Argus Biofuels Europe Conference & Exhibition

Morning registration and coffee

Marine day welcome 

Speakers Include:

Catherine Caulfield

Business Development Manager— Oil Markets

Oil Markets, Argus Media

Interactive voting and objectives setting

Human bingo poll: Send your most pressing questions and they will be addressed throughout the day by experts

How is regulation driving biofuel demand from the marine sector?

- Regulation today: what impact is EU ETS having on competitiveness of marine biodiesel and other biofuels and how Is IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) driving demand?
- Upcoming regulation: how will FuelEU maritime impact biofuel demand from 2025 and what are companies doing today to prepare for GHG reduction requirements?
- Is EU and global (IMO) regulation enough to close the price gap between conventional and marine biofuels in the long term?

Speakers Include:

Roel Hoenders

Head of Climate Action and Clean Air

International Maritime Organization

Tobias Troye

Head of Carbon Solutions, Bunker Holding

Laura Mateos Moya

Project Analyst, Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency

International Maritime Organization

Catherine Caulfield

Business Development Manager— Oil Markets

Oil Markets, Argus Media

Argus market update: Global marine biodiesel price competitiveness

- Global marine biodiesel market update and key trends to watch
- Europe vs. Asia price competitiveness and impact of EU ETS costs
- How regulation will drive demand fundamentals and pricing in the next 2-years

Moderator:

Hussein Al-Khalisy

Alternative Marine Fuels Reporter

Argus

Coffee break

How biofuels are accelerating decarbonisation of the marine sector?

- Learn about the supply availability today and will the shipping industry look to novel feedstocks to mitigate supply and competition concerns?
- How are shipowners using biofuels to meet EU ETS, CII and FuelEU maritime compliance?
- How to break down the communication barrier between traditional biofuel and marine market participants?

Daniel de Miguel Fernandez

Head of Biofuels Business Development, Technology, Regulation & Sustainability

CEPSA Commercial & Clean Energies

Karin Jansen

Proposition Manager Renewables Road & Marine

Hussein Al-Khalisy

Alternative Marine Fuels Reporter

Argus

Novel feedstocks: What role can they play in meeting marine biodiesel demand?

- What alternative feedstocks to FAME are available in the market for marine blending and is availability rising to meet the demand?
- What are the challenges facing suppliers and shipowners seeking to diversify feedstocks?
- How can specifications help or hinder feedstock diversification?

Speakers Include:

Michael Green

Senior Quality Manager

World Fuel Services

Allen Timpany

Co-Founder and CEO

Circtec

Catherine Caulfield

Business Development Manager— Oil Markets

Oil Markets, Argus Media

Biomethanol & e-methanol landscape: How can supply meet demand?

- Will global biomethanol capacity rise to meet growing demand from new methanol capable vessels
- How are producers and buyers managing supply shortages and competition from other sectors?
- Utilizing Natural Air Capture (NAC) for large scale methanol production and price impacts

Patricia Gutiérrez Blanco

Originator

Uniper Global Commodities

Cliff Keeler

Vice President Business Development

SunGas Renewables

Bastian Brueckmann

Operations Manager

Xpress Feeders

Nigel Draffin

Founding Member and Treasurer

International Bunker Industry Association

Networking lunch

Shipowners panel: Pros and cons of biofuels in meeting regulation and consumer demand

- Benefits and challenges of bunkering marine biodiesel, biomethanol, and bio-LNG from regulatory, operational, and cost standpoints
- Fuels of the future: How will e-fuels compete with these biofuels?
- What obstacles are faced by shipowners and what suppliers should know when targeting this sector?

Speakers Include:

Ilyas Muhammad

Director, Head of Green Fuels

Hapag-Lloyd AG

Christos Chryssakis

Head of New Energy

Wallenius Wilhelmsen

Catherine Caulfield

Business Development Manager— Oil Markets

Oil Markets, Argus Media

Tom Strang

SVP Maritime Affairs

Carnival Corporation & plc

Ports perspective on decarbonizing the marine sector

- How is the largest bunker port in Europe preparing itself for alternative fuels and a zero-emission future?
- What does the future fuel landscape look like?
- What role do ports play in realizing this transition?

Speakers Include:

Jan van Hengel

Sr. Business Development Manager

Port of Rotterdam

Didier de Beaumont

Commercial Manager Energy Cluster

Port of Amsterdam

Nigel Draffin

Founding Member and Treasurer

International Bunker Industry Association

Biofuel tickets and mandates: What the marine sector needs to know?

- How can companies manage EU ETS exposure and maximise trading?
- Impact of the Dutch HBE-G ticket on marine biofuel demand and preparing for future changes to the system
- Developments in trading Fuel EU Maritime over-compliance and how a voluntary market may develop in Europe
- Lessons learned from the Norwegian marine blending mandate and EU road blending mandates

Speakers Include:

Dáša Mamrillová

Government Affairs Director European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association

EWABA

Philip Linnell Goedkoop

Regional Director for Biofuels Growth

Bio Oil

Nigel Draffin

Founding Member and Treasurer

International Bunker Industry Association

Book and Claim: Accelerating the uptake of alternative fuel beyond regulatory requirements

- What is Book & Claim and how can it support the maritime industry’s transition to zero carbon shipping?
- How to ensure integrity and acceptance of Book & Claim across the industry?
- What is the future outlook for Book & Claim in the maritime industry?

