Agenda - Ethanol Summit 2013

June, 27 - First Day
Time
Location
08h00
Main Lobby (Ground Floor)
Description
Registration
Welcome Coffee
Opening Ceremony
Musical Presentation: Jean William - Tenor
Elizabeth Farina - CEO of UNICA
Fernando Haddad - Mayor of São Paulo
Geraldo Alckmin - Governor of São Paulo
09h00
FMC Main Auditorium
Wagner Bittencourt - VP of Brazilian Development Bank - BNDES
Britta Thomsen - Member of the European Parliament
Dennis Hankins - Senior Member of United States Diplomatic Service and U.S. Consul General in São Paulo
Carlos Klink - Climate Change and Environmental Quality Secretary of Ministry of the Environment
João Alberto Paixão Lages - Production and Agroenergy Secretary of Brazilian Agribusiness Ministry
Moderador : William Waack
10h30
Main Lobby (Ground Floor)
Coffee Break
Plennary Session 1: “Scenarios 2020: The Future of the Biofuels Industry”
Antonio Carlos Guimarães - Director of Syngenta Latin America
Carlos Gutierrez - VP of Albright Stonebridge Group and Former U.S. Commerce Secretary
10h50
FMC Main Auditorium
Joel Velasco - VP of Amyris
Mariangela Rebuá - General Director of the Biofuels Departament of External Affairs Ministry
Adriano Pires - Founding Partner of Brazilian Center for Infrastructure - CBIE
Moderador: William Waack
12h40
Main Lobby and Terrace
Lunch
Theme Specific Rooms
“The Importance of the Sugar-Energy Industry to Brazil’s Climate Change Policy”
Altino Ventura Filho - Energy Planning and Development Secretary Mines and Energy Minister
Eduardo Assad - Researcher of Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa
Sustainability
Juliano Assunção - Director of Climate Policy Initiative - CPI
Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira - Professor of Natural Resources Institute of Federal University of Itajuba (UNIFEI)
Tasso Azevedo - Sustainability Consultant and Forestry Engineer
Moderator: Paulo Sotero - Director of the Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in
Washington
“Cellulosic Ethanol: Advances and Perspectives”
Bernardo Gradin - President of GranBio
Guido Ghisolfi - President of Mossi & Ghisolfi
14h30
Technology & Mobility
Markus Rarbach - Director of Biofuels and Derivatives of Clariant
Robson Freitas - New Technologies Director of Sugarcane Technology Center - CTC
Thomas Videbaek - Executive VP of Business Development of Novozymes
Moderator: Alfred Szwarc - Emissions and Technology Specialist of UNICA
“Eliminating Barriers: How to Move Forward with Bioeletricity”
Helcio Lamonica - Agroindustrial Technology Specialist of Sugarcane Technology Center - CTC
José Anibal - São Paulo State Energy Secretary
Markets & Investment
José Moreira - Researcher of National Biomass Reference Center - CENBIO
Maurício Tolmasquim - President of Energy Research Company - EPE
Miguel Normando Abdalla Saad - President of CPFL Renewables
Moderator: Zilmar de Souza - Bioelectricity Manager of UNICA
“Technological Innovation: How to Promote New Business”
Carlos Eduardo Calmanovici - Inovation and Technology Director of Odebrecht Agroindustrial
Jaime Fingerut - Strategic Development Manager of Sugarcane Technology Center - CTC
The Future
Oscar Braumbeck - Agricultural Program Coordinator of National Bioethanol Science and Technology Lab. - CTBE
Weber Amaral - Researcher of Esalq/USP
Moderator: Marcos Jank - Managing Partner of Plataforma.Agro and Former CEO of UNICA
14h30
“Enabling Growth: Measures for Long Term Expansion in the Sugar-Energy Industry”
Marcos Fava Neves - Professor of USP (Ribeirão Preto)
Mauro Borges Lemos - President of ABDI
Public Policies
Plínio Nastari - President of Datagro
Ricardo Dornelles - Director of Renewable Biofuels Department of Ministry of Mines and Energy - MME
Rutelly Marques da Silva - Economic Monitoring Secretary Adjunct of Finance Ministry
Moderator: Eduardo Leão de Sousa - Executive Director of UNICA
16h00
Main Lobby and Terrace
Coffee Break
Plennary Session 2: “Scenarios 2020: Why Invest in the Sugar-Energy Industry”
Pedro Parente - President of Bunge Brasil and Chairman of the Board of UNICA
Fábio Venturelli - President of Grupo São Martinho
16h20
FMC Main Auditorium
Luís Roberto Pogetti - Chairman of the board of Copersucar
Miguel Rossetto - President of Petrobras Biocombustível
