Pre-summit Symposium:
Bioenergy: A World of Opportunity
Thursday, November 17th; 9 am–4 pm

9:00 am – 9:30 am
Registration and Coffee
Sponsored by EKU CRAFT


9:30 am – 9:45 am
Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Bruce R. Pratt, EKU CRAFT
Dr. Len Peters, Director, KY Energy & Environment Cabinet


9:45 am – 10:45 am
Keynote Address
Sponsored by Caudill Seed and Kentucky Fertilizer
Michael McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association


10:45 am – 11:00 am
Break
Sponsored by Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence


11:00 am – Noon
Biofuels Issues
Sponsored by Blade Energy Crops
Moderator: State Representative Rocky Adkins
> Charles Bronson, Former Florida Agriculture Commissioner
> Don McCabe, President, Soil Conservation Council of Canada
> Jill Stuckey, Director, Georgia Center of Innovation for Energy


Noon – 1:00 pm
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by Commonwealth Agri-Energy


1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Energy Technologies & Sustainability
Sponsored by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services – Kentucky
Moderator: Karen Woodrich, NRCS State Conservationist
> Dr. Sam Jackson, Genera Energy, VP Feedstock Operation
> Susan LeVan-Green, USDA Forest Service
> Alicia Lindauer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Biomass Program
> Brandon K. Ogilvie, Chief Financial Officer, Recast Energy


2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Break
Sponsored by Recast Energy


2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Issues with Implementing the Utilization of Biofuels
Sponsored by West Kentucky Ag Bioworks
Moderator: State Senator David Givens
 > Bill Jacob, UPS Airline
> Philip W. Madson, KATZEN International
> Nigel Snelling, Marathon Petroleum


3:45 pm – 4 pm
Closing Remarks: The Kentucky Connection
Tim Hughes, Deputy Director of Biofuels,
Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence