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International Conference: Biofuels for Transportation - Event Agenda with Presentation PDFs

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
*PROGRAM*

BIOFUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION:
Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Agriculture, Energy, and Security in the 21st Century

June 7th, 2006 in Washington, D.C.

Morning Venue: Rayburn 2168, Gold Room, Capitol Hill

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9:00 am

 

Welcome & Introduction
Christopher Flavin, President, Worldwatch Institute
Peter Conze, Director General, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (Presentation PDF)

9:30

 

Opening Address
Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States of America

10:00

Remarks: Biofuels and Global Development
Paul D. Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank

10:30

Biofuels for Transportation: Overview of the Global Study
Suzanne Hunt, Biofuels Project Manager, Worldwatch Institute (Presentation PDF)

11:00

 

 

Biofuels Policies: The Way Forward
Thomas Dorr, U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture
Viktor Elbling, German Federal Foreign Office, Deputy Chief of Task Force on Energy and Head of the Division of International Economic Policy

 

 

Afternoon Venue:    Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 New Jersey Ave, NW

12:30-1:30
(for registered participants)

Luncheon Address: R. James Woolsey, Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton and former Director of Central Intelligence

1:30-3:00

Panel-Session: Ensuring Sustainable Biofuels Development
Moderator: Boris Utria, Senior Energy Expert, Africa Region, The World Bank (Presentation PDF)

  • Uwe Fritsche, Coordinator, Energy and Climate Division, Oeko-Institut – Institute for Applied Ecology, Germany (Presentation PDF)
  • John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress (Presentation)
  • Andre Faaij, Associate Professor: Coordinator of Research and Energy Supply & System Studies, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University (Presentation PDF)
  • Norbert Schmitz, Partner méo consult, Advisor to the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Consumer Protection (Presentation PDF)

3:00 – 3:30

Coffee Break

3:30-4:45

Panel Session: Investment and Technologies on the Horizon
Moderator: Sergio Trindade, President, SE2T International, Ltd. (Presentation PDF)

  • John Bozzella, Vice President of External Affairs and Public Policy, DaimlerChrysler (Presentation PDF)
  • Silvia Sagari, Chief of the Finance and Basic Infrastructure Division, Regional Operations Department 1, Inter-American Development Bank (Presentation PDF)
  • Courtney Tuttle, Senior Vice President, Jefferies & Company, Inc. (Presentation PDF)
  • Mr. Michael Deutmeyer, Managing Director of Biomass, CHOREN Industries (Presentation PDF)
  • Mr. Jeff Passmore, Executive Vice President, Iogen Energy (Presentation PDF)

4:45

Closing Remarks: Suzanne Hunt, Biofuels Project Manager, Worldwatch Institute

5:00

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