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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Tuesday, October 1 | 10:45 am – 11:15 am

Matt Horton
CEO, Propel Fuels


Summit Panel Preview
Track 3: Innovation on the Road to Commercialization
Fuel Production Innovation
Tuesday, October 1 | 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
This panel examines the RFS drivers behind fuel production, successful large-scale cultivation, harvesting, and processing for fuel production, and several technologies for processing algae oil and algae biomass to fuels.

Panel Chair:
Michael Lakeman
The Boeing Company
Mary Solecki
E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs)
How the Low Carbon Fuel Standard is driving growth in algal fuels
Rebecca White
Green Crude Farm, Sapphire Energy Inc.
Sapphire Energy’s Green Crude Farm – Year in Review
Lee Tonkovich
Heliae
Good Science = Scale: Leveraging innovation for commercial algae production
Hoyt Thomas
OpenAlgae
Integrated Algae Growth with PCM and Solventless Oil Recovery Process Demonstrated
Pat Leung
CRI Catalyst Co.
Advances in Algal Biomass Conversion Technologies

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Industry Tours:
Algenol’s World-class Facility
Seating is Limited – Register Now

Thursday, October 3
12:30pm – 9:00 pm


Algenol

As an attendee of the Algae Biomass Summit, you’ll have the exclusive opportunity to tour the most sophisticated algae facility in the world where an algae strain can go from lab-scale development to commercial-scale production on one site.

Algenol’s commercial development campus includes a 70,000 square feet of world-class molecular biology, culture collection, physiology, aquaculture, analytical chemistry and engineering laboratories. The tour will showcase Algenol’s Process Development Unit (PDU), which consists of aquaculture laboratory, inoculation greenhouses and 3 acres of outdoor controlled testing area for initial deployment and optimization activities.

The Integrated Biorefinery will showcase 4000 of Algenol’s 2nd generation modular photobioreactors containing advanced proprietary algae producing in excess of 9,000 gallons of ethanol per acre per year. Spent algae from the ethanol process will be converted next year into jet, diesel and gasoline green fuels through hydrothermal liquefaction and light hydrotreating for an additional 1,350 gallons per acre per year. This commercial module deployment is automated and will be producing fuel grade ethanol on site in 2013.

More information on Algenol and its commercialization strategy can be found here.

*Important: This tour includes a three hour bus trip each way. The tour will depart at the conclusion of the Algae Biomass Summit plenary session on Thursday and return to the Orlando area around 9pm. Shuttles from Algenol to the Ft. Meyers airport will be available for tour attendees choosing to depart the conference from this airport at the conclusion of the tour. Attendees should choose flights departing the Ft. Meyers airport no earlier than 6pm.

Register for Industry Tours

Monday, September 30
8:30 am – 4:00 pm


Daytona International Speedway and Kennedy Space Center

The tour begins at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex where attendees will have an opportunity to view the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which until this summer was not available for viewing. Additionally, attendees can participate in the Shuttle Launch Experience, view the Apollo/Saturn V Center and spend time in the complex gift shop.

The Daytona International Speedway will welcome tour attendees for lunch and an afternoon learning about this storied racing facility. Tour guides will provide attendees with walk through tours of the drivers meeting room, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage areas, Gatorade Victory Lane and a lap around the super speedway. This tour provides conference attendees with an excellent networking opportunity set in two of the Orlando area’s most popular attractions.

Limited Spots
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Why You Need To Register for the Algae Biomass Summit!
The Algae Industry’s Best Learning and Networking Opportunity

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Your peers are saying…

“The Algae Biomass Summit provides an outstanding opportunity for emerging algal businesses, customers, and supply chain partners to discuss potential business endeavors.”

– Joel Murdock, FedEx Express

“The Algae Biomass Summits are always a phenomenal networking opportunity and industry news platform very well worth attending. The venues entail scientific, commercial, legal and global algae awareness content that cannot be replaced in any other format.”

– Andre Harvey, Colorado Lining International

“This is absolutely the best conference of this kind and it offers great opportunities for networking, interaction, collaboration while learning the latest scientific breakthroughs and technological innovations in algal biotechnology and commercialization.”

– Qiang Hu, Arizona State University

“This algae show only gets better and better year after year with more and more qualified attendees.”

