The Argus European Biomass Trading conference will be held on Thursday 19 April and Friday 20 April 2012, in London.

Day one will focus on biomass market fundamentals. Day two will discuss the progress of wood pellets becoming a commodity. Both days will be separately bookable.

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2011 saw over 200 attendees congregate in Amsterdam and we look to build on this success with this year’s conference.

The conference is designed to provide delegates with updates on opportunities and threats that currently exist within the biomass markets. This provides an excellent opportunity to network and interact with leading industry experts.

2012 Confirmed Speakers and Panelists:

Chair: Brodie Govan, Editor - Argus Biomass Markets, Argus

Speakers:

• Sam Kang, Americas Director for Power Generation and Renewable Energy, KEMA
• Ronald Zwart, Director, CKade
• Jorrit Hachmer, RWE
  
• Emilio Rietmann, Executive Director, Energias Renovaveis do Brasil (ERB)
  
• Christian Ingerslev, Vice President, Norden
  
• Richard Smith, Managing Director, Verdo Renewables
  
• Peter Ramsay, Business Development Manager, Argus
  
• Ben Goh, Senior Biomass Fuel Developer, E.ON
• Arnold J R Dale, Vice President Bioenergy, Ekman
• Richard Stevens, Director, Financial Research and Product Development, CME Group
  
• Larry Weick, Vice President - Business Development, Zilkha Biomass

Panelists:

• Simon Rodian Christensen, Partner, Copenhagen Merchants
• Michael Vares, Director, Agreen
  
• Roeland Reesinck, Director, GF Energy
  
• Jarl Wallden, CEO, Latgran
  
• Yves Ryckmans, Chief Technology Officer Biomass, Laborelec
  
• Guilio Volpi, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission
  
• Gordon Murray, Executive Director, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
  
• Seth Ginther, Executive Director, US Industrial Pellet Association
  
• Dr Christian Rakos, President, European Pellet Council
• Sonia Medina, Partner and COO, Africa Renewables
  
• Thomas Meth, Executive Vice President, Enviva

Topics to be discussed at the 2012 conference:

Day 1
Focusing on biomass market fundamentals

• UK market overview  
• Supply and demand
• Pricing trends
• Transportation
• The trading landscape
• Biomass feedstocks
• Residential pellets vs industrial pellets  
• Technology

Day 2
Discussing the progress of wood pellets towards commodification

• The role of exchanges and a swaps market
• Regulatory update
• Producer fundamentals
• The emerging role of indexes
• Development of a new standard biomass trading agreement
• The arrival of banks in the sector
• Global outlook for biomass

For more information about this event please visit our past events section