USDA Global Conference on Agricultural Biofuels: Research and Ecomonics (Minneapolis, Minnesota - August 20-22, 2007)

Speakers' List

Miguel Almada
Secretariat
Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Food
Argentina
almada.miguel@gmail.com
malmad@mecon.gov.ar

Dr. Robert Anex, Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Iowa State University
3202 NSRIC Bldg, Ag & Biosystems Engineering
Ames, IA  50011   USA
Tel: (515) 294-6576; FAX: 515-294-4250
rpanex@iastate.edu

Dr. Melvyn Askew, CSL Fellow
Haddo House, Keepers Lane
West Midlands WV6 8UA
United Kingdom 
Tel: +44 70-5032-1555; FAX:  +44-19-0274-1888
Home:  +44-19-0274-4447 (Sheila-sp)
mfa@census-bio.co.uk; Melvin.Askew@btinternet.com; maskew@csl.gov.uk
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Dr. Ghassem R Asrar, Deputy Administrator
Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4-2288
Beltsville, MD  20705-5140   USA
Tel: (301) 504-7987; FAX: (301) 504-4624
ghassem.asrar@ars.usda.gov
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Mr. Atanas Atanassov
Director
Agro-Bio Institute
Bulgaria
Tel: +359 2 963 54 07; Fax: +359 2 963 54 08
Atanas_atanasov@abi.bg

Dr. Laurent Bochereau, Counselor, Head of Science, Technology and Education
European Union Delegation
   of the European Commission
2300 M Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC  20037-1434   USA
Tel: (202) 862-9574; FAX: (202) 429-1766
laurent.bochereau@ec.europa.eu
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Dr. David Bransby, Professor
Auburn University, Agronomy & Soils
202 Funchess Hall
Auburn, AL  36849   USA
Tel: (334) 844-3935; FAX:
bransdi@auburn.edu
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Dr. Roger K. Conway, Director
USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses
1400 Independence Ave, SW
SOAGRIBG Room 4059-S
Washington, DC  20024-0130   USA
Tel: (202) 720-0461; FAX: (202) 401-0533
rconway@oce.usda.gov

Dr.  Miguel J. Dabdoub
Projeto BiodieselBrasil - Head
President of the Biofuels Chamber of the São Paulo Government
Address: Departamento de Química - FFCLRP, Universidade de São Paulo
Av. Bandeirantes, 3900
Ribeirão Preto - São Paulo, SP - Brasil
CEP 14040-901
Tel (office): +55(16) 3603-4375 or +55(16) 3602-3734
FAX: +55(16) 3602-4838
mdabdoub@earthbiofuels.net; migjodab@usp.br; migjodab@dabdoub-labs.com.br

Dr. Eduardo Delgado Assad
Professor, EMBRAPA
Parque Estação Biológica - PqEB s/nº
Brasília, DF, BR  70770-901
Brazil
Tel: +55-19-37895700; FAX: +55-61-3347-1041
assad@cnptia.embrapa.br
sac@cnptia.embrapa.br
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Dr. Veron Eidman, Professor Emeritus
  and former Head of the Department of Applied
Economics at the University of Minnesota
248e Classroom Office Building, 1994 Buford Avenue
St Paul, MN  55108   USA
Tel: 612-624-7253; FAX:
veidman@umn.edu

Dr. Kepler Euclides Filho
Executive Director
Embrapa
Parque Estação Biológica W3 Norte, - Edifício Embrapa Sede
70770-901 – Brasília, DF, Brasil
Tel: +55 (61) 3448-4347; FAX: +55 (61) 3347-1041
diretoria.kepler@embrapa.br

Dr. Richard B. Flavell, CBE, FRS
Chief Scientific Officer
Ceres, Inc.
1535 Rancho Conejo Boulevard
Thousand Oaks, CA  91320    USA
Tel. +1 (805) 376-6530; Asst. (805) 376-6517; FAX: (805) 499-9017
rflavell@ceres-inc.com; Asst. ahunt@ceres-inc.com
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Martin Fraguio
Director
Argentine Corn Association
Argentina
mfraguio@maizar.org.ar
Office Phone: +5411 5031 2676 or +5411 5238 1177
Cell Phone: +54911 5602 3272
Fax: +5411 5031 2676

Dr. AliArslan Gürkan
Chief, Commodities and Trade Division
Economic and Social Department
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 (0) 6-5705-2851; FAX: +39 (0) 6-5705-4495
AliArslan.Gurkan@fao.org

Dr. Kevin B Hicks, Research Leader
Eastern Regional Research Center
USDA-ARS
600 E Mermaid Ln, Room 3002
Wyndmoor, PA  19038-8598   USA
Tel: (215) 233-6579; FAX: (215) 233-6406
kevin.hicks@ars.usda.gov

