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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
Ballroom Prefunction
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Sausage & egg biscuits, egg & cheese biscuits, whole fruit, coffee, decaf and hot tea
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8:30 am - 8:40 am |
General Session
Welcome
Ballroom CDF
- John Nelson, Chief Operating Officer, BBI International
- Tim Echols, Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission
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8:40 am - 9:00 am |
General Session
Award of Excellence & Groundbreaker of the Year
Ballroom CDF
- Anna Simet, Director of Content and Senior Editor, BBI International
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
General Session
Pellet Fuels Institute Update
Ballroom CDF
- Tim Portz, Executive Director

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9:15 am - 9:30 am |
General Session
U.S. Industrial Pellet Association Update
Ballroom CDF
- Taylor Fitts, Vice President, Communications and External Affairs
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9:30 am - 9:45 am |
General Session
American Biogas Council Update
Ballroom CDF
- Patrick Serfass, Executive Director
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9:45 am - 10:00 am |
General Session
Clean Fuels Alliance America Update
Ballroom CDF
- Paul Winters, Director of Public Affairs and Federal Communications

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10:00 am - 10:15 am |
General Session
American Biomass Energy Association Update
Ballroom CDF
- Carrie Annand, Executive Director
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10:15 am - 11:00 am |
General Session
Association Executives Q & A
Ballroom CDF
Moderator: Anna Simet, Director of Content and Senior Editor, BBI International
- Tim Portz, Executive Director, Pellet Fuels Institute
- Taylor Fitts, Vice President, Communications and External Affairs, U.S. Industrial Pellet Association
- Patrick Serfass, Executive Director, American Biogas Council
- Paul Winters, Director of Public Affairs and Federal Communications, Clean Fuels Alliance America
- Carrie Annand, Executive Director, American Biomass Energy Association
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11:00 am - 6:00 pm |
Expo Open
Exhibit Halls AB
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11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Dedicated Expo Time
Exhibit Halls AB |
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Innovation Stage Presentation
Embracing Regulatory Changes for Combustible Dust in the Wood Pellet Industry: NFPA 660 and WorkSafeBC’s New Combustible Dust Regulations
Exhibit Halls AB - Wednesday, March 19 (11:10 am - 11:30 am)
- Timothy Heneks, Director of Engineering Services, CV Technology, Inc.
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
Lunch in the Expo
Exhibit Halls AB
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South of the Border buffet
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11:40 am - 12:00 pm |
Innovation Stage Presentation
Decarbonizing Biorefineries with Mechanical Vapor Recompression
Exhibit Halls AB - Wednesday, March 19 (11:40 am - 12:00 pm)
- Caldwell Reed, VP of Sales & Project Management, Piller TSC Blower Corporation
- Andras Volford, Senior Process Engineer, ClonBio, Ltd.
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm |
Innovation Stage Presentation
Special Presentation with the Groundbreaker of the Year
Exhibit Halls AB - Wednesday, March 19 (12:00 pm - 12:20 pm)
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12:30 pm - 12:50 pm |
Innovation Stage Presentation
Handling Biomass: The Three Root Causes of Bin Plugging and Poor Material Discharge
Exhibit Halls AB - Wednesday, March 19 (12:30 pm - 12:50 pm)
- Derek Vaile, Applications Engineer, Kamengo Technology, Inc.
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1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Track 1: Pellets & Densified Biomass
From Automation to Artificial Intelligence: Modern Technologies for Operational Optimization
Ballroom CDF - Wednesday, March 19 (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Read Description
As inflation, steep energy costs and other market forces continue to impact bottom lines, optimizing plant efficiency, reducing costs and leveraging modern technologies to streamline operations is critical to staying competitive. This panel will offer an exploration of a range of technologies focused on achieving operational objectives including increased profitability, sustainability and lower emissions.
Moderator: Jason Kessler, President, KESCO, Inc.
- Jobie Rossell, Engineer/Owner, Rossell Automation Company
The Automation Advantage: Boosting Productivity in Biomass Facilities
- Chris Veley, 30-Year Woodroom Debarking and Biomass Specialist, Material Control Solutions LLC
Teknosavo- Automating Data Collection and Putting the Power of AI in Your Hands
- Jill Caskey, Global Sales Director, Solex Thermal Science, Inc.