Speakers Include:

Louise Dobler

Decarbonisation Manager

NORDEN

Frederik Jacobsen

Project Manager

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Hussein Al-Khalisy

Alternative Marine Fuels Reporter

Argus

Coffee break

SAF and Marine SWAP session: How will markets manage competition between different sectors?

For this session, please make your way to the main conference hall for networking with SAF and marine

- How will feedstock competition impact Fuel EU Aviation and Marine requirements?
- What are the similarities and differences under FuelEU maritime and how would the split of ticket markets and RED III lead to multiple sectors converging on the same fuels?
- Cross-sector collaboration: what can be done to minimise competition? Should one sector be prioritised over the other?
- Long-term demand trends: will falling demand in the road transport sector liberate supply for aviation and marine?

Tom Searle

Senior Manager, Consulting Services

Argus

Charles Jans

Vice President, Consulting

Argus

Closing remarks

Welcome drinks reception open to all pass holders

Breakfast and networking

Dedicated networking space and canapes in the event exhibition area

Argus welcome

Speakers Include:

Matt Oatway

SVP North America

Argus

Chairperson’s opening remarks    

Speakers Include:

Fabricio Cardoso

Principal, Consulting

Argus

Keynote on from the top view on long-term outlook for biofuels industry

- How do the key targets of the biofuels industry align with mandate compliance?
- What methods can we adopt to ensure sustainable value chains from producers to end-users?
- What are the growth opportunities for different sectors at present?

Speakers Include:

Eirik Pitkethly

VP of Regulatory Affairs Bioenergy

BP

Claire Swadkin

Deputy Director - Low Carbon Fuels

Department of Transport, UK

Josefine Ahlström

Vice-President European Business Development

Argus

UK Trade Remedies Authority outlook on unfair industry practices caused by dumping and subsidies and case studies:

- Why establishing a level-playing field for competition is crucial for the industry?
- Evidence-based recommendations on whether trade remedies, typically tariffs, are needed to prevent injury to UK producers, caused by dumping or subsidies.

Speakers Include:

James Iddiols

Lead Investigator

UK Trade Remedies Authority

Dickon Posnett

President

European Biodiesel Board (EBB)

Timothy Deehan

Biofuels Analyst

Argus

Coffee break

Spotlight on RED III and its impact on the biofuels markets

- How will the latest amendments accelerate the regulatory framework for reducing emissions and how does this legislation co-ordinate with other EU policy initiatives?
- Latest revisions of Annex 9: What is on the lists and what are the opportunities for the industry?
- How will the balance of biofuels and feedstocks evolve? What are the key developments to date and how will the EU now ensure sustainability along supply chains?

Xavier Noyon

Secretary General

European Biodiesel Board (EBB)

Angel Alvarez Alberdi

Secretary General

EWABA

John Brown

Senior Editor—Biofuels

Argus

Emanuele Fratantuono

Business Development Manager

Adamant Group

Feedstocks dilemma and its scalability

- Challenges in aggregating feedstock
- Compliance with sustainability schemes and stringent regulations
- Logistic challenges in the aggregation process and exporting

Usman Ahmed

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Gamalux Sdn. Bhd.

☆ Women in biofuels network and networking lunch

Hear from leading women in business regarding their personal experiences of growth within the market and in business

Moderator:

Inmaculada Gómez Jiménez

Sustainability expert

AESA-SENASA

Margaux Thoyer-Rozat

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Procurement Manager

Air France

Patricia Gutiérrez Blanco

Originator

Uniper Global Commodities

Kristine Klavers

Managing Director

Eco Engineers

Bea O'Kelly

Commercial Product Manager Europe

Argus

Paola Rodriguez Masiu

Head of Research and Trade Analytics

STX Group

Assess your feedstocks options: Supply, quality and strategies in near future

- What is the effect of different feedstocks and how can we make sure there is adequate supply without affecting food security?
- Addressing the question of quality by mapping the origin of UCO and the impact on biodiesel producers
- With uncertain demand in the future, how will feedstock producers plan production and use of land?

Enrico Giglioli

Chief of New Initiatives Officer

Saras

Alex Clayton

Global Strategy and Commercial Lead, Bioenergy

Nuseed

Urszula Szalkowska

Managing Director and Senior Consultant, Europe

EcoEngineers

Daan Blokhuis

Sustainability Specialist

AFS Energy

Alex Kauffmann

Manager

Argus

Where are we on the food vs fuels conversation?

