fractionation - Room 130, Level 1
Moderator: John Caupert, Director, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center

Michael Stern, CEO, Renessen LLC - Development of a New Corn Processing System that Improves Ethanol Efficiency and Co-Product Values for the Food, Feed and Fuel Ethanol Industries
Steven Rosen, Sales Engineer, Cereal Process Technologies - Upgrading the Conventional Ethanol Plant with Corn Dry Fractionation

William Norris Bond, President, Applied Milling Systems - Fundamentals of Dry Fractionation for the Production of Ethanol

Alan Belcher , Executive Vice President of Technology, Ethanex - Corn Fractionation; an Owner’s Perspective

Workshop 11: Quality Control: An Eye on Quality - Room 240, Level 2
Moderator: Kelly Davis, Quality Manager, Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC)

Kelly Davis, Quality Manager, Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC) - RFA Technical Committee and ASTM Fuel Specifications Updates

Gary Delong, Project Manager, Novecta - Benefits of Using Quality Management Systems for the Ethanol Industry

Jack Beery, Quality, Safety and Environmental Manager, Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation and Heather Ramig , Ethanol Services Coordinator, Midwest Laboratories, Inc. - ISO and Ethanol

Jerome King, QA/QC Director, Midwest Laboratories, Inc. - QA/QC For Routine Ethanol Analysis

(full conference registrants only)

Repeated Breakout Workshops from the 8:30am - 10:00am Sessions
Workshop 7: Greenhouse Gases: Capitalizing on Carbon Credits - Room 125/126, Level 1

Workshop 8: Emissions & Environmental Controls - Ferrara Theater, Level 1


Sessions 12-15 NOT repeated
Workshop 12: Advanced Process Controls: Case Studies - Room 230, Level 2
Moderator: Don Mack, Senior Marketing Specialist, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.

Maina Macharia, Project Manager, Pavilion Technologies - Improving Energy Efficiency and Operations with Advanced Dryer Control

Guillermo Parra Romero, Biofuels Manager, TISCA S.R.L. / REDIEX and Luis Ramon Salazar Santos, Managing Partner, TISCA S.R.L. - Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant Control System

Brandon Henning, Marketing Manager - Biofuels, GE Fanuc Automation and Jim Black, Chief Operating Officer, System Technologies for Industry - Increase Plant Efficiency by Planning, Designing and Implementing a Real-Time Production Management System

Workshop 13: Safety: Playing it Safe - Room 240, Level 2
Moderator: Dwayne Braun, General Manager, U.S. Bio Platte Valley

Joe Wary, Corporate Manager of Safety & Health, ICM, Inc. and Tom Denning, Safety Specialist, ICM, Inc. - An Analysis of Safety Performance of 30 Ethanol Plants

Mark Maday, Hazardous Materials Manager, Union Pacific Railroad - Ethanol Rail Safety

Samantha Evans, Director of Environmental Compliance and Safety, Cascade Grain Products, LLC

Workshop 14: New Technologies II - Room 130, Level 1
Moderator: Matt Janes, Vice President of Technology, VeraSun Energy

Bill Lee, General Manager, Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company - Biomass Powered Corn Ethanol

Bob Wooley, Principal Engineer, NREL/DOE - The Dynamics and Economics of Expanding the Fuel Supply Chain

James Stewart, Chairman, Bioenergy Producers Association, State of California - Gasification/Biocatalytic Process for the Co-Production of Electricity and Ethanol from any Carbonaceous Materials.

Zia Haq, Senior Deployment Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy, EE-2E - Baseline Results of the Saab 9-5 BioPower and Comparison with the U.S. Flex-Fuel Vehicle Fleet

(full conference registrants only)

Sessions 15-19 will NOT be repeated.

Workshop 15: Energy Resources & Integration: CHP - Room 125/126, Level 1
Moderator: Dan Sanders Jr., General Manager, Front Range Energy, LLC

Maruez Lopez, Plant Engineer, Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation - Alternative Energy from Alternative Energy: Using Landfill Gas to Help Produce Ethanol

Bruce Hedman, Vice President, Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc. - Impact of Combined Heat, Power and Energy Use, and Emissions, in the Dry Mill Energy Process

Kimberly Crossman, Team Leader, CHP Partnership, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Utility - Ethanol Facility Partnerships: A Win-Win Trend

Workshop 16: New Technologies III - Room 130, Level 2
Moderator: Matt Janes, Vice President of Technology, VeraSun Energy

Jim Rieke, Senior Sales Manager, HPD - High Efficiency Stillage Concentration Evaporation

Pierre Cote, Chief Technology Officer, Vaperma Inc. - Field Demonstration of the SiftekTM Membrane for Ethanol Dewatering

Walter Albers, President, Albers Technologies Corporation - Energy Efficient Ethanol Distillation

Workshop 17: Distillers Dried Grains - Room 230, Level 2
Moderator: Harold Tilstra, National Co-Products Technical Support, Land O'Lakes Purina Feed

