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MONDAY, JUNE 11

8:00 am shotgun start Annual FEW Golf Outing
Indian Creek (Learn More | Register)
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Pre-Conference
Efficient Ethanol Production Seminar
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Junior Ballroom 201
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8:30 am - 4:30 pm Pre-Conference
Ethanol 101
Learn More & Register
Junior Ballroom 202
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5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Expo Grand Opening & Welcome Reception
Exhibit Hall BC
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TUESDAY, JUNE 12

7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
Grand Ballroom Lobby
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8:30 am - 11:00 am General Session
Grand Ballroom BC
8:30 am – 8:45 am General Session
Welcome & Industry Awards
Grand Ballroom BC
  • Tom Bryan, President, BBI International
8:45 am – 9:00 am General Session
Presentation of the High Octane Award and the Award of Excellence
Grand Ballroom BC
  • Tom Bryan, President, BBI International
9:00 am – 9:30 am General Session
Keynote Presentation
Grand Ballroom BC
  • Emily Skor, CEO, Growth Energy
9:30 am – 11:00 am General Session
Grand Ballroom BC
Surveying the Health of Renewable Fuels Policy under the Trump Administration

Moderator: Tim Portz, Program Developer, BBI International
  • Geoff Cooper, Executive Vice President, Renewable Fuels Association
  • Brian Jennings, Chief Executive Officer, American Coalition for Ethanol
  • John Fuher, Vice President of Government Affairs, Growth Energy
11:00 am - 6:30 pm Expo Open
Exhibit Hall BC
11:00 am - 1:30 pm Dedicated Expo Time
Exhibit Hall BC
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
  • Lunch in the Expo
    Exhibit Hall BC
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent with FEW Tracks
Advanced Biofuels Conference

We Can’t Stop Now: The Critical Necessity of Robust Policy Advocacy for Advanced Biofuels
Junior Ballroom 201
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Moderator: Ron Kotrba, Editor, Biodiesel Magazine
  • Erick Lutt, Director of Policy, Industrial & Environmental Section, Biotechnology Innovation Organization
    The Importance of Federal Policy to Drive Investment and Development of Advanced Biofuels
  • Graham Noyes, Managing Attorney, Noyes Law Corporation
    How California's Carbon Policies Increasingly Drive Advanced Biofuels Demand
  • Sarah Caswell, Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Edeniq
    Strong and Stable Policies Help Drive Cellulosic Biofuel Investment and Growth: A Company’s Perspective
  • Casey Wasser, Director of Policy, Missouri Soybean Association/Missouri Biodiesel Coalition
    Missouri Biodiesel Coalition Advocacy
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Refreshment Break in the Expo
Exhibit Hall BC
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent with FEW Tracks
Advanced Biofuels Conference

Tracing the Commercialization Pathway of Leading Corn Fiber to Ethanol Technologies
Junior Ballroom 201
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Moderator: Douglas Rivers, Independent Contractor/Consultant, Sunflwr Inc.
  • Michael Franko, Vice President, Fluid Quip Process Technologies LLC
    Corn Fiber Streams for Cellulosic Ethanol
  • Miloud Araba, Head, Technical Services, Enogen, Syngenta
    Corn Kernel Fiber Conversion through Cellerate® Process Technology
  • Mark Yancey, Chief Technology Officer, D3MAX
    Increase Your Grind and Produce Cellulosic Ethanol from Corn Kernel Fiber with D3MAX
  • Jim Kacmar, Director of Engineering & Operations, Edeniq Inc.
    Cellulosic Ethanol: An Innovative Approach to Your Plant’s Profitability
  • Brandon Emme, Principal Scientist, ICM Inc.
    Commercial Pathway to High D3 Volumes from Corn Kernel Fiber
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Networking Reception in the Expo
Exhibit Hall BC
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13

7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
Exhibit Hall BC
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7:30 am - 1:30 pm Expo Open
Exhibit Hall BC
8:30 am - 10:00 am Concurrent with FEW Tracks
Advanced Biofuels Conference

The Economic Argument for On-Site Biodiesel Production from Plant Corn Oil Streams
Junior Ballroom 201
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Moderator: Ron Kotrba, Editor, Biodiesel Magazine
  • Mark Fashian, Director, Mcgyan Biodiesel LLC
    High Yield, Bolt-On Biodiesel Production from Distiller's Corn Oil (DCO) Using the Continuous Mcgyan® Process
  • Dean Camper, Chief Technology Officer, Saola Energy LLC
    Diversifying Ethanol Plant Product Streams by Converting Corn Oil to Renewable Diesel
  • James Bleyer, Director of Technology Development, Trucent (formerly Valicor Inc.)
    Micro-X: Diversifying Ethanol into the Diesel Market with D7 RINS
  • Rahul Bobbili, President & Chief Technology Officer, RPS-Renewable Process Solutions
    Introduction to HYBRID.T Biodiesel Production Technology: Efficient, Economical & Robust
10:00 am - 10:30 am Refreshment Break in the Expo
Exhibit Hall BC
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10:30 am - Noon Concurrent with FEW Tracks
Advanced Biofuels Conference

Innovations in Biological Pathways to Advanced Biofuels
Junior Ballroom 201
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Moderator: Jackie Pohlman, Specialist of Commercialization, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
  • Miloud Araba, Head, Technical Services, Enogen, Syngenta
    Corn Farmers Produce Enzymes for the Fuel Ethanol Industry
  • Mickel Jansen, Senior Scientist, DSM
    1.5G Dynamic Duo: High Performing Enzyme and C5 Yeast
  • Hamid Rismani Yazdi, Senior Scientist, Novozymes
    Advanced Yeast and Customized Enzymes for Increased Reliability and Production
  • David Schwalje, Business Development Manager, Axens North America
    Commercialization of Second Generation Biofuels: Ethanol and Renewable Middle Distillates
Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch in the Expo
Exhibit Hall BC
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1:30 pm Exhibitor Move-Out
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent with FEW Tracks
Advanced Biofuels Conference

An Update on the Technologies Shaping the Next Chapters in Biofuel Production
Junior Ballroom 201
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Moderator: Sue Retka Schill, Editor/Writer, WriteOH
  • David McConnell, Vice President Business Development North America, Enerkem Inc.
    How Waste-to-Biofuels Technology Plays a Vital Role in the Transition toward Sustainable Mobility and the Case of Enerkem
  • Douglas Rivers, Independent Contractor/Consultant, Sunflwr Inc.
    Clean Sugars: What are They and What Do They Mean to Your Ethanol Plant?
  • David Ripplinger, Extension Economist, North Dakota State University Extension
    Northern Plains Energy Beet Ethanol Update
  • Steve Hartig, Vice President Technology Development, ICM Inc.
    Innovations in Ethanol Production
3:00 pm Sessions Conclude
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm The Durham Museum (Learn More)
Shuttles begin loading at the Hilton Omaha and the Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capital District at 5:45 pm for departure at 6:00 pm
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THURSDAY, JUNE 14

8:15 am - 11:00 am FEW Industry Tour
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (Learn More)
Bus loads at the CenturyLink Center at 8:15 am for departure at 8:30 am
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