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International Congress on Second Generation Biofuels
Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, 23 and 24 January 2008

Biofuel2G

Biofuel International Congress

Speakers 23 January

Session 1 \| Situation: overview
	Belén Goñi Alegre General Manager - ANAIN (Innovation Agency of Navarra)
	Luis Cabra Dueñas Chairman EBFTP (European Biofuel Technology Platform) PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid and Master's Degree in Business Administration from Insead-Euroforum. He currently works as Director of Technology at Repsol YPF where he is responsible for all the R&D activities. He started his professional activity in Repsol YPF as a process engineer in the La Coruña refinery and later at the headquarters in Madrid. He held different manager posts in the process and engineering areas before being appointed Director of Investments, Development and Refining in Europe and later Director of Technology of the Repsol YPF Group (post he has held since 2002).
	Carlos Alberto Fernández López Biofuels Department Manager. IDAE (Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving). Spain. He has a degree in Forestry Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid and a Master's degree in contaminating processes and defense of the natural medium from the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid. He qualified as a specialist in energy and the environment from the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid - Spanish Energy Institute. Since 1997 has has worked in the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving, as Project Head in the Departments of Biomass/Solar (1997-99), Thermal Power Stations (1999-2004) and Biomass (from 2004 to 2007). Since may 2007, he is the Manager of the Biofuel Department of the IDAE.

