BIT's 3rd Annual World Congress of Bioenergy-2013

Tentative Program

Please Note: The Conference Program below is not in its final version, adjustments will occur. Final Program will be available two months before the conference date.

BIT’s 3^rd Annual World Congress of

Bioenergy

Theme: Releasing Green Bioenergy for Human
Time: April 25-27, 2013
Place: Nanjing, China

Plenary
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
Track 7
Track 8
Track 9
Track 10
Danish

Keynote Forum Time: 13:30-15:35, April 25th, 2013 (Thursday) Place: Room No. 302, 3F, JLCC
International Moderator: Dr. Fang Chen, Professor, Colleage of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, China
13:30-13:35	Moderator’s Introduction
13:35-14:05	Title: The Position of Bioenergy in a Climate Compatible Energy System Dr. Heinz Kopetz, Chairman, World Bioenergy Association, Austria
14:05-14:35	Title: Cellulosic Ethanol: A Commercial Reality in the U.S.A.! Where Next? – Brazil, or China…? Mr. Steve Hartig, Vice-President Bio-energy, DSM Bio-based Products & Services, USA
14:35-15:05	Title: Sustainable Opportunities Arising from Global Energy Challenges Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, LanzaTech Inc., USA
15:05-15:35	Title: Bioenergy and Sustainable Rural Development Dr. Shu Geng, Dean and Professor, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University, China

Track 1: Global Bioenergy Economics, Policy, Investment and Markets
Day 2
Session 1-1: Global Bioenergy Economics Time: 08:30-11:45, April 26th, 2013 (Friday) Place: Room No. 201, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Mr. Roy Krebs, Founder, Eco Feedstock, USA
Co-Chair:	Dr. Claire Yang, Managing Director–Strategy & Business Architect, Resources Industry, Accenture, China
08:30-08:35	Chair’s Introduction
08:35-09:00	Title: The Emerging Bioeconomy: Industrial Drivers, Global Impact and International Strategies Mr. Manfred Kircher, Chairman of the Advisory Board, CLIB2021 e.V., Germany
09:00-09:25	Title: Feedstocks in America; Economics and Opportunity Drivers Mr. Roy Krebs, Founder, Eco Feedstock, USA
09:25-09:50	Title: The Application of Satellite-Based Remote Sensing for Monitoring Bioenergy Resources Dr. Scot Smith, Professor of Geomatics, University of Florida, USA
09:50-10:15	Title: Asian Biofuels Trading Outlook and Understanding Biofuels Pricing Ms. Nurul Darni, Asia Biofuels Editor, Argus Media, Singapore
10:15-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Title: Advanced Biofuels Greenfield Capital Projects Dr. Claire Yang, Managing Director–Strategy & Business Architect, Resources Industry, Accenture, China
10:55-11:20	Title: Advanced Technology for Biofuel and Biochemicals-formicobioTM Mr. Esa Niemi, Managing Director, Chempolis Biorefining Technology (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd, China
11:20-11:45	Title: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and Its Changes and Effects on Patent Law Dr. Malcolm S. McNeil, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP; Adjunct Professor, University of La Verne,USA

Day 2
Session 1-2: Bioenergy Market, Finance and Investment Time: 13:30-15:15, April 26th, 2013 (Friday) Place: Room No. 202, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Brian M. Baynes, Partner, Flagship Ventures, USA
13:30-13:35	Chair’s Introduction
13:35-13:55	Title: Financing a Sustainable Energy Future Dr. Brian M. Baynes, Partner, Flagship Ventures, USA
13:55-14:15	Title: Technologies and Systems for Sustainable Bioenergy Ms. Teija Lahti-Nuuttila, Director, Tekes–Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, Finland
14:15-14:35	Title: Commercial Optimisation-Integration of the Biofuels and Hydrocarbon Value Chains Ms. Melissa Stark, Managing Director-Clean Energy Lead, Accenture, UK
14:35-14:55	Title: The Business Case for Biofuel Producers Mr. Vaughan Bassett, Vice President, Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc., Canada
14:55-15:15	Title: Introduction of Bioenergy Development and Investment Opportunity in Denmark Mr. Narcis Margall, Special Advisor, Bioenergy and Environmental Technologies Invest in Denmark, Denmark

