An in-depth workshop, The Keys to Making Your Project Financeable, will precede the Summit. This all-day workshop will feature an exceptional faculty of industry professionals who will examine the key pitfalls that cause financiers to reject projects and help you cover all the bases when preparing your financing proposal. It will cover the key elements that need to be addressed in your financing proposal and provide real-world insight into how the financial community will evaluate your project. You cannot rely on a generic feasibility study to determine whether your project is financeable. This workshop will give you the invaluable guidance that you can use to make your project stand tall.

Workshop Agenda:
The workshop will address each of the principal areas where weak spots occur in financial proposals submitted to financiers. For each area, a group of financiers will share their observations on the pitfalls they typically see in the proposals and an industry expert will provide guidance on how to address the important issues-followed by a Q&A period where you can raise specific questions.

Session One:
Hedging and Risk Management

Session Two:
Siting/Logistics/Transportation

Session Three:
Marketing/Offtake Agreements

Session Four:
EPC Contracts and Construction Costs

Session Five:
Operations/Management

Workshop Faculty:

Todd Alexander, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke, LLP

Dean Bain, President, Prime South

Denny DeVos, Senior Vice President, Agribusiness, Ag Country Farm Services

Dave Fennema, Vice President, Biofuels & Agribusiness, Marathon Capital

Kim Johnson, Managing Partner, e Bio Holdings, L.P.

Pete Moss, Vice President of Marketing, Frazier Barnes & Associates

More To Come