2018 Presentations

The 2018 BIO Expo was held April 11-12 at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta, Ga. We appreciate your involvement. The presentation links are shown here by alphabetical listing of the presenters’ last names.

Harold Arnold
President, Fram Renewable Fuels
Fram: Ten Years Running. What We’ve Learned As We Move Forward
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Clay Crosby
CEO, Twin Rivers Land & Timber
Taking Control of Biomass Supply and Demand
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Virginia Dale
Adjunct Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Effects of Wood Pellet Production on Forest Conditions in the Southeastern United States
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David Digdon
Vice President, Atlantic Combustion Technologies
Improving the Operating Efficiencies of Industrial Biomass-Fueled Furnaces and Boilers
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Eric Estes
Project Manager, Mid-South Engineering
More Consideration for Wood Yards
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Dr. Jennifer Jenkins
Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Enviva
Sustainable Wood Fiber Supply
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Andrew Johnson
Vice President, TSI
Facing the Challenges and Opportunities of the Industrial Wood Pellet Industry
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Amanda Hamsley Lang
COO & Vice President of Client Services, Forisk
The Industrial Wood Pellet Industry in the U.S. South: Wood Use and Supply Chain Implications
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Rob McCurdy
CEO, Pinnacle Renewable Energy
Pinnacle’s Pursuit to Own Safety and Drive Results in the Wood Pellet Industry
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Thomas Meth
Co-Founder, Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing, Enviva
Recent Developments and Future Outlook for the Global Industrial Wood Pellet Market
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Jerry Morey
President, Bandit Industries
Refining The Product Line to Meet Emerging Markets
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Richard Peberdy
Vice President Sustainability, Drax Biomass
Sustainability and the US Export Pellet Industry
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Tyler Player
President, Player Design Inc.
Phyto-Charter Solutions Heat Treating System
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Jeremiah Redman
Senior Consultant, Trinity Consultants
Finding the Pulse of Today’s EPA and Administrative Environmental Policy
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Thomas Reilley
Founder and Chairman, Highland Pellets
The Highland Approach to Sustainable, Environmentally Friendly Energy
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Francisco Ripoll
Export Manager, SUGIMAT
Energy Efficiency Opportunities: Thermal Oil Versus Steam
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Jeremy Sapp
Vice President, Sapp’s Land & Excavating, Inc.
Logging & Chipping: Cents to Operate
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Bijan Shams
President, Cogent Industrial Technologies
Greater Emphasis On Safety: New and Existing Plants Are Calling for It
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Willam Strauss
Founder and President, FutureMetrics
What Is the Future of the Industrial Wood Pellet Market? What Countries Will Drive Markets in the 2020s and Will “Black” Pellets Be Part of That Growth?
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Dr. Brian Via
Regions Bank Professor and Director of the Forest Products Development Center, Auburn University
Reversing the Trend: Curriculum in Sustainable Biomaterials and Packaging
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Dr. Richard Vlosky
Director, Louisiana Forest Products Development Center
An Update of the Wood-Based Energy Sector in North America
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Dr. Richard Vlosky
Director, Louisiana Forest Products Development Center
Forest Products University Graduates: What Does Industry Need?
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Chris Wojcik
Vice President of Sale, Green Globe Services
Technological Revolution in the Wood Drying Industry
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