Agenda
9.30 Registration and welcome coffee
10.00 Opening by:
Ferruccio de Bortoli
Director Il Sole 24 ORE

Welcome greetings:
Vittorio Ghisolfi
President Group M&G

Chair:
Jacopo Giliberto
Journalist Il Sole 24 ORE
 
FIRST SESSION:
Prospect, policies and possibility
10.20 Energy setting in Europe and impact of bioenergy
  Mario Monti
Chair Università Bocconi Milano
10.40 How bioenergy reduce climate change emission. Developments and opportunity
  Corrado Clini
Chair GBEP
11.00 Innovation in renewables. Policies advanced by Regione Piemonte
  Andrea Bairati
Research, University and Innovation Councillor Regione Piemonte
11.20 Coffee break
11.40 Biofuels: a strategic vision. Effects in Italy and Europe
  Giorgio Palazzi
Department Manager Tecnology for Energy, Renewable Sources and Energy Saving ENEA
12.00 Sustainability & Environment. Opportunities with the second-generation ethanol
  Edoardo Zanchini
Renewables and Trasport Manager Legambiente
12.20 Biofuels in national and international views: M&G Group’s activities
  Guido Ghisolfi
Vice President M&G Group
13.00 Closing remarks and buffet lunch
 

SECOND SESSION:
Technologies, applications and state of research on second-generation ethanol

14.20 Second generation bioethanol: a challenge for the chemical engineer
  Guido Saracco
Department Director of Materials Science and Engineering Chemistry
Politecnico di Torino
14.40 Advantages and troubles of enzymatic approach for the production of bioethanol from
lignocellulosic biomass
  Danilo Porro
Professor of Chemistry and Biotechnology of Fermentations
Università degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca
15.00 Innovation & Automotive. Prospects, opportunities and technologies with the use of ethanol
  Kjell ac Bergstroem
Executive Director Advanced Engineering and Sweden Operations GM Powertrain
15.20 Innovation & Research. Results from experiments with agroenergetic crops
  Alessandro Arioli
Professor of Biomass Technologies
Università del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro - Alessandria
15.40 Pro.E.Sa project: state of research towards realization of the plant
  Dario Giordano
Global Director Corporate Research & Development
M&G Group
16.00 Closing remarks