PROGRAMME

AFRICAN BIOENERGY CONVENTION PROGRAMME OUTLINE

Registration

14:00 – 14:20

Welcome and Opening
Chair: Prof Emile van Zyl
Senior Chair of Energy Research : Biofuels; Stellenbosch University
&
Prof Russel Botman
Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Stellenbosch University

14:20 – 14:45

Annie Chimphango (Malawi)
Role of Bioenergy in Africa’s future : Linkage With Productive Sector

15:10 – 15:35

Luis Augusto Barbosa Cortez (Brazil)
A Brazilian perspective on Bioenergy

15:35– 16:00

Wolfgang Fechter (Sugar Industry)
Tongaat Hulett Regional Bioenergy from Cane Vision

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee Break

Gracefully Reconciling Large-Scale Biofuel Production with Competing Demands
Lee Lynd, initiator GSB Project
Paul and Joan Queneau Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Biology, Dartmouth College; Chief Scientific Officer, Mascoma Corp.

Welcome reception (Stellenbosch Lodge Hotel)
Guests of Honour: Prof Russel and Berryl Botman
(Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University)

GSB Project Overviews
Tom Richard
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Director, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, Pennsylvania State University

09:30 – 10:30

GSB Round Table:  Perspectives from GSB participants from around the world

Patricia Osseweijer
Europe
Emile van Zyl & Miyuki Iiyama
Africa
Luis Cortez
Latin America
Reinhold Mann (by video)
Asia, Oceania
John Sheenan
North America

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:00

GSB Round Table Panel discussion (chaired by Tom Richard)
Discussion on issues per continent and relations between continents

12:00 – 12:30

Meeting objectives and structure
Emile van Zyl& Miyuki Iiyama

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:00

Break-out sessions: Inputs for the Draft African Continental Resolution
Suggested discussion points in the break-out sessions:

Break-out Group 1:

Facilitator: Patricia Osseweijer

Reporter: Alan Brent

Venue:  

Break-out Group 2:

  Facilitator: John Sheehan   

Reporter: Estherine Fotabong

Venue:  

Break-out Group 3:

Facilitator: Tom Richard

Reporter: Gibson Mphepo

Venue:  

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 16:30

Plenary conclusions from Working Groups (chaired by Miyuki Iiyama)
Feedback by the reporters of the break-out groups on the discussion points relevant for the African resolution.  Allow brief discussion of reports for clarification.

Announce the drafting committee for the continental (Africa) resolution (Ideally persons from Africa with one GSB committee member).

19:00 – 22:00

Convention Dinner at Blaauwklippen Wine Estate
No formal speeches, but will arrange for roaming microphone for those who spontaneously wishes to make contributions

Break-out sessions: Recommendations for GSB stages 2 and 3.
Suggested discussion points in the break-out sessions:

1. What should be done to make the global analysis undertaken in GSB stages 2 and 3 responsive to African needs and realities?
2. Key objectives and approaches for (meta) analysis in future research;
3. Identification of key stake-holders and scientific expertise/experts that should be involved;
4. Definition of the structure of the project and procedures for communication with society and decision makers

10:00 – 10:45

Plenary reports from break-out sessions (chaired by Miyuki Iiyama)
Presentation of recommendations for stages 2 and 3. Allow brief discussions of recommendations

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:30

Presentation of Draft Continental Resolution (chaired by Emile van Zyl)
Presentation of the Draft Continental Resolution by the drafting committee.  Discussion of the Resolution to reach consensus between attended stakeholders

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch Break