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Agenda
Monday, October 6, 2003
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Special Optional Opportunity |
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11:00am | |
"Bird's Eye View" of the
Chicago Board of Trade
FCStone invites
participants of the Lenders Symposium to see first-hand the world’s most
exciting trade exchange at work.
(Note: Tours of the CBOT are not
given to the general public, and access to this optional event will be through
this pre-arranged group only) |
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National Ethanol Symposium
for Lenders - Drake Hotel |
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10:00am | |
Symposium Registration Desk Opens
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1:30pm - 1:45pm | |
Symposium Opening Remarks
- Mike Bryan, President,
BBI International
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1:45pm - 2:15pm | |
A National Overview
World energy drives
public policy… public policy drives renewables. One of the nation’s experts
discusses America’s energy policy.
- Larry Schafer, Renewable Fuels Association
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2:15pm - 3:00pm | |
Perspective by Panel of Peers
Lender
representatives will discuss important issues and set the stage for program
discussions, including an overview of the current ethanol capital market.
- Brian Thome, 1st National bank of Omaha
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Tom Houser, CoBank
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Mark Schmidt, AgStar Financial Services
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3:00pm - 3:45pm | |
Building an Ethanol Facility: “Concept to
Construction”
This session deals with the manner in which a typical
ethanol project is conceived, created, and finally built. What are the steps,
the motivations? This session will also include information on what is required
in terms of capital expenditures, construction schedule, capital draw down, and
financial projections.
- Mark Yancey, BBI International
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3:45pm - 4:00pm | |
Refreshment Break
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4:00pm - 4:45pm | |
The Ethanol Market
We know how to make
ethanol, the question is once it's made is there a market for it? What is
the market now? Where will it be in the future? Will we
over-produce? How is ethanol priced? And more.
- Steve Bleyl, Renewable Products Marketing
Group
- Jim Redding, Aventine Renewable
Energy, Inc.
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4:45pm - 5:45pm | |
Coproduct Markets
Coproducts make up a
significant percentage of the actual profit of an ethanol plant.
Understanding the markets, both present and future, is essential.
- DDG: Steve Markham, Commodity Specialists
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C02: Bruce Woerner, Air Gas
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New Products: Vijay Singh, University of Illinois
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6:00pm - 7:00pm | |
Networking Reception
Sponsored by:
www.deltatcorp.com
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Tuesday, October 7, 2003 |
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8:00am | |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by:
www.burnsmcd.com
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9:00am - 9:30am | |
The Successful Management Team
Having
the right people and players can make or break a project. This discussion will
identify some of the things to watch for.
- Kevin Edberg, Cooperative Development Services
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9:30am - 10:30am | |
The Organizational Structure
Many of the
new plants are cooperatives, LLC's, or a combination of both. This panel
explores the options and opportunities.
- Bill Hanigan, Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross,
Baskerville & Schoenebaum, PLC
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10:30am - 10:45am | |
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by:
www.scoular.com
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10:45am - 11:30am | |
Federal and State Incentives
USDA loan
guarantees, CCC program, federal tax incentives, state and local incentives
- Representative, Illinois Corn Growers Assn.
(invited)
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11:30am - 12:30pm | |
Networking Luncheon
Sponsored by:
www.fageninc.com
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12:30pm - 1:45pm | |
Energy, Commodities and Risk Management
Methods for managing risks and variables for more predictable operations.
- Peter Nessler, FCStone
- Dan Schroeder, US Energy Services
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1:45pm - 3:00pm | |
Discussion Forum
An open discussion...What did we learn? What do we
still need to know? And more!
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3:00pm | |
Adjourn |
For more information, please contact:
Anne Wester
BBI International
PO Box 159
Cotopaxi, CO 81223
Phone: 719-942-4353
Fax: 719-942-4358
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Back by popular demand! Don't miss the 2004 National
Symposium:
National Biofuels Symposium for Lenders: "Banking on
Biofuels"
The Drake Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
August 18-19, 2004
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