Conference Programme

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Day 1: Thursday 19th November
TANK STORAGE STREAM		BIOFUELS STREAM
SESSION ONE: Market outlook 9.00 Chairman’s opening remarks: Stuart Traver, Principal advisor, Gaffney Cline & Associates 9.15 Keynote address: Tracking the contango: What to expect for 2010 The implications of contango on storage economics What to expect in the medium and long term? Update on activities in Singapore Recent key mergers and acquisitions Stuart Traver, Principal advisor, Gaffney Cline & Associates 9.45 Emerging Asia’s economic outlook Prospects for demand growth and contraction in Asia Regional outlook Local profit centres Matt Hildebrandt, Economist, JPMorgan Chase Bank 10.15 Networking break in exhibition hall 11.00 Prospects for oil trade flows east of Suez Crude oil Oil products Oil quality and specifications Implications for oil terminal requirements Ben Holt, Vice president, Downstream consulting, Wood Mackenzie 11.30 Securing debt financing in today’s uncertain climate The financial and economic crisis Pressures on lending The syndicated loans market Impact on the storage industry Bert van der Toorn, Managing director, Head natural resources, Asia Structured Finance ING WholeSale Banking 12.00 Networking lunch in the exhibition hall SESSION TWO: Identifying growth segments in Asia 2.00 Chairman’s opening remarks 2.15 Deregulation in Indonesia, the market and the distribution network Petroleum products consumption and distribution, areas that need additional storage and distribution capacity Ongoing development and future opportunities Deregulation of Pertamina and the oil products distribution network Abolition of the monopoly on the provision of ports/terminals and ports services Risks and potential rewards as the private sector get involved David Wignall, Managing director, David Wignall Associates 2.45 Malaysia's growing role as a global storage hub Growing demand for storage in the region Challenges and opportunities New projects and plans Potential impact on Singapore and other storage hubs Anthonie Versluis, Associate director - industrial development, Arthur D. Little (Malaysia) 3.15 Networking break in exhibition hall 4.00 Independent storage outlook for Japan Is there sufficient capacity available? Medium and longterm storage outlook The role of third party operators and the need for market consolidation Investment opportunities Morimasa Ogawa, Auditor, Nippon Vopak, Japan 4.30 Petroleum industry in Thailand - Outlook for investment opportunities in bulk liquid storage Outlook for economic growth Global effects of limited storage capacity Major developments in the region Understanding local environmental policies Wicha Chuichum, Vice president, Eastern Petroleum Terminal, PTT 5.00 India’s medium and long term potential Tankage Industry The Indian Scenario, present and future Regulatory Issues for operations and growth Katragadda Sharath Choudary, CEO, East India Petroleum		SESSION ONE: Market outlook 9.00 Chairman’s opening remarks: Tobias Mangelmann, Consultant, McKinsey & Co, Malaysia 9.15 Keynote address: Staying economically viable in the current crisis Regulatory promotion, incentives and support mechanisms Biodiesel pricing structure in Singapore Future outlook: medium and longterm perspective Advantages of the micro-refinery business model Allan Lim, CEO, Alpha Biofuels 9.45 Overcoming the challenges of producing biodiesel in Malaysia Closer look at the Malaysian Biofuel Policy Impact of feedstock price changes Update on regulations Impact of new ASTM standards on exports Long Tian Ching, Managing director, Vance Bioenergy 10.15 Networking break in exhibition hall 11.00 Regulatory framework and incentives in Asia Comparing mandatory blend rates across Asia Which government support programmes work? Investment and tax incentives Howard Shaw, Executive director, Singapore Environment Council 11.30 Exploring the biofuels market in Philippines Biofuel development plan and the Biofuel Law Looking at new feedstocks such as jatropha Overview of ongoing projects Market production capacities and potential Clovis T. Tupas, VP / GM – Operations, PNOC Alternative Fuels 12.00 Networking lunch in the exhibition hall SESSION TWO: Future feedstocks 2.00 Chairman’s opening remarks 2.15 2.15 Algae’s role in the future of Asian biodiesel When will algae become a biofuel feedstock in Asia? How will algae be deployed as a source of fuel? What is the potential for algae in southeast Asia? Per Dahlén, Partner, Portelet Asia 2.45 Potential of biomass to liquid technology in Asia Critical success factors for BTL Project update and feedstock outlook Where to source biomass efficiently Saku Rantanen, Consultant, Pöyry 3.15 Networking break in exhibition hall 4.00 Jatropha production in Asia Market potential and developments in Asia Improvements in yield, production & efficiency Medium and longterm outlook Investment opportunities Naren Raju, CEO, Bioenergy Plantations 4.30 Biofuel outlook in Asia energy trade Outlook for supply and demand of biodiesel and its feedstocks Review of global biodiesel trade flows Pricing risk analysis for biodiesel Henri Bardon, Biofuels trading manager, Trafigura 5.00 Issues regarding sustainability Which feedstocks are most sustainable Controlling and certification systems Assessing indirect land use change How sustainability is measured Why a scientific and standard approach is necessary Ray Hogger, Technical-Commercial director, Vertical Asia Pte
*5.30 Close of day 1:* Drinks reception in exhibition hall