– Keith Funsch, GEA Westfalia Separator

ABS is a fully integrated meeting. There are major opportunities to interact for researchers and the industry. The academia/industrial balance was just right.”

– Keith E. Cooksey, Montana State University

“The ABS brings together the best and brightest scientists and engineers from every continent. I walked away from the conference with a big smile and a gut feeling that algae will become a household word within the next few years.”

– Stephen Lyon, Ph.D., Sealed Air Corporation

“The conference is a balanced space between research and commercialization.”

– Esteban Hincapie, Colorado State University

“Richest smorgasbord of contacts in the biofuel industry!”

– Rose Ann Cattollico, Energy Research at the University of Washington

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Exhibit at the Largest Gathering of Algae Professionals in the World!
The Expo Hall is Expected to Sellout – Reserve Your Booth Now

The expo hall continues to be a valuable and popular meeting place for algae professionals attending the event. Last year marked the third consecutive year the hall sold out. The expo hall’s popularity is attributed to the fact that it receives a high amount of visitor traffic from networking receptions, breaks and meal functions taking place in the expo hall space. A limited number of exhibits are availableóso reserve your spot today!

Exhibit Booth Includes

  • Two complimentary full conference registrations
  • Company listing on the conference website
  • Company listing in the on-site program
  • Company mention in promotional e-mails and brochures
  • One 8′ x 10′ (foot) booth and company identification sign


Become an Exhibitor

Get Your Sponsorship for 2013
Meet New Customers in Orlando!

Because of the huge success last year, sponsorships for the Algae Biomass Summit in Orlando, Florida are already going fast. As a sponsor you’ll receive many added benefits, including two full registrations and valuable exposure at the event.

Become a Sponsor

Become an ABO Member
Save $250 on Your Conference Registration

Help support the algae industry by becoming a member of the Algae Biomass Organization. The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the development of viable technologies and commercial markets for renewable and sustainable products derived from algae. Its membership is comprised of people, companies and organizations across the value chain.

Don’t wait. Become a member of the ABO and take advantage of the conference savings.

Become a Member

For more information, contact us at 866-746-8385 or e-mail service@algalbiomass.org.

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2013 Algae Biomass Summit; Tours Announced, View Comprehensive Agenda and Expo Hall – Register Today

Monday, September 30
8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Daytona International Speedway and Kennedy Space Center

The tour begins at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex where attendees will have an opportunity to view the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which until this summer was not available for viewing. Additionally, attendees can participate in the Shuttle Launch Experience, view the Apollo/Saturn V Center and spend time in the complex gift shop.The Daytona International Speedway will welcome tour attendees for lunch and an afternoon learning about this storied racing facility. Tour guides will provide attendees with walk through tours of the drivers meeting room, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage areas, Gatorade Victory Lane and a lap around the super speedway. This tour provides conference attendees with an excellent networking opportunity set in two of the Orlando area’s most popular attractions.

Limited Spots
Register for Industry Tours


Thursday, October 3
12:30pm – 9:00 pm

Algenol

As an attendee of the Algae Biomass Summit, you’ll have the exclusive opportunity to tour the most sophisticated algae facility in the world where an algae strain can go from lab-scale development to commercial-scale production on one site.

Algenol’s commercial development campus includes a 70,000 square feet of world-class molecular biology, culture collection, physiology, aquaculture, analytical chemistry and engineering laboratories. The tour will showcase Algenol’s Process Development Unit (PDU), which consists of aquaculture laboratory, inoculation greenhouses and 3 acres of outdoor controlled testing area for initial deployment and optimization activities.

The Integrated Biorefinery will showcase 4000 of Algenol’s 2nd generation modular photobioreactors containing advanced proprietary algae producing in excess of 9,000 gallons of ethanol per acre per year. Spent algae from the ethanol process will be converted next year into jet, diesel and gasoline green fuels through hydrothermal liquefaction and light hydrotreating for an additional 1,350 gallons per acre per year. This commercial module deployment is automated and will be producing fuel grade ethanol on site in 2013.

More information on Algenol and its commercialization strategy can be found here.

*Important: This tour includes a three hour bus trip each way. The tour will depart at the conclusion of the Algae Biomass Summit plenary session on Thursday and return to the Orlando area around 9pm. Shuttles from Algenol to the Ft. Meyers airport will be available for tour attendees choosing to depart the conference from this airport at the conclusion of the tour. Attendees should choose flights departing the Ft. Meyers airport no earlier than 6pm.