Dr. Jason Hill, Research Associate
University of Minnesota
248d Classroom Office Building, 1994 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN  55108   USA
Tel: 612-624-7258; FAX:
hill0408@umn.edu
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Mr. Joseph Keriko
Professor
JKUAT
Kenya
Tel: +254-675-2251; Fax: +254-675-2164
kerikojm@yahoo.co.uk

Mr. Vinod Khosla
Partner
Khosla Ventures
3000 Sand Hill Road, Building 3, Suite 170
Menlo Park, CA  94025   USA
Tel: (650) 376-8500; FAX: (650) 926-9590
kv@khoslaventures.com
jb@khoslaventures.com
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Dr. Masami Kojima
Senior Energy and Environment Specialist
World Bank               
2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20433  USA
Tel: (202) 473-1218; FAX: (202) 522-0395
mkojima@worldbank.org
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Dr. Steve Koonin, Chief Scientist
BP p.l.c.
1 St. James's Square
London SW1Y 4PD
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7496 4239; Fax: +44 20 7496 4960.
Contact email: sandra.haywood@uk.bp.com

Dr. Ing. Evita Herawati Legowo
Assistant to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
     for Human Resources and Technology
Department of Energy and Mineral Resources
J1. Medan Merdeka Selatan no. 18
Jakarta Pussat 10110
Indonesia
Tel: 62 21 3435 1719
Evita@yahoo.co.id

Dr. Shi-Zhong Li
Professor
Tsinghua University
PR-China
Tel: +86 10 6277-2123; Fax: +86 10 8019-4050
szli@tsinghua.edu.cn

Dr. Teresa Malyshev, Senior Energy Analyst
International Energy Agency
9, rue de la Federation
75739  Paris Cedex 15,  France
Tel: +33-1-4057-6712; FAX: +33.1.4057.6659
Teresa.Malyshev@iea.org
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Mr. Fredrick Odelram
Senior Administrative Officer
Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry Division
Ministry of Agriculture
Fredsgatan 8
103 33 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 08 405 28 68
fredrick.odelram@agriculture.ministry.se

Dr. M.S. Punia
Executive Director for Agribusiness Assistance
National Oilseeds & Development Board
India
Tel: +91-12-4234-3181; Fax: +91-12-4234-3281
ed@novodboard.com

Dr Belum V.S. Reddy, Principal Scientist (Breeding)
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Patancheru 502 324
Andhra Pradesh, India
Tel: +91-40-30713487/3071; FAX: +91-40-30713074
B.REDDY@CGIAR.ORG
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Slawomir Podlaski
Professor
Warsaw Agricultural University
Nowoursynowska 166 Street
02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Tel: +48 22 593-2522; Fax: +48 22 593-2521
Slawomir_podlaski@sggw.pl

Dr. Tom Simpson, Professor
University of Maryland, College Park,
AGNR-Environmental Science & Technology
1439 Animal Sciences/Agric. Engrg Bldg
College Park, MD  20742-2315
Tel: 301 405 5696; FAX:
tsimpson@umd.edu

Dr. Wallace E. Tyner, Professor
Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics
403 West State Street, KRAN 591B
West Lafayette, IN  47907-2056
Tel: (765) 494-0199; FAX: (765) 494-9176
wtyner@purdue.edu

Dr. Kenneth Vogel (Ken)
Supervisory Research Geneticist
University of Nebraska
Biochemistry Hall, East Campus, Room 314A
Lincoln, NE  68583-0737
Tel: (402) 472-1564; FAX: (402) 472-4020
Ken.Vogel@ars.usda.gov
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Dr. Mohd Basri Wahid
Director General
Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysia
Tel:  +603-8769-4402; Fax: +603-8925-9446
basri@mpob.gov.my

Dr. Wally Wilhelm, Plant Physiologist
Agroecosystems Management Research Unit
USDA-ARS
University of Nebraska
Keim Hall, E Campus, Room 117
Lincoln, NE  68583-0934
Tel: (402) 472-1512; FAX: (402) 472-0516
Wally.Wilhelm@ars.usda.gov
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Dr. Robert Wisner, Professor Agriculture Extension Economics
Iowa State University
468G HEADY
AMES, IA  50011-1070
Tel: (515) 294-6310; FAX: (515) 294-1700
rwwisner@iastate.edu
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Dr. Yue Guojun
Assistant President
COFCO Limited
F11
COFCO Plaza
No.8 Jianguomennei
Beijing 100005 PRC
Tel: +86-10-6527-8612; Cell Phone: +86-138-0461-0001; Fax: 86-10-6527-8612
yuegj@cofco

 

 

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