Biofuels Conference Details
January 31, 2007
06:23 PM
Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
Transportation Biofuels Conference
Dirksen G50 – Feb. 1, 2007
(Conference to be webcast on www.energy.senate.gov)
Panel 1, Issue Overview and Policy Context, 9:30 -- 10:25 a.m.
- Reid Detchon, Executive Director of the Energy Future Coalition
- David Conover, Counsel at the National Commission on Energy Policy
- Bob Dinneen, President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association
- General Charles F. Wald, USAF (Ret.), of Securing America’s Future Energy
- Dr. Jonathan Pershing, Director at World Resources Institute
Panel 2, Biofuels Today, 10:30 – 11:25 a.m.
- Larry Mitchell, CEO of the American Corn Growers Association
- Richard Moskowitz of the American Trucking Associations
- David Terry of the Governors Ethanol Coalition
- Dr. Robert Fraley, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto Company
- Toby Bostwick, President of New Mexico Sorghum Producers
- Ken McCauley, President of the National Corn Growers Association
Panel 3, Emerging Biofuels, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Chris Standlee, Executive Vice President of Abengoa Biotechnologies
- John Melo of Amyris
- John Pierce, Vice President for R&D at DuPont
- Jeff Passmore, Executive Vice President of Iogen
- Niles Hushka of KLJ Solutions
- Lori Perine of American Forest and Paper Association
Panel 4, National Infrastructure Integration, 2:00 – 2:55 p.m.
- Edmund Burke, representing the Coalition of E85 Retailers
- Lou Burk, who manages Alternative Fuels for ConocoPhillips
- Robert Brown, Director of Vehicle Environmental Engineering for Ford Motor Company
- John Plaza of Imperium
- Mike Mears, who is Vice President for Transportation at Magellan Midstream
- Charlie Drevna, Executive Vice President, National Petrochemicals and Refiners Assoc.
Panel 5, Regional Infrastructure Integration, 3:00 – 3:55 p.m.
- Don Paul, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Chevron
- Tommy Foltz of Earth Biofuels
- George Fitch, Mayor of Warrenton, VA
- Nicholas Rigas of the South Carolina Institute for Energy Studies
- Jonathan Lehman of VeraSun
Panel 6, Research and Development, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
- Dr. Steven Taylor, Auburn University
- Dr. Kristala Prather, MIT Laboratory for Energy and Environment
- Dr. Dan Arvizo, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Dr. Michael Davis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Dr. Terry Michalske, Sandia National Laboratories
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