Day 3
Session 1-3: Bioenergy Policies Worldwide Time: 08:30-10:15, April 27th, 2013 (Saturday) Place: Room No. 205, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Mr. Michael R. Brower, Senior Federal Policy Director, Mosaic Federal Affairs LLC/Hiscock Barclay LLP, USA
08:30-08:35	Chair’s Introduction
08:35-09:00	Title: A Global Perspective on Energy, And Prospects for Biofuels Dr. Edwin Kessler, Meteorologist and Consultant, Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, USA
09:00 -09:25	Title: Global Opportunities for Bioenergy Scale Up Dr. Mackinnon Lawrence, Senior Research Analyst, Pike Research, USA
09:25-09:50	Title: Meeting Our Global Energy Challenge with Renewable and Sustainable Products Dr. Dorte Fouquet, Partner, Attorney (Rechtsanwaltin), Becker Buttner Held, Germany/Belgium; Director, European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF), Belgium
09:50-10:15	Title: What Happens to Global Renewable Energy if the United States Doesn’t Participate? Mr. Michael R. Brower, Senior Federal Policy Director, Mosaic Federal Affairs LLC, USA

Day 3
Session 1-5: Industrial Leadership Forum Time: 13:30-17:10, April 27th, 2013 (Saturday)
Chair: Call for Chair Co-Chair: Call for Co-Host
13:30-13:35	Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00	Topic 1: Keynote Speech on Development of Biofuel Industry over the Next Decade Call for Speaker Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
14:00-14:25	Topic 2: Industry Leader from Advanced Biofuels Producers Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
14:25-14:50	Topic 3: Industry Leader from Integrated Energy Companies Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
14:50-15:15	Topic 4: Industry Leader from Independent Oil Refiners Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
15:15-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-15:55	Topic 5: Industry Leader from Biomass Feedstock Suppliers Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
15:55-16:20	Topic 6: Industry Leader from Advanced Biofuel Technology Providers Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
16:20-16:45	Topic 7: Industry Leader from Aviation Fuel Buyers and Partners Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
16:45-17:10	Topic 8: Industry Leader from Biotechnology Industry Stakeholders Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
17:10-17:35	Topic 9: Industry Leader from Oil Industry Stakeholders Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
18:30-20:00	Social Dinner

Track 2: Algae Biofuels
Day 3
Session 2-1: Algae Biofuels Time: 08:30-12:10, April 26th, 2013 (Friday) Place: Room No. 203, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. John A. Morgan, Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, USA
Co-Chair:	Dr. Xuefeng Lu, Professor, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
08:30-08:35	Chair’s Introduction
08:35-09:00	Title: Innovative PBR Designs Developed by IGV Biotech- An Alternative Approach to Existing Open Pond Systems Mr. Peter Waldeck, Vice Head R&D, Biotechnology Division, IGV Institut fuer Getreideverarbeitung GmbH, Germany
09:00-09:25	Title: A Comparison of Metabolic Fluxes in Heterotrophically Grown Chlorella protothecoides Dr. John A. Morgan, Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, USA
09:25-09:50	Title: Photosynthetic Production of Biofuels in Genetically Engineered Cyanobacteria Dr. Xuefeng Lu, Professor, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
09:50-10:15	Title: Production of Microalgae at Power Plants for Conversion of CO2 to Biomass and Waste Heat to Electricity Mr. Vadim Krifuks, CEO, AFS BioOil Co., USA
10:15-10:30	Coffee Breakfast
10:30-10:55	Title: Towards Biofuels Tolerant Photosynthetic Cyanobacteria Dr. Weiwen Zhang, Professor, Tianjin University, China
10:55-11:20	Title: From Algae to Diesel and Kerosene-Tailored Fuels via Selective Catalysis Dr. Chen Zhao, Senior Scientist&Group Leader, Department Chemie, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany
11:20-11:45	Title: Improvement of Biomass and Hydrogen Photoproduction of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Dr. Shuangxiu Wu, Associate Professor, The CAS key laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
11:45-12:10	Title: Algae Biofuel, Leading the World Towards Oil Independence Dr. Surajit Khanna, CEO, BioFuel Advance Research and Development-BARD, LLC, USA

