BBI International - National Ethanol Symposium for Lenders

PO Box 159
5015 Cty Rd 12
Cotopaxi, CO 81223
(719) 942-4353
Fax: (719) 942-4358

October 6-7, 2003
Drake Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

Symposium Overview

Symposium Agenda

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Information:
Anne Wester
719-942-4353

2002 Regional Ethanol Symposiums for Lenders:

Agenda

Monday, October 6, 2003
Special Optional Opportunity
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)

National Ethanol Symposium for Lenders - Drake Hotel
10:00am		Symposium Registration Desk Opens
1:30pm - 1:45pm		Symposium Opening Remarks Mike Bryan, President, BBI International
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
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 Tom Houser, CoBank Mark Schmidt, AgStar Financial Services
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
3:45pm - 4:00pm		Refreshment Break Sponsored by: www.broin.com
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.
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 C02: Bruce Woerner, Air Gas New Products: Vijay Singh, University of Illinois
6:00pm - 7:00pm		Networking Reception Sponsored by: www.deltatcorp.com

Tuesday, October 7, 2003
8:00am		Registration and Continental Breakfast Sponsored by: www.burnsmcd.com
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
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
10:30am - 10:45am		Refreshment Break Sponsored by: www.scoular.com
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)
11:30am - 12:30pm		Networking Luncheon Sponsored by: www.fageninc.com
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
1:45pm - 3:00pm		Discussion Forum An open discussion...What did we learn? What do we still need to know? And more!
3:00pm		Adjourn

Further Information:

Anne Wester
BBI International
PO Box 159
5015 County Rd. 12
Cotopaxi, CO 81223
Phone: 719-942-4353
Fax: 719-942-4358