The general view among all attendees was, “Jatropha remains competitive!”
We saw participants join us from over 31 countries from all five continents. Most of them, who have a vested interest in Jatropha cultivation, came to JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 to find out more about the latest technologies, best practices in Jatropha cultivation and processing, and more importantly, network with their fellow Jatro-entrepreneurs, many of whom they had met at previous Jatropha World conferences.
The atmosphere was convivial; Jatro-entrepreneurs remain confident despite the global economic uncertainties, buoyed by the growing global interest in alternative energy, emissions reduction and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
The JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 panel was made up of the world’s most influential Jatropha players including the top executives from Biotins Energis, Jatoils, Bioenergy Development (Thailand), D1-Willamson Magor, Abundant Biofuels Corporation, Neste Oil Corporation, plus many more, and these industry leaders did not hold back their enthusiasm in conveying their continued commitment towards the growth of the Jatropha sector.
The conference got rave reviews from all participants. Mike Vanstone, Director at New World Energy from Australia, and a Jatropha World regular said “I enjoyed Jatropha World Asia 2009 even more than I did Jatropha World 2008!”
Kaushik Saika, Plantation Manager at D1-Williamson Magor Biofuel Ltd, one of India’s largest Jatropha projects was so excited by his experience at Jatropha World Asia 2009, that he remarked “Jatropha World 2009 will play a significant role in the consolidation of the Jatropha and Biodiesel industries.”
Tarja Myllymaki, Global Feedstock Manager at Finland’s Neste Oil was very impressed by the type of people she got to meet at Jatropha World Asia 2009. She observed, “Everyone I met at JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 are deep into the subject and many have real-life experience.”
As Alfred Araneta, president of Philippine’s Asian Fuels Inc. summed up, “JatrophaWorld is an excellent venue to keep ourselves updated, informed and educated about the complex but exciting business of Jatropha!”
JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 was a great start to the JatrophaWorld series for the year 2009, and has set the bar very high for the upcoming 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas conference, which will be held on 10-11 June in Miami, USA.
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