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Next Generation Biofuels:

Reshaping the Future of Energy, Trade, Agriculture, and the Environment

May 28, 2008 * Marriott Metro Center * Washington, DC

An interactive, "off-the-record" executive roundtable featuring bio-era's analysis of the development, entry and diffusion of new, biotechnologies for biofuels production, and the far-reaching market, industry, and policy implications for the future.

The first stage of the biofuels boom is coming to an end as competition intensifies, profits for biofuels producers tumble, and the landscape of politics and policy shifts. But as concerns over climate change, risiing food prices, and energy security grow, so do pressures for accelerating the entry of new biofuel technologies that could dramatically alter biofuel feedstocks and production systems that could drastically change the competitive dynamics of the industry. The transition period ahead will see strong competition between new, competing technologies with significant implications for the future of the downstream oil business, transportation, international trade, agriculture, and environmental policies.

7:00 – 8:00 am....Buffet Breakfast & Registration

8:00 –-8:15 am....WELCOME, AGENDA REVIEW, INTRODUCTIONS

8:15 – 10:10 am...THE BIRTH OF A BIOFUELED ECONOMY: PHASE ONE END-GAME?

bio-era’s analysis of the current situation and future outlook, including current and future technologies, industry structure, market conditions, and trends driving biofuels markets and industry development.
What are the dominant biofuel production processes and technologies?
What is the current global and regional outlook for biofuel markets?
How do (and will) environmental, energy, and agricultural policies affect biofuel markets and development trajectories?
What are the key technological uncertainties, and will they be overcome?
What are the likely policy implications and trends?

10:10 – 10:30 am...Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:15 pm...THE COMING OF BIOTECH BIOFUELS: PHASE TWO BEGINNINGS?

bio-era’s analysis of the coming of biotech biofuels, including a review of early production experience, what fuels are most likely (and how soon) and how quickly their production might achieve scale.
Who are the new companies pioneering the emergence of biotech biofuels?
How far along are they?
How fast is energy-related biotechnology progressing?
Which biotech fuels and production processes are most likely to succeed and why?
What are the major technology uncertainties, and are they likely to be overcome?

12:15 – 1:00 pm...Buffet Lunch – Presentation and Discussion

“The Environmental Controversy: Biotech Biofuels, Climate and Biodiversity"

Bio-era presentation followed by moderated discussion on the latest in climate change and biodiversity science, and the potential impact of next generation biofuel production technologies on green house gas emissions and sequestration, including the potential for net carbon negative biofuels -- and how different biotech biofuel production systems might impact biodiversity.

1:00 –-2:45 pm....BIOTECH BIOFUELS AND ENABLING POLICIES

bio-era presentation and moderated discussion on the implications of biotech biofuels for the future of the nascent biofuels industry, and how stakeholders are responding:
What is the current structure of the biofuels industry? How will current market conditions and trends impact industry structure in coming months and years?
How will the coming of biotech fuels and production processes integrate with and affect the existing biofuels industry?
What are the strategic implications for the incumbent oil and agriculture industries?
What new partnerships and alignments need to be supported through policy?
Where can policy most productively help, and where could it hurt?

2:45 – 3:15 pm....Coffee Break

3:20 – 4:00 pm....SUMMARY, COMMENTS and ADJOURN

Stephen C. Aldrich, President, Bio Economic Research Associates
James Newcomb, Managing Director for Research, Bio Economic Research Associates
Robert Carlson, Sr. Associate, Bio Economic Research Associates
Othes speakers pending...

What is the current global and regional outlook for fuel ethanol and biodiesel markets?
How are environmental, energy, and agricultural policies affecting biofuels markets and development trajectories?
How fast is energy-related biotechnology progressing?
When will new biotechnology production processes for renewable fuels come online?
What biotech fuels and production processes are most likely to succeed?
How will they affect existing biofuels feedstock prices and markets?
What are the implications for refiners and downstream oil markets? For farmers, agriculture, and the food industry? For wildlife conservation?

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