Algae World Europe is a conference dedicated towards providing objective insights on the commercialization of Algae business, as well the latest advances and constraints in Algae cultivation, harvesting & processing.

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Day 1 – Thursday, April 22

08.00 Registration and Networking Coffee

09.00 Welcome and Speed Networking

09.10 Chairman’s Remarks

Production Systems

09.15   Commercial Production of Spirulina
• General cultivation parameters and culture media recycle
• Harvesting and drying
• Commercial co-generation of electric power and CO2 recovery
• Relative production economics
Speaker: Dr. Gerald R. Cysewski, Chief Science Officer, Executive Vice President, Cyanotech

09.45   Industrial Production of Microalgae: Not a Photobioreactor Needed but Engineering!
• Necessary process integration that is required to decrease production cost, produce the right products and bring extra value to project economics.
• Recycling of Industrial effluents such as CO2, nitrogen, heat, water production at large scale Bio-refining of the micro-algae biomass
Speaker: Olivier Lépine, Chief Operating Officer, AlgoSource Technologies

10.15   The State-of-The-Art of Marine Microalgae Production from Bio-Fuel to High Value Products, Health Food and Cosmetics With the Option of Using Electric Power Plant Wastes
• Commercial Cultivation of Dunaliella and Nannochloropsis for Feed, Food, Nutraceuticals and Cosmetics.
• Large Scale Cultivation of Marine Unicellular algae on Wastes of Electric Power Plants for Bio-Fuel and High Value Products.
• Carbon Capture
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ami Ben-Amotz, Chief Scientific Adviser, Seambiotic Ltd
Chief Scientist, Nature Beta Technologies Ltd

10.55 Discussion followed by Refreshments

11.30   Exploring the Challenges of Scaling Up Algae Production – Lessons Learnt
Speaker: Marc van Aken, CEO, SBAE Industries

12.00   Mass Cultivation of Algae in a Closed Photo Bioreactor: A Dream or Reality?
• Obstacles of current systems
• Our solution: The ProviApt!
• Roll-out plan
Speaker: Mark Michiels, Managing Director, Proviron

12.30   Production Tools for the Mass Cultivation of Monoculture Micro-Algae and Related Markets
Speaker: Dean Tsoupeis, CEO, Culturing Solutions, Inc

13.00 Discussion followed by Networking Lunch

14.15 Chairman’s Remarks

Productivity & Processing

14.20   New Biotechnology to Improve Productivity
Speaker: Dr. Bernard Kudla, Strategy and Innovation Manager, Eco-Solution

14.50   Economic Benefits Realized from Transgenic Control of Microalgae
Speaker: Doug Frater, Managing Partner, Sigma Consult bvba

15.20   Optimising Harvesting & Processing of Algae
Speaker: Alexander Piek, Project Manager, GEA Mechanical Equipment, GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH

15.50 Discussion followed by Refreshments

High Value Co-Products

16.30   Genetic Engineering of Microalgae to Fulfil the Bioproduction Requirements of Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Nutraceutical Sectors
Speaker: Morgan Cabigliera, CEO, Algenics

17.00   Coatings and Other High Value Applications from Algae
Speaker: Carel Callenbach, Managing Director, Ingrepro B.V.

17.30   Use of Algae in Aquaculture Feed

18.00 Discussion followed by end of Day 1

Day 2 – Friday, April 23

Algal Bioenergy

09.00 Chairman’s Remarks

09.05   Strategies in Obtaining Finance and Investment for an Algae Biofuels Project
• Financing options
• Investment criteria
• Managing risks
Speaker: Dr. Jos B. Peeters, Founder and Managing Partner, Capricorn Venture Partners NV

09.35   Will Algae be the Feedstock of Choice for European Biofuel Industry?
• Algae within the EU Renewable Energy Directive
• Specific standards to be endorsed at EU level
• EU Co2 policies
Speaker: Kyriakos Maniatis, Principal Administrator, Biofuels and Polygeneration, Energy Innovation and Technology, Directorate General for Energy & Transport, European Commission

10.05   BioDiesel Production from Algae Biomass – a Future Scenario
• Algae cultivation (efficiency, cost drivers)
• BioDiesel processes
• BioDiesel specification
Speaker: Dr. Heike Frühwirth, Head of R&D Biotech, BDI – BioDiesel International AG

10.35 Discussion followed by Refreshments

11.15   Commercial Development of a Algae-Based Bioenergy Complex
Speaker: David Pyrce, Executive Vice President, Kent BioEnergy Corporation

11.45   Wastewater Based Algae Energy System

12.15   Opportunities for Co-Production of Algal Products and Bioenergy: Product Options and Worldwide Case-Studies
- Current global algae-based products market
- Case-studies from all fields of algae cultivation, for all possible products and from all parts of the world
- Realistic, concrete, short-term possibilities for the co-production of algal products and bioenergy
- Economics and Sustainability of the Possible Co-Production Options
Speaker: Sjors van Iersel, Factor CO2 Ennova

12.45   The Carbon Utilization Prize
Speaker: Matt Peak, Director of Technology Ventures, Prize Capital, LLC

13.00 Final Discussion followed by Lunch

14.15 End of Conference

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Optional Site Visit to Algae Production Plant

(Fee: EUR100 per person)

14:15  Depart from hotel
15:30  Arrival at SBAE Industries nv/sa
15:35  Tour of the plant
16:30  Depart from plant (en-route stop at the airport)
18:00  Arrive at hotel

Limited capacity; open to conference delegates only, based on first-come-first serve basis.