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Agenda

Agenda Note:

Note:  Presentation Titles Highlighted in Green contain a link to the respective presentation abstract and speaker bio.

Monday, August 11, 2025

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

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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


Trends and Perspectives in Bioresource Valorization - Pathways, Insights, Economics, and Barriers in Commercialization

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


The Challenges in Solving One of the Two Biggest Cost Drivers of Advanced Recycling – Feedstock Acquisition and Preparation

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

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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

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