Conference Schedule
JATROPHAWORLD MIAMI 2008 is a showcase of all the latest trends and shifts occurring in the JATROPHA value chain. JATROPHAWORLD 2008 brings together on a single platform, the best expertise to discuss and analyze the present and future dynamics of JATROPHA from a technological and socio-economic angle.
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A to Z of JATROPHA CURCAS L. (Separately Bookable)
Workshop Leader: Dr. ir. R.E.E. (Raymond) Jongschaap, Team Leader, Global Jatropha Curcas Evaluation Program, Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Centre
Workshop Outline:
Introduction to the Role of Jatropha Curcas in Bio-fuel Supply
• Role of the plant in bio-fuel production
• Characteristic of the plant
• Large and small scale production
• Sustainable production of bio-fuels
Claims and Facts
• Planting in marginal soil and waste land reclamation
• Drought resistance / Low water use
• Low nutrient requirements
• High oil yield
• Low labour input
• Competing claims between food and biofuel production
• Tolerance to pests and diseases
Agronomy
• Soil conditions
• Nutrient management
• Pest & disease management
• Pruning & flower induction
• Intercropping
• Irrigation
Genetics, Breeding and Propagation Techniques
• Accessions and varieties
• Crop traits
• Breeding schemes
• Propagation techniques
Processing
• Oil fraction and quality
• Press technology
• Solvent extraction
• By-products and their use
08:00 Registration and Coffee
09:00 Chairman’s Welcome and Introductions
Speaker: Martin Tobias, Entrepreneur & Venture Capitalist
09:10 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: MEXICO - AMERICAS’ EMERGING CHAMPION FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF JATROPHA CRUDE OIL
Speaker: Hon. Alberto Cardenas Jimenez, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, Mexico
09:30 COMPETITIVENESS OF JATROPHA, UTILIZATION ROUTES, AND ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS
Speaker: Fitzroy B. Beckford, Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent, University of Florida, IFAS Lee County Extension
Speaker: Bruce F Burke, Vice President, Global Oil and Gas, Nexant Inc
• Overview of development activities
• Economics for jatropha processing relative to competing biofuels
• Competition
• Areas for improvement and outlook
11:30 CONSIDERATIONS IN SETTING-UP A COMMERCIAL-SCALE JATROPHA PLANTATION
Speaker: Jon McLea, Director, Agricultural Development, Imperium Renewables
• Agricultural land use planning and Jatropha
• Key agronomic requirements for successful establishment and long term productivity of an economically feasible plantation – Site selection and agro climatic feasibility.
• Propagation and Cultivation methods – Advantages and disadvantages and where they are most applicable.
12:05 INVESTOR’S PANEL: ATTRACTING INVESTMENT FROM PROJECT FINANCIERS, PRIVATE EQUITY & FUND MANAGERS
Panelists include:
- Mark Fulton, Managing Director and Head of Climate Change Strategy, Deutsche Asset Management Deutsche Bank
- Christian Langaard, Managing Director, Euro-Latin Capital
• Investment trends and perspective on jatropha
• Selection criteria
• Characteristics associated with successful application
• Risk appetite
12:45 Discussion followed by Lunch
14:00 Chairman’s Remarks
Speaker: Dr. Charles V. Fishel, Chairman & CEO, Abundant Biofuels Corporation
INVESTMENT OUTLOOK & COMMERCIALISATION MODELS
14:05 IDEAL CONDITION FOR GROWING JATROPHA IN USA
Speaker: Russell Teall, President, Biodiesel Industries, Inc
• Includes Research on cold tolerance
• Update on test plot in MEXICO
14:40 BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCE: SAO LUIS BIO - ECO-EFFICIENT APPROACH TO CRUDE VEGETABLE OIL & FOOD PRODUCTION
Speaker: Mike Lu, CEO, Curcas Diesel Brasil
15:15 JATROPHA IN ARGENTINA – OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INVESTMENT PROJECT
Speaker: Lucas Trotz, President, Proyecto BKS
15:50 Discussion followed by Refreshment
16:20 INTEGRATED JATROPHA - BIODIESEL PROJECT
Speaker: B. Jaya Kumar, Director, Nandan Biomatrix Ltd.