Session 2 \| Biomass resources
	Montserrat Fernández San Miguel Technical Advisor Spanish Ministry of Environment She has a degree in Geology from the University of Granada and a diploma in Environmental Health. She has done many specialisation courses in different environmental topics related to energy and transport. Since 2001 she has been working as the Technical Advisor Responsible for the Energy and Environment Area of the Spanish Ministry of the Environment. She actively participates in the negotiation and follow-up of the European Regulation and International Agreements on "Energy, Transport and Protection of the Environment", as well as in the review of the national legislation, in the areas of Energy, Transport and Environment as well as in the coordination of the autonomous community legislation. She also acts as coordinator of the International Geneva Convention on Crossborder Atmospheric Contamination. She manages and coodinates agreements with other entities: CIEMAT, UPM, etc. Her participation in the recent "Analyses of the Lifecycle of Alternative Fuels for Transport" must be highlighted, prepared by the CIEMAT on the request of the Ministry of the Environment. She has participated in different postgraduate and master's training courses, specific seminars and she has numerous publicatons in the area of energy, transport and the environment.
	Hans-Peter Piorr Vice President for Research & Technology Transfer University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde. Germany Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde, Germany at the Faculty of Landscape Use and Nature Protection. His main research topic deals with interdisciplinary research projects on: Change of agricultural landscapes, particularly in north-east Germany. Development of agriculture on EU level Improvement of cultivation practices Use of renewable energy as well in organic as in integrated farming systems. His special interest is the link between the economic and ecological conditions and its effect on the agricultural landscape and the assessment of future environmental situations driven by changing agricultural policies. Mr. Piorr was actively involved in the compilation of the OECD agri-environmental stocktaking report and appointed expert of the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry (BMVEL) for the development of an Agri-Environmental Indicator Framework. He was involved in three Agri-environmental Indicator research projects of the EU: PAIS (Proposals on Agri-Environmental Indicators) TAPAS (Technical Action Plan for Agricultural Statistics - (i) Linear Landscape Elements as Agricultural Environmental Indicators and (ii) Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes) LUCAS (Land Use / Cover Area Frame Statistical Survey). Main running topics are renewable energies, their potential to support the fuel market and environmental limits which have to be taken into account when biomass is produced for energy purposes.
	Laszlo Mathe Forest Program, Forest and Bioenergy Officer WWF (World Wide Fund of Nature) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006 - WWF International Forest and bioenergy officer. 2004-2006 WWF Hungary Forest policy officer. 2001-2002 EcoSilva Ltd. Forest management planning. 2000-2002 Ecotop Foundation Project manager in Apuseni Mountains National Park. EDUCATION 2004 - Central European University, Department of Environmental Policy and Science. Budapest, Hungary.Currently enrolled as part-time Phd student. 2003 - 2004 Central European University, Department of Environmental Policy and Science.MSc course in Environmental Policy and Science. 2002 – 2003 University of Oradea,Romania Postgraduate course in Sustainable Forestry Management 1997 – 2002 University of Oradea,Romania Graduate course in forestry management engineering.
	Wim J. Corré Researcher Wageningen University. Netherland Phd from the Wageningen Agricultural University. Dr. Corré has a wide experience in agrobiology and soil fertility research at several Research Institutes (Wageningen University, AB-DLO, IB-DLO). He has also worked as scientist in plant ecology at Rijks Universiteit Utrecht and Wageningen Agricultural University. He has developed studies of : Analysis of nutrient flows in agricultural systems. Effects of fertilisation practices on the environment. Energy and greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture and bioenergy. Plant ecology. Denitrification. Nitrous oxide emission. Methane emission.
	Gianni Facciotto Arboriculture Unit Manager CRA (Poplar Research Institute).Italy Dr. Gianni Facciotto (born in Biella, Italy on 31.07.1956), graduated in 1979 in Agricultural Science at the University of Piacenza with full-honours. Since 1981 he has been working as a researcher for the Poplar Research Institute in Casale Monferrato in the Arboriculture for Wood Production and Biomass Unit and since 1994 he is in charge of this Unit.From the start he worked on projects concerning cultivation techniques of poplars and willows in nurseries and specialised plantations, chiefly for the production of plywood. Since 1994 he has been working on financed projects for the cultivation of Salicacee in short-rotation woody plants plantations for energy purposes. Since 1996 he has been a member of the Technical Committee of the National Poplar Commission, which controls and registers poplar clones in the National Registry of Forest Clones. Since 2001 he has also been in charge of the Experimental Farm 'Mezzi'.
	Alberto Lafarga Arnal Extensive and Energy crops Manager ITGA (Technical Institute for Agricultural Management).Spain He has been dedicated to extensive crops in Navarra over the last 25 years within the framework of the ITGA. He has been Head of the extensive crop area of the ITGA for 15 years and of the Energy Crop Program of the ITGA for the last ten years. He has participated in European projects where the role of different energy crops such as rapeseed, carinata and triticale has been developed CARINATA BIOELECTRICITY BIODINE As well as in different national projects such as Cynara Cardunculus for the production of biomass as well as different energy crop development Programs with companies of the sector.
	David Sánchez González Biomass Department Technician CENER (National Renewable Energy Centre). Spain David Sanchez Gonzalez has a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Public University of Navarra (UPNA), finishing his studies in 1997. Later he completed his studies by specialising in Environmental Audits at the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid, in 1999 and with a Diploma of Advanced Studies in the department of Rural Enginering and Projects of the Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineers of the UPNA in 2004. He joined the National Renewable Energie Centre (CENER) in November 2000, carrying out his work within the area of Assessment of biomass and energy crops. Since then he has taken part in different projects related to this field, highlighting his participation in the European project, Bio-South, on the use of forest biomass for energy purposes.

Speakers 24 January

Session 3 \| Production technologies
	Chairperson: Fernando Sánchez Sudón Technical Director CENER (National Renowable Energy Centre). Telecommunications Engineer from the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid. He has 20 years' experience in the Renewable Energies sector. He started out his career as Director of the Solar Platform of Almeria and later he worked at the CIEMAT, where he held several posts: Head of the Solar Division of the Institute of Renewable Energies, Director of the Institute of Renewable Energies of CIEMAT and finally Commercial R&D Director of the CIEMAT. Since 2004 he has held the post of Technical Director of the National Renewable Energie Centre CENER, belonging to the CENER-CIEMAT Foundation. It must be underlined that he is the spanish representative of the Renewable Energies Workgroup of the International Energy Agency. He has also been the spanish representative on the non-Nuclear Energy Management Committees of the R&D Framework Programs of the EU.

