Marlene Raubenheimer
Editor
25 Degrees in Africa

•         Hype vs reality – how much of an impact will biofuels have
  on the long-term outlook of the energy industry?
• Understanding the time frame for your ROI – how long before
  biofuels turns a profit?
• Identifying a realistic point for high volume commercial
  deployment
• Quantifying the role of biofuels in future energy markets

Louis Strydom
CEO
BioMassive

• Analysis on oil prices and trends and their impact on the
  global biofuels market
• Assessing the impact of biofuels in the global energy supply
  chain
• Where is the biofuels market heading and what role will
  Africa play?

Madi Ramsamy
Chief Executive Officer
Siyanda Biodiesel

• Analysis of the global macro-economic trends and drivers
  behind the escalating prices for biofuels
• Worldwide threats to the growth of biofuels
• Assessing the potential for growth in Africa’s supply capacity
• Future outlook – crystal balling the growth and market for
  biofuels in the next 10 to 20 years

Erhard Seiler
Chief Executive Officer
Southern African Biofuels Association

• Forecast into the global production of crude oil and world
  natural gas output
• Fossil fuel depletion and climate change – what does this
  mean for the fuels and agricultural sectors?
• Producing biofuels from food crops vs the need to feed a
  growing African and world population
• Addressing local food security and employment concerns in
  biofuels investment

Jeremy Wakeford
Senior Lecturer: Economics
University of Cape Town and Member of the Association for
the Study of Peak Oil

• Exclusive look at feedstock that can be cultivated as biofuels
• Gain in-depth knowledge on the use of non-food substances
  for producing biofuels
• Developing strategies for sustainable feedstock for the
  biodiesel industry
• How will farmers benefit from these new options?

Fanie Brink
Managing Director
Biofuels Industry Development (Pty) Ltd

• Assessing whether Africa’s land supply can meet the growing
  international demand
• Evaluating the domestic demand and export opportunities in
  African countries
• Risk management techniques for biofuel feedstock
• Integrating feedstocks and plant operations for greater
  productivity

Wessel Lemmer
Senior Economist
GrainSA

•         An in-depth perspective on the sustainability of feedstock
  growth and the dynamics in the food vs fuel debate
• Supply and demand outlook for oils and grains used for
  biofuel production
• Assessing the sustainability measures and the way forward
  undertaken by feedstock producers
• Is there enough supply – analysing the facts and figures of
  current product and future feedstock demand

Fanie Brink
Managing Director
Biofuels Industry Development (Pty) Ltd

Wessel Lemmer
Senior Economist
GrainSA

Jeremy Wakeford
Senior Lecturer: Economics
University of Cape Town and Member of the Association for
the Study of Peak Oil

• Defining the set standard for biofuel testing in South Africa
  and what needs to be done to achieve them
• Understanding the specifications for fuel biodiesel
• Evaluating the need for testing biodiesel before it can go to
  the market and be used in vehicles
• Looking at the agreed methodology and designated
  benchmarks for testing biofuels

Dr Irene Finnegan
Chief Chemist
Bioservices

• Looking at the global market overview in the development of
  hybrid vehicles
• Examining the long-term effects of using bio-ethanol and
  biodiesel on car engines
• Evaluating the sustainability of future fuels and new trends in
  car engines
• Assessing the changes in car engine performance and
  economy when using biofuels

Stuart Rayner
Fuel Manager
Ford South Africa

Freeman Kalilani
Lead Researcher: Ethanol Project
Lilongwe Technical College, Malawi

Mark McLoughlin
Fuel Specialist
SARS

Dr Irene Finnegan
Chief Chemist
Bioservices

• Understanding the factors driving the switch to the use of
  ethanol fue
• Assessing the implications of ethanol as a renewable energy
  source for vehicles
• Exploring the challenges facing the successful
  implementation of the project
• Examining the long-term outlook for using ethanol on vehicles

Freeman Kalilani
Lead Researcher: Ethanol Project
Lilongwe Technical College, Malawi

Marlene Raubenheimer
Editor
25 Degrees in Africa

• Assessing South Africa’s challenges in developing energy
  policies and how this impacts the neighbouring countries
• The role of the regulatory policy in growing the country’s
  biofuels markets
• Drivers and restraints impacting the development of Africa’s
  biofuel markets
• Assessing South Africa’s environmental and tax legislations

Senior Representative
Department of Minerals and Energy

• Evaluating Africa’s position in the face of world-wide biofuels
  developments
• Finding means for stimulating growth and expanding the
  African market
• Overcoming barriers to trade and regulatory frameworks
• Critically assessing the role and responsibility of government
  in the industry

Shimweefeleni Hamutwe
Adviser on Alternative Energy
Namibia Mines and Energy Ministry, Namibia

• Understanding the market and the process involved for
  business investment in the region
• Examining the legislative dynamics driving the industry in
  each country
• Analysing the prospects for biofuels production and
  investment per country
• Considering the market challenges of biofuels production and
  investment per country

