In the morning from 9:30 until 12:00, at no charge, speakers will feature Canada as a target for investment and partnerships, and will illustrate exciting investment opportunities in pellets, torrefied wood and new technologies.

In the afternoon, at a cost of ₤60 including lunch, IEA Task 40 Bio-trade and the WBA will outline the benefits of their organizations, and then speakers will outline the proposed Bio-trade Equity Fund, a vehicle that will invest in bioenergy conversion plants and supply chains at reduced risk.

Biomass trade with Canada
9:30	Introduction John Bingham- Hawkins-Wright, London
9:45	Investing in Canada Gordon Campbell, Canadian High Commissioner, London
10:10	Biomass and Bioenergy in Canada Douglas Bradley, President, Canadian Bioenergy Association
10.35	Forest Sustainability in Canada Evelyne Thiffault, Canadian Forest Service
10:55	Coffee
11:15	Torrefied Wood & Biodiesel under one roof Douglas Bradley
11:30	3 Northern Ontario Pellet Plants with Integrated Supply Chains JP Gladu
11:45	Low cost Densified Wood David Paddy, Salford Wood Products
12:00	Light Lunch- Sponsored by IEA Task 40 Bio-trade
Bio-trade Opportunities Worldwide (₤60, or €70, or $100 )
1:00	IEA Task 40 Bio-trade Andre Faaij, IEA Task 40
1.20	World Bioenergy Association Kent Nystrom, President, WBA
1.40	The Proposed Bio-trade Equity Fund Douglas Bradley, President, CanBio
2:00	Torrefied Wood-In the Lead Robin post Van der Berg, Topell, Netherlands
2:15	Australia/NZ Opportunities Philip Peck, Lund University
2:30	Coffee- Sponsored by IEA Task 40
3:00	Managing Country Risk for Biomass Investment Michael Deutmeyer, formerly Choren
3:20	World Maritime Shipping to Renewable Fuels Douglas Bradley, President, CanBio
3:40	Pyrolysis Oil for World Markets Randal Goodfellow, (invited) Ensyn, Canada
4:00	Networking

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Sponsors:
Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Canadian Bioenergy Association
 
Early registration is recommended (registration form). 

Date: Nov 8 2011
Place: Hooke Room, 76 Portland Place, London

For information call Douglas Bradley, Canada 1-613-321-2303, or 
Noam Sugarman, Canada 1-705-472-2280 Hooke Room, 76 Portland Place, London