Day One - Tuesday, November 13, 2007

7:00am - 8:00amRegistration Desk Opens & Breakfast Served
8:00am - 8:15amOpening Comments & Announcements
Mr. Dennis McKnight
President
The Innovators

8:15am - 9:05amBeyond "A Thousand Barrels a Second"
Mr. Peter Tertzakian
Chief Energy Economist
ARC Financial Corporation (Canada)

9:05am - 10:00amFood - Fuel Challenge in the 21st Century
Dr. Manfred Kern
Global Head of Business Relations
Bayer CropScience (Germany)

Sponsored by: Alberta Agriculture & Food

10:00am - 10:45amNetworking Break
10:45am - 11:30amThe Impact of Ethanol on Corn, Cereals and Oil Seeds
Dr. Bruce Babcock
Director
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development
Iowa State University (USA)

Sponsored by: Alberta Livestock Industry Development Fund

11:30am - 12:30pmThe Next Generation of BioFuels
Mr. Gerson Santos-Leon
Executive Vice-President
Abengoa Bioenergy New Technologies (USA)

Sponsored by: Alberta Agriculture Research Institute (AARI)

12:30pm - 2:00pmSmart Networking Lunch
2:00pm - 4:30pmCarbon Emissions Trading
Ms Karen Haugen-Kozyra - Moderator
Acting Director - Policy Development and Offsets Solutions Team
Climate Change Central (Canada)

Dr. Svetlana Morozova
Technology Officer
CantorCO2e Company (Canada)

Mr. Winston Hickox
Venture Partner
Paladin Capital Group (USA)

Mr. Mike Kotelko
Project Advisor
Highmark Renewables (Canada)

Mr. Doug Hollenbeck
Vs Goliath Project Solutions Inc. (Canada)

Sponsored by: Climate Change Central

4:30pm - 7:00pmSmart Networking Reception

Day Two - Wednesday, November 14

7:00am - 8:00amBreakfast Served
8:00am - 8:10amOpening Comments and Announcements
Mr. Dennis McKnight
President
The Innovators

8:10am - 8:35amOverview of Renewable Energy in Italy
Ms Nadia Voukelatou
Department of Nuclear Fusion
ENEA Research Centre (Italy)

Mr. Roberto Nannicini
ENEA - Department of Environment, Global Change and Sustainable Development
(Italy)

Sponsored by: Alberta Energy

8:35am - 9:25amBioenergy Developments in Europe
Mr. Petri Väisänen
Business Manager Renewable Energy
Pöyry Energy Oy, (Finland)

Sponsored by: Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

9:25am - 10:00amIntegrated Industrial Parks - Rural Alberta's Future?
Mr. Bill Hunter
President/Owner
Northern Opportunities Facilitation Inc. (Canada)

Sponsored by: BioProducts Alberta

10:00am - 10:45amSmart Networking Break
10:45am - 12:30pmIs Green Investing in Green?
Mr. Todd Hirsch - Moderator
Senior Economist
ATB Financial (Canada)

Mr. Winston Hickox
Venture Partner
Paladin Capital Group (USA)

Dr. Wal van Lierop
Co-Founder, President & CEO
Chrysalix Energy (Canada)

Sponsored by: Lignol Innovations

12:30pm - 2:00pmFarewell Luncheon