Register for Industry Tours

The World’s Largest Algae Conference – View Online Agenda

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

8:00 am – 3:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In
8:30 am – 4:00 pm Florida Tours
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm Ribbon Cutting and Remarks
5:15 pm – 7:00 pm Grand Opening Reception in Exhibit & Poster Hall
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1

8:00 am – 7:30 pm Exhibit & Poster Hall Open
8:00 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast in Exhibit & Poster Hall
8:30 am – 8:45 am Opening Remarks

  • Mary Rosenthal, Executive Director, Algae Biomass Organization
  • Todd Taylor, Partner, Fredrikson & Byron, and Program Chair, ABS 2013
  • Margaret McCormick, Chairman of Board, Algae Biomass Organization, and President & CEO, Matrix Genetics
8:45 am – 9:30 am The Algae Fuel Solution – Updates from Algenol Biofuels, Sapphire Energy and Federal Express

  • Moderator: Tim Portz, Executive Editor, Biomass Magazine
  • Paul Woods, CEO, Algenol Biofuels
  • Cynthia “CJ” Warner, CEO & Chairman, Sapphire Energy Inc.
  • Joel Murdock, Managing Director, Federal Express
9:30 am – 10:15 am Beyond Fuel – Updates on Feed, Nutrition, and Specialty Chemicals and Products

  • Moderator: Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher, Biofuels Digest
  • Tim Burns, President, BioProcess Algae
  • Dan Simon, President & CEO, Heliae
  • Mike Van Drunen, CEO & Founder, Algix LLC
  • Greg Bafalis, CEO, Aurora Algae
10:15 am – 10:45 am Energy Break in Exhibit & Poster Hall
10:45 am – 11:15 am Keynote Address

  • Matt Horton, CEO, Propel Fuels
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Keynote Address

  • Moderator: Laurie Purpuro, Government Affairs Advisor, K&L Gates
  • Chris Cassidy, Renewable Energy Advisor,  USDA
  • Christy Sterner, Project Manager, DOE Biomass Program, Bioenergy Technologies Office
  • Sarah Bittleman, Agriculture Counselor to the Administrator, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch in Exhibit & Poster Hall
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm A View of the Algae Testbed Program and International Consortia

  • Moderator: Phil Pienkos, Principal Group Manager, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Enery Laboratory
  • Ron Pate, ATP3 Deputy Director, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Rene Wijffels, Professor, Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University and Research Center
  • Makoto Watanabe, Professor, University of Tsukuba & Senior Managing Director,Algae Industry Incubation Consortium
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Concurrent Track Panels 

Track 1: Progress in Algal Biology Research
Physiological Regulation of Carbon Partitioning

  • Panel Chair: Qiang Hu, Professor, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Emily Trentacoste, Ph.D. Candidate, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC-San Diego
    Increased Lipid Accumulation without Compromising Growth: Metabolic Engineering of Lipid Catabolism in Thalassiosira pseudonana
  • Yanming Wang, Research Scientist & Ph. D. Candidate, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    Mixotrophic Continuous Cultivation of Chlorella protothecoides for Sustainable Lipid Production
  • Egan Lohman, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Montana State University
    Lipid Profiling, Carbon Partitioning, and Inorganic Carbon Optimization to Enhance Growth and Lipid Accumulation in Green Microalgae
  • Danxiang Han, Assistant Research Professor, Arizona State University
    Lipidome Analysis of the Oleaginous Microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica IMET1 during Oil Accumulation

Track 2: Engineering & Analysis
Economic Analysis of Algae-to-Biofuel Systems

  • Panel Chair: Ben McCool, Vice President, Engineering, Algenol Biofuels
  • James Richardson, Regents Professor & Senior Faculty Fellow,Texas A&M University
    A Comparison of Two Cultivation Systems: Open Pond and Algae Raceway Integrated Design (ARID)
  • Erik Venteris, Spatial Modeling Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    A National-Scale Comparison of Resource and Nutrient Demands for Algae Based Biofuel Production by Lipid Extraction and Hydrothermal Liquefaction
  • Jeffrey Moody, Research Assistant, Utah State University
    Microalgae Scalability: A Global Assessment of Productivity Potential and Resource Availability
  • Lieve Laurens, Senior Research Scientist, Applied Sciences, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    Composition of Algal Biomass for Biofuels and Bioproducts: High Impact Data and Method Harmonization
  • Cara Meghan Downes, Associate Professor, Economics, New Mexico State University
    Formulation and Estimation of a Production Function Model of Biofuels from Microalgae