Vasco Dias - CEO of Raízen
José Roberto Mendonça de Barros - Managing Partner of MB Associates
Moderator: William Waack
18h10
Main Lobby and Terrace
19h30
FMC Main Auditorium
Welcome Cocktail
TOP Ethanol Awards
Moderator: Carlos Tramontina
June, 28 - Second Day
Time
Location
Description
08h30
Hall Principal
Welcome Coffee
Plennary Session 3: “Scenarios 2020: A Global Agenda for Biofuels”
Bob Dinneen - CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA)
Elizabeth Farina - CEO of UNICA
Rob Vierhout - CEO of ePURE - European Renewable Ethanol
09h00
FMC Main Auditorium
Michael McAdams - President of the Advanced Biofuels Association - ABFA
Meghan Sapp - Managing Director of PlanetEnergy and Secretary General of PANGEA (Partners for Euro-African Green
Energy)
Ethan Zindler - Global Head of Policy Analysis at Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Moderator: William Waack
10h40
Hall Principal
Coffee Break
Theme Specific Rooms
“Certification: The Challenge of Increasing Demand”
Cassio Franco Moreira - Global Leader of Standarts and Certifications of WWF
Claudio Borges T. Gaspar de Oliveira - External Relations & Sustainability Director of Raízen
Sustainability
Maurício de Mauro - Planning and Sustainability Director of Copersucar
Michel Santos - Corporate Affairs and Sustainability of Bunge Brasil
Nick Goodall - CEO of Bonsucro®
Moderator: Luiz Fernando do Amaral - Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Rabobank in Brazil
“Short Term Technologies: Improving Performance and Reducing Costs”
Adriano Martins Villas Boas - Global Marketing Head for Sugar Cane of Syngenta
Cesar Di Luca - Commercial Director of Case IH
Technology & Mobility
Marcelo Ismael - Director of Specialized Business for BASF in Brazil
Walter Costa - Business Diretor of FMC Brazil
William Burnquist - Business Diretor of Genetic Improvement of Sugarcane Technology Center - CTC
Moderator: Luciano Rodrigues - Manager of Economics Department of UNICA
“Investing in the Sugar-Energy Industry: Paths and Perspectives”
Alan Boyce - Board Member of Adecoagro Group
Carlos Eduardo Cavalcanti - Head of the Biofules Department of The Brazilian Development Bank - BNDES
11h00
Markets & Investment
Daniel Bachner - Global Sugarcane Director of Syngenta
Jacyr Costa Filho - Director of Sugarcane Divison of Tereos Group
Salim Morsy - Bioenergy Analyst of Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Moderator: Eduardo de Carvalho - Consultant and Former CEO of UNICA
“Expanding Possibilities: New Uses and Sugarcane Based Products
André Faaij - Researcher of UTRECHT University and Member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC
Gérald Vincent - Director of Environment, Health & Safety for L’OREAL Latin America
The Future
Onofre Andrade - Biofuels and Sustainability Manager of Argos Energies
Rogério Manso - Commercial Director of Solazyme
Ronaldo Pereira - Commercial Director of FMC
Moderator: Eduardo Caldas - Project Manager at the Brazilian Trade and Investments Promotion Agency - Apex-Brasil
“European Biofuels Legislation: Complexities and Challenges”
André Nassar - Director of Agroicone
Britta Thomsen - Danish politician and Member of the European Parliament
Public Policies
Rob Vierhout - CEO of ePure
Uwe Fritsche - Director of International Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy (IINAS)
Moderator: Géraldine Kutas - Head of International Affairs and Senior International Adviser to the President of UNICA
12h30
Main Lobby and Terrace
Lunch
Theme Specific Rooms
“Mechanized Harvesting: Advancing with Productivity”
Bruno Covas - São Paulo State Environment Secretary
Fátima Cardoso - Senior Program Manager for Solidaridad Network in Brazil
Sustainability
Ismael Perina - Agronomist and Former President of Orplana
Luiz Antonio Dias Paes - General Product Manager of Sugarcane Technology Center - CTC
Pedro Ubiratan Escorel de Azevedo - São Paulo State Chief Prosecutor
Moderator: Iza Barbosa - Corporate Social Responsibility of UNICA
“Drop In Biofuels: Commercial and Strategic Outlooks”
Adilson Liebsch - Commercial Director of Amyris Brasil
Al Bryant - VP of Research and Development of Boeing Brasil
Technology & Mobility
Kevin R. Weiss - CEO of Byogy Renewables Inc.
