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October 13 – 15, 2019 – Global Ethanol Summit

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Meeting Agenda

Global Ethanol Summit
Washington, DC
Oct. 13- 15, 2019

Sunday, October 13

Time	Event
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Registration
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.	Welcome Reception

Monday, October 14

Time	Event
7:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Registration
7:30 – 8:45 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
9 – 10:10 a.m.	General Session Opening Remarks And Introductions Darren Armstrong, Chairman, U.S. Grains Council Keynote: Delivering on Ethanol’s Potential Through Expanded Global Use Ryan LeGrand, President & CEO, U.S. Grains Council Global Ethanol Outlook – Supply, Demand and Policy Drivers Mike Dwyer, Chief Economist, U.S. Grains Council
10:10 – 10:45 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:50 a.m. – Noon	General Session, Continued Session Moderator Mitch Coulter, Minnesota Corn Growers Association Renewable Fuels Association Sponsor Remarks Geoff Cooper, President & CEO, Renewable Fuels Association Policies Continue To Remain Critically Important For The Future Of Renewables Renato Domith Godinho, Head, Division for Energy Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil Global Decarbonization Of Fuel: The Environmental Benefits Of Ethanol Moderator: Don O’Connor, President, (S&T)2 Consultants Inc. Miguel Ivan Lacerda Oliveira, Director-Biofuels, Brazil Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil Andrea Kent, Vice President, Government and Public Relations, Greenfield Global Inc., Canada Emmanuel Desplechin, Secretary-General, ePURE, European Union
Noon – 1:30 p.m.	Luncheon and Trade Networking
1:45 – 3:45 p.m.	General Session Session Moderator Alex Marquis, Logistics Manager, Marquis Energy Growth Energy Sponsor Remarks Emily Skor, CEO, Growth Energy Air Quality And Human Health Consequences: The Cost Of Inaction Moderator: Rick Schwarck, President, Absolute Energy, LLC Dr. Steffen Mueller, Principal Economist, University of Illinois at Chicago Brady Seals, Senior Advisor, Garner Advisors LLC Dr. Sadaf Sobhani, Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Livermore National Lab Industrial Use and Bioeconomy, Opportunities For Expanded Ethanol Use Moderator: Erick Lutt, Senior Director for Policy, Industrial and Environmental Section, Biotechnology Innovation Organization Rakesh Bhartia, Chief Executive Officer, India Glycols Olaoluwa Bamikole, Chief Agroethanol Consultant, Zenith Group, Nigeria
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.	Coffee Break
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.	Business-to-Business Meetings
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.	Networking Reception

Tuesday, October 15

Time	Event
7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Registration
7:30 – 8:45 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 8:45 a.m.	Business-to-Business Meetings
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.	General Session Session Moderator Devin Mogler, Green Plains Inc. Welcome Remarks On The U.S. Energy Renaissance Daniel Whitley, Associate Administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Keynote: Delivering On Our Potential Through Collaboration And Trade The Honorable Stephen Censky, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Octane Economics: The Value Proposition Of Blending Ethanol Moderator: Brian Healy, Director of Global Ethanol Market Development, U.S. Grains Council Geoff Cooper, President and CEO, Renewable Fuels Association Dave Hirshfeld, Co-Founder and President, MathPro Inc. Hagan Rose, Director Sales and Marketing, International, Eco-Energy Inc.
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.	Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	General Session, continued Session Moderator Collin Watters, Director of Exports and Logistics, Illinois Corn Growers Association Retailers Perceptive On Ethanol Michael E. Lorenz, Executive Vice President of Petroleum Supply, Sheetz, Inc. Vehicle Compatibility With Ethanol: Lessons From The Agriculture And Auto Alliance Moderator: Coleman Jones, Technical Fellow-Fules, General Motors Marlon Arraes, Ethanol Coordinator-Biofuels Department, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil Pat Geng, Global Fuels Technical Specialist, General Motors Edson Orikassa, Manager of Certification, Regulatory and Government Affairs of Toyota Brasil
12:15 – 1:45 p.m.	Luncheon
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.	Closing General Session Prospects for The Future Use of Ethanol Moderator: Mike Dwyer, Chief Economist, U.S. Grains Council Geoff Cooper, President and CEO, Renewable Fuels Association, United States Emmanuel Desplechin, Secretary-General, ePURE, European Union Evandro Gussi, Director-President, UNICA, Brazil Andrea Kent, Vice President, Government and Public Relations, Greenfield Global Inc., Canada Craig Willis, Senior Vice President of Global Markets, Growth Energy, United States Closing Remarks Ryan LeGrand, President & CEO, U.S. Grains Council
Rest of Day	Networking Trade rooms open for business meetings