Day 1 - Monday 24 November 2008

19:00 Pre Summit Dinner After Dinner Presentation & Debate: A Strategic Context for Industrial Biotechnology in the 21st Century   Ian Shott , CEO, EXCELSYN 23:00 Close of Pre Summit Dinner

Day 2 - Tuesday 25 November 2008

8:15 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS 9:00 Chairman's Opening Remarks John F. Seymour , Chairman, REGIONAL STRATEGY BOARD NE BIOFUELS 9:10 The Right Biofuel, The Right Way Greenhouse gas savings achieved by refining wheat to food and fuel Land use efficiency and indirect effects of biofuels  Warwick Lywood , Technology & Planning Manager, ENSUS 9:40 Biomass from Agriculture - Grasping at Straws? Malcolm Shepherd , Managing Director, BIOFUEL MATTERS LTD 10:20 Carbohydrates as Organic Raw Materials: Fundamental challenges and examples of industrial successes Yves Queneau , Director of Research - CNRS, ICBMS, INSA LYON, UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON 11:00 REFRESHMENT BREAK 11:20 From Biomass to Valuable Chemicals and Fuels Anaerobic digestion: Pros & Cons Fischer-Tropsch catalytic routes University of Teesside: challenges & research involvements Maria Olea , Reader in Chemical Engineering & Catalysis, UNIVERSITY OF TEESSIDE, SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 12:00 SunDiesel - 2nd Generation Biofuel from Woody Biomass - Production Process & Feedstock Sourcing Strategy The strategy of CHOREN to produce 2nd generation biofuels on a commercial scale Long term biomass sourcing concept Michael Weitz , Head of Project Development, CHOREN BIOMASS GMBH 12:40 An Introduction to Biomass Densification Dr. Geraint Evans , Technology Transfer Manager - Biofuels & Biorefineries, National Non Food Crops Centre (NNFCC)

13:15 LUNCH 14:15 INEOS Bio Ethanol Process - A Breakthrough Technology for Clean Biofuels from Wastes Graham Rice , External Relations & Development Manager, INEOS BIO LIMITED 14:45 Woody Biomass for Fuel Ian Tubby , Head of Biomass Energy Centre, FOREST RESEARCH 15:20 Second Generation Synthetic Diesel David Atkinson , Managing Director, PLASREC LTD 15:35 REFRESHMENT BREAK 15:50 Wilton Biomass Power Station - One Year On An Overview of the Wilton Biomass Power Station The Challenges to date Jane Atkinson , Vice President - Utilities Operations, SEMBCORP UTILITIES UK LIMITED - Recipient of CBI's First Woman of Manufacturing 2007 Award 16:25 Catalytic Conversion of Pyrolysis Oils into Hydrogen and Liquid Hydrocarbons Nolven Guilhaume , Senior Research Scientist, CNRS (CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE) 17:00 Sustainability of BTL in the UK Peter Harrison , Managing Director, LIGNO SYNTHETICS 17:35 Practical Experiences of Biomass Feasibility Projects Charles Bennett , Senior Industrial Energy Consultant , ABB GLOBAL CONSULTING 18:15 Chairman's Closing Remarks & Close of Summit

The organisers reserve the right to change the programme, speakers or venue should circumstances require.