	Manfred Wörgetter Associated Task Leader IEA/ Task39 (International Energy Agency - Task 39) IEA Bioenergy, an international collaboration program in the frame oft the International Energy Agency, aims to accelerate the use of environmental sound and cost-competitive bioenergy on a sustainable basis. The work is carried out through a series of tasks. Task 39 'Commercializing 1st- and 2nd-Generation Liquid Biofuels from Biomass' is currently composed of 15 countries. The Task brings together leading researchers, government officials and industry to introduce biofuels for transportation into the marketplace. Task Leader is Jack Saddler from the University of British Columbia. Manfred Wörgetter from FJ-BLT, a Research Institute of the Austrian Ministry for Agriculture is one of the Associate Task Leaders. He works since three decades in the field of Bioenergy on concentrates his efforts on the transition from fossil fuels to liquid biofuels.
	Joaquín Ancín Viguiristi Acciona Biocombustibles S.A. Managing Director Joaquin Ancin is currently the Managing Director of Acciona Biocombustibles S.A., a company framed within the energy line of the Acciona Group. He has a degree in Physics from the University of Zaragoza. When he finished his studies he joined AP Amortiguadores, an original equipment supplier for the major car manufacturers. He worked in Product Engineering there for ten years, four of which he was the R&D Manager. He then joined EHN, where he was the R&D Director for three years before taking on his current job in the biofuel division of the Acciona Group.
	Kai Sipilä VicePresident, Strategic Research, Energy technology VTT (Technical Research Centre). Finland VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is the biggest contract research organisation in Northern Europe. With a turnover: 217 M€ and 2780 employees, VTT is a non-profit-making research organisation established in 1942. VTT is a part of the Finnish innovation system under the domain of the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
	Sandor Szabo Researcher ies - JRC (Institute for Environment and Sustainability) The mission of the Institute for Environment and Sustainability is to provide scientific-technical support to the European Union's policies for the protection and sustainable development of the European and global environment. EUCAR (European Council for Automotive R&D), CONCAWE (Oil Companies' European Organisation for Environment Health and Safety) and JRC (Joint Research Centre of the European Commission) have performed a joint evaluation of the Well-to-Wheels energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for a wide range of potential future fuels and powertrains options. The first version was published in december 2003. A latest revision has been completed in may 2006. First and Second generation biofuels have been assessed from a cost and GHG emissions savings point of view.
	Ricardo Arjona Antolín R&D Director Abengoa Bioenergy. Spain Dr. Ricardo Arjona Antolín is an industrial engineer with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sevilla, currently manager of the R&D department of Abengoa Bioenergy, where he is responsible for several European and Spanish R&D projects. After finishing his engineering studies in 1992 he joined AICIA (Andalusia Association for Research and Industrial Cooperation. From 1998 till 2000 he joined the University of Sevilla as an R&D engineer in the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department. In 2000, Mr. Arjona continued his career in Inerco as Manager of the Renewable Energy Division, while teaching at the Engineering School of the University of Sevilla. In 2003 he was awarded by the Foundation Artigas Sanz for the best PhD in Chemical Engineering.
