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Note: Presentation Titles Highlighted in Green contain a link to the respective presentation abstract and speaker bio.
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Registration Open
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Exhibitor Set up - Mission Bay Ballroom
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Welcome Reception - Mission Bay Ballroom Terrace
7:15 am – 7:00 pm
Registration Open
7:15 am – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast: Exhibit Hall
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Opening Session
Welcome: Eugene (Gene) Jones, Executive Director, Southern Waste Information eXchange, Inc.
Moderator: Timothy E Kelley, President and CEO, Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation (IVEDC) (Invited)
Changing Landscape of Biomass Conversion Projects Under New Federal Administration
Scott Vanderau, Partner, Energy Transaction Advisors
Biosolids Conversion and Assured PFAS Destruction
Jim Henderson, Vice President of Business Development, Heartland
Scale-up and Demonstration of Waste Conversion Technologies
Eloy Flores, III, Southwest Research Institute
Sierra Railroad Company: California's Green Hydrogen Solution
Mike Hart, CEO, Sierra Railroad Company
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Break: Exhibit Hall
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Session I:
Investing in Sustainability: Market Forces, Resource Valorization, and Public Policy Levers
Moderator: Ron Sherga, Vice President of Member Engagement, Cyclyx International, LLC (Invited)
Blue Blue Capitalization: Increasing Value Through Sustainability
Dr. Andrea Neal, Ph.D., President & Board Member, Blue Capital, LLC
Michael Long, Principal, Thermochemical Engineer, Long Thermochemical
Los Angeles County’s SB 1383 Infrastructure and Procurement Strategy
Kawsar Vazifdar, P.E., M.S., ENVSP, Civil Engineer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch (Provided)
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Session II:
Fueling the Future: Overcoming Feedstock Challenges in Advanced Recycling
Moderator: Brian Bauer, CEO and Co-Founder, Resynergi, Inc.
Feedstock Preparation for Advanced and Mechanical Recycling
Hartmut Bendfeldt, President, eFACTOR3, LLC
Kevin DeWhitt, Founder/Chief Executive Officer, PDO Technologies, Inc.
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Break: Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Session III:
Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Waste-to-Energy Session
Moderator: James Swart, Director, Special Projects, Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Reception: Exhibit Hall
7:45 am – 12:00 pm
Registration Open
7:45 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast: Exhibit Hall
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Session IV:
Biomass Conversion Technologies: An Overview of Opportunities and Obstacles
Richard Olliver, Partner and Scott Vanderau, Partner, Energy Transaction Advisors, LLC (ETA) and Dr. Andrea Neal, Ph.D., President & Board Member, Blue Capital, LLC
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Break: Exhibit Hall
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Closing Session - Waste Conversion Where Do We Go From Here!
12:00 pm
Adjourn
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Exhibitor Breakdown