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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Oustanding speakers include:

Biodiesel producers:

  • Ken Arnold, President and CEO, Memphis Biofuels, LLC
  • Tommy Foltz, President, Earth Biofuels
  • Gene Gebolys, CEO, World Energy Alternatives
  • Jim Karlak, President, SMS Biofuels
  • Steve Lankenau, President, American Ag Fuels
  • Bill Spence, CEO, BioSelect Fuels LLC

Vegetable oil and biodiesel feedstock markets:

  • Peter Calvert, CTO, EarthFirst Americas
  • Gary Haer, Soy Marketing, West Central
  • Rahul Kale, Managing Director, kemOleo pte ltd (Singapore)
  • Alejandra Rueda Zarate, Marketing Director., FEDEPALMA (Colombia)

Biodiesel technology and supply chain:

  • Sumesh Arora, Director, Mississippi TechnologyAlliance
  • Richard Cantrill, Head of Technical Department, AOCS
  • Judy Fort, Rural Development, Texas Department of Agriculture (conference chair)
  • Joe Outlaw, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M
  • Rudy Smaling, Sr. Research Scientist, Houston Advanced Research Center
  • Thomas Todaro, CEO, Targeted Growth
  • Simon Upfill-Brown, General Manager, Dow Haltermann Custom Processing

Biodiesel finance and investment:

  • Brian Bolster, Vice President, Goldman Sachs
  • Nate Burk, Risk Management Consultant, FC Stone
  • Adam Dexter, Managing Director, Sanders Morris Harris
  • James Eiler, Managing Partner, Cybus Capital Markets

Hear about the latest developments and challenges for the biodiesel industry:

  • Economics of biodiesel — Production costs, margins, and growing demand
  • Market outlook for feedstocks including soy oil, palm oil, and more
  • Biodiesel finance — How investors perceive the risks and opportunities
  • Supply chain challenges and technology innovations
  • Case studies of diverse biodiesel projects, large and small

For more information and speaking opportunities, contact:

Ron Berg
Tel: 781-430-2118
ron_berg@platts.com

Sponsorship opportunities, contact:

Lorne Grout
Tel: 781-430-2112
lorne_grout@platts.com

For media inquiries, contact:

Gina Herlihy
Tel: 781-430-2109
gina_herlihy@platts.com

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Biofuels Journal

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America Oil Chemists' Society

Biodiesel Coalition of Texas

Mississippi Technology Alliance

Mississippi Biomass Council

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Platts Platts Biodiesel Investor 2007 Platts Biodiesel Investor 2007 2/27/2007

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