Session 1: Social License
Monday, November 23, 2015, 10:00 – 11:40am
Location: TBD
Chair: Warren Mabee, Queen’s University
The Promise and Peril of Securing Social License in the New Energy Economy
John Parkins, University of Alberta
Alberta’s Environmental Farm Plan and Sustainable Sourcing
Paul Watson, Agricultural Research and Extension Council of Alberta
Public Preferences for Planting Genetically Improved Poplars on Public Land for Biofuel Production in Western Canada
Curtis Rollins, University of Alberta
Production of FT-Diesel via Poplar Gasification
Brad Saville, University of Toronto
Canadian Forest Service: Promoting Bioproduct Use in the Oil Sands
Nafis Karim, Natural Resources Canada
Session 2: Finance and Investment
Monday, November 23, 2015, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Location: TBD
Chairs: Marty Luckert, University of Alberta
A Spatial Real Options Approach to Assessing the Potential of Poplar Energy Plantations on Agriculture Land in Western Canada
Grant Hauer, University of Alberta
Financial Analysis of Hybrid Poplar Production in Western Canada as a Potential Feedstock for Bioethanol
Jay Anderson, University of Alberta
Volatility Spillovers Between Biofuel-Related Markets: Ethanol and Hardwood Pulp in Canada
Feng Qiu, University of Alberta
An Introduction to the Alberta Bio-Resource Information Management System (BRIMS)
Jordan Hayes, Silvacom
Session 3: Government Policy
Tuesday, November 24, 2015, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: TBD
Chair: Vic Adamovicz, University of Alberta
Alberta’s Bioenergy Sector: Report Card & Strategy Framework
Doug Hooper, Alberta Bioenergy Producers Group
Ethanol Production from Hybrid Poplar in Canada: A General Equilibrium Analysis
Hawley Campbell, University of Alberta
Green Information Systems for Competitiveness and Collaboration in Alberta’s Bio-Industrial Sector
Mike Kennedy, Green Analytics
The Chemical Elimination, Substitution and Reduction Initiative
Amy Elefson, Government of Alberta