Ethanol 2008: Emerging Issues Forum

March 13-14, 2008
Magnolia Hotels
Omaha, Nebraska

An impressive line-up of national leaders in ethanol production, marketing, co-products, transportation, engineering, financing and environmental issues will be on hand to provide relevant and useful information on today's fastchanging ethanol industry. The forum is designed to promote interaction between speakers and attendees. Topics will address emerging issues that are facing those involved in the ethanol industry at every level.

Agenda
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
1:00 p.m. Welcome: Todd Sneller, Administrator, Nebraska Ethanol Board

1:05 p.m. Washington Update: The 2007 Energy Bill, the 2008 Farm Bill, and the Move to Low Carbon Fuels: Douglas Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition

1:30 p.m. Ethanol Marketing – New Opportunities, New Challenges: Consumer Attitudes and Acceptance – Robert White, Director of Operations, Ethanol Promotion and Information Council

U.S. Markets: Overview and Forecast – Steve Seabrook, Director of Business Development, Poet Ethanol Products

The Outlook for E-85, Higher Blends and Blender Pumps – Phil Lampert, Executive Director, National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition

3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. The Challenge of Managing the Renewable Fuel Standard:
David Korotney, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

3:45 p.m. Growing Concerns Over Water Resources and Ethanol Production: Moderator: Burl Haigwood, Director of Program Development,
Clean Fuels Development Coalition

Water Use in Crop Production – Ron Yoder, Chair of Biological
Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska Water Center

Putting Water Use in Context – Greg Krissek,
Director of Government Affairs, ICM

4:45 p.m. Special Presentation: Financing New Technologies and the Move Toward a Market Based Incentive System: Dave Vander Griend, President and Chief Executive Officer, ICM

5:30 p.m. Reception

Friday, March 14, 2008
8:00 a.m. Moving Ethanol to the Market Place:
Moderator: Brian K. Wight, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer, URS Corporation

Rail Issues – Aggregating, Bottlenecks, Rising Rates and Rail Car Access – Katie Hadenfeldt, Director – Strategic Sales, GATX Corporation

Natural Gas and Ethanol Pipeline Initiatives – Dan Frey, Vice-President of Business Development, Seminole Energy Services, LLC

9:00 a.m. The Evolution of Process Energy Sources:
Moderator: Brian Wilcox, Senior Engineer – Biofuels, NPPD

Natural Gas – Availability, Price and Distribution Challenges – Jo Williams, Vice-President of Business Development, Northern Natural Gas

Energy from Landfills: A Case Study – Doug Garwood, Director, Siouxland Ethanol

10:00 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Emerging Feedstocks and Technologies in Ethanol Production: Moderator: Steve Sorum, Project Manager, Nebraska Ethanol Board

Beyond Corn: Looking at a Range of Feedstocks – Philip Madson, President, KATZEN International, Inc.

Wood Waste to Ethanol – Brian Hunt, KL Process Design Group

11:15 a.m. Strategic Financial Planning in a Maturing Industry: Moderator: Brian Jennings, Executive Vice-President, American Coalition for Ethanol

Emerging Trends in Project Finance – Tom Houser, Vice-President, Agribusiness Banking Group, CoBank

Project Development Challenges – Tom Randazzo, CEO, Wolverine Ethanol

Ethanomics: Evaluating Strategic Alternatives for Ethanol Producers – Christian Dobrauc, Associate, First National Investment Banking

12:30 p.m. Adjourn