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Bioenergy Boom Market USA

8:30 AM

Registration

9:30 AM	Welcome Speech
	Dr. Benno W. Bunse, President & CEO, German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., New York

Bioenergy Market in the USA

9:40 AM	"Export Opportunities for German Bioenergy Technologies in the U.S. Market – Perspectives and Cooperation Possibilities"
	Helmut Lamp, MoP, Chairman, Executive Committee of the German Federal Association for Bioenergy (BBE)
10.10 AM	"Current State of Bioenergy in the U.S."
	Scott Minos, Senior Energy Technology Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
10:55 AM	Coffee Break

Future and Research of the Bioenergy Market in the USA

11:15 AM	"A Village Generates its Own Electricity - is this the Future for the U.S.?"
	Eckard Fangmeier, Chairman, Bioenergy Village Cooperative Jühnde
11:45 AM	"Development needs Research. Current Issues in the field of Biogas- and Algae-Research in the U.S."
	Dr. Raymond W. Cross, Ph.D., CEO, Morrisville State College
12:05 PM	"Woody Biomass to Energy Products"
	Dr. Tom Amidon, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF)
12.30 PM	Lunch Buffet

Market Entry Experiences in the USA

2:00 PM	"Biogas – the Renewable Growth Driver"
	Dennis Nahuijsen, Export Manager, Envitec Biogas AG
2:20 PM	"Trends and Legal Considerations for Companies entering the U.S. Biomass Market"
	Vanessa Soriano Power, Partner, Stoel Rives LLP
2:40 PM	"The German Federal Ministry of Technology‘s Export Initiative Program for Renewable Energy"
	Wilhelm Berg, Coordinator Exportinitiative Renewable Energies, German Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
2:50 PM	"Strategies and Considerations for German Companies Interested in the U.S. Biomass Market"
	Sebastian Goeres, Manager, German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., New York
3:10 PM	"Investment in Renewables in the USA"
	Gerard Reid, European Head, Ardour Capital Investment International GmbH
3:30 PM	"Experiences of a German Biomass Specialist in the U.S. Market"
	Ulrich Schmack, Deputy CEO, Schmack Biogas AG
3:50 PM	Coffee Break

Podium Discussion

4:00 PM	"Opportunities and Risks in the U.S. Biomass Market" - Food, Recycling and Waste - The future of ethanol - The Biomass Business Park, a valid business model for the U.S.? - Project financing
	Mike Kalet, Broker/Consultant, Pyramid Brokerage Company Ulrich Schmack, Deputy CEO, Schmack Biogas AG Dennis Nahuijsen, Export Manager, Envitec Biogas AG Gerard Reid, European Head, Ardour Capital Investment International GmbH Scott Minos, Senior Energy Technology Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

After the Workshops

5.30 PM - 7.00 PM

Networking-Event in the Ludwig Erhard Haus

Moderator:
Sebastian Göres, AHK USA.

German speeches will be translated simultaneously.
Presentation slides will be in English.