PROGRAM DAY 1 – Monday 22 August
8.30 – 9.30am
Delegate Registration
9.30am
Official Welcome
Garry Mulvay, Chair, Biofuels Association of Australia
9.45am
Official Opening
The Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of Queensland and Minister for the Arts
10.20am
Vote of Thanks to the Premier
Garry Mulvay, Chair, Biofuels Association of Australia
10.25am
Keynote speaker
Dr Gerard J Ostheimer, Global Lead SE4ALL Program
Boosting energy access around the world
11.15am
Speaker
Jackson Gerard, Group Manager – Mining and Resources, Trade and Investment Queensland
A Birdseye Look at Biofuel Opportunities in Queensland
11.40am
Morning Tea
Noon
Speaker
Dr Jose Ignacio del Real Laborde, Chief Technical Officer, Australian Agave
AGAVE – ADAPTABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE FEEDSTOCK
12.30pm
Speaker
Kevin Weiss, Chief Executive Officer, Byogy Renewables
Renewables and the next steps to commercialisation
1.00pm
LUNCH
2.00pm
Speaker
Robert Wood, Head of Sustainability, Virgin Australia
Biofuels and Aviation – The Future
2.30pm
Speaker
Dr Jean-Philippe Rai, Senior Research Scientist and Team Leader, CSIRO Agriculture
WHEAT GRAIN FOR ENHANCED STARCH HYDROLYSIS AND DIGESTIBILITY
3.00pm
Speaker
Bas Melssen, BioRefining, Novozymes Malaysia
Advanced BioRefining In the Asia Pacific Region – What’s Holding Us Back
3.30pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.50pm
Speaker
Stephanie Jolly, Director, Biofuels, Qld Department of Energy and Water Supply
Understanding consumer attitudes towards fuels:
insights from market research
4.30pm
International guest speaker
Marc J Rauch, Vice President, US Auto Channel
Biofuels and car engines – the facts!
5.30pm
Conference Reception
Official Welcome
The Hon. Mark Bailey MP, Queensland Minister for Biofuels.
PROGRAM DAY 2 – Tuesday 23 August
9.00am
Speaker
Yash Mankame, Head of South-East Asia, Praj Industries Limited
Growing the biofuel sector in India
10.00am
Speaker
Dr Rhys Bollen, Executive Director Policy, Better Regulation Division NSW Department of Finance and Services
Building a stronger NSW Biofuels Industry
10.30am
Speaker
Dr Doug Stuart, Technical Development Manager, Ecotech Biodiesel
Future Developments in Biodiesel
11.00am
Morning Tea
11.30am
Biofuels Industry Forum
Hosted by Larissa Rose, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Renewable Fuels Association
Panel
Wayne Newtown, President of Agforce
Prof Robert Henry, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Peter Blanchard, Chief Executive Officer,
Institute of Automotive Mechanical Engineers
Penny Townley, Communication Strategist and award-winning biofuel campaign director
KEY TOPICS
- Bio-refineries and economic development
- Agriculture and feedstocks – new developments in the biofuel sector
- Educating the motoring public and training mechanics on biofuels
- Biofuels and winning consumer support
12.30pm
Speaker
Bob Katter MP, Member for Kennedy
THE NEXT STEP FORWARD FOR BIOFUELS IN AUSTRALIA
1.00pm
Lunch
2.00pm
Speaker
Dr Ian O’Hara, Principal Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
Bio-refineries and economic development in Queensland
2.30pm
Speaker
Matt Walden, Program Manager Major Projects, ARENA
New generation projects
3.00pm
Afternoon Tea
3.30pm
Speaker
Geoff Robson, Deputy Director- General, Environmental Policy and Planning,
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.
Building A Sustainable Bio-energy Industry
4.00pm
Speaker
Chris Case, Senior Associate, Allens
LEARNING & LESSONS: Anatomy of a bankable biotechnology project.
4.15pm
Conference Wrap-up
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