Decarbonizing Wood Pellets Production Through Advancements in Heat Exchange Technology
- Tyler Brown, Segment Manager, Andritz Feed & Biofuel

The Future of Biomass Pellet Production
Track 2: Biomass Power & Thermal
Biomass Processing Solutions for Lowering Emissions and Boosting Efficiency
Ballroom A - Wednesday, March 19 (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Read Description
As the world continues its drive to net zero, minimizing an operation’s environmental footprint and maximizing efficiency is more critical than ever. From material drying to thermal coating, this panel will explore solutions across the biomass energy-generating process to assist operators in achieving their required or voluntary environmental and sustainability goals.
Moderator: Shuchita Patwardhan, Director of Technology, Microbeam Technologies, Inc.
- Yves Marc Schade, Sales North America, stela Laxhuber drying technologies GmbH
Off to sky with waste drying
- Pedro Araujo, CEO, Advanced Cyclone Systems, S.A.
Advancing Bioenergy: The Role of High-Efficiency Cyclones in Biomass Thermal Decomposition and Drying
- Amy Duncan, Marketing Manager, Dos Santos International
Reducing Environmental Footprints with Sandwich Belt High Angle Conveyors
- Eric Chase, President, Chase Nedrow Industries
From Space to Biomass: NASA Technology Boosting Energy Efficiency and Cutting Carbon Intensity
Track 3: Biogas & Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)
Strategies and Technologies for the Buildout of Commercial Hydrogen Production
Ballroom E - Wednesday, March 19 (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Read Description
Interest and investments in hydrogen are soaring, with RNG being just one of many potential feedstocks. This panel will hone in on hydrogen production, utilization and storage, with presentations offering final investment decision insights and several real-world examples of projects that have achieved varying levels of success—and why.
Moderator: Werner Botha, Director, Bara Consultants
- Jim Cron, Senior Principal Engineer SME, Geostock Sandia, LLC
Considerations for underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS)
- Will Latta, Vice President, BrightLoop, Babcock & Wilcox
Biomass Chemical Looping for Decarbonized Clean Energy
- John Pierce, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Hydrogen Realities, Benefits and the Next Four Years
Track 4: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Understanding and Leveraging SAF Incentives, Funding Opportunities and Stakeholder Partnerships
Ballroom B - Wednesday, March 19 (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Read Description
With a myriad of policy mechanisms, evolving tax credits and new funding opportunities at play, current and future SAF producers face first-of-their-kind challenges in getting their projects financed and qualified for incentives. This panel will feature policy and finance expert insight regarding the value of federal and state incentives, and unique and challenging state-of-the-art SAF financing and tax structures. The panel will close out with a progress report from the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI), a broad coalition of SAF industry stakeholders leading the development and deployment alternative jet fuels for commercial aviation.
Moderator: Gord Crawford, President & CEO, Expander Energy Inc.
- Jordan Godwin, Director, Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)
Evaluating SAF Opportunities With Policy Incentives
- Mark Riedy, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
State of the Art Funding and Offtake Structures For SAF Projects
- Timothy Hughes, Project Director, CAAFI (Com'l Aviation Alt. Fuels Init)
The Promise, Progress & Potential for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Refreshment Break in the Expo
Exhibit Halls AB
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Blondies, coffee, decaf, hot tea and soda
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3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Track 1: Pellets & Densified Biomass
From Regulatory Compliance to Emerging Markets: Maintaining and Expanding the Role of Densified Biomass in the Global Energy Transition
Ballroom CDF - Wednesday, March 19 (3:00 pm - 4:30 pm)
Read Description
This panel will begin with expert analyses on global policy and regulatory changes affecting the bioenergy industry and how they specifically impact the densified biomass sector, as well as explorations of potential compliance tools and solutions to meet regulatory challenges and continue market participation. Segueing into new market developments and opportunities, subsequent presentations will introduce ongoing efforts to include biocarbon applications in international standards for solid biofuels, as well as evaluate new opportunities beyond traditional industrial heat and power markets.
Moderator: Anna Simet, Director of Content and Senior Editor, BBI International
- Henry Ines, CEO, Chainparency
Technology Enablement and Digital Approaches for EUDR Compliance
- Chris Wiberg, VP of Biomass Energy Lab, Timber Products Inspection/Biomass Energy Lab
New Developments in Biocarbon Standards
- Timo Mueller, Business Development Director, SALMATEC GmbH
Beyond Industrial Burning: Current and Potential Pellet Markets
- Erisa Senerdem, Editor, Argus Biomass Markets, Argus Media, Inc.