Track 3: Innovation on the Road to Commercialization
Fuel Production Innovation

  • Panel Chair: Michael Lakeman, Regional Director, Biofuel Strategy, The Boeing Company
  • Mary Solecki, Clean Fuels Program Director, E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs)
    How the Low Carbon Fuel Standard is driving growth in algal fuels
  • Rebecca White, Director of Cultivation & Site Manager, Green Crude Farm, Sapphire Energy Inc.
    Sapphire Energy’s Green Crude Farm – Year in Review
  • Lee Tonkovich, Vice President, Research & Development, Heliae
    Good Science = Scale: Leveraging innovation for commercial algae production
  • Hoyt Thomas, President & CEO, OpenAlgae
    Integrated Algae Growth with PCM and Solventless Oil Recovery Process Demonstrated
  • Pat Leung, Global Business Manager, CRI Catalyst Co.
    Advances in Algal Biomass Conversion Technologies
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Energy Break in Exhibit & Poster Hall
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Concurrent Track Panels 

Track 1: Progress in Algal Biology Research
Molecular Biology and Genetics

  • Panel Chair: Al Darzins, R&D Director – Infrastructure Sector, Gas Technology Institute
  • Sarah Smith, Ph.D. Candidate, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC-San Diego
    A Global Regulatory Mechanism Integrates Carbon and Energy Metabolism in the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana
  • Beth Rasala, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of California-San Diego
    Genetic Tools for Microalgal Research and Biotechnology
  • Michael Guarnieri, Scientist III, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    Identification of Novel Cell Signaling Systems in Chlorella vulgaris
  • David Fox, Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Maximization of Isoprenoid Production and Extraction in a Model Organism

Track 2: Engineering & Analysis
Cultivation I

  • Panel Chair: John Benemann, CEO, MicroBio Engineering Inc.
  • Tryg Lundquist, Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering, California Polytechnic State University
    Influence of Wastes on Seasonal Nutrient Transformations and Harvesting Efficiency for Raceway Pond Cultures
  • Terence Smith, Research Assistant, Utah State University
    Rotating Algal Biofilm Reactor for Nutrient Removal and Biomass Production
  • John Hewson, Principal Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
    Recovery of nutrients from biomass for nutrient recycling
  • Trina Halfhide, Ph.D. Candidate, University of South Florida
    Effect of Indigenous Microbes on Algae Biomass Production and Nutrient Removal

Track 3: Innovation on the Road to Commercialization
Biomass Production Innovation

  • Panel Chair: Philip Pienkos, Prinicipal Group Manager, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Schonna Manning, Research Associate, The Culture Collection of Algae (UTEX)
    Managing Microalgae at the Pilot-Scale
  • Amit Vasavada, Program Manager, General Atomics
    Large-scale Algae Cultivation for Protein Production
  • Adrian Galvez, Vice President, Operations, Heliae
    Achieving Commercial Viability with Mixotrophy: Proving Scalability and Economics in Gilbert, AZ
  • Dil Vashi, Manager, Corporate Development, Solutions4CO2 Inc.
    Enhancing the Economic Model of Algal Bio-Products
  • Ji-Won Yang, Professor & Executive Director, KAIST & Advanced Biomass R&D Center
    The National Policy, Investment, and Directions of Microalgae-Based Biofuels and Bioproducts Research and Development in Korea
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Networking Reception in Exhibit & Poster Hall
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2

7:00 am – 8:00 am ABO Annual Meeting
7:30 am – 6:30 pm Exhibit and Poster Hall Open
7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast in Exhibit & Poster Hall
8:30 am – 10:30 am Concurrent Track Panels 

Track 1: Progress in Algal Biology Research
Cultivation Ecology

  • Panel Chair: Todd Lane, Principal Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Marian Vermuë, Assistant Professor, Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University
    Harvesting Microalgae for Biodiesel Production
  • Robert McBride, Associate Director of Cultivation, Sapphire Energy Inc.
    Open Algae Pond Ecology
  • William Henley, Professor, Botany, Oklahoma State University
    Initial Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified (GM) Microalgae for Commodity-Scale Biofuel Cultivation
  • Val Smith, Professor, University of Kansas
    Ecological Principles of Algal Crop Protection
  • Joe Weissman, Distinguished Scientific Associate, Exxon Mobil
    Algae Biofuels Program: Towards Improved Photosynthetic Efficiency