Track 3: Bioalcohols
Day 2
Session 3-1: Bioalcohols Time: 08:30-11:50, April 26th, 2013 (Friday) Place: Room No. 202, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Alexander Jaeger, Professor, University of Applied Science Upper Austria, Austria
Co-Chair:	Dr. Maobing Tu, Assistant Professor, Auburn University, USA
08:30-08:35	Chair’s Introduction
08:35-08:55	Keynote Speech: Title: Distinct Roles of Residual Xylan and Lignin in Limiting Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Organosolv Pretreated Woody Biomass Dr. Maobing Tu, Assistant Professor, Auburn University, USA
08:55-09:15	Title: Bioethanol Production in a Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Dr.Alexander Jaeger, Professor, University of Applied Science Upper Austria, Austria
09:15-09:35	Title: High Yield of Butanol Production Based on a Disruptive Fermentation Pathway Dr. Alex Tong, V.P. & General Director, Green Energy & Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute (I.T.R.I.), Taiwan
09:35-09:55	Title: The Effects of Water Reduction during Steam Explosion Dr. Heike Kahr, Senior Researcher, University of Applied Science Upper Austria, Austria
09:55-10:15	Title: Eco-Solvent Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Biomass Dr. Hom-Ti Lee, Deputy Director, Green Energy & Environment Research Labs, Industrial Technology Research Institute (I.T.R.I.), Taiwan
10:15-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:50	Title: Impact of Different Pretreatment Technologies on New Enzyme Discoveries and Application Characteristics Dr. Ye Chen, Staff Scientist, Novozymes, Inc., USA
10:50-11:10	Title: Thermostable Enzymes Involved in Ethanol Production Dr. Kesen Ma, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada
11:10-11:30	Title: Synergy of Efficient Lignocellulase System Dr. Hongli Yuan, Professor, China Agricultural University, China
11:30-11:50	Title: New Enzymatic and Process Technologies for Biofuels Production Dr. Vijay Singh, Associate Professor, University of Illinois, USA

Track 4: Biogas
Day 2
Session 4-1: Innovative and Productive Biogas Technology Time:08:30-11:45, April 26th, 2013 (Friday) Place: Room No. 205, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Marc Schreurs, Manager, i-NET (Intelligent New Energy Technologies), Belgium
Co-Chair:	Dr. Tong Boitin, Managing Director, Chengdu DeTong Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd, China
08:30-08:35	Chair’s Introduction
08:35-09:00	Title: Large Scale Biogas Production: Case Study Examples Mr. Roel Slotman, CCO, Envitec Biogas, Germany
09:00-09:25	Title: Cryogenic System for Biogas Liquefaction Mr. Yannick Rouaud, Deputy Vice President New Energies Sales, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies, France
09:25-09:50	Title: Biomethane for Transport-An Opportunity for the Chinese Biogas Sector Dr. Bernhard Raninger, Project Director, Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zuammenarbeit GmbH. (GIZ), Germany; Professor, China Petroleum University (CUP), New Energy Research Institute, Biogas- and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beijing, China
09:50-10:15	Title: Hydrogen on Demand Generated with the HYDRO-MAXX Dr. Marc Schreurs, Manager, i-NET (Intelligent New Energy Technologies), Belgium
10:15-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Title: Biogas Technology and Markets Status in China Dr. Tong Boitin, Managing Director, Chengdu DeTong Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd, China
10:55-11:20	Title: Efficient Gas Upgrading Plants with Membrane Technology Mr. Carsten Steentjes, Product Manager, EnviTec Biogas AG, Germany
11:20-11:45	Title: Biogas Upgrading with Highly Selective SEPURAN ® Membranes Dr. Jorg Balster, Head of Application Technology, Evonik Fibres GmbH, Austria

