Governors Conference on Biofuels: Agenda
Wednesday, May 30 Friday, June 1, 2007Montgomery Bell State Park
| Wednesday, May 30 | |
|---|---|
| 5:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 5:30 p.m. | Conference Welcome Reception at Montgomery Bell State Park Sponsored by Pick Tennessee Products |
| Thursday, May 31 | |
| 7:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 7:30 8:30 | Breakfast |
| 8:30 9:30 | Morning Keynote Address Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen |
| 9:30 10:30 | Update on the Tennessee Biofuels Initiative Dr. Reinhold Mann, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Dr. Tim Rials, UT Institute for Agriculture Dr. Kelly Tiller, UT Institute for Agriculture |
| 10:30 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 12:00 | Current and Next Generation Biofuel Feedstocks in Tennessee Dr. Burt English, University of Tennessee Dr. Delton Gerloff, University of Tennessee Parks Wells, Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council Moderator: Joe Pearson, Tennessee Farm Bureau |
| 12:00 1:30 | Lunch and Feature Address Joe Jobe, President, National Biodiesel Board |
| 1:30 3:00 | Trends in Biofuel Production Ethanol and Biodiesel Kenneth Arnold, Memphis Biofuels Brian DeBusk, Pace Energy, LLC Pete Moss, Frazier Barnes Associates Dr. Don Panter, Renewable Agricultural Energy, Inc. Moderator: Alan Jones, Tennessee Department of Transportation |
| 3:00 3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 4:30 | Quality Assurance in Biofuel Production Ethanol and Biodiesel Steve Howell, Mark IV consulting, National Biodiesel Board Kenneth Katch, Caterpillar Inc. Roger Listenberger, National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition Moderator: Randy Jennings, Tennessee Department of Agriculture |
| 5:00 6:00 | Reception - Lake Pavilion at Montgomery Bell |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner at the Montgomery Bell Conference Center |
| 6:30 | Featured Evening Speaker Doug Faulkner, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development |
| Friday, June 1 | |
| 7:30 8:30 | Breakfast |
| 8:30 9:45 | Financial Resources: Capital Markets and Government Support for Biofuels Will Dotson, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Mike Estes, Farm Credit Services Brian McNiell, Morgan Keegan Moderator: Philip Trauenicht, TN Economic and Community Development |
| 9:45 10:00 | Break |
| 10:00 11:00 | Morning Speaker Brent Bailey, Southeastern Alliance Director, 25 x 25 Initiative |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Next Steps for Biofuels Development in Tennessee Joe Gaines, Tennessee Department of Agriculture Paul Sloan, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation |
| 11:30 | Conference Close |
