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Technical Program

Day 1 - Dec. 9, 2021

11 AM - 4:30 PM ET

All Eastern Standard Time

11:00 AM

11:05 AM

Welcome Introductions

11:05 AM

11:40 AM

Keynote Speaker: Valerie Reed, Director of Bioenergy Technologies, Department of Energy

11:40 AM

11:50 AM

Question & Answer

11:50 AM

11:55 AM

Break

11:55 AM

1:50 PM

Net Zero Pathway to Sustainable Aviation

11:55 AM

12:00 PM

Session Chair Introduction: Chris Saffron, Associate Professor, Michigan State University

12:00 PM

12:20 PM

David Lynch, General Manager of R&D, Enerkem

12:20 PM

12:40 PM

Paul Bloom, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Innovation Officer, GEVO

12:40 PM

1:00 PM

Julie Rodriguez, Manager of Advanced Biofuel Center, Steeper Energy

1:00 PM

1:20 PM

                 James Hileman, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Environment and Energy, FAA

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

Question and Answer Panel 

1:50 PM

2:20 PM

Break

2:20 PM

4:15 PM

Expanding Resources while Decarbonizing Agriculture

2:20 PM

2:25 PM

Session Chair Introduction: Daniela JonesResearch Assistant Professor, NC State University

2:25 PM

2:45 PM

Bruce Dale, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University

2:45 PM

3:05 PM

Jingxin Wang, Professor, West Virginia University

3:05 PM

3:25 PM

Kevin Comer, Principal and Senior Project Manager, Antares Group

3:25 PM

3:45 PM

Jordan Solomon, President & CEO, Ecostrat

3:45 PM

4:15 PM

Question and Answer Panel

4:15 PM

4:30 PM

Closing Statements

     

Day 2 - Dec. 10, 2021

11 AM - 4:45 PM ET

All Eastern Standard Time

11:00 AM

11:05 AM

Welcome Introductions

11:05 AM

11:35 AM

Keynote Speaker: Steve Csonka, Executive Director, CAAFI

11:35 AM

11:45 AM

Question & Answer

11:45 AM

11:50 AM

Break

11:50 AM

12:40 PM

Economic and Environmental Justice

11:50 AM

11:55 AM

Session Chair Introduction: Lynn Wendt, Research Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory

11:55 AM

12:15 PM

Jason Jones, Director of Regulatory Policy and Economics Group,  ICF

12:15 PM

12:35 PM

Sheila Dillard, Senior Policy and Communication Analyst, DOE

12:35 PM

12:40 PM

Question and Answer Panel

12:40 PM

12:45 PM

Break

12:45 PM

2:30 PM

Municipal Waste to Products and Fuels

12:45 PM

12:50 PM

Session Chair Introduction: Karen O'Brien, Sustainability Engineering Manager, GEVO

12:50 PM

1:10 PM

Jordan Klinger, Postdoctoral Researcher, Idaho National Laboratory

1:10 PM

1:30 PM

Brad Kelley, Senior Project Engineer, GBB Inc.

1:30 PM

1:50 PM

Ning Sun, Research Scientist, Berkeley Lab

1:50 PM

2:10 PM

Anne Johnson, Principal & Vice President, Resource Recycling Systems

2:10 PM

2:30 PM

Question and Answer Panel

2:30 PM

2:50 PM

Break

2:50 PM

4:30 PM

Alternative Feedstocks for Carbon Conversion

                                                     Session Chair Introduction: Mac Kennedy, CEO, Mote

2:50 PM

3:10 PM

Joshua Schaidle, Director of the ChemCatBio Consortium, NREL

3:10 PM

3:30 PM

Joseph Hartvigsen, Vice President of Engineering, Oxeon Energy

3:30 PM

3:50 PM

Michael Huesemann, Senior Staff Research Engineer, PNNL

3:50 PM

4:10 PM

Opeyemi Olokede, Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University

4:10 PM

4:30 PM

Question and Answer Panel

4:30 PM

4:45 PM

Closing Statements