7:45-8:15 Registration and Breakfast Room: GRAND TERRACE

8:15-9:00 Opening Keynotes Room: BALLROOMS C&D Welcoming remarks                         State Energy Update

9:00-10:30 Breakout Sessions: Track One: Bioenergy Project De-risking and Development Room: BALLROOM B Moderator: Dave Jones, MBI International Project Development: Timothy Brown, Forest Hill Energy Design/Build: Thomas Probst, The Probst Group Off Takers: Pat Connors, WPPI Energy

Track Two: Biogas: Wisconsin’s Opportunity Fuel Room: HALL OF IDEAS H Moderator: Don Wichert, WECC Wisconsin Strategic Plan Development: Gary Radloff, Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative Biogas Incentives: Peter Taglia, Independent Consultant Food Processing: Joe Kramer, Energy Center of Wisconsin

Track Three: Measuring Sustainability Room: HALL OF IDEAS I Moderator: John Greenler, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Landscape Simplification: Tim Meehan, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Sustainability Index Tool: Claudio Gratton, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Cropping Systems Ecology: Chris Kucharik, UW-Madison Agronomy/Nelson Institute/Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative

From Innovation to Production: Bioenergy Technologies

From idea to fruition, developing renewable energy technologies and projects requires a diverse set of players. Project timing and coordination is imperative to identifying technologies with potential for commercialization. Sessions in this track will review emerging and available technologies, project de-risking and development, and financing considerations involved in realizing successful bioenergy projects.

Biogas: Wisconsin’s Opportunity Fuel

Biogas from organic matter like manure, crops or food waste is a natural extension of Wisconsin’s showcase dairy sector and thriving food processing industry. Biogas energy can be created from waste streams throughout the Midwest. Sessions in this track will review a strategic plan to bring more biogas to Wisconsin and discuss opportunities to develop more systems on farms, in communities and at food processing facilities statewide.

What it Takes to Create Sustainable Bioenergy Systems in the Midwest

Wisconsin and the Midwest can lead the transition from finite fossil fuels to a new energy economy by harnessing biomass for renewable energy production. In order to ensure longevity and reliability, the next generation of fuel sources must be both economically and environmentally sustainable. Sessions in this track will cover topics like biomass supply, sustainable harvesting, measuring sustainability and a project case study.

TRACK ONE TRACK TWO TRACK THREE

DETAILED AGENDA October 6, 2011 | Monona Terrace | Madison, WI

Wisconsin Bioenergy SummitBuilding Bioenergy in the Midwest

10:45-12:15 Breakout Sessions Track One: Project Financing Room: BALLROOM B Moderator: Hamang Patel, Michael Best & Friedrich Debt Financing: Jon Best, Global Power Finance Equity: Clay Norrbom, Global Infrastructure Asset Management State and Federal Incentives: Michael Land, Baker Tilly  Track Two: Biogas as a Transportation Fuel Room: HALL OF IDEAS H Moderator: Peter Taglia, Independent Consultant Dane County Landfill Digester: Mark Torresani, Cornerstone Environmental Consultants Renewable Natural Gas: James Wegrzyn, Brookhaven National Laboratory CNG and NVG Investment and Biogas Blending in Wisconsin: Chris Schneider, Honda Motorwërks Track Three: Sustainable Harvesting Room: HALL OF IDEAS I Moderator: Carol Williams, UW-Madison Agronomy Agroecosystem Sustainability: Randy Jackson, UW-Madison/Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Biomass Harvesting Guidelines: Scott Hull, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wisconsin’s Ditch Mass Study & Sustainable Biomass Harvesting Guidelines: Jamie Derr, Derr Solarmass

12:15-1:30 Networking Lunch Room: GRAND TERRACE

1:30-3:00 Breakout Sessions: Track One: Emerging Technologies in the Midwest Room: BALLROOMS B Moderator: Charles Hoslet, University of Wisconsin Office of Corporate Relations UW-Madison Technologies: Jennifer Gottwald, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Technologies/Industry Engagement: Dave Pluymers, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Identifying Technologies for Scale-Up and Commercialization: Jim Wynn, MBI

Track Two: Emerging Anaerobic Digester Solutions and Technologies Room: HALL OF IDEAS I Moderator: Rebecca Larson, UW-Madison Biological Systems Engineering Digester Technologies: Sheldon Du, UW-Madison Agricultural and Applied Economics/Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative Melissa VanOrnum, GHD Inc. Small Scale Systems: Caroline Chappel, Bioferm Energy Systems

Track Three: Careers in Bioenergy Room: HALL OF IDEAS H Moderator: Gina Evans, Wisconsin Alumni Association Daniela Rumpf, Bioferm Energy Systems Troy Runge, UW-Madison/Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative Jennifer Phillips, Virent

3:15-4:00 Keynote Address Room: BALLROOMS C&D  Virent Energy Systems CEO Lee Edwards will outline the company’s progress in replacing crude oil with chemicals and fuels created from a wide range of naturally occurring, renewable resources and discuss Virent’s innovative technologies aimed at speeding the use of biomass to create drop-in fuels for consumer and aviation use.

4:00-6:00 Celebrating the Emerging Bioenergy Industry Room: GRAND TERRACE Join us for a special networking reception sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association