Day 3
Session 4-2: Biogas from Agriculture Residues and Wastes Time: 08:30-11:45, April 27th, 2013 (Saturday) Place: Room No. 202, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Mr. Robert Binder, President, Binder Group AG, Germany
Co-Chair:	Dr. Piet Wens, General Manager, Pollux Consulting, Belgium
08:30-08:35	Chair’s Introduction
08:35-09:00	Title: Anaerobic Digestion and Renewable Fertilizers Dr. Fabrizio Adani, Professor, Gruppo Ricicla- University of Milan, Italy
09:00-09:25	Title: The Use of Waste Heat for Drying Biomass Mr. Henk Haaring, General Manager, Dorset Green Machines B.V., The Netherlands
09:25-09:50	Title: Opportunities and Challenges for Biogas Sustainability in Mexico and Latin-America Mr. Hector Rangel, Managing Director, Biogas de Juarez, Mexico
09:50-10:15	Title: Benefits of Efficient Control Systems for Biogas Plants by Monitoring of Gas Flow and Gas Quality Mr. Robert Binder, President, Binder Group AG, Germany
10:15-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Title: The Use of Software in Modern MSW Landfill Management in View of Optimising Waste to Energy Processes Dr. Piet Wens, General Manager, Pollux Consulting, Belgium
10:55-11:20	Title: Predicting the Maximum Biogas Production with Different Crop Residues and Trouble Shot on Site System Dr. JoungDu Shin, Research Scientist, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Korea
11:20-11:45	Title: Anaerobic Digestion of Crop Residues (Date Palm Wastes as New Substrates for Biogas Production) Dr. Fahad Y. AL-Juhaimi, Associate Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Track 5: Biomass Feedback I: Dedicated Energy Crops
Day 2
Session 5-1: High Powered Genetic Improvement of Bioenergy Crops Time: 15:30-17:40, April 26th, 2013 (Friday) Place: Room No. 203, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Chandrashekhar P. Joshi, Professor, Michigan Technological University, USA
Co-Chair:	Dr. Tong-Ming Yin, Vice-President/Professor, Forest Resources and Environment Institute, Nanjing Forestry University, China
15:30-15:35	Chair’s Introduction
15:35-16:00	Title: Developing Dedicated Energy Crops for Sustainable Feedstock Production Dr. Wuyi Wang, Senior Scientist, Ceres, Inc.,USA
16:00-16:25	Title: Designing Better Cell Walls for Improved Bioenergy Production Dr. Chandrashekhar P. Joshi, Professor, Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, South Korea; School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, USA
16:25-16:50	Title: Sequencing the Genome of a Shrub Willow Facilitates the Domestication of Fast Growing Woody Plants Dr. Tongming Yin, Professor, Nanjing Forestry University, China
16:50-17:15	Title: Short Rotation Clonal Eucalypt Plantations for Energy in Brazil: An Overview Dr. Laercio Couto, Board Member, The World Bioenergy Association–WBA; Adjunct Professor of the University of Toronto, Canada; Chairman of the Brazilian Network of Biomass for Energy and the Forest Consutant for the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock, Brazil
17:15-17:40	Title: Designer Biofuel Cells for the 21st Century Dr. Chhandak Basu, Assistant Professor of Biology, California State University at Northridge, USA

Day 3
Session 5-2: Perennial Energy Crops Time: 15:30-17:15, April 27th, 2013 (Saturday) Place: Room No. 203, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Ooi Suan Kim, Chairman, Builders Biomass, Malaysia
15:30-15:35	Chair’s Introduction
15:35-16:00	Title: Developing a Low Input and Sustainable Switchgrass Feedstock Production System Harnessing Beneficial Bacterial Endophytes Dr. Chuansheng Mei, Scientist II(Supervisor), Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
16:00-16:25	Title: Zero Fossil Fuel at Galapagos Islands with Pure Jatropha Oil as Fuel: Facts about Engine Technology, Sustainable Fuel Production and Fuel Quality Dr. Georg Gruber, Co-Owner, Vereinigte Werkstatten fur Pflanzenoltechnologie (VWP Gruber), Germany
16:25-16:50	Title: Technology is Improving Seed Productivity and Generating More Values from Jatropha Dr. Yan Hong, Chief Scientific Officer, JOil (S) Pte. Ltd. Singapore
16:50-17:15	Title: Population Genetics of Jatropha Curcas in Its Center of Origin Dr. Isidro Ovando-Medina, Professor, University of Chiapas, Mexico

