Agenda
	8:00 AM		Registration and Coffee
	9:00 AM		Welcome Dennis Howard - Secretary of Agriculture, State of Oklahoma
	9:15 AM		The U.S. DOE Biofuels Initiative Ward Huffman, Bioenergy Lead, Senior Financial Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy
	9:30 AM		Ethanol – National and Nebraska Overviews Todd Sneller, Administrator, Nebraska Ethanol Board
	10:00 AM		Ethanol in Oklahoma – an Overview Terry Ruse, President, Projects Plus
	10:30 AM		Break
	10:45 AM		Concurrent Breakouts Track I: Understanding the Markets Changes In Gasoline – A Discussion About Changing To Ethanol-Blended Gasoline At The Wholesale And Retail Levels. Moderator: Mike Bryan, BBI International E10, E85, E-diesel, Fuel Cells - Bob Casper, Ethanol Products The Petroleum Perspective - Ron Ford, Oklahoma Petroleum Marketers Association Logistical Challenges and Solutions - Bruce Heine, Williams Energy Track II: Producing Ethanol Feedstock Options in Oklahoma Moderator: Kenneth Rose, President, Oklahoma Grain Sorghum Association Sorghum - Tim Snyder, National Grain Sorghum Association Hull-less Barley - Bruce Beahm, Virginia Crop Improvement Association
	12:00 PM		Legislative Luncheon Introducing the Results of the Oklahoma Feasibility Study – Can Oklahoma sustain an ethanol industry and what will the economic impact be? Paul Orentas, E&E; Development Legislative Panel: Moderator: Ralph Meade, Oklahoma Farmers Bureau Representative Dale Turner, Chairman, House Economic Development Committee Representative James Covey, Chairman, House Agriculture Committee Senator Bruce Price, Chairman, Senate Agriculture Committee Senator Paul Muegge
	1:30 PM		Concurrent Breakouts Track I: Understanding the Markets Fleet use of ethanol – what are flexi-fuel cars and how can they help meet regulations for fleets? Moderator: Vaughn Clark, Deputy Division Director, Oklahoma Department of Commerce Mark Warren, General Motors Jim Schick, Ford Motor Company Yvonne Anderson, Association of Central Oklahoma Government- speaking on behalf of DaimlerChrysler Track II: Producing Ethanol Steps to Developing an Ethanol Plant – A Case Study and Points to Consider Moderator: Chris Williams, Vice President of Operations, 21st Century Producers Steps to developing an Ethanol Project: Brian Duff, BBI International Case Studies: Dave Kolsrud, Agri-Energy LLC
	2:30 PM		Concurrent Breakouts Track I: Understanding the Markets Distillers Grains Market Moderator: Gary Bledsoe, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Feeding Distillers Grains - Dr. Clint Krehbiel, Oklahoma State University Marketing Distillers Grains - Randy Ives, ICM Marketing Track II: Producing Ethanol Developing a Farmer-Owned Cooperative – How and Why? Moderator: Dr. Phil Kenkel, Professor, Oklahoma State University Cooperative vs. a LLC - Gary Derrick, Derrick & Briggs, LLP What the financer wants - Mark Schmidt, Ag Star Financial
	3:30 PM		Groups Reconvene to Develop a Pathway to an Ethanol Industry in Oklahoma Discussion Leader: Mike Bryan, BBI International Summary of Track I: Vaughn Clark, Oklahoma Department of Commerce Summary of Track II: Mason Mungle, Oklahoma Farmers Union
	4:30 PM		Adjourn