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