	Gerardo Pisabarro de Lucas Professor of Microbiology UPNA (Public University of Navarra).Spain PhD in Science from the Universidad Autonoma of Madrid and a Degree in Biology from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. Professor of Microbiology (Environmental Microbiology) at the Public University of Navarra. He has given classes in the degree courses of Agricultural Engineering, Technical Agricultural Engineering and the Nursing diploma course. He has been responsible for several courses included within the Department's PhD Program and has collaborated by givng classes in the Bioethics Expert Course and the Experience Classroom of the UPNA. He is a member of the Spanish Societies of Microbiology, Genetics and Biotechnology and of the American Society of Microbiology. His research lines have been microbial physiology and metabolism, the study of the action mode of antibiotics, the study of the organisation of the superior fungi genome.
	Edward Green EO- GBL(Greenbiologics Ltd).United Kingdom PhD in Biochemical Engineering from the University of Manchester in 1993. He spent three years at Rice University in Houston, Texas where he pioneered techniques for genetic manipulation of butanol producing clostridia. He then spent the next two years at Gothenburg University improving a yeast ethanol process and then returned to the UK in 1998 to join Agrol Ltd., a biofuel start up. At Agrol, he managed a team that developed a novel high temperature ethanol process. In 2003 he founded Green Biologics (GBL), a UK leader focusing on next generation biofuels and chemicals. Mr. Green is the CEO and has built the Company from scratch. GBL now employees 25 people in purpose built lab space on Milton Park in Oxfordshire. Mr. Green's efforts were recognised in the inaugural Woods Enterprise Awards for Entrepreneurship. Mr. Green has delivered technical improvements in microbial fermentation processes for biofuel production over the past 17 years contributing to numerous scientific publications and patents.
	Chairperson: José Luis García Fierro Deputy Director- ICP-CSIC (Petrochemical Catalysis Institute) Jose Luis G. Fierro is the Vice-director of the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (ICP) of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). He has a PhD degree in Chemistry (1976) and has been Research Professor at the National Council of Scientific Research since 1988. His current research lines mainly focus on heterogeneous catalysis, chemistry, solid-state chemistry, chemical technology, environmental catalysis and the chemistry of materials. He has authored or co-authored 730 publications, is editor and co-author of 8 books and holds 20 patents, four of them under exploitation.
	Dr.Jean-Luc Duplan Biomass Project Manager- IFP(Institut Français du Pétrol).France Jean-Luc is the Biomass Project Manager at IFP. He has worked at IFP for 17 years where he has headed petrochemical and refining development for new processes as well as pilot plant studies, modelling and process optimisation. He is an expert for the European Commison, DG Research, New and and Renewable Resources and has leads the Biofuel training at IFP. Jean- Luc holds a Chemical Engineering degree from the Ecole Supérieure de Chimie Industrielle de Lyon (1987) and a PhD in Physic Sciences from CNRS
	Harri Turpeinen Deputy Chairman.Neste Oil Corporation.Finland Mr. Turpeinen graduated from the University of Oulu with a degree in Organic Chemistry. He has been working with Neste Oil as a research engineer, as a marketing manager in coal business, as a Vice President in charge of bitumen business unit, as a Vice President in charge of oil specialites business group (bitumen, solvents, lubricants and base oils). The previous task of Mr. Turpeinen from 1997 to 2007 was the Vice Presidency with responsibility of the R&T function of the company. Now he is Vice President with responsibility of Corporate Stakeholder Relations in Neste Oil Corporation. Neste Oil Corporation is a refining and marketing company focusing on advanced, clean traffic fuels. Neste Oil is a forerunner in the development of traffic fuels with reduced environmental impact. Neste Oil's strategy is aimed to make the company the world's leading biodiesel producer. Oil refining will remain as Neste Oil's central business, however, and the company will continue to invest in new conversion capacity at its current refineries.
	Olaf Walter Responsible for Biogas Chemistry ITC-FZK (Institute of Technical Chemistry of Forschunzentrum Kalsruhe).Germany