Luis Cortez - Assistant Coordinator of Special Programs of Fapesp
Michael McAdams - President of the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA)
Moderator: Letícia Phillips - UNICA Representative for North America
“Real growth: Expanding and Improving Infrastructure”
Alexandre de Mattos Setten - Logistics Director of Copersucar
Dagoberto Delmar Pinto - CEO of CPA Trading
Markets & Investment
14h00
Helder Gosling - Commercial Director of Grupo São Martinho
Julio Fontana - President of Rumo Logística
Roberto Gonçalves - President of Logum
Sergio Machado - President of Transpetro
Moderator: Antonio de Padua Rodrigues - Technical Director of UNICA
“Food x Fuel: A Debate in Search of Scietific Precision”"
André Chagas - Professor of FEA/USP
Cristiane P. Azevedo - Coordinator of Bioenergy and Sustainability Projects for the ONG "4 Cantos do Mundo"
The Future
Darius Mans - President and CEO of Africare
Elisio Contini - Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa
Karla Camargo - Food Security Manager LATAM of Syngenta
Moderator: André Nassar - Agroicone Director
“Brazil-USA: Opportunities and Obstacles for Cooperation on Biofuels”
André Moura - Ethanol Exports Manager of BP
Dennis Hankins - Senior Member of United States Diplomatic Service and U.S. Consul General in São Paulo
Public Policies
João Alberto Abreu - Technology and Bioenergy Director of Raízen
José Goldemberg - Professor of USP and Former Environment Minister
Michael Rinelli - New Business Manager of Sugarcane Technology Center - CTC
Moderator: Brad Addington - Senior Market Editor of OPIS
15h30
Main Lobby and Terrace
Coffee Break
Plennary Session 4: “Scenarios 2020: The Evolution of Flex Fuel Technology”
Fancisco Nigro - Professor and Researcher of University of São Paulo (USP)/Polytechnic School of Engineering
Besaliel Botelho - CEO of Bosch Latin America
15h50
FMC Main Auditorium
Thomas Apostolos - CEO of Ricardo Inc.
Luiz Moan Yabiku Jr. - President of Anfavea - National Association of Automobile Manufacturers
Alvaro Toubes Prata - Technological Development and Inovation Secretary of Ministry of Science and Technology
Alfred Szwarc - Emissions and Technology Specialist of UNICA
Moderator: William Waack
Closing Ceremony
Samuel Moreira - president of Alesp (São Paulo State Lesgilature)
João Guilherme Ometto - VP of Fiesp
Magda Maria de Regina Chambriard - General Director of Brazilian Petroleum Agency and Biofuels - ANP
Francisco Nigro - Professor and Researcher of University of São Paulo (USP)/Polytechnic School of Engineering
Fernando Damasceno - Product Development Manager of Magneti Marelli
17h40
FMC Main Auditorium
Besaliel Botelho - CEO of Bosch Latin America
Henry Joseph - VP of Anfavea - National Association of Automobile Manufacturers
Eduardo de Carvalho - Consultant and Former CEO of UNICA
Pratini de Moraes - Former Minister of Agriculture
Roberto Rodrigues - Former Minister of Agriculture
Elizabeth Farina - CEO of UNICA
Moderator: William Waack
18h50
Main Lobby and Terrace
Farewell Cocktail