Track 2: Engineering & Analysis
Cultivation II

  • Panel Chair: Harlan (Lanny) Miller, Director of Aquaculture, Algenol Biofuels
  • Michael Huesemann, Staff Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Simulation of Outdoor Pond Cultures Using Indoor LED-lighted and Temperature-Controlled Raceway Ponds
  • Michael Wilson, Research Engineer, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
    From Flue Gas to Fungible Fuels -Demonstration of an Algae-based System for CO2 Mitigation From Coal Fired Power Plants
  • Halil Berberoglu, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
    A Novel Multispectral Imaging Method for Real-time Algal Culture Monitoring
  • Ian Woertz, Engineer, MicroBio Engineering Inc.
    Design and Construction of Low-Cost Algae Production Pond Systems
  • Jose Sanchez Piña, General Manager, Algae Division, OriginOil Inc.
    Algae Appliance™: A Breakthrough in Harvesting and Microbiological Control for Commercial Algae Systems

Track 3: Innovation on the Road to Commercialization
Public Policy and Commercialization

  • Panel Chair: David Schwartz, Editor/Publisher, Algae Industry Magazine
  • Matthew Rudolf, Regional Director-Americas, RSB Services Foundation
    Emerging Sustainable Markets
  • Tim Zenk, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Sapphire Energy Inc.
    Commercializing Algae to Energy In Our Lifetime
  • Philip Pienkos, Prinicipal Group Manager, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    A Place for Algal Biofuels Within the Energy-Water-Food Nexus
  • Greg Sower, Manager, ENVIRON International Corp
    Production of Food Ingredients and Chemicals: Regulatory Considerations for Parallel Production and Dual Channel Substances
  • Alice Chen, Scientist, Keller and Heckman LLP
    Chemical and Taxonomic Identity Hurdles in Regulatory Applications
  • Pat Ahlm, Assistant Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs, Algenol Biofuels
    A View of Regulatory Affairs in the Algae Industry
10:30 am – 11:00 am Energy Break in Exhibit & Poster Hall
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Concurrent Track Panels 

Track 1: Progress in Algal Biology Research
Photosynthesis and CO2 Fixation

  • Panel Chair: John Benemann, CEO, MicroBio Engineering Inc.
  • Shaun Bailey, Director, Photosynthesis Research, Synthetic Genomics International
    Global Transcriptional Regulators of the Photo-Acclimation Response to Irradiance
  • Greg Mitchell, Research Biologist & Senior Lecturer, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC-San Diego
    Pigment Packaging Effects in Thalassiosira pseudonana Under Light Regulated Steady-State Growth
  • Robert Gardner, Post Graduate Researcher, Montana State University
    Characterization of Active Photosynthesis Zones iInside Biofuel Producing and Waste-Water Remediating Algal Biofilms
  • Joshua Wilkenfeld, Algae Cultivation Specialist, Heliae Developent LLC
    Use of Flue Gas From Combustion of Landfill Gas (LFG) as the CO2 Source for Algae Biomass Production with Scenedesmus obliquus: Growth, FAME’s, and Heavy Metals

Track 2: Engineering & Analysis
Biomass Harvesting and Extraction

  • Panel Chair: Philip Pienkos, Prinicipal Group Manager, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Joel Krehbiel, Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Sciences & Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
    Efficient Disruption of Algal Cells with Ultrasound and Microbubbles
  • Jason Quinn, Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Utah State University
    Low Energy, Wet Solvent Extraction
  • Martin Poenie, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin
    One Step Processing of Algae to Biofuel
  • Jordan Smith, Engineering Director, Aurora Algae
    Engineering Economics of Dewatering of Nannochloropsis

Track 3: Innovation on the Road to Commercialization
Commercializing Commodity Products