Session 4 \| Automotive sector applications
	Chairperson: Xabier Troyas Echávarri General Manager- CEMITEC (Multidisciplinary Centre for Innovation and Technology of Navarra) PhD in Engineering of Process Control and Information Technology from the University of Manchester, UK and (Executive) Master in Business Administration from the University Pontificia de Comillas. He has developed his professional career in the sector of Advanced Process Control and Innovation Management. For the past 10 years, he has collaborated with the Technological Centre CEMITEC in upper management positions and during the last 5 years, he has held the position of General Manager. The Multidisciplinary Centre of Innovation and Technology of Navarra of the Foundation CETENA, CEMITEC, is a technological Centre whose mission is to contribute to the competitiveness of companies through the development of R&D projects, technological services and other activities that foster innovation. He is specialized in four disciplines: electronics, mechanics of fluids and thermal engineering, metallic and polymeric materials. In the field of Biocombustibles, he carries out analysis, characterization and technical assistance activities.
	Rakel Herrero Colmenero Technical Service CEMITEC(Multidisciplinary Centre for Innovation and Technology of Navarra).Spain She gained a degree in Chemistry from the University of the Basque Country (San Sebastian-Donostia). She has a PhD in Polymers/Chemistry Physics (Manchester Metropolitan University), Master's degree in Environmental Management in Industry (University of Mondragon). Since 2003, she is a technician of the biofuel line of CEMITEC. The Multidisciplinary Centre of Innovation and Technology of Navarra of the Foundation CETENA, CEMITEC, is a technological Centre whose mission is to contribute to the competitiveness of companies through the development of R&D projects, technological services and other activities that foster innovation. She is specialized in four disciplines: electronics, mechanics of fluids and thermal engineering, metallic and polymeric materials. In the field of Biofuels, she carries out analysis, characterization and technical assistance activities.
	Félix Gómez Cuenca Quality Systems Manager CLH (Hydrocarbons Logistic Company).Spain Félix Gómez Cuenca graduated in Chemistry from University of Granada (1986). He holds a PhD from Universidad Politécnica de Oviedo (2005), a MBA from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). He also holds: Specialist in Science and Technology Management (Universidad Carlos III), Specialist in Technology and Innovation Management (CEPADE, UPM), and Specialist in Consulting (UNED). He joined CAMPSA in 1987 as a Surveyor in Coruña. In 1990 he became a Project Manager in the Testing Centre of CAMPSA - CLH. In 1990, head of the Project Dept in the Testing Centre, and in 2005 became head of Quality Systems and Product Technology Management.
	Gonzalo del Castillo Ramírez Technical Manager AOP (Spanish Oil Refining Producers ’Association).Spain He gained a degree in Industrial Engineering specialising in Chemistry from the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers of Madrid. He has been working in the Spanish Association of Oil Product operators (AOP) for the past 10 years where currently he is head of the Technical and Environment Department. Previously he worked at Repsol where he held several posts including: Department of Strategic Planning, Director of Planning and Control in the International Division, Director of Refining Planning..., etc. He has extensive experience in the oil sector and currently acts as secretary of the Technical Subcommittee 3 of the CTN 51; "Oil Products" of AENOR.
	Ingo Drescher Group Research: Powertrain, Fuels and Lubricants VolkswagenAG. Germany Dr. Ingo Drescher 15. April 1970; Mainz, Germany Studies 1989 - 1995 Physics in Mainz, Germany 1992 - 1993 Physics in Uppsala, Sweden PhD 1996 - 1999 Research Centre Jülich, Germany (Natural Gas Reforming in High Temperature Fuel Cells) Profession Since 1999 Volkswagen AG (Research Centre) 1999 - 2002 Fuel Reforming for Fuel Cell Systems. Group leader for Fuel reforming .Coordination of the test field activities Since 2002 Alternative Fuels / Fuel Strategy. Fuel characterization and specification for new engine generations.Project leader for alternative fuel production processes
	Paul Greening Emissions and Fuels Manager ACEA (European Automobile manufacturers’ Association) Dr. Greening has worked on all fields in terms of motor vehicle environmental and fuel quality issues. Dr. Greening was a representative of the UK Government on these issues for several years before moving in 1996 to work for the European Commission in Brussels (Directorate General Industry, now DG Enterprise) where he drafted the proposals that resulted in the political agreement of the Euro 3 and 4 emission limits and technical tests for light-duty vehicles and the Euro III to V standards for heavy-duty vehicles. Dr Greening chaired several Commission consultative committees on a number of technical issues in these fields and was also responsible for issues relating to vehicle fuel quality. Returning in 2004 to the UK Government for a short period, he subsequently joined the European Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ACEA) in september 2006. He is now responsible for co-ordinating the European automotive industry position on pollutant emissions and fuel quality legislation and is involved in influencing policy makers regarding their future legislative plans, as they will affect the European motor industry.

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