GEORGIA RENEWABLE BIOENERGY CONFERENCE

Day 1 - August 1, 2006
Final Program

 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.          Welcome & Opening Remarks        

Governor Sonny Perdue     Governor     State of Georgia

8:30-9:30                    The Global Energy Situation – The Future An overview of the global energy market, highlighting current and projected fossil fuel consumption as compared with alternative energy sources.  Emphasis on potential of the alternative energy market.                   Dr. Jim Fischer     Senior Technical Advisor     Board of Directors     U.S. Department of Energy     Biography     Download Presentation

9:30-10:30                  Growing Toward Energy Independence                                    Energy--A new way for agriculture and forestry to view its core business; perspective on decline of the family farm, consolidation of sectors, new ways to grow business                                                        Gale Buchanan     Under Secretary     Research, Education, and Economics     U.S. Department of Agriculture     Biography

10:30-11:00                 Break sponsored by: Georgia Peanut Commission

10:45-12 Noon                  The International Bioenergy Picture                                                A.         Brazilian Overview     Pedro Antonio Arraes Pereira     LABEX-ARS/EMBRAPA Cooperation Program     Download Presentation                                                 B.         European Overview                                               Dave O'Connor     Program Manager     EPRI     Biography     Download Presentation

 12 Noon-1:00 p.m.      LUNCH sponsored by:
                                                      The University of Georgia

1:00-1:40 p.m.            Georgia’s Energy Inventory Georgia’s recently completed review and analysis of the state’s alternative energy potential will be presented.     Cyrus Bhedwar     State Energy Program Manager     Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority     Biography     Download Presentation

 

1:45-2:30 p.m.            Economics & Energy from Biofuels Discussion on the economics of making fuel from biobased materials vs. traditional fossil fuels; why it’s competitive now.     John Sheehan     Strategic Energy Analysis     National Renewable Energy Lab     Biography     Download Presentation

 

2:30-3:00 p.m.            Importance of Energy Legislation    To build any new business, you need investment in the idea; hear from an expert how they convinced their state to make an investment in alternative energy.     Clint Thompson     Thompson, Hoffman & Company     Biography     Download Presentation

 3:00-3:30 p.m.            BREAK sponsored by the Georgia Corn Grower's Association

3:30-6:00 p.m.            Energy Legislation – Federal/State Roundtable Senator Tolleson will moderate a round table discussion on current and pending state/federal legislation. Incentives, environmental impact, rural development are just a few of the areas to be discussed.                                           Moderator:                                                                                 The Honorable Ross Tolleson     Georgia State Senate     Biography                              Roundtable Participants                              Georgia State Senators                              John Bulloch                              Joseph Carter                              Seth Harp                              George Hook                              Ed Tarver                              Georgia State Representatives                              Jim Cole                              Bob Hanner                              Austin Scott                              U.S. Senators                              Steven Meeks, State Director                              Office of Saxby Chambliss                              U.S. Representatives                              Bill Johnson, Chief of Staff                              Office of Jack Kingston

 6:00-7:30 p.m.            WELCOME RECEPTION sponsored by:
                                                      Georgia Department of Economic Development
                                                      Georgia Agriculture Innovation Center
                                                      Southern Company

                     

August 1-3
UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center
Tifton, Georgia