Day 2: Friday 20th November
TANK STORAGE STREAM		BIOFUELS STREAM
SESSION THREE: Creating value in Asian storage 9.00 Chairman’s opening remarks: Ben Holt, Vice President, Downstream Consulting, Wood Mackenzie 9.30 Medium and Long-term trends for storage in Taiwan Storage capacities and future outlook Petroleum and oil product trends in Taiwan Major developments in the region Understanding local regulations Raychung Chang, Director, Department of storage and transportation, CPC Corporation, Taiwan 10.00 Risk mitigation and emergency response planning Specific security threats in Asia How to minimise and prepare for potential threats Reducing product loss using insurance Impacts of a major incident Hari Bhatt, Vice president, Supply chain logistics, Reliance Industries 10.30 Networking break in exhibition hall 11.15 Benefits of wireless tank gauging Cost savings Self organising networks How it works Practical examples in tank farms Johan Sandberg, Sales manager, Rosemount Tank Gauging 11.45 Outlook for chemical sector in current climate Improving working capital financing costs How to increase profitability Coping with changes in product flows Chris McNally, Principal, Booz & Co 12.15 Networking lunch in the exhibition hall SESSION FOUR: Best practices for terminal operators 2.00 Chairman’s welcome back 2.15 Considerations when storing & handling biofuels Impact of new specifications and blend mandates Material compatibility The need for added infrastructure and pipelines Difficulty of predicting biofuel storage needs Bernadette Raymundo, Vice president of supply, quality control and product development, Seaoil Philippines 2.45 The modern approach to safety Identifying and avoiding hazards Learning from previous incidents Transparent risk assessment Mark Jarman, Head of risk division, Lloyds Register 3.15 Networking break in exhibition hall 4.00 Process safety at the terminal Regulatory updates post-Buncefield Operational continuity and security integrity Risk management devices Volker Schulz, Business development manager, Endress+Hauser 4.30 Applications for Lined HDPE pipe systems Benefits versus steel Technical specifications Rheomax - applications Case studies Glyn Owens, Commercial Director, PetroTechnik		SESSION THREE: Key issues and trends 9.15 Chairman’s opening remarks: Nicholas Ashby, CEO, Celadon Capital 9.30 Impacts of EU regulations on Asia Explaining the Renewable Energy Directive Market impact of feedstock price and supply Future outlook for Asian biofuels H.E. Holger Standertskjold, Ambassador of delegation of the European Commission to Singapore 10.00 Key success factors for securing project finance and investment Are investment levels slowing down? Key success factors to obtain finance Evaluating short and long term financial viability Investment trends and exit options Edgare Kerkwijk, Managing director, Asia green capital 10.45 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall 11.15 India: Hitting the biodiesel target Moving away from the export market Investment needed to meet biodiesel targets Production capacities and future outlook Bhaskar Chalasani, MD, Naturol Bioenergy, India 11.45 Methanol outlook for Asia Economic outlook Project update Asian MTBE overview Heng Lee Shir, Director, methanol and MTBE fuels, Asia, DeWitt & Company 12.15 Lunch in the exhibition hall SESSION FOUR: Improving quality & performance 2.00 Chairman’s welcome back 2.15 Adding value to biofuels plants What to consider before embarking on a project Overcoming local legal and regulatory challenges Choosing the right scale and technology Location logistics Yash Mankame, Vice president, Praj Industries, Thailand 2.45 Mitigating risk at a biofuels plant Risk mitigation strategies How to increase profit margins Considerations in a volatile market Lance Hardesty, Vice president, R.W. Beck 3.15 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall 4.00 Impact of regulatory frameworks on biofuel economics Successful regulatory support mechanisms for alternative energies Regulatory frameworks for biofuels in South East Asia Future outlook: medium and longterm perspective Tobias Mangelmann, Consultant, McKinsey & Co, Malaysia 4.30 Overcoming the challenged of biofuels blending Criteria for blending methods Overview of blending targets across Asia Future technology Pipeline feasibility Roy Koh, Honeywell Enraf
*5.00 Close of conference*

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