8:30 am - 9:00 am - Bio-Economy Business Development Workshop Onsite Registration
Bio-Economy Business Development Workshop (9:00 am - 3:00 pm) Welcome & Setting the Stage - Defining the 'Bio-Economy'. Bill Dawson, NL Forest Industry Association Clean Technology Funding Opportunities. Kieran Hanley, Newfoundland Environmental Industry Association The Inside Story on Fast Pyrolysis. Peter Fransham, Abritech Fly Ash from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Ltd. Doreen Churchill, Natural Resources Canada What is the Value Proposition of a Bio-refinery Industry for Nova Scotia. Rod Badcock, BioApplied Innovation Pathways (NS Innovation HUB) Opportunities and Challenges for Diesel Substitutions. Christoph Schilling, FPInnovations Biochar and its Potential Application Across Industries. Joinal Abedin, PhD, P.Ag, School of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus
- Break and “Cutting Edge” Dinner Meeting Registration
"Cutting Edge" Dinner Meeting (3:30 pm - 7:30 pm)
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Introduction & CWF Update. Peter Robichaud, Canadian Woodlands Forum An Introduction to the NL Forest Industry Association. Bill Dawson, NL Forest Industry Association Practical Uses of Technology for Day-to-day Forestry Applications. Anne LeBrun Ruff, FPInnovations Opportunities to Reduce Transportation Costs - Overview of Technologies and Best Practices to Reduce Forest Haul Trucking Costs. Bruce Chisholm, Canadian Woodlands Forum NL Cross-Province 'Check-up'. Eric Young - Department of Fisheries and Land Resources High Performance Logging - Forestry Machine Operator Training. Peter Robichaud, Canadian Woodlands Forum
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