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Program
| Wednesday, November 12, 2008 |
| 5:00 PM |
Conference Registration Opens |
| 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM |
Welcoming Reception - East Ballroom |
| Thursday, November 13, 2008 |
| 7:00 AM |
Conference Registration Opens
Trade Show Opens |
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM |
Breakfast Buffet - West/Midway Ballroom |
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM |
Breakfast Plenary – West/Midway Ballroom
Policy Development for Biomass
• Dr. Christiane Deslauriers, Ph.D., Director General, Science Policy and
Planning Directorate, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Renewable Heat Policy and the Role of Biomass
• Jean-Marc Jossart, General Secretary, European Biomass Association,
Brussels, Belgium |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Session – East Ballroom
Marketing: Biomass Supply
• Wayne Digby, Prairie Practitioners Group, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Marketing Biomass Fuel Pellets
• Thomas Schmidmeier, CompacTec GmbH & Co. KG, Straubing, Germany |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am |
Coffee Break and Trade Show Viewing – West/Midway Ballroom |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am |
Session – East Ballroom
Marketing: Natural Fibres in Composite Applications
• Scott Ledebuhr, Vice President, Sales and Engineering, Composite Products Inc.,
Winona, Minnesota, USA
Marketing: Overview of Biochemicals
• Dr. Manfred Kircher, Senior Economist (Trade) Degussa GmbH, Hanau, Germany |
| 11:45 am – 12:30 pm |
Lunch Service – West/Midway Ballroom |
| 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
Lunch Plenary – West/Midway Ballroom
Corporate Business & The Environment
• Claude Oiumet, Senior Vice President and General Manager, InterfaceFLOR,
Canada and Latin America |
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm |
Concurrent Session – East Ballroom
Investment: Biomass Technology
• Bonnie Bain, P.Ag., CGA, Senior Relationship Manager, Farm Credit Canada,
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
Investment: Community Heating and the Role of Biomass Fuel
• Jan Buijk,
Board Member, Canadian District Energy Association
Vice President,
Detroit Diesel-Allison Canada East, Power Systems, Concord, Ontario, Canada |
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm |
Concurrent Session – Harrow/Essex/Canterbury
Policy: The Present and Future of Biomaterials – Examples from Europe
• Michael Carus, Managing Director, European Industrial Hemp Association,
Frankfurt, Germany
Technology: Processing Natural Fibres
• Axel Phillips, Sales District Manager, Temafa Machines, Germany |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm |
Coffee Break and Trade Show Viewing - West/Midway Ballroom |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Concurrent Session – East Ballroom
Technology: Biomass Combustion
• Anders Evald, Senior Project Manager, FORCE Technology, Lyngby, Denmark
Environment: Particulate Emissions
• Sebnem Madrali, Engineering Projects Leader, Natural Resources Canada,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Concurrent Session – Harrow/Essex/Canterbury
Environment: Green Construction Materials
• Sean McKay, Executive Director, Composites Innovation Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Environment: Green Building Policies
• Rodney McDonald, Chair, Manitoba Chapter, Canada Green Building Council,
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 5:30 pm |
Dinner and Presentation
Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Avenue
Global Warming and the Arctic – so what is all the fuss about?
• David G. Barber, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair in Arctic System Science
Associate
Dean (Research), Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, & Resources
Director, Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS)
The University of Manitoba |
| Friday, November 14, 2008 |
| 7:00 am |
Conference Registration Opens
Trade Show Opens |
| 7:30 am – 8:15 am |
Breakfast Buffet - West/Midway Ballroom |
| 8:15 am – 8:45 am |
Breakfast Plenary – West/Midway Ballroom
Policy Development for Biomass
• Daryl Domitruk, Director, Agri-Food Innovation and Adaptation Knowledge Centre,
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Concurrent Session – East Ballroom
Opportunities: Biochemicals & Bio-Oils
• Randal Goodfellow, Senior VP, Corporate Relations, ENSYN,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Opportunities: The Future of Biochemicals
• Dr. Franco Berruti, Network for Green Energy, Fuels & Chemicals, University of
Western Ontario, Faculty of Engineering, London, Ontario, Canada |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am |
Coffee Break and Trade Show Viewing - West/Midway Ballroom |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Session – East Ballroom
Investment: The Business of Renewable Heat
• Don Roberts,
Managing Director,
CIBC World Markets, Ottawa, Ontario
Investment: Potential for Green Buildings
• Jonathan Westeinde, Managing Partner, Windmill Development Group Ltd.,
Ottawa, Ontario
Investment: Biomass Pathways
• Fernando Preto, Biomass & Renewables Group Leader, CANMET Energy
Technology Centre, Ottawa, Canada |
| 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM |
Lunch Service – West/Midway Ballroom |
| 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm |
Lunch Plenary – West/Midway Ballroom
Potential for Clean Energy
• Ian McPherson, President, Global Cleanenergy Fund, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm |
Session – East Ballroom
Business Case: Natural Fibre Development and Processing
• Will Wiebe, Business Development Manager, Composites Innovation Centre,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Business Case: Biomass Fuelled District Heat
• Carl Chaboyer, Anishinabek Nation,
Community Energy Systems Consultant,
Quebec, Canada |
| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
Closing Remarks – East Ballroom
Conference Co-chairs |
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