- Where do we currently stand on the allocation of resources food vs fuel? What are the biggest challenges or opportunities?
- How can we optimise global supply chains to solve the problem of efficient allocation of resources for food and fuel?
- With the revamping of laws and mandates, is the problem becoming easier to address? How do you strike a balance between the conflicting demands of different industries?

Barbara Smailagic

Fuels Policy Officer

Transport and Environment (T&E)

Paola Rodriguez Masiu

Head of Research and Trade Analytics

STX Group

Tenny Kristiana

Researcher

International Council on Clean Transportation

Dan Lieberman

Global Sustainability Strategy & Engagement Lead

Nuseed

Coffee break

Leveraging synergies in HVO for decarbonization: Integrated approach to pretreatment, hydrotreating and hydrogen

- How are the main components of an HVO/SAF plant (hydrotreating, hydrogen production and pretreatment) optimized?
- What are the challenges in the integration of heat and material streams or other synergies that are investigated?
- What are the strategies to identify synergies and maximize cross-unit efficiency?

Armin Brandner

Green Chemicals and Fuels Product Director

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction

Bioenergy industry: Looking at the resources of decarbonization strategies

- Which feedstocks are dominating the current market for biofuels now and in the coming decade?
- How can we ensure that bioenergy is a low-carbon resource and can help measure emissions reduction from biofuels?
- Solid biomass to liquid biofuels: Which technologies will win and what is the hurdle to large-scale production?

Lisa Schmidt

General Secretary

International Biomass Torrefaction and Carbonisation Council

Henrik Brodin

Head of Energy Transition

Sodra

Philipp Hauser

Business Development Director

Soler Group

Close of conference day one

Josefine Ahlström

Vice-President European Business Development

Argus

Drinks and networking reception

Build new relationships and connect with old friends in this relaxed setting

Morning coffee

Chairperson's welcome

Charles Jans

Vice President, Consulting

Argus

Certifications: Addressing the issues of transparency of raw materials

- Certification basics: Sustainability, traceability and GHG emissions savings of renewable fuels
- Understanding certification process as an enabler for the global deployment of renewable fuels
- From fuel feedstock to corporate end-customers – ensuring credible and transparent claims in voluntary markets

Moderator:

Adam Kirby

Sustainability Manager – Sustainable Fuels

ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification)

Tracking latest developments and addressing financial risks to facilitate a conducive industry environment

- What effect does the development of low-carbon fuels and new technology have on the industry at large?
- How do we overcome financial challenges of supply-side feedstock and prices?
- How to manage increased feedstock exposure as you switch to biorefineries?

Speakers Include:

Bjorn Breckx

Business Development Director

CFP Energy

Jan-Olov Eriksson

Head of Trading

Preem

Charles Jans

Vice President, Consulting

Argus

Colin Cowan

Head of HVO Feedstock Supply & Trading

st1

Coffee break

Bio refineries exploration: What do the majors have to say about the change in market dynamics and different pathways?

- How are the oil majors preparing for this energy transition?
- Which pathways are they targeting for emissions reduction through biofuels?
- Are they hopeful for material change in the market dynamics, given there is limited supply for feedstocks and challenges to commercial technology?

Sérgio Machado

Head of Hydrogen and Renewable Fuels

Galp

Fabricio Cardoso

Principal, Consulting

Argus

European renewable methanol industry: What are the hindrances in the renewable methanol and e-methanol markets?

- What are the existing renewable methanol trade flows into Europe, and what challenges do these face?
- What are the key technological and logistical challenges in producing waste-based methanol and e-methanol? How do we address feedstock supply and infrastructure needs to support these fuels?
- What types of policy support and financial incentives are required to drive growth in these sectors?
- What partnerships and market strategies are crucial for their successful adoption and market penetration

Speakers Include:

Joost Weterings

Commercial Director

Liquid Wind

Benjamin Marsh

Commercial Manager

Octopus Energy Generation

Timothy Deehan

Biofuels Analyst

Argus

Lunch and Exhibition: State of technology review

Spotlight on the US renewable fuels market for local and international business

- How to produce eligible HVO and SAF for RFS, LCFS, IRA, RINs and credits?
- What are the pathways for ethanol, biodiesel and their value dynamics?
- What are the opportunities for eligible feedstocks?

Speakers Include:

Kristine Klavers

Managing Director

Eco Engineers

Dani Charles

Co-Founder

Veriflux

Fabricio Cardoso

Principal, Consulting

Argus

Charles Jans

Vice President, Consulting

Argus

Re-defining ethanol pathways

- Why the Ethanol-to-Jet feedstock platform is far more diverse than typically understood?
- How the Ethanol-to-Jet pathway is uniquely capable of creating projects out of local environmental problems?
- What are the biggest challenges and opportunities for building out a global project pipeline?

Speakers Include:

Jonathan Wood

Chief Commercial Officer

Nova Pangaea Technologies

Daniel Bloch

Director, Partnerships

Lanza Jet

Fabricio Cardoso

Principal, Consulting

Argus

Closing remarks and end of conference

Networking coffee