  • Panel Chair: Toby Ahrens, Senior Scientist, BioProcess Algae
  • Pradeep Sharma, Senior Research Engineer, Algenol Biofuels
    Anthropogenic CO2 as a Feedstock for Cyanobacteria-Based Biofuels
  • Ryan Hunt, Chief Technical Officer, Algix LLC
    Commercialization of Algae-blended Thermoplastics and Feedstock Supply Chain
  • Pieter Boelens, Chief Operating Officer, Evodos
    Evodos@work: High Quality Output of Algae Paste Makes the Difference
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch in Exhibit & Poster Hall
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Concurrent Track Panels 

Track 1: Progress in Algal Biology Research
Algal Strain Development

  • Panel Chair: Jianping Yu, Senior Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Matthew Saunders, Group Leader, Evolutionary Engineering, Sapphire Energy Inc.
    Microalgae Strain-Improvement by Evolutionary Engineering for Superior Biofuels Production
  • Mark Hildebrand, Research Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC-San Diego
    Improvement of Lipid Accumulation in Microalgae by Mutagenesis and Metabolic Engineering
  • Herminia Rodriguez, Institute of Plant Biochemistry, University of Seville Spain
    Metabolic Engineering of the Carotenogenic and Triacylglycerides Pathways in Microalgae
  • Natarajan Velmurugan, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST
    Adaptive Evolution of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Strains Resulting in High Lipid Content Cells
  • Jianping Yu, Senior Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    Development of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for the Bioconversion of Pentose Sugars to Value-Added Products

Track 2: Engineering & Analysis
Photobioreactors

  • Panel Chair: Ron Chance, Senior Scientific Advisor, Physical Sciences, Algenol Biofuels
  • Pete Lammers, Professor, New Mexico State University
    Bounded Opportunities: Physical, Biological, Material and Economic Constraints on Photobioreactor Design
  • Yuanguang Li, Professor, East China University of Science and Technology
    Key Parameters for the Performance of Photobioreactor
  • Lawrence Walmsley, CEO, Culture Fuels Inc.
    Highly-Productive, Low-Cost Floating Cultivation Platform
  • Victoria Kurtz, Manager, Algae Technologies, Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc.
    A Dynamic Imaging Cell Monitoring System for Real-Time Analysis of Algae-to-Biofuel Production

Track 3: Innovation on the Road to Commercialization
Commercializing Specialty Products

  • Panel Chair: Mark Allen, Vice President, Integrated Carbon Solutions, Accelergy Corporation & Founding Board Member/Past Chairman, ABO
  • Emily Trentacoste, Ph.D. Candidate, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC-San Diego
    The Place of Algae in Agriculture: Where It Is, Where It Should Be, and How to Get There
  • Greg Sower, Manager, ENVIRON International Corp
    Shifting Focus from Fuels to Foods: How to Enter the Food, Feed, and Nutraceutical Markets
  • Emilie Slaby, Market Manager, The Scoular Company
    Protein Feed Market Dynamics and What They Mean for the Algae Meal Producer
  • Brian Goodall, Vice President, Business Development, Valicor Renewables
    Commercialization of New Algae-based Omega-3 Supplements with High Bioavailability
  • Wenguang Zhou, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota
    Innovative Waste-to-Algae Technologies for Sustainable and Environment-enhancing Biofuel and Biobased Byproduct Production
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Energy Break in Exhibit & Poster Hall
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent Track Panels 

Track 1: Progress in Algal Biology Research
Physiological Response to Cultivation Conditions

  • Panel Chair: Shulin Chen, Professor/Scientist, Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University
  • Halil Berberoglu, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin
    Physico-chemical Surface Properties of Algae and Cell-Surface Interactions
  • Jennifer Stewart, University of Delaware
    Growth and Flocculation of Heterosigma akashiwo on Industrial Emissions
  • Rebecca Knight, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Texas -Austin
    The Design of a Low-Cost Photobioreactor for High Throughput Metabolomics Screening and Next Generation RNA-seq Transcriptomics Analysis in a Thermophilic Cyanobacterium, BP-1
  • Todd Lane, Principal Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
    Nutrient Recycling for Sustainable Algal Mass Culture
  • Pete Lammers, Professor, New Mexico State University
    Some Like it Hot: Outdoor Cultivation of Mixotrophic, Thermo-Tolerant Galdieria sulfuraria in Closed Photobioreactors for Waste Water Treatment and Biofuel Applications

Track 2: Engineering & Analysis
Conversion of Whole Algal Biomass into Liquid Fuels via Hydrothermal Processes

