european renewable ethanol
2nd European Renewable Ethanol Policy Conference 2012
26-‐27 September 2012
De Warande, Zinnerstraat 1, Brussels
Wednesday 26 September
10.15 -‐ 10.45
Registra3on And Welcome Coffee
10.45 -‐ 11.00
State Of The Industry
Opening Speech By
Lutz Guderjahn, President, ePURE
11.00 -‐ 12.00
Trade In Ethanol: What Is The Balance Between DomesMc ProducMon And Free Trade?
Frank Hoffmeister, Deputy Chief of Cabinet, DG TRADE, EU Commission
Maurice House, Minister Counsel or Agriculture, US Mission to the EU
Jérôme Bignon, Board Member, Cristal Union
Geraldine Kutas, Head of Interna3onal Affairs & Senior Advisor to the President, UNICA
Moderator:
Rob Vierhout, Secretary General, ePURE
12.00 -‐ 13.00
Food, Fuel and Land Use: Can We Use The Same Land?
Andreas Pilzecker, Policy Officer, DG AGRI, EU Commission
Grant Pearson, Commercial Director, Ensus
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Dietrich Klein, Chairman Bioenergy Working Group, Copa-‐Cogeca
Marc Olivier Herman, EU Economic Jus3ce Lead, Oxfam Interna3onal
Moderator:
Pete Harrison, Senior Associate, European Climate Founda3on
13.00 -‐ 14.45
Lunch
14.45 -‐ 15.00
PresentaMon Of Double CounMng Report
Gloria Gaupmann, Energy and Environmental Affairs, ePURE
15.00 -‐ 16.00
Double CounMng of Biofuels In The EU RED: Are We Going The Right Way?
Hans Van Steen, Head of Unit Renewable Energy, DG ENER, EU Commission
Lars Hansen, President Europe Region, Novozymes
Allan Rankine, European Regulatory Affairs, BP Biofuels
Thorsten Wege, Senior Policy Officer, Dutch Ministry of Environment
Moderator:
Jan Henke, Director, Meo Carbon Solu3ons
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european renewable ethanol
2nd European Renewable Ethanol Policy Conference 2012
26-‐27 September 2012
De Warande, Zinnerstraat 1, Brussels 1000
16.00 -‐ 17.00
EU Sustainability CerMficaMon For Biofuels: Coherence Or Chaos?
Bernd Küpker, Policy Officer, DG ENER, EU Commission
Peter Jürgens, Managing Director, REDCert
Michelle Morton, Biofuels Sustainability Manager, Shel
Jenny Walther-‐Thoss, Programme Manager, ISCC and RED Cer3fica3on, Control Union
Moderator:
Hendrik Lemahieu, Secretary General, Belgian Bioethanol Associa3on
17.00 -‐ 17.30
Networking Coffee Break
17.30 -‐ 18.00
Keynote Speech: “The Role Of Ethanol In Bioeconomy”
Rudolf Strohmeier, Deputy Director-‐General, DG Research, EU Commission
18.00 -‐ 19.00
Networking Cocktail
19.00
Dinner
Thursday 27 September
09.30 -‐ 10.00
Welcome Coffee
10.00 -‐ 11.15
PromoMng Europe’s Bioeconomy: An Opportunity For Ethanol?
Barend Verachtert, Deputy Head of Biotechnology, DG RESEARCH, EU Commission
Andy Sweetman, Chairman, European Bioplas3cs
Mike Spandern, Director, Agricolia
Ed de Jong, Vice President Development, Avan3um Chemicals
Moderator:
Karlheinz Hausmann, Research and Development Fel ow, DuPont
11.15 -‐ 11.45
Coffee Break
11.45 -‐ 12.45
The Future Of Transport Fuels: What Role Will Ethanol Play?
Alessandro Bartelloni, Execu3ve Officer, Europia
Paul Greening, Director of Emissions and Fuels, ACEA
Jos Dings, Director, Transport & Environment
Lutz Guderjahn, President, ePURE
Moderator:
Franz Xaver Söldner, Deputy Head of Unit, DG MOVE, EU Commission
12.45 -‐ 13.00
Closing Remarks
Closing Speech By
Rob Vierhout, Secretary General, ePURE
End Of Conference