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7:30 a.m. Trade Show and Registration Open
8:15 a.m. Morning General Session Begins
Welcome to the 10th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit
Tom Brooks, President, Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
8:30 a.m. Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
9:00 a.m. The State of Iowa’s Renewable Fuels Industry
Monte Shaw, Executive Director, Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
9:30 a.m. Ask the Industry Forum – Your Chance to Ask Questions of Industry Leaders
9:45 a.m. Senator Rick Santorum, Candidate for Republican Presidential Nomination
10:00 a.m. Renewable Fuels Industry Keynote – Joe Jobe, CEO, National Biodiesel Board
10:30 a.m. Iowa Governor Terry Branstad & Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds
11:00 a.m. Roundtable: What’s Ahead for Renewable Fuels in the Next Decade
Steve Bleyl, Green Plains, Inc.
Brad Albin, Renewable Energy Group
Mike Jerke, Guardian Energy
Moderator: Brian Jennings, American Coalition for Ethanol
Noon Lunch (On Your Own)
1:15 p.m. Afternoon General Session Begins
Fuel the Future Iowa High School Video Contest
Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
1:30 p.m. Donald Trump, Candidate for Republican Presidential Nomination
2:00 p.m. Business Impact of RFS Rule Roundtable
Todd Becker, Green Plains, Inc.
Dan Oh, Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
Moderator: Tim Portz, BBI International
2:50 p.m. Governor Mike Huckabee, Candidate for Republican Presidential Nomination
3:00 p.m. Carly Fiorina, Candidate for Republican Presidential Nomination
3:15 p.m. Door Prize Drawing/ Summit & Trade Show Concludes