*Speaker presentations, if available, are linked in the agenda below.
March 6, 2023
All Times in CST
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11:00 a.m. | Registration & Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | General Session Begins Welcome: Tony Leiding, President, Renewable Fuels Nebraska, and Trenton Agri Products LLC Keynote: Gov. Jim Pillen, State of Nebraska |
| 12:55 p.m. | Synergies of the Ag/Ethanol Value Chains Corn Ethanol Economics graphic Moderator: Susan Littlefield, Farm Broadcaster, Rural Radio Network Panelists: – Ken Colombini, Communications Director, Renewable Fuels Association – Randy Gard, Chief Operations Officer, Bosselman Enterprises – John Greer, Corn Farmer & Nebraska Corn Board – Tony Leiding, President, Trenton Agri Products LLC. – Craig Uden, Owner, Darr Feedlot – Mark Whitehead, President, Whitehead Oil Co. |
| 2:25 p.m. | Global Access to Clean Cooking Alicia El Mamouni, Executive Director, Pivot: Global Bioethanol Coalition |
| 2:40 p.m. | Networking Break & Refreshments |
| 3:05 – 4:35 p.m. | Innovation Showcase Regional Conservation Partnership Program: Expanding Soil Health Through Carbon Markets Dr. David E. Clay, Distinguished Professor, South Dakota State University Bioleap’s Dryer Exhaust Energy Recovery (DEER) System uses waste energy from the DDGs dryer system to produce clean, boiler-quality steam. James Knight, President, Bioleap, Inc. The Verbio Nevada Biorefinery, located in Nevada, Iowa, is the first industrial scale renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in North America using corn stover. Greg Northrup, President Fluid Quip Technologies® had industrialized multiple technologies in the biofuels, alternative protein, and bio-chemical industries geared towards enhancing the base corn-to-ethanol process and supplying growing markets. Michael Franko, Managing Partner |
| 4:35 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 4:45-6:15 p.m. | Cocktails and conversations in Windsor VI |
March 7, 2023
All Times in CST
| 7:00 a.m. | Breakfast served until 8:30 a.m. |
| 8:30 a.m. | General Session Begins Welcome: Fuel the Cure and E30 Demonstration Updates |
| 8:40 a.m. | Biofuels: Part of a Sustainable Future Dr. Venus Welch-White, Senior Advisor to the Ag Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| 9:00 a.m. | Nebraska Policy Update Dawn Caldwell, Executive Director, Renewable Fuels Nebraska |
| 9:15 a.m. | Federal & Global Policy Update: Global trade graphic Moderator: Dawn Caldwell, Executive Director, Renewable Fuels Nebraska Panelists: – Chris Bliley, Sr. VP of Regulatory Affairs, Growth Energy – Troy Bredenkamp, Sr. VP, Government & Public Affairs, Renewable Fuels Association – Ron Lamberty, Sr. VP, American Coalition for Ethanol – Stella Qian, Sr. Manager of Global Ethanol Market Development, U.S. Grains Council |
| 10:15 a.m. | DOE’s Investments in Decarbonization – Traci Rodosta, Storage Validation and Testing Infrastructure Program Manager, Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. Department of Energy – Ben Simon, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy |
| 10:55 a.m. | Networking Break & Refreshments |
| 11:25 a.m. | The Economic Sense of Carbon Projects, Markets, & Credits Manoj Valluri, Project Manager, Advanced Resources International |
| 11:45 a.m. | Funding Opportunities with USDA Rural Development – Jeff Carpenter, HBIIP Manager, United States Department of Agriculture – Bill Sheppard, Business Programs Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 12:15 p.m. | USDA Climate Smart Commodities and Biofuels John Berge, State Executive Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency in Nebraska, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 12:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks Reid Wagner, Executive Director, Nebraska Ethanol Board |