Wood Pellet Global Market Update and Future Uses of Biomass
Track 2: Biomass Power & Thermal
Tackling Emissions: Approaches for Capture, Control and Cleanup
Ballroom A - Wednesday, March 19 (3:00 pm - 4:30 pm)
Read Description
As global decarbonization strategies are deployed, bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is poised to play a critical role. During this panel, learn why BECCS is essential to the big picture, which biomass feedstocks are the most opportunistic and how they can be incorporated with plant performance and economics in mind. The second half of this panel will transition to other emission control strategies, including NOx control and syngas cleanup.
Moderator: William Perritt, Senior Price Reporter, Fastmarkets RISI
- William Strauss, President, FutureMetrics
Why BioEnergy Carbon Capture and Storage is Essential to the Future
- John Bullock, Director of ClimateBright, Western US, Babcock & Wilcox
The Importance of Biomass Fuel Flexibility in Bioenergy Production with Carbon Capture and Sequestration (BECCS) Projects
- Anders Nielsen, Regional Sales Director Europe, DeNOx Environment
SCR DeNOx Design and Operation in Biomass and Carbon Capture Plants
- John Bonner, Strategic Account Manager, Precision Partners
Effective Syngas CleanUp Utilizing Advanced Ceramic Filter Technology
Track 3: Biogas & Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)
Cementing Project Pillars: Profits, Legalities and Regulatory Compliance
Ballroom E - Wednesday, March 19 (3:00 pm - 4:30 pm)
Read Description
The road to successful operations is long and littered with hurdles. In this rounded panel, dive into early project profit evaluation tools and influencing variables, followed by must-know regulatory and legal issues to keep top of mind, including gas rights trends and the benefits of biogenic carbon analysis as it pertains to the gas fuels industry and federal policy.
Moderator: Ankan Sinha, Research Scientist III, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Jeffrey Zimmer, Director of Business Development and RNG Strategy, Worley Consulting
Early RNG Project Evaluation Tools – Will My Project Make a Profit
- Ernie Pollitzer, Owner, Clean Energy Consultants
Lessons Learned in Biogas Regulatory Reform Rules
- Andrew Eastman, Partner, Husch Blackwell
Gas Rights Agreements - Legal Trends
- Casey Ackley, Business Development Manager, Beta Analytic Inc.
The Carbon-14 Method for Biogenic Content Measurement of Fuel Gases
Track 4: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
From Concept to Commercial Operations: Achieving Project Success
Ballroom B - Wednesday, March 19 (3:00 pm - 4:30 pm)
Read Description
From financing and permitting to design considerations and choosing the right feedstock, this can’t-miss panel will serve to equip attendees with the tips and knowledge they need to successfully navigate the long but rewarding road to project success.
Moderator: Doug Machon, Vice President, Business Development, IHI Power Services Corp.
- Judy Collora, Managing Consultant, Trinity Consultants
SAF Environmental Permitting Lessons Learned
- Ron Pagel, Sr. Client Manger / Sr. Project Manger, Pond and Company
A Pathway to Success - From Feedstock to a Multitude of Renewable Co-Products
- Ben Hubbard, CEO, Nexus PMG
Ensuring SAF Project Success to Decarbonize Aviation
- Chris Cooper, Policy Director, Center for Resource Solutions (CRS)
Market-based Accounting for Clean Fuels
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4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Networking Reception in the Expo
Exhibit Halls AB
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ATL chicken & waffles stations, artichoke & spinach dip with garlic parmesan toast, corn & crab fundido with crispy tortilla, beer and wine
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4:40 pm - 5:00 pm |
Innovation Stage Presentation
Accelerating Capital for Biochar Innovation: Understanding the Investors, Who They Are, What They're Looking For In a Project
Exhibit Halls AB - Wednesday, March 19 (4:40 pm - 5:00 pm)
- Jason Dodier, CCO & Co-Founder, Grain Ecosystem
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5:40 pm - 6:00 pm |
Innovation Stage Presentation
Dryer One Presentation
Exhibit Halls AB - Wednesday, March 19 (5:40 pm - 6:00 pm)
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