• Improved breed which delivers higher yield
• Farming contracts/arrangements
• Off-take agreements
• Forecasted pricing structure for seed trading and CJ
16:55 SEED GARDEN – ITS NEED AND IMPORTANCE
Speaker: Thor Hesselberg, CEO/Founder, ScanFuel AS
17:25 INTERACTIVE PANEL: FEASIBILITY OF JATROPHA-BASED BIODIESEL PROJECT
Panelists include:
- Aziz Hirji, CEO, Amelot Holdings, Inc.
- William Grathwohl, Biogreen Oil
- Charles Fishel, Chairman & CEO, Abundant Biofuels Corporation
• Economic and production model
• Financing strategy
• Earning carbon credits
18:15 Networking Reception for Speakers & Delegates
09:00 Chairman’s Remarks
Speakers: Peter Anthony A. Abaya, President & CEO, PNOC Alternative Fuels Corporation (Philippines) & Thilo Zelt, Biofuel Team, GEXSI- Global Exchange for Social Investment (Madagascar)
• Investment regulation / Government support program
• Economic model
• Organization model/Farming model – direct ownership or contract farming and its mechanism
• Seed and oil yields
• Integration of small holder farmers
10:00 BIODIESEL AND COMMUNMITY DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL HAITI
Speaker: Kathleen Robbins, Director of Clean Energy, Green Microfinance, LLC
10:35 Discussion followed by Refreshments
AGRONOMY, GENETICS & HARVESTING
11:05 YIELD IMPROVEMENT: AGRONOMIC PRACTICES & CROP MANAGEMENT
Speaker: Dr. Piet van der Linde, Technical Development Manager, D1 Oils Plant Science
11:40 GLOBAL JATROPHA CURCAS GENETIC DIVERSITY STUDY
Speaker: Luis Rodolfo Montes Osorio, Plant Breeding Department, Wageningen University
• Development of new breeding methods - combining the Meso-American genetic variation with elite Indian and African J. curcas.
12:15 INTERACTIVE PANEL: PLANTATION MANAGEMENT & HARVESTING
• Soil conditioner that helps to rehabilitate degraded land
Moderator:
- Paul S. Dalton, CEO, Dream Fuels Ltd.
- Stanley Wootliff, Executive Chairman, Viridas PLC
- Davy Ottevaere, R&D Manager, TerraCottem nv
• Making Mechanisation a Reality - Development of Mechanical Seed Sowing and Harvesting
12:45 Discussion followed by Lunch
PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES & APPLICATIONS
14:00 BUILDING BLOCKS FOR SUSTAINABLE OIL
Speaker: Bjorn Selleg, Founder & CEO, Soil Corp
• The need for independent certification of sustainability
• A proactive PPP approach to infrastructure and community building
• Local R&D partnerships on plant technology and biodiversity
• A portfolio approach to identifying and disseminating ‘best practices’ - safeguarding indigenous rights, breaking the poverty gridlock of subsistence farming, and securing a locally adaptable industry
14:35 IDENTIFYING COST EFFECTIVE JME PRODUCTION
Speaker: Gerald Schwaiger, MD, GHP-Biodiesel
• Economics & Technologies
• For start-ups to mid-sized projects
15:10 Discussion followed by Refreshments
15:30 INNOVATION IN OIL EXTRACTION & PURIFICATION
Speaker: Drs. William L. Nolten, President Director, PT Waterland Asia Bio Ventures
16:05 FUEL QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS FOR BIODIESEL FROM JATROPHA
Speaker: Randall von Wedel, Founder & Principal Biochemist, CytoCulture International, Inc.
16:35 Final discussion & Chairman’s closing remarks
16:45 End of Conference
Limited capacity; Registration based on first-come-first-serve basis.
7.00 Gather at Hotel Lobby
10.30 Visit ECHO’s Global Farm (diverse plantings of “underutilized” crops, including jatropha trees of 3 ½ to 4 year-old)
11.30 Lunch
12.00 Travel to La Belle
12.45 Visit Dream Fuels Ltd.’s Jatropha Nursery
13.45 Travel back to Miami
15.45 Back in hotel
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