  • Panel Chair: Anthony Marchese, Associate Professor, Colorado State University
  • John Holladay, Manager, Biomass Sector, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Technical and Economic Aspects for Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae
  • Neil Osterwalder, Process Engineer & Group Leader, Sapphire Energy Inc.
    Production and Upgrading of Renewable Bio-Crude from Large Scale Algae Ponds
  • David Lewis, Chief Technology Officer, Muradel Pty Ltd
    Biomass to Biofuel: Is Hydrothermal Liquefaction the Answer?
  • Klaus Hellgardt, Reader in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
    Hydrothermal Upgrading of Algae Paste: Application of 31P-NMR

Track 3: Innovation on the Road to Commercialization
Production Process Innovation

  • Panel Chair: Iain McNerlin, Business Development Manager, AMEC
  • Nick Donowitz, Director, Corporate Development, Heliae
    Tales from the Other Side: Crossing the Valley of Death in the Algae Industry
  • Xuemei Bai, Principal Scientist, Cellana LLC
    Advancing Commercialization of Algal Biofuels Through Increased Biomass Productivity and Technology Integration
  • Philippe Bois, Director & Chief Scientific Officer, AlgaStar Inc.
    Commercial High Yield Continuous Algal Biomass Production Using a Breakthrough Bioreactor that Combines Light and Electromagnetic Energy Stimulation
  • George Philippidis, Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy, University of South Florida
    Addressing the Challenges in the Commercial Cultivation of Algae
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Cultivating Relationships Reception in Exhibit & Poster Hall
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Managing Seed Cultures of Microalgae for Potential Commercial Applications
– Principles of Bio-prospecting for Microalgae
– Culturing Microalgae at Small Scale
– Utilizing External Microalgae Management Services

  • Willie Wilson, Director, NCMA, & Senior Research Scientist, Bigelow Laboratories for Ocean Sciences
  • Jerry Brand, Director, Culture Collection of Algae, University of Texas – Austin
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3

7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast in Exhibit & Poster Hall
7:30 am – 11:00 am Exhibit & Poster Hall
8:30 am – 9:00 am 2013 Poster Awards
2013 Scholarship Awards
Announcing 2014 Summit in San Diego
9:00 am – 10:30 am Algae and Finance 

  • Moderator: Todd Taylor, Partner, Fredrikson & Byron
  • John May, Managing Director, Stern Brothers
  • Mike Ritzenthaler, Senior Research Analyst, Piper Jaffray
  • James Drage, Founder, Atlantic Venture Capital
  • Jimmy Samartzis, United Airlines (Invited)
10:30 am – 12:00 pm International Developments in Algae

  • Moderator: John Benemann, CEO, MicroBio Engineering Inc.
  • Song Qin, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Roberto Armenta, Chief Scientist & Director of R&D, Mara Renewables
    Algae Fermentation at the Global Stage
  • Stephen O’Leary, Director, R&D, Algal Carbon Conversion Flagship Program, National Research Council Canada
  • Aviation Field Representative – To be determined soon
11:00 am Exhibitor Move-Out
12:30 pm – 9:00 pm FloridaTours
1:00 pm – 5:30 pm Meeting Rooms Available
Please contact ABO at info@algaebiomass.org to schedule

Algae Biomass Summit Announces Agenda for 7th Annual Algae Biomass Summit in Orlando, Florida

