Conference Schedule

Jatropha World 2010
6-7 Oct, Rotterdam

Day 1 – 6 Oct 2010, Wednesday

08:00     Registration and Coffee

09:00     Welcome and Introduction

A-Z of Jatropha Production

Global Jatropha Practitioners’ Roundtable (presentations I-VI followed by discussion)

  • Case studies of plantation management including: propagation, pruning,pest and disease management, fertilisation, irrigation, weeding, harvesting, intercropping
  • Production model: centralised management / outgrowers / small holder scheme
  • Mechanisation and GPS monitoring
  • Yields and economics
  • Oil processing technology, set-up and logistics

09:15     (I) Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia
Speaker: Chumroen Benchavitvilai, Executive Officer, Bioenergy Development Co., Ltd.

09:40     (II) Honduras
Speaker: David Erazo, General Manager, Agroipsa

10:05     (III) Ghana
Speaker: Steinar Kolnes, CEO, Biofuel Africa Ltd.

10:30     Discussion followed by Refreshments

11:15     (IV) Optimized Project Development to Maximize ROI for Shareholders (growing in Mozambique, Ethiopia, Tanzania)

  • Cost of jatropha cultivation and oil production
  • Revenue projection

Speaker: Richard Morgan, CEO, Sun Biofuels Ltd

11:40     (V) Challenges of Building an Integrated Sustainable Biofuels Business Supported by Small Scale Farmers in Malawi
Speaker: Willem Jan van Wijk, Managing Director, TNT N.V.

12:05     (VI) another grower to be confirmed

12:30     Discussion followed by Lunch

14:00     Chairman’s Remarks

14:05     Advances in Mechanical Harvesting

  • Results from field trials
  • Plantation design to suit mechanical harvesting
  • Costs and economics

Speaker: Max Lint, President/CEO, BEI International LLC

14:25     Advances in Mechanical Harvesting

  • Harvesting in Africa, experiences and results
  • Different harvesting methods
  • Future challenges with mechanization

Speaker: Toni Sandholm, Sales Manager, Rakennustempo Oy

End-Users’ Perspectives on the Jatropha Value Chain

14:45     Perspective of an Airline on Bio-Jet Fuel
Speaker: Dirk Kronemeijer, Managing Director SkyNRG, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (HQ)

15:10     Offtaker’s View on Jatropha as Biofuel Feedstock

  • Neste oil’s requirements for feedstock
  • Sustainability criteria for jatropha production

Speaker: Ms. Tarja Myllymaki, Head, Feedstock Development of Renewable Fuels Business, Neste Oil Corporation

15:35     Discussion followed by Refreshments

16:20     Jatropha Investment from the Perspective of a Power Producer

Sustainability & Certification, Carbon Credits

16:50     Practical Implications of EU Renewable Energy Directive’s (RED) Sustainability Requirements for Jatropha Project Developers
Speaker: Bart Dehue, Managing Consultant, Ecofys

17:20     Jatropha Sustainability Roundtable: Towards Sustainable Jatropha Production & Certification

  • Sustainability criteria for agriculture/feedstock production/biofuels
  • International certification schemes
  • Impacts on land use change
  • How to improve GHG performance
  • Project developer’s implementation strategies and challenges

Speakers:
Nick Goodall, CEO, Renewable Fuels Agency
Hock Aun Khoo, Vice Chairman, Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB)
Peter Vissers, Senior Partner, Partners for Innovation B.V
Bart Dehue, Managing Consultant, Ecofys

17:50     Discussion followed by End of Day One

18:00     Networking Reception
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Day 2 – 7 Oct 2010, Thursday

09:00       Chairman’s Remarks

Jatropha R&D

09:05    Jatropha Genomics and Its Implication on Breeding
Speaker: Dr. Helge Zieler, Senior Director, Plant Genomics, Synthetic Genomics Inc (SGI)

09:30     Biotechnological Strategies for Improvement of Jatropha
Speaker: Dr. Miranda D. van de Rhee, Project Manager, Genetwister Technologies BV

09:55     Jatropha Curcas: High Yielding Accessions and Improvement
Speaker: Prof. Ashwani Kumar, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan

10:20     Adding Value to Jatropha Curcas through Breeding and Innovative Processing

  • Update on breeding strategy and status of the D1 Oils breeding program
  • Overview on existing D1 Oils cultivars
  • Innovative processing technology and the production and testing of jatropha kernel meal as high protein source for animal feed

Speaker: Dr. Henk Joos, Science and Technology Director, D1 Oils Plc

10:45     Discussion followed by Refreshments

Processing Technologies & Downstream Considerations

11:25     Jatropha Oil Extraction & Filtration Technology

11:50     Pure Jatropha Oil from Decentralized Oil Mills as Fuel for Adapted Diesel Engines, Requirements on Engine Technology and Fuel Quality
Speaker: Dr. Georg Gruber, Vereinigte Werkstätten für Pflanzenöltechnologie (VWP)

12:15     International Trade & Logistics of Jatropha Oil

  • Pricing and competitiveness
  • Contracts
  • Trading and logistics

Speaker: Willem J Prins, Director, BFP Africa, BFP International BV

12:40     Final Discussion followed by Networking Lunch

14:00     End of Conference

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Testimonials

Here are some rave reviews from delegates who attended the last JatrophaWorld 2008 in Jakarta last January:

"I chose JatrophaWorld because of the opportunity to meet industry players, and get them all in one place at one time, to meet up and communicate our ideas and strategies, and also seek investment partners. Attending the conference has certainly served its purpose. We had the chance to meet with a number of investment houses and discuss strategies and ways forward. The whole conference has given us a great chance to sit down with people and discuss at length how we want to move forward. It brings everybody together in one place at one time."
~ Andrew Steel, Managing Director, Equitech, Thailand


"I really enjoyed JatrophaWorld as I learnt a lot and had a lot of my thinking confirmed by various speakers. We are looking for funds and I knew that there would be Jatropha financiers coming to the conference. So that made it very important to be here. Also, it was important to be here as so many companies from all over the world are here. And it is very interesting to meet and have discussions with them all."
~ Eric Pinard, Vice Chairman, Makgnao Bio Energy Import-Export Co. Ltd, Laos


"From a networking standpoint I would say that JatrophaWorld 2008 has proven to be absolutely invaluable with respect to obtaining new contacts. Because this is a new industry, it's extremely difficult to have all of one's objectives met. However with the contacts that I've made here, I can readily see that the information that I need, will soon be made available."
~ George J Stoulil, CEO, AgroAfrica, Norway

"A really unique aspect of this conference is that, while every conference touts networking, it really gets done at this one. As with all networking situations, they depend on the people involved. It's people wanting to network with other people - investors, all kinds of stakeholders - in the area unique to Jatropha rather than biofuels in general. The key is to talk to as many people as possible."
~ Rob Coghill, Managing Director, Indochine Resources, Australia

"I've learned things here that I think would have taken me years to learn on my own. The speakers have been very enlightening. I've been doing Jatropha for more than three years now. So, I was here not like a greenhorn. It has made my learning curve much steeper."
~ Rodolfo Noel l Lozarda Jr., President, Philippine Forest Corporation, Philippines

"The networking session have been really, really fruitful. I would think we'll be able to develop a number of relationships out of this meeting that could well go towards cementing business relationships. I would definitely recommend attending JatrophaWorld. If you really want to learn, to know, to meet up with people, and even the opportunity to strike deals, this is it. This is THE program for Jatropha."
~ Lim Chin Soon, COO, Forest Hills Pte. Ltd, Singapore