Bioenergy

8:00 AM

Registration

9:00 AM	Welcome Speech
	Jan Christoph Wiedemann, Managing Director, German American Chamber of the Southern US, Inc. - Texas Office

Moderator: Thomas Schwegmann, Manager, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc. - Texas Office

Political Requirements and Capabilities

9:10 AM	Bioenergy in Germany - Current Developments, Potentials and Challenges
	Helmut Lamp, Chairman of the Executive Board, German BioEnergy Association (BBE)

9:30 AM	Current Overview of the U.S. Bionergy Market
	Bill Drake, Senior Technical Advisor, Alternative Fuels & Technologies

9:50 AM	Current Bioenergy Programs of the U.S. Department of Energy
	Scott Gregory Minos, Senior Policy & Communications Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy/ Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

10:10 AM	Georgia as an Example of the Current Situation in the U.S. Bioenergy Market
	Jill Stuckey, Director, Georgia Center of Innovation for Energy
10:30 AM	Coffee Break and Networking

Moderator: Bill Drake, Senior Technical Advisor, Alternative Fuels & Technologies

Biomass and CHP - Panel Discussion

11:00 AM

Opportunities for German Biomass Companies in the U.S. Market

Ross Harding, Managing Partner, Energy Launch Partners Scott Gregory Minos, Senior Policy & Communications Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy/ Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Stephanie Schlegel, Fellow, Coordinator Bioenergy, Ecologic Institute Ross Harding, Managing Partner, Energy Launch Partners Günter Natus , Sales Director Wood Division, Dieffenbacher GmbH & Co. KG Jill Stuckey, Director, Georgia Center of Innovation for Energy

12:10 PM	Q & A Session
12:30 PM	Lunch Break and Networking

Biofuels

2:00 PM	Current Developments in the U.S. Biofuels Market - Opportunities and Challenges
	Bob Dinneen (tbc), President, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA)

2:20 PM	Overview of the R&D Incentive Programs for Biofuels with Special Focus on Iowa
	Mike Blouin, President, Greater Dubuque Development Corporation

2:40 PM	U.S. Biofuels Gold Rush – Opportunities for the Supply Chain
	Ross Harding, Managing Partner, Energy Launch Partners

3:00 PM	Future Fuels for Sustainable Mobility
	Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Steiger, Group Research Director Powertrain, Volkswagen AG
3:20 PM	Q & A Session
3:40 PM	Coffee Break and Networking

Moderator: Michael Herr, Project Director Renewable Energies, Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) - German Energy Agency

Biogas

4:00 PM	Current Overview of the Biogas Market - An Introduction
	Sandra Rostek, Project Manager Renewable Energies, Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena) - German Energy Agency

4:15 PM	General Overview of the Current Incentives and Political Requirements for Biogas in the USA - with Special Focus on Wisconsin
	Don Wichert, Director Renewable Energy Programs, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC)

4:40 PM	Comparison of German and American Biogas Processing
	Ralf Weigel, CEO, Demetrion Deutschland AG

5:00 PM	Entering the U.S. Biogas Market - Experiences and Challenges
	Bill Drake, Senior Technical Advisor, Alternative Fuels & Technologies

5:20 PM

Q & A Session

5:40 PM

End of the Conference

Presentations and presentation materials are in English.

(times and contents of the program are subject to change, including presentation titles)