Track 6: Sustainable Development and Application of Biofuels
Day 2
Session 6-1: Sustainable Development and Application of Biofuels Time: 15:30-17:35, April 26th, 2013 (Friday) Place: Room No. 202, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Mr. Paul J Caswell, President of International Business Development, Cathay Industrial Biotech, China
Co-Chair:	Dr. Rui Zhang, DFC Performance Analysts, Fuel Cell Energy Inc, USA
15:30-15:35	Chair’s Introduction
15:35-15:55	Title: Commercialization of Biobutanol in China Mr. Paul J Caswell, President of International Business Development, Cathay Industrial Biotech, China
15:55-16:15	Title: Production of Active Carbon from Cob to Furfural Residue Dr. Tiancun Xiao, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford University, UK; Chairman, Guangzhou Boxenergytech Ltd, China
16:15-16:35	Title: Biofuel Powered Fuel Cell: Application and Future Dr. Rui Zhang, DFC Performance Analysts, Fuel Cell Energy Inc, USA
16:35-16:55	Title: Food Waste in China: A Unique Biofuel Opportunity Mr. MartijnHoogerwerf, Chief Strategy Officer, China Europe Bio-Energy Consortium Limited, Hong Kong, China
16:55-17:15	Title: Biofuel in Vehicle Utilization of China: Current Status and Outlook Dr. Xunmin Ou, Assistant Professor, China Automotive Energy Research Center; Tsinghua University, China
17:15-17:35	Title: Jatropha Basic Research and Development Dr. Fang Chen, Professor,College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, China

Track 7: Breaking Research and Advanced Biofuel Technologies
Day 2
Session 7-1: Synthetic Biology for Biofuel Time: 13:30-15:15, April 26th, 2013 (Friday) Place: Room No. 203, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Jean-Baptiste Barbaroux, Head of Corporate Development, GLOBAL BIOENERGIES, France
13:30-13:35	Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00	Title: C3 Chemical and Fuel Production by Shunting Glycolysis Dr. Yajun Yan, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, USA
14:00-14:25	Title: 100% Drop-in Biofuel for Gasoline Cars Dr. Jean-Baptiste Barbaroux, Head of Corporate Development, GLOBAL BIOENERGIES, France
14:25-14:50	Title: Combustion and Gasification of Biomass for Substitution of Natural Gas Dr. Pyanykh Kostjantyn, Head of Department, Gas Institute of NASU, Ukraine
14:50-15:15	Title: Metabolic Systems Biology for the Microbial Production of Biofuels Dr. Amit Ghosh, Post Doctoral Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), USA

Day 2
Session 7-2: Advanced Biomass Conversion Technologies (Part I) (This session is sponsored by Cranfield University) Time: 13:30-17:10, April 26th, 2013 (Friday) Place: Room No. 201, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan, Distinguished Professor and Graduate Coordinator, South Dakota State University, USA
Co-Chair:	Dr. Sai Gu, Professor, Chair in BioEnergy Technology, Director of Centre for Renewable and Biofuels, The School of Engineering, Cranfield University, UK
13:30-13:35	Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00	Title: Combining Nature Inspired Technology and Biosynthetic Pathway to Advance the Lignocellulosic Biofuels and Chemicals Dr. JianZhong Sun, Director of Biofuels Institute, Jiangsu University, China; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, USA; Vice President, China Energy Association, China
14:00-14:25	Title: Advanced Control of Biomass Combustion Plant to Improve Efficiency and Minimize Emissions Dr. John Zhou, Professor, London South Bank University, UK
14:25-14:50	Title: Development of Novel Continuous Oil Extraction Method from Non-Food Oil Seeds Dr. Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan, Distinguished Professor and Graduate Coordinator, South Dakota State University, USA
14:50-15:15	Title: Reforming of Tars and Hydrocarbons from Gasified Biomass Dr. Jan Brandin, Associate Professor, Linnaeus University, Sweden
15:15-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-15:55	Title: Biomass Waste into Green Energy through Drying and Preparation Mr. Henk Haaring, General Manager, Dorset Green Machines B.V., The Netherlands
15:55-16:20	Title: Advanced Modeling to Address the Challenges of Pyrolysis and Catalytic Upgrading Dr. Sai Gu, Professor, Chair in BioEnergy Technology, Director of Centre for Renewable and Biofuels, The School of Engineering, Cranfield University, UK
16:20-16:45	Title: Anaerobic Treatment of Municipal Solid Waste by Discontinuous Two Stage Dry Digestion Mr. Jochen Springer, Branch Manager/Head of Special Department Biogas Plants, GICON GmbH, Germany
16:45-17:10	Title: The Proven Concept & Implementation Model in Jatropha Cultivation & Biofuel Production via Nano-Emulsion and Polarization Technology Ms. Zurina Amnan, Group CEO, Bionas Group of Companies, Malaysia