Cornelis van der Waal
Industry Analyst
Frost and Sullivan

• Creating the right framework to meet the city’s energy
  targets and making regulation work
• Effectively meeting the challenge of managing the risk
  elements in biodiesel implementation
• Identifying and accessing opportunities in the city’s
  feedstocks markets for biodiesel
• Assessing the future status of the city’s biodiesel
  opportunities for 2010 and beyond

Greg Austin
Director
AGAMA Energy

•     Determining the challenges faced in accessing the land and
  making it useful
• Assessing the benefits of taking the biofuels markets to rural
  communities through land tenures
• Identifying needs in developing infrastructure to be put in place
  to ensure the development of biofuels in rural communities
• Understanding government’s role and involvement in
  facilitating the development of rural markets

Peter Kegode
Chairman
Sugar Campaign for Change (SUCAM)

•     Understanding the underlying reasons behind the ethanol
  partnership agreement
• Achieving the target returns-how will ethanol production
  make the mark for Zimbabwe’s economy
• Investigating the key economic and operational challenges facing ethanol production in the country

Innocent Masunungure
Engineering and Technical Manager
National Oil Company of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

E Muguti
Director: Renewable Energy
Ministry of Energy and Power Development, Zimbabwe

• Current consumption and future world energy growth
  consumption
• Analysing the trends across the biofuels value chain-beyond
  short – term price trends
• Forecasting the impact of future oil prices on biofuels
• Identifying barriers to the creation of a viable and sustainable
  biofuels market

Brian Tait
Manager: Alternative Energy Group
Sasol

• Breaking the cycle of poverty – Jatropha as an economic
  saviour for African farmers
• The wonder plant – benefits of using Jatropha over other
  feedstock
• Putting practices in place to improve the growth and yield of
  the Jatropha Carcus

Ben Korateng
Chairman: Jatropha Task Team
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs

• Coping with the exponential growth of planning and
  conceptualisation of Jatropha-based projects
• Critical factors to consider in managing large scale plantations
• Understanding the impact of managing costs, yield and
  productivity
• Assessing the key issues in meeting the demand for
  cultivation, new prospects and challenges

Ohene K Akoto
Director of Operations
Jatropha Africa, Ghana

Joseph Ofusu-Aikens
Manager for Strategic Planning
Jatropha Africa, Ghana

• Overview of the current situation: What does this mean for emerging companies?
• A case study of D1 Oils refinery operations
• Biodiesel standards globally – supply and blending?
• What are the challenges to the oil and petroleum producers in getting products to blend?
• Industry recommendations going forward to meet production targets.

Penny Healy
Group Corporate Affairs Executive
D1 Oils South Africa

•     Overcoming challenges to large-scale production of next
  generation biofuels
• Creating incentives to support the development of next
  generation low cost biofuels technology
• Implementing a policy to help make next generation biofuels
  technology competitive
• Financing next generation biofuels – is there enough financing
  for the commercialisation of next generation biofuels

Shimweefeleni Hamutwe
Adviser on Alternative Energy
Namibia Mines and Energy Ministry, Namibia

Cornelis van der Waal
Industry Analyst
Frost and Sullivan

Brian Tait
Manager: Alternative Energy Group
Sasol

Penny Healy
Group Corporate Affairs Executive
D1 Oils South Africa

Daniel Liwimbi
Chief Executive Officer
MAlawi Ethanol Company

AGENDA

• Overview of developed vs developing nation environments for
  biofuels
• Comparison of product scope, market definition and competitive
  advantage of biofuels business models
• Value chain analysis from crop to market and the impact thereof on
  biofuels projects
• Risk management approaches-comparison of developed vs
  developing nation environments
• Summary – assessing pros and cons of business models

• Managing the political and cultural environment
• Risk management through the value chain – specific requirements
  in developing nations
• Financial challenges from feasibility funding to project inception
• Industry and political perception – how to position projects to
  stakeholders
• Competing effectively in global commodities and energy markets

About your masterclass presenter

Louis Strydom
Chairman
BioEnergy International of Switzerland

Louis is an expert in new venture creation and project finance, with
wide experience on projects in the developing world, having worked
on projects in South America, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and
China. Over the past two years, he has spent a significant amount of
resources analysing biofuels business models, with particular focus on
developing nations. He is also a contributing editor for Ecoworld.

    AGENDA

• International vision and objectives
• The vision for South Africa
• The mandate of the task team
• The basic fuel price and the prices for biofuels
• Regulations and incentives
• Sectors involved
• Agricultural feedstock capability
• The oil industry
• Additional volumes of biofuels
• Exports and industrial use of biofuels
• Production of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ethers (ETBE)
• Fuel specifications
• Tariffs
• Tax incentives
• The selling price of biofuels
• Fuel levy exemption
• Equalisation fund

About your masterclass presenter

Fanie Brink
Managing Director
Biofuels Industry Development (Pty) Ltd

Fanie is extensively involved in the development and marketing of
small and medium size biodiesel plants. He is currently consulting on
the value chain and bringing partners together to start biofuel projects
in Sub-Saharan Africa.