
european renewable ethanol
2nd European Renewable Ethanol Policy Conference 2012
26-‐27 September 2012
De Warande, Zinnerstraat 1, Brussels 1000
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
Ethanol Trade
Frank Hoffmeister, Deputy Chief of Cabinet, DG TRADE, EU Commission
Maurice House, Minister Counsel or Agriculture, US Mission to the EU
(tbc)
Jérôme Bignon, Board Member, Cristal Union
Geraldine Kutas, Head of Interna3onal Affairs & Senior Advisor to the President, UNICA
Moderator:
(tbc)
12.00 -‐ 13.00
Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC)
Peter Vis, Chief of Cabinet, DG CLIMA, EU Commission
(tbc)
Linda McAvan, Member of the European Parliament, Environment CommiVee
(tbc)
Dietrich Klein, Chairman Biotechnology Working Group, Copa-‐Cogeca
Senior Representa[ve, NGO
(tbc)
Moderator:
Pete Harrison, Senior Associate, European Climate Founda3on
13.00 -‐ 14.45
Lunch
14.45 -‐ 15.00
Presenta[on of Double Coun[ng report
Gloria Gaupmann, Energy and Environmental Affairs, ePURE
15.00 -‐ 16.00
Double Coun[ng of Biofuels in the EU Renewable Energy Direc[ve
Hans Van Steen, Ac3ng Director of Renewable Energy, DG ENER, EU Commission
Lars Hansen, President Europe Region, Novozymes
Allan Rankine, Regulatory Affairs Manager, 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 Cer[fica[on for Biofuels
Bernd Küpker, Policy Officer, DG ENER, EU Commission
Peter Jürgens, Managing Director, REDCert
Michelle Morton, Biofuels Sustainability Manager, Shel
Senior Representa[ve, Na3onal Government
(tbc)
Moderator:
Hendrik Lemahieu, Secretary General, Belgian Bioethanol Associa3on
17.00 -‐ 17.30
Networking coffee break
17.30 -‐ 18.00
Keynote Speech: (tbc)
18.00 -‐ 19.00
Networking cocktail
19.00
Dinner
Thursday 27 September
09.30 -‐ 10.00
Welcome coffee
10.00 -‐ 11.15
Promo[ng Europe’s Bioeconomy
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, Global Sustainability Technology Leader, DuPont
11.15 -‐ 11.45
Coffee break
11.45 -‐ 12.45
The Future of Transport Fuels
Alessandro Bartelloni, Execu3ve Officer, Europia
Senior representa[ve, Volkswagen
(tbc)
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