ORLANDO, FL – (July 2, 2013) – The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, announced this week that the preliminary agenda for the 7th Annual Algae Biomass Summit has been finalized, unveiling a list of algae experts and leaders that will be discussing the latest advances in algae commercialization, research and finance at the industry’s largest conference. The agenda for the Summit, being held September 30-October 3rd in Orlando, Florida can be viewed at: www.algaebiomasssummit.org.Among the agenda highlights are updates on the full range of algae-derived products, from fuels to feeds and specialty chemicals. An opening panel on the latest developments in algae-derived biofuels will include Paul Woods, Chief Executive Officer of Florida-based Algenol Biofuels and CJ Warner, Chief Executive Officer and President of Sapphire Energy. A second opening panel featuring companies commercializing high-value algae-based feeds, nutritional products and specialty chemicals includes Tim Burns, President of BioProcess Algae; Dan Simon, President of Heliae and Mike VanDrunen, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Algix, LLC.ABO chose Orlando for the location of the Summit given the presence of some of the industry’s most promising companies in the region. The Southwest has also recently been shown to have ample land and saltwater resources required to support a robust algae industry.“Algae is attracting more attention than ever because we are seeing, for the first time, new production facilities come on line and a growing array of algae-derived products, including biofuels, being offered to consumers,” said Mary Rosenthal, executive director of ABO. “Our meeting in Orlando will highlight the tremendous progress that algae entrepreneurs, researchers and investors have made around the globe. We expect announcements about new breakthroughs and deals in everything from algae fuel, fertilizers, feeds, and even services like wastewater treatment and CO2 emission remediation.”The Summit comes at a time when the industry is seeing more algae companies successfully move their laboratory breakthroughs into the marketplace. Many companies are opening large-scale demonstration and pre-commercial facilities, with expectations for expansion in the future. State and national policy makers are also taking notice. Arizona, Ohio and Iowa have all recently passed legislation to attract algae companies, and this past January Congress passed the first-ever algae biofuel tax credit.The Algae Biomass Organization produces the Algae Biomass Summit annually. The 2012 Algae Biomass Summit, held in Denver, Colorado, was attended by almost 800 stakeholders across the industry from more than 20 countries. More information about the Summit can be found at www.algaebiomasssummit.org.Products made from algae are the natural solution to the energy, food, economic, and climate challenges facing the world today. Algae have the power to simultaneously put fuels in vehicles, recycle CO2, provide nutrition for animals and people and create jobs for millions of Americans. More information can be found at www.allaboutalgae.com.

About the ABO
The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) is a 501(c)(6) non-profit whose mission is to promote the development of viable commercial markets for renewable and sustainable commodities derived from algae. Its membership is comprised of people, companies and organizations across the value chain. More information about ABO, including its leadership, membership, costs, benefits and members and their affiliations, is available at the website www.algaebiomass.org.


Contact Information:

Nate Kommers, Scoville Public Relations for ABO
P: 206-625-0075 x2

nate.kommers@scovillepr.com

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Attendees at the 2013 Algae Biomass Summit are always seeking solutions for the challenges they face in their day-to-day operations. Assist the algal biomass industry and become an exhibitor at the Algae Biomass Summit today.

In addition to booth space, all exhibitors receive complimentary marketing through promotional e-mails and brochures, on-site program guide, conference Web site and online exhibitor list. Each 8’x10′ exhibit space comes with two free full conference passes.

The 2012 Trade Show sold out for the third consecutive year, so we have expanded our Trade Show again. The exhibit area receives a high amount of visitor traffic; as networking receptions, breaks, and meal functions take place in the Trade Show area. A limited number of exhibits are available – so reserve your spot today!

Exhibit Booth Includes

  • One 8′ x 10′ (foot) booth and company identification sign
  • One 6′ (foot) skirted table
  • Two chairs
  • One wastebasket
  • Two complimentary full conference registrations
  • Company listing on the conference website
  • Company listing in the on-site program
  • Company mention in promotional e-mails and brochures

Booth Fees

Booth payment must be made online, with a credit card, at the time of purchase. A confirmation will be sent via e-mail after the checkout process is complete.

Booth Fees  
Inline US $2,725
Corner US $2,935
Premium US $3,145

 

To purchase a booth you must login or create an account, which will contain all the information routinely used when purchasing booths or registering to attend a conference. Once your account is created, you will no longer need to re-enter this information for future events.

  1. Login or register. You will need your e-mail address and password.
  2. Launch the booth map.
  3. Select a booth(s) of your choice and then click on “Checkout”.
  4. Review your booth choices and choose a payment option.
  5. If paying with Credit Card, enter your correct billing information.
  6. You will receive a booth confirmation receipt via e-mail after checkout process is complete.

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Booth Payment

Booth payment must be made online, with a credit card, at the time of purchase. A confirmation will be sent via e-mail after the checkout process is complete.

Booth Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be received in writing via letter or e-mail – service@algalbiomass.org. A refund of 80% of the total price will be given for cancellations received greater than or equal to 180 days prior to the event. No refund will be given for cancellations received less than 180 days prior to the event.

Send written cancellations to:

BBI International
Re: Algae Biomass Summit

308 Second Avenue North, Suite 304
Grand Forks, ND 58203
USA
P: 866-746-8385
service@algalbiomass.org