Day 3
Session 7-2: Advanced Biomass Conversion Technologies (Part II) Time: 08:30-12:10, April 27th, 2013 (Saturday) Place: Room No. 201, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark
Co-Chair:	Dr. Francesco Frusteri, Project Leader, Institute CNR-ITAE, Italy
08:30-08:35	Chair’s Introduction
08:35-09:00	Title: Corn Ethanol Facilities as Potential Suppliers of Bioethanol and Biodiesel and High Protein Feed Products Dr. Pavel Krasutsky, The Director of Chemical Extractive Program, University of Minnesota, USA
09:00-09:25	Title: 2.nd and 3.rd Generation Biorefineries. Sustainable Biofuel Production with Low Carbon Footprint-Case Examples from Labs and One of the World’s Largest Lignocellulosic Biorefineries in Denmark Dr. Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark
09:25-09:55	Title: The C1-technology Platform for Versatile Enzymes Enabling a Variety of Second Generation Biofuels and Biochemicals Processes Dr. Jan Wery, Science Director, Dyadic Netherlands, The Netherlands
09:55-10:15	Title: Metathesis Based Biorefinery: Concept to Operations Mr. Mel Luetkens, Chief Operating Officer, Elevance Renewable Sciences, USA
10:15-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:55	Title: DME/Methanol Production by CO2 Hydrogenation Dr. Francesco Frusteri, Project Leader, Institute CNR-ITAE, Italy
10:55-11:20	Title: Regulation of Cellulase Biosynthesis in Clostridium thermocellum, A Cellulolytic, Thermophilic and Ethanogenic Bacterium Dr. J.H. David Wu, Professor, University of Rochester, USA
11:20-11:45	Title: Biosolar Conversion of CO2 and H2O to Fuel Alcohols by Engineered Cyanobacteria Dr. Ruanbao Zhou, Associate Professor, South Dakota State University, USA
11:45-12:10	Titel: Drop-in Replacements for Liquid Transportation Fuels from Marine Micro-algae Dr. William Roberts, Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Day 3
Session 7-3: Biopower Generation Technologies Time: 13:30-15:15, April 27th, 2013 (Saturday) Place: Room No. 203, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Mr. Ingo Wagner, Project and Communication Officer, DHC+ Technology Platform, Euroheat & Power, Belgium
13:30-13:35	Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00	Title: CHP System and Biogas Engine Optimization in Order to Obtain the Best Power Output and Electrical Efficiency Dr. Guenther Herdin, Managing Director, PGES GmbH, Austria
14:00-14:25	Title: Biogas Fueled SOFC-Increasing the Power Efficiency Beyond 50 % Dr. Ralph-Uwe Dietrich, Project Manager, CUTEC Institut GmbH, Germany
14:25-14:50	Title: Biomass Co-Firing in Large Scale Coal Fired Power Plants: Case Study and Return of Experience Eng. Robert Berdal, Product Director Renewable Energy, Tractebel Engineering (GDF SUEZ), Belgium
14:50-15:15	Title: Boosting Efficiency in Biogas Power Generation Mr. Ingo Wagner, Project and Communication Officer, DHC+ Technology Platform, Euroheat & Power, Belgium

Track 8: Biomass Feedback II: Agricultural, Forestry Waste, Industrial and Municipal Solid Waste
Day 3
Session 8-1: Feedstock from Forestry, Agriculture and Food Industry Time: 08:30-10:15, April 27th, 2013 (Saturday) Place: Room No. 203, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Piotr Paschalis-Jakubowicz, Professor, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Poland
Co-Chair:	Mr. Juha-Pekka Juuti, President & CEO, Nonagon Oy, Finland
08:35-09:00	Title: Combined Heat and Power Production from Forest Biomass Mr. Juha-Pekka Juuti, President & CEO, Nonagon Oy, Finland
09:00-09:25	Title: Biofuels and Bioenergy from Sustainable Biomass: Energy Crops and Organic Fraction of Waste Dr. Serpil Guran, Director, Rutgers EcoComplex, USA
09:25-09:50	Title: Multi-elemental Analysis of Wood Waste Using ED-XRF Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Analyzer Dr. Martino Negri, Senior Researcher, CNR-IVALSA Trees and Timber Institute, Italy
09:50-10:15	Title: Effectiveness of Selected Methods of Harvesting Forest Biomass for Energy Purposes in the Light of Energy Balance and Co2 Emissions-Case Study Dr. Piotr Paschalis-Jakubowicz, Professor, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Poland

