10:15 a.m. An Industry in Transition: Global Overview – Leading thinkers and business executives will provide a “big picture” view of shifts and trends in biomass markets across North America and into European and Asian markets. • Warren Mabee – Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy • William Strauss – President, FutureMetrics • Don Roberts – CEO, Nawitka Capital Advisors Moderator – Sandy Ferguson, Vice-President, Corporate Development, Confiex Lunch Keynote Address • Jeff Rubin – Former Chief Economist at CIBC World Markets, Author of The Carbon Bubble and The End of Growth Bioenergy’s Contribution to the War on Climate Change – In the wake of the Paris Accord, expert panelists will discuss the role biomass can play in supporting the new federal and provincial aspirations for a low-carbon future. • Michael Rensing – Ministry of Energy and Mines, Renewable Energy Development Branch • Susan Wood-Bohm – Executive Director, Alberta Innovates Biosolu -tions GHG Management • Derek Nighbor -CEO, Forest Products Association of Canada Moderator -Bill Adams, Senior Director of Sustainability, Customer Service and Innovation, Canfor Pulp Refreshment Break Fibre Availability and Access: Challenges and Opportunities – A “For -est Fibre Working Group” has been meeting for two years now to find a way through to a future that makes full and efficient use of available fibre in British Columbia, and balances the needs of all stakeholders. Tall order? Three members of the working group will be here to talk about the effort. • Doug Routledge – Vice-President, Council of Forest Industries • Rob McCurdy – CEO, Pinnacle Renewable Energy • Dave Peterson – Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Moderator-Dominik Roser, Research Leader, FPInnovations Pellets: Shifting Fibre Baskets, Shifting Markets – Around the pellet world in 75 minutes. Industry experts and analysts will convene to discuss some of the key issues facing the pellet industry globally and domestically. • Fiona Matthews – Research Manager, Hawkins Wright – “Global Pellet Market Update” • Gordon Murray – Executive Director, Wood Pellet Association of Canada – “International Pellet Competition” • Scott Bax – Senior Vice-President Operations, Pinnacle Renewable Energy – “Considerations in Using Harvest Residuals as Pellet Feed -stock” Sessions End for the Day Gala Networking Reception 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. FRIDAY, JUNE 17TH 7 a.m. 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast Keynote Address • Jim Lane – Editor and Publisher, The Digest Finance and Investment to Commercial Scale in the Biomass Sector – One of the biggest challenges in any industry is making the leap from demonstration to commercial scale. This session will bring together panelists who have the scars and successes to show for long histories developing bioproducts facilities to commercial scale. • John May – Stern Brothers – “Financing Biochemical and Bioproducts Plants at Commercial Scale” • Jeff Passmore – Principal, Passmore Group – “So You Want To Build a Plant: Steps to Biorefinery Commercialization” • John Williams – Senior Partner, S’Investec LLC 8:30 a.m. Canadian BIOMASS CBM_Fink_Visseman_MayJune16_MLD.indd 1 21 2016-06-01 1:14 PM
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