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Biotech Biofuels &
the Future of the Oil Industry:
New Technologies, Markets, and Strategies January 22, 2008 * The Four Seasons Hotel * Houston, TX An interactive, "off-the-record" executive roundtable featuring bio-era's analysis of changing market and industry dynamics, the development, entry and diffusion of new, biotechnologies for biofuels production, and the strategic and market implications for the oil industry in coming years. The first stage of the biofuels boom is coming to an end as competition intensifies, profits for biofuels producers tumble, and the landscape of politics and policy shifts. But as concerns over climate change, food prices, and energy security grow, so do pressures for accelerating the entry of new biofuel technologies that could dramatically alter biofuel feedstock and product slates -- and change the competitive dynamics of the industry. The transition period ahead will see strong competition between new, competing technologies and approaches with significant implications for the future of the downstream oil business.
7:00 – 8:00 am....Buffet Breakfast & Registration 8:00 –-8:15 am....WELCOME, AGENDA REVIEW, INTRODUCTIONS 8:15 – 10:10 am...THE BIRTH OF A BIOFUELED ECONOMY: PHASE ONE END-GAME? bio-era’s analysis of the current situation and future outlook, including current and future technologies, industry structure, market conditions, and trends driving biofuels markets and industry development. - What are the dominant biofuel production processes and technologies?
- What is the current global and regional outlook for biofuel markets?
- How do (and will) environmental, energy, and agricultural policies affect biofuel markets and development trajectories?
- What are the key technological uncertainties, and will they be overcome?
- What are the likely policy implications and trends?
10:10 – 10:30 am...Coffee Break 10:30 – 12:15 pm...THE COMING OF BIOTECH BIOFUELS: PHASE TWO BEGINNINGS? bio-era’s analysis of the coming of biotech biofuels, including a review of early production experience, what fuels are most likely (and how soon) and how quickly their production might achieve scale. - Who are the new companies pioneering the emergence of biotech biofuels?
- How far along are they?
- How fast is energy-related biotechnology progressing?
- Which biotech fuels and production processes are most likely to succeed and why?
- What are the major technology uncertainties, and are they likely to be overcome?
12:15 – 1:00 pm...Buffet Lunch – Presentation and Discussion “The impacts of next generation biofuels on the future of the oil industry”
Bio-era presentation followed by moderated discussion on the potential impacts of coming generations of biofuel production technologies on the economics and structure of the industry, including the potential for biofuels to drive the realignment of value across the oil value chain.
1:00 –-2:45 pm....BIOTECH BIOFUELS AND OIL COMPANY STRATEGIES bio-era presentation and moderated discussion on the implications of biotech biofuels for company strategies:
2:45 – 3:15 pm....Coffee Break 3:20 – 4:00 pm....SUMMARY, COMMENTS and ADJOURN
- Stephen C. Aldrich, President, Bio Economic Research Associates
- James Newcomb, Managing Director for Research, Bio Economic Research Associates
- Robert Carlson, Sr. Associate, Bio Economic Research Associates
- Othes speakers pending...
- What is the current global and regional outlook for fuel ethanol and biodiesel markets?
- How do environmental, energy, and agricultural policies affect biofuels markets and development trajectories?
- How fast is energy-related biotechnology progressing?
- When will new biotechnology production processes for renewable fuels come online?
- What biotech fuels and production processes are most likely to succeed?
- How will they affect existing biofuels feedstock prices and markets?
- What are the implications for refiners and downstream oil markets?
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