Day 3
Session 8-2: Waste to Energy as Renewable Energy Source: Sustainable Waste Management Worldwide Time: 13:30-16:45, April 27th, 2013 (Saturday) Place: Room No. 201, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Lillemor Gustavsson, Operational Manager, Karlskoga Environment and Energy Company, Sweden
Co-Chair:	Mr. Kolluru Krishan, Chairman, MPPL Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd., India
13:30-13:35	Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00	Title: Waste to Energy: A Review of the State of Play in Europe Dr. Richard Blanchard, Director, Loughborough University, UK
14:00-14:25	Title: Turning Waste of Poultry and Pigs into Rich Organic Fertiliser Mr. Henk Haaring, General Manager, Dorset Green Machines B.V., The Netherlands
14:25-14:50	Title: An Introduction of the Program for the Complete and Comprehensive WTE Knowledge and Technology Training Seminar with Demonstration of Several Ready-to-Use Computer Software Dr. Abraham Shu, Independent Consultant, Former Senior Management Executive of Several Multinational Corporations of US, Europe and Asia, USA
14:50-15:15	Title: Sustainable Biogas Production–Waste Substrates, Co-Digestion and Monitoring Dr. Lillemor Gustavsson, Managing Director, GreeTA Environment Company, Sweden
15:15-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-15:55	Title: Bio Waste to Energy & Compost for Sustainable Development Mr. Kolluru Krishan, Chairman, MPPL Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd., India
15:55-16:20	Title: Utilising Locally Available Microorganism for Converting Agro-waste into Useful Bio-based Products Dr. Abd Shukor Abd Rahman, Director General, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institutute (MARDI), Malaysia
16:20-16:45	Title: The Ecological Engineering of Biomass Energy from Saline Land Dr. Pei Qin, Director, Institute of Biotechnology, Nanjing University, China

Track 9: Young Investigator's Research
Day 3
Session 9-1: Young Investigator's Research Time: 10:30-12:15, April 27th, 2013 (Saturday) Place: Room No. 205, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Marc Schreurs, Manager, i-NET (Intelligent New Energy Technologies), Belgium
10:30-10:35	Chair’s Introduction
10:35-10:55	Title: Sulfur, Tar and Char Reaction in Fluidized Bed Gasification of Biomass Fuels Dr. Xiangmei Meng, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
10:55-11:15	Title: Organic Wastes to Bio-energy–A Short Glimpse Mr. Kavwa Sichone, The University of Waikato, New Zealand
11:15-11:35	Title: Comparing Biomass Quality (for Bio-Dust Combustion Purpose) of Poplar and Willow among Genotypes and within Shoots Ms. Na Liu, Aarhus University, Denmark
11:35-11:55	Title: Biodiesel: A Promising Alternative Energy Resource Mr. Abdelaziz Emad Atabani, University of Malaya, Malaysia
11:55-12:15	Title: Comparative Performance Analysis of a Solar Box Cooker and Improved Charcoal Stoves in Mozambique Mr. Tomas Manuel Nhabetse, Researcher/Assistant Lecturer, Pedagogical University, Mozambique

Day 3
Session 9-5: Biofuels for Marine Transport Time: 13:30-17:10, April 27th, 2013 (Saturday)
Chair: Call for Chair Co-Chair: Call for Co-Host
13:30-13:35	Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00	Topic 1: Keynote Speech on Promising Biofuel Potential for Shipping Call for Speaker Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
14:00-14:25	Topic 2: Introduction of Bioship Project Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
14:25-14:50	Topic 3: Biofuels Present Problems for Marine Transport Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
14:50-15:15	Topic 4: Use of Biodiesel Fuels in the U.S. Marine Industry Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
15:15-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-15:55	Topic 5: Technology Roadmap of Biofuels for Transport Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
15:55-16:20	Topic 6: Maritime Transport and the Environment – Benefits of Biodiesel. Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
16:20-16:45	Topic 7: Biodiesel for Marine Engines Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
16:45-17:10	Topic 8: Palm Biodiesel in Maritime Shipping Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
17:10-17:35	Topic 9: Biofuels for Marine Vessels Speech Opportunity Available Submit Your Abstract and Biography Here
18:30-20:00	Social Dinner

