Programme

Registration and coffee

Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks

Bio Base Europe: a successful cross-border corporation creating the largest bioenergy cluster in Europe

Current and future outlook of EU’s biofuel market and what impact this has for your business

• An overview of the European biofuel landscape and its role in the energy mix
• Evaluating EU’s political and financial standards and what the impact has been to date
• An assessment of the influence that the fuel legislations have had on EU’s biofuel industry today
• Examining the influence that imports can have on the biofuel industry and pricing
• Uncovering the latest technological capabilities, current challenges and future developments within the global market
• Reviewing today’s biofuel trends: bioethanol or biodiesel? National or global commerce?
• Is the biofuel industry a viable one given the current market conditions? Is it feasible to make future investment plans?

Morning coffee and networking

Keynote Case Study
Meeting global demands for biofuel to achieve a greener future – best practice strategies from Brazil

• Taking advantage of Brazil's cheaper land costs and strong logistics as a starting point to maximise on today's competitive market
• Tapping into Brazil's huge capacity for sustainable feedstocks to optimise on a greener future
• An examination of the roles the financial, technical and regulatory frameworks play in the Brazilian biodiesel market
• Building an initial strategic blueprint to support plant development and overcome any logistical challenges
• Becoming worldwide recognised leaders by increasing local ethical and social responsibility and then expanding worldwide

Sustainable Energy Europe - a European Commission Campaign to change the landscape of energy

The EU strategy and policy instruments in support of sustainable energy, including biofuel market take up: legal framework, financial support instruments and communication initiatives. Gain inside knowledge of this campaign and uncover:

• How The Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign - a European Commission initiative -  provides communication support to projects, actors and events in the field of sustainable energy including biofuel
• A showcase of the Campaign’s best practice in biofuel
• An examination of the Sustainable Energy Europe Awards 2010 - awarding Europe’s best energy solutions
• A deeper understanding of the European Union Sustainable Energy Week 2010: take a week to change tomorrow

Keynote Address
Tapping into EU’s bioethanol potential to advance and maximise the market

Gain insight on:

• Developments for bioethanol on both a European and a global scale
• A comparison of four divergent Member States and their use of different instruments within the bioethanol market
• A review of EU’s directives – how have both the Fuel Quality and Renewable Energy Directives affected EU’s bioethanol market and what does this mean for its future?
• An evaluation of the  challenges that lie within the European bioethanol industry today and which steps to take in overcoming them
• Promotion and development for a sustainable future for bioethanol within the EU

Networking Lunch

Case Study
Biofuel vs. the financial market – an examination on implementing the correct fiscal strategies to ensure success

Designing, building and operating a biofuel plant takes more than a sound investment. Join a leader in the industry for an in-depth evaluation of options for biofuel financing and examine:

• Finance infrastructure and the biofuel industry
• Investing in working capital for operating plants
• The importance of having a strong partner behind your capital investment for minimal risk and financial security
• The correct approach for setting up a financial strategy for plant production
• Case-in-point from Delta Biovalue Nederland BV

Dr Keeley Bignal
Carbon and Sustainability 
Reporting Manager
Renewable Fuels Agency, UK

Case study
Gaining insight on the carbon sustainability system within the UK and what influence this has had on the biofuel industry

• How the UK intends to acclimatise to the Renewable Energy Directive – an examination on carbon reduction incentives, qualifying fuel standards and how this is verified
• Assessing what the global drive is for sustainable biofuel – what is the RFA’s role in terms of leadership role model and how have they influenced the market to date?
• Current developments and future initiatives – new and improved fuel chains, benchmarked results and the impact this can potentially have on policy makers
• Findings for Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Programme and its effect on the UK sustainable market

Afternoon tea and networking

Biofuel supply chain – optimising on first and second generation biofuel from the perspective of a port

Moderated by:
Fons Maes
Secretary General
Belgian Biodiesel Board

Panellists:

Cecile Carlier
Logistics Manager
Alco Bio Fuel

Wilfred Hadders
General Manager
Sunoil Biodiesel BV

Dr Keeley Bignal
Carbon and Sustainability 
Reporting Manager
Renewable Fuels Agency, UK

Panel Discussion
Exploring current country legislations and what influence this is having on the future of biofuel trading, transportation and sustainability

It is a general consensus within the industry that in order for all mechanisms within the biofuel industry to come together and improve, the government needs to have a tighter rein. Therein lies the core of the problem. Each government, with the intention of optimising the industry, has enforced its own individual regulations, compounding the challenge: now each country has to abide by national, neighbouring and EU regulations in order to be able to stay in business.  Benefit from a panel of four leading countries in Europe, discussing the advantages and shortcomings of their own individual playgrounds, how to make progress with regards to harmonising EU's standards as a whole and how this in turn can exploit Europe's huge growth potential in the biofuel market:

• The UK - Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Programme - how these reports are verified and what effect this legislation has had on the industry so far
• Belgium - Tender bidding – how this procedure works and the implications for the rest of the market
• The Netherlands - sustainable biofuel, sustainable transportation – assessing whether their pact with Brazil made any headway at all
• What all these regulations have done to EU's biofuel industry with regards to trading, transportation and sustainability
• Harmonising the legislations to optimise on EU's biofuel market - can the systems within each country meet in the middle or do more drastic measures need to be taken?

Chairman’s summary and closing remarks

End of day one

Programme Day Two Wednesday 16 September

Registration and coffee

Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks

Keynote Case Study
Uncovering the ins and outs of sugarcane in Brazil to optimise sustainability in biofuel production

• An examination of sugarcane production and its use in the Brazilian bioethanol market to date
• Assessing the benefits of sugarcane production to promote and capitalise on a sustainable future for the biofuel industry
• Evaluating the challenges to overcome within the EU biofuel market to facilitate industry expansion
• Creating a win-win biofuel market – how sustainability can be maximised and what feasible developments lay ahead

Presentation
Establishing targets for renewable energy and ensuring a greener future

Best practice strategies from a leading bioethanol producer on sustainability and what it does to succeed in the biofuel business:

• Boosting the sustainable energy policy by starting at home and fulfilling the terms
• A comparison of the social criteria for sustainability between EU and developing countries – what are the contrasts and how does this influence the different markets?
• Evaluating the potential of warehouse storage to determine terminal capacity for T1 and T2 ethanol
• Amplifying energy efficiency whilst minimising long term cost levels with a same site, all-purpose production facility
• An illustration of the perfect transportation and logistics partnership between a production facility and a port

Coffee and networking

Keynote Case Study
Paving the way to a cleaner, more cost-effective future in transportation – offering the biofuel industry the ultimate generation

In today’s economic conditions, how can plants produce biofuel which are cheaper, cleaner, can be produced with fermentable feedstock and can replace a large percentage of all fossil fuels that are covered in current EU-transportation? This case study illustrates how the BER-Rotterdam SuBERgas project has gone from an idealistic theory into reality and what this means for the future of transportation. Discover:

• The revolutionary concept of liquid biomethane and how it excels from any generation biofuel in terms of emissions, energy revenue and cost decrease
• A technical analysis of the production and conversion process
• What quality control measures are taken to ensure consistency of the end product
• How BER-Rotterdam are capitalising on the Port of Rotterdam’s infrastructure
• How liquid biomethane has had a tremendous impact on the transportation sector in terms of technology and cost and how it can balance the current supply/demand proportion

Presentation
Discover the latest industry initiatives with regards to B99 and what this means to EU’s biodiesel industry

An industry leader will discuss the current status with regards to the US B99 export and what other measures are being taken with regards to preserving EU’s biodiesel industry. Gain a better understanding of:

• Conclusions for the anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigation
• Germany’s second motion movement to ban B99, their latest developments and what effect  this has  had on their market
• Protectionist or preservationist - the truth behind the US’s claim of a protectionist ploy
• What bearing the European Commission’s ruling  has had with regards to EU's biodiesel criteria
• How this has impacted EU’s biodiesel trading industry
• Has the export market as a whole returned to a level playing field?

Networking lunch

Case Study
Increasing the development of a sustainable bio-energy market in Europe

• Planning for a more sustainable future – why bio-energy and how has this already contributed to EU’s biofuel market?
• How importing raw material and offering better resources can change the whole European economy for the better
• Bio Base Europe Plant – building a one-stop shop from green resources to final product to increase plant efficiency and cut down on costs
• Overcoming the technological challenges of 2nd and 3rd generation bioethanol production by implementing facilities that permit scaling to an industrial level
• Bio Base Europe Training Center – developing a training center on an open education model to train process operators and heighten awareness of bio-based processes to increase skills and market value
• What impact this initiative  has had on the transport and logistics of biofuel to date and what is in the pipeline

Lisa Kallal
Manager
Commodities & Alternative Investments EMEA
CME Group

Presentation
Managing price and counterparty risk with biofuel swaps
Understanding biofuel swaps to manage both price and counterparty risk is crucial in today’s uncertain financial environment. Launched in early 2009, CME Group biofuel swaps are demonstrating increased market interest. Join them and share their extensive insights on:

• The focus on new European biodiesel and ethanol swap contracts
• The benefits from central clearing and how to use this to your advantage
• An illustration on employing CME Clearport and what this means for you

Gaining insight to particulate matter emissions to solve the challenge of increasing glycerol output within the biodiesel industry

Substantially reducing the fine and ultra-fine particulate matter (PM) emissions from the road transport industry limits the risk of premature death. It also provides the solution for an increasing output of glycerol from the biodiesel industry. Uncover:

• The fundamental reason why Europe needs to reduce PM emissions by an average of 25-30%
• Friend or Foe - assessing autocatalysts, traps and filters in relation to GTBE®
• Discovering a timely solution - a way out of the glycerol glut
• Reviewing the benefits of producing GTBE® in relation to biodiesel production
• An illustration on the effect of GTBE® on fuel characteristics and fuel quality