Al Miron, Field Beef Nutritionist, Land O Lakes - Field Experience Using Distillers Grains in Cattle Diets

Linda Benjamin, Regulatory Chemist, Food and Drug Administration - Distillers Dried Grains: Regulatory Challenges

Mike Malecha, Manager, NRG Development Company Inc. - Distillers Grains Contracting and Trade: An Overview

Workshop 18: Maintenance Matters - Room 240, Level 2
Moderator: Dwayne Braun, General Manager, U.S. Bio Platte Valley

Joel Tesdall, President, Mapcon Technologies, Inc. - The Advantages of Maintenance Software at an Ethanol Plant

Steve Birtch, Vice President, Permolex International - Building a Reliability Program

Kerby Todd, Maintenance Manager, U.S. Bio Energy - Implementing Condition Monitoring and CMMS

Workshop 19: Update on the U.S. Department of Energy Selected Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery Commercial Demonstration Projects - Ferrara Theater, Level 1
Moderator: Larry Russo, Deployment Technology Lead, U.S. Department of Energy, Biomass Program

Gerson Santos-Leone, Director, Abengoa Bioenergy R&D, Inc.

Mark Stowers, Vice President, Research and Development, Poet

(full conference registrants only)

Sessions 20-24 will NOT be repeated.

Workshop 20: Energy Resources & Integration: Fluidized Beds and Beyond - Room 125/126, Level 1
Moderator: Dan Sanders Jr., General Manager, Front Range Energy, LLC

Jeff Clark, Director Business Development, Constellation Energy Projects & Services Group - Energy Independence: Taking Your Own Medicine

Rob Latta, Vice President, Harris Contracting Company - Fluidized Bed Technology Application at Dry Mill Ethanol Plants

Kent Pope, Director Business Develoment, Energy Products of Idaho - Fluidized Bed System

Workshop 21: New Technologies IV - Room 130, Level 1
Moderator: Matt Janes, Vice President of Technology, VeraSun Energy

Cecil Massie, Project Engineer, Sebesta Blomberg - Application of Biomass Fuels to Ethanol Production

Carolyn Kotsol, Director of Engineering, Delta-T Corporation - Improving Process Efficiency: Waste Heat Integration with the Delta-T High Efficiency Dryer

Jay Shetty, Research/Application Fellow, Head, Global Grain Processing Applications & Technical Services - New Liquefaction Enzyme System in Ethanol Process Producing Distilleries Dry Grain Solids and Thin Stillage with Reduced Phytic Acid

Sam Rosenbloom, Nuclear Engineer, Office of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Policy, U.S. Department of Energy - Ethanol Production Using Low-Cost Steam from Nuclear Power Plants

Workshop 22: Update on the U.S. Department of Energy Selected Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery Commercial Demonstration Projects - Ferrara Theater, Level 1
Moderator: Larry Russo, Deployment Technology Lead, U.S. Department of Energy, Biomass Program

John Cuzens, Chief Technology Officer, Blue Fire (invited)

Craig Evans, Agricultural, Land Use and Renewable Fuels Consultant, Alico

Workshop 23: Management - Options, Risks, and Tips for Success - Room 240, Level 2
Moderator: Mark Yancey, Vice President Project Development, BBI International

Donna Funk, Manager, Kennedy and Coe, LLC - How to Attract and Retain Your Management Team

Douglas Batey, Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP - Options for Forming your Business

David Chatterton, Managing Partner, Powerline Petroleum - Taking Control of Ethanol Margins, Managing Commodity Price Risk

Workshop 24: Distillers Dried Grains: Contracting, Trade Rules and Dispute Resolution - Room 230, Level 2

This session is designed to provide the industry with an overview on the basic principles and current critical issues related to rading and contracting practices, trade rules and arbitration involving DDGS.
Note this session will be: 3:30pm-5:30pm.

Moderator: Michael Malecha, Manager Ethanol, NRG Develoment Company Inc.

John Augspurger, Manager of Feed Ingredient Trading, DeBruce Feed Ingredients

J. Stephen Lucas, President, Jayhawker Consulting Co. LLC

Charles Delacruz, Counsel for Public Affairs, National Grain and Feed Association

This special event is included with your full conference registration fee. Expo-only pass holders and family members may purchase tickets to this event.
(Family Members: Children 8 years and above only.) Tickets are required.

Shuttle begin departing at 5:00 pm from America’s Center, Adam’s Mark Hotel and the Hilton at the Ballpark.

OPTION 1: National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
OPTION 2: Monsanto Biotechnology Center and Anheuser-Busch Brewery

Shuttles begin departing at 7:15 am from Adam’s Mark Hotel. (please note: NO shuttles departing from America’s Center)

To find out availability for participation in the Industry Tours, please inquire with the Registration Desk. Tickets are required.

Important information for tour participants: No open toed shoes allowed. No photography allowed in most areas of the host facilities. Transportation, refreshments and lunch will be provided. All tour buses will depart from the Adams Mark Hotel.