Keynote Speakers>
Sunday, July 13th 
6:30 pm Atrium room

Janet Benjamin, P.Eng. 
President, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
Welcome

Dr Lal Kushwaha, P.Eng.
Past President of CSAE
50 years of outstanding achievement in the fields of Agricultural and Bio Engineering


Monday, July 14th (Energy)
8:00 am Atrium room

Jonathan Rhone
CEO, Nexterra Energy Corp 
Biomass gasification technology from laboratory to full-scale validation and commercialization

Ian Thompson, 
President, Canadian Bio Energy
Opportunities and barriers against biodiesel industry in Canada 

Dr John Grace, P.Eng.
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Clean Energy Processes, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia
Research on critical issues on biomass and bioenergy interface

Tuesday, July 15th (Environment)
8:00 am Atrium room

Mr. Ted van der Gulik, P.Eng. 
BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands 
Striving for a Water Balance in British Columbia
-A focus on supply and demand in the Okanagan valley

Rod Bryden
President and CEO, Plasco Energy Group Inc.
Innovations to cope and profit from municipal waste

Dr. James Dooley, PE
President of ASABE
President, Forest Concepts LLC.
Environment, public, and forest as a sustained resource


Wednesday, July 16th (Forestry)

Mr. David Flanders, R.P.F.
Research Associate Forest & Resources, University of British Columbia 
Digital landscape visualization of climate futures for visioning changes in forestry and agriculture

Dr Jack Saddler, R.P.F.
Dean and Professor, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
Opportunities for converting softwood species to ethanol

Dr. Ian de la Roche, 
President and CEO, Forest Products Innovations Inc. (FERIC, FORINTEK, PAPRICAN) 
Optimizing forest value chain