Track 10: Biodiesel
Day 3
Session 10-1:Biodiesel Time: 13:30-16:50, April 27th, 2013 (Saturday) Place: Room No. 202, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Axel Ingendoh, Technical Manager Antioxidans, Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Germany
Co-Chair:	Dr. Markku Honkanen, Technical Advisor, Oil Products and Renewables Neste Oil Corporation, Finland
13:30-13:35	Chair’s Introduction
13:35-13:55	Title: Innovations in Biofuels from an Industrial Chemical Company Dr. AxelIngendoh, Technical Manager Antioxidans, Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Germany
13:55-14:15	Title: Hvo, Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil–A Premium Renewable Biofuel for Diesel Engines Dr. Markku Honkanen, Technical Advisor, Oil Products and Renewables Neste Oil Corporation, Finland
14:15-14:35	Title: Potential and Energy Evaluation of Biodiesel Production from Scenedesmus dimorphus Cultivated by Domestic Secondary Effluent Dr. He Liu, Professor, Jiangnan University, China
14:35-14:50	Title: Issues on Sustainability of the Brazilian Biodiesel Program (PNPB) Dr. Antonio Domingos Padula, Professor, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul School of Management, Brazil
14:50-15:15	Title: Enzymatic Production of Biodiesel from Waste Animal Fat Dr. Georgina Sandoval, Researcher, Industrial Biotechnology Unit, Mexico
15:15-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-15:50	Title: Biodiesel Production by Magnetic Solid Catalysts Dr. Zhen Fang, Professor, Biomass Group, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
15:50-16:10	Title: Economic Assessment of Microbial Lipids for Biodiesel Production Dr. Ho Nam Chang, Professor, NRC for Industrial Science and Technology, KAIST, Korea
16:10-16:30	Title: Direct Determination of Total Glycerols in All Biodiesels: Liquid Chromatography and Charged Aerosol Detection Ms.Yan Jin, Senior Engineer, ThermoFisher, China
16:30-16:50	Title: Brazilian Biodiesel: The Case of the Palm’s Social Projects Dr. Aldara da Silva Cesar, Associate Professor, Agribusiness Engineering Department, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil

Danish Session
Day 2
The Fossil Free Future of Denmark-Danish R&D on Bioenergy Time: 13:30-16:45, April 26th, 2013 (Friday) Place: Room No. 205, 2^nd Floor, JLCC
Chair:	Dr. Torsten Rødel Berg, Internationalisation Adviser, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark
13:30-13:35	Chair’s Introduction
13:35-14:00	Title: Bioenergy Policy Overview and Investment Opportunity in Denmark Mr. Narcis Margall, Special Advisor, Bioenergy and Environmental Technologies, Invest in Denmark, Denmark
14:00-14:25	Title: How to Utilize 3-4 times more National Biomass without Reducing Food Production and with Additional Benefits to the Environment Dr. Uffe Jorgensen, Senior Scientist, Department of Agroecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark
14:25-14:50	Title: Optimized Biogas Production by Utilization the Primary Agriculture Products: Manure and Lignocellulose Crop and Crop-By-Product Biomasses-How to Optimize the Biogas Production by Integrating Sustainable Land Use Biomass Dr. Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen, Head of Center for Bioenergy and Green Engineering, Institute of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark
14:50-15:15	Title: Sustainable Utilization of Forest Bio-Fuel-Research at the University of Copenhagen Dr. Morten Ingerslev, Senior Scientist, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Copenhagen University, Denmark
15:15-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-15:55	Title: 1D nanofiber as a Carrier for Catalyst Dr. Dong Mingdong, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Denmark
15:55-16:20	Title: Enzyme Innovation for Biomass Conversion Dr. Hongzhi Huang, Science Manager, R&D China of Novozymes, Inc, China
16:20-16:45	Title: Increasing the Product Yield from Biomass and Animal Wastes for Bioenergy and Biorefinery Purposes Alastair Ward, Department of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark