Registration

8:00 am

Welcome & Introduction of Keynote

Dr. I. Miley Gonzalez, New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture

Next Steps to Market

The Honorable Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Invited

New Mexico's State Plan for Biofuels Leadership
Moderator:  Sarah Cottrell, Energy & Environmental Policy Advisor to Governor Bill Richardson

• Science, Research & Development and Sustainable Feedstocks

Dr. Jose Olivares, Deputy Division Leader, Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Dr. Margaret McCormick, General Manager of Bio-based Materials Group, Targeted Growth

• Economic Sustainability and Feedstock Transformation

Dr. Steve Loring, Associate Director, Agricultural Experimental Station, NMSU

• Production and Distribution

Jeff Trucksess, Advisor & Founder, Green Earth Fuels

Dr. Van Romero, Vice President of Research & Economic Development, NM Tech

• Workforce Development, Education and Outreach

Brendan Miller, Green Economy Manager, NM Economic Development Department

Break

Native American Approach and Advances in Biofuels
Moderator: H. Chico Gallegos, Chief Executive Officer, Spear Energy

• Advances in Research & Development
• Practices in Sustainability
• A Survey of Native American Biofuels Incentives
• Partnership Opportunities with Native American Enterprises and Tribes

 Luncheon - Keynote Address

The Honorable Tom Udall

U.S. Senate (D-NM) video address

New Crops / New Challenges:  Agriculture & Biofuels
Moderator:  Julie Maitland, Agricultural Programs and Resources, NMDA

• Dr. C. Meghan Starbuck, Assistant Professor of Economics & International Business, NMSU
• Terry A. Coffelt, Research Geneticist & Lead Scientist, New Crops, USDA-ARS-USALARC
• Dr. Steve Loring, Associate Director, Agricultural Experimental Station, NMSU
• Chris Cassidy, Renewable & Rural Economic Development Advisor USDA

Algal Biofuels

• Optimizing Algal Cultivation & Productivity:  An Innovative, Multidiscipline, and Multi-scale Approach:  J. Timlin, Sandia National Labs
• Challenges & Opportunities in Harvesting Algae for Biofuels:  P. Pohl, Sandia National Labs
• Sustainability of Algal Biofuel Production Using Integrated Renewal Energy Park & Algal Biorefinery Approach:  B. Subhadra, University of New Mexico

Break

Future Markets / Present Challenges
Moderator:  David Hadley, Business Development Executive, Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Brian Knapp, American Petroleum Institute:  Necessary Infrastructure Considerations During a Fuel Transition
• Wayne Simmons, CEO, Sundrop Fuels:  Solar Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels: Unique Challenges of Breakthrough Technology
• Len Malry, NM Higher Education Department:  Educating the Biofuels Workforce
• Pat Frerkes, Sperry Van Ness/Pat Frerkes Investments:  Funding A New Industry

Session Topic:  Algal Biofuels

• Flow Cytometry Technology Applied to Characterization & Optimization of Algal Cells for Biofuels:  B. Marrone, LANL
• Effects of Nitrogen Source & Cultivation Conditions on Growth Rate & Lipid Production in Nannochloropsis gaditana:  M. Ren and K. Ogden, University of Arizona
• Integrated Mariculture for Production of Algae Biofuels & Food:  B. Wu, vice President, Live Fuels, Inc. 

Adjourn & Reception 

(Poster Session)

Adjourn & Reception 

(Poster Session)

• Curt Rich, Van Ness Feldman:  Congressional Action on Biofuels invited
• Terry Brunner, USDA NM State Director:  Administration Policies & Forecast invited
• David Bradley, ASTM:  Biofuels Standards invited
• Richard Wynne, The Boeing Company:  The National Aviation Market

• Potential Oilseed Crops for Biofuel Production in the Southwest USA:  T. Coffelt, USDA-ARS-USALARC
• Desert Biodiesel - Southwest Biofuel Production:  D. Auld, Texas Tech University
• Agronomic Production of Castor in Texas:  J. Rieff, Texas Tech University
• Cultivation, Storage & Fermentation of Sweet Sorghum Juice in Arid Regions:  K. Ogden, University of Arizona
• Development of Safflower as a New Winter Crop for the Texas High Plains:  S. Oswalt,  Texas Tech University

Environmental Regulations & Approaches
Moderator:  Maria Zannes, Outreach Director, SWBA

• Doug Lynn, Executive Director, CEHMM: Cutting the Regulatory Red Tape

• John D'Antionio, NM State Engineer:  Water Rights & Biofuels In New Mexico, invited

• Claudia Hertzog, Waste Management:  Making Use of Solid Waste as a Feedstock

Session Topic:  Lignocellulosic Biofuels

• Forest Thinning Residues as a Potential Fuel Source:  A. Brown, Sandia National Labs
• Novel Feedstocks for Cost Effective Biofuels Production:   M. Hadi, Sandia National Labs
• Deconstructive Nature's Structural Material for Biofuels:  G. Gnanakaran, LANL

LUNCHEON -Keynote Address
The Honorable Jeff Bingaman 

U.S. Senate (D-NM) invited

ARRA Recipient Organizations Describe Their Award-Winning Projects

• Tim Zenk, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Sapphire Energy
• Dr. Jose Olivares, Deputy Division Leader, Bioscience Division, LANL
• Dr. Richard T. Sayre,  Director, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
• Dr. Vimal Chaitanya, Vice President of Research, New Mexico State University
• Doug Lynn, Executive Director, CEHMM