Subject to additional updates
Program Schedule
Monday, December 9th:
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM: Registration and Check-In Counter Open
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: RNG GOLF Classic (Separate registration required)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: RNG RECREATION “Lawn Olympics” (Open to all registrants)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM : Opening Reception (Open to all registrants)
Tuesday, December 10th:
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Registration and Check-In Counter Open
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: State of the Industry
SPEAKER: Johannes Escudero (Founder & CEO - RNG Coalition)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Political Postmortem: Implications of the November Election for RNG Industry and Markets
MODERATOR: Anne Steckel (RNG Coalition)
PANELISTS: David McCullough (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP), Anthony Reed (FGS Global), Rod Snyder (Former EPA Agriculture Advisor), Jeff Taylor (Orennia)
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM: EPA Comments on RFS & Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule
Dallas Burkholder (EPA)
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM: RFS: RVO Beyond 2025, BRR and the Renewed Prospects for eRINs
MODERATOR: Harrison Clay (Mercuria)
PANELISTS: Andy Brosnan (Anew), Sandra Franco (RNG Coalition), Ashley Player (Weaver), Jeffrey Stein (BP)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: RNG in Federal Tax Policy: Recapping IRA in 2024 & Tax Extenders in 2025
MODERATOR: Chad Frahm (Brightmark)
PANELISTS: Elizabeth Crouse (Holland & Knight), Ethan Epstein (United States Tax Credit Alliance), Ethan Hendricks (AmpAmericas), Amish Shah (Holland & Knight), Tim Urban (Bracewell)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Dolphin & Whale Watching Cruise (Separate registration required)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Open Networking
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Education LAB Meeting (Limited to RNG Coalition Members)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Advocacy LAB Meeting (Limited to RNG Coalition Members)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Evening Reception
Wednesday, December 11th:
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Registration and Check-In Counter Open
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Executive Perspectives: Lessons Learned & Keys to Developing Successful RNG Facilities
MODERATOR: William Burton (Archaea Energy)
PANELISTS: Anthony Falbo (EDL), John Hanselman (Vanguard Renewables), Luke Morrow (Morrow Renewables)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: LCFS: Legislative and Regulatory Updates to Clean Fuels Programs in CA, MA & NY
MODERATOR: Sam Wade (RNG Coalition)
PANELISTS: Matthew Botil (CARB), Todd Campbell (Clean Energy), Ross Buckenham (California Bioenergy), Sen. Marc Pacheco (D-MA), Sen. Kevin Parker (D-NY)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Alternative Regulated Markets: Union Database (UDB) & International Demand for North American RNG
MODERATOR: Geoffrey Dietz (RNG Coalition)
PANELISTS: Morgan Beeler (STX), Bill Blake (OCI), Pat Foody (Iogen), Natasha Singh (BP), Kazumi Takahata (Tokyo Gas Co)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: New Guidance around Voluntary Market-based Accounting for Clean Fuels
MODERATOR: Benjamin Gerber (M-RETS)
PANELISTS: Christopher Cooper (CRS), Jordan Keller (BASF), Matt Tomich (Energy Vision)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Open Networking
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Development LAB (Limited to RNG Coalition Members)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Sustainability LAB Meeting (Limited to RNG Coalition Members)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Evening Reception
Thursday, December 12th:
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Registration and Check-In Counter Open
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Pro-RNG State Policy Updates: Status of LCFS Legislation in IL & PA
MODERATOR: Dana Adams (RNG Coalition)
PANELISTS: Brett Barry (Clean Energy), Rep. Paul Takac (District 82), Michael Trunzo (Shenker Russo & Clark LLP)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Growing Feedstock Opportunity: RNG from Organic Waste & Integrated Resource Recovery at Large Scale Distilleries
MODERATOR: Heath Jones (Kanadevia Inova)
PANELISTS: Bill Caesar (Generate Upcycle), Cara Morgan (CalRecycle), Mark Riley (PurposeEnergy), Matthew Schweizer (Captona), Chris Thomas (Divert)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Off-take Potential: Updates on Utility Procurement of RNG
MODERATOR: Donald Chahbazpour (National Grid)
PANELISTS: Rich Cooper (NW Natural Renewables), Sasha Merigan (CPUC), Thomas Murray (Vermont Gas), Kyle Nolan (SJI), Ray Sasaki (SoCalGas)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Renewable Gas Demand by Sector: Fuel (Transport, Marine, Rail, SAF) Heat and Power (Commercial, Industrial, e-Fuels)
MODERATOR: Philip Sheehy (ICF)
PANELISTS: Mark Babcock (Hexagon), Joe Hartvigsen (OxEon), John Plaza (Sky NRG), Danielle Vitoff (Guidehouse), Sean Wine (Clean Energy)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch (Open to all registrants)
2:00 PM: Conference Adjourns