The market is full of investors who are aggressively seeking to invest in ethanol projects. Yet, strikingly, most ethanol projects never achieve a successful financing. Why? Because the projects' sponsors have failed to think through and adequately address all the requirements that are needed to make a project financeable.

The workshop is designed to help you make your project one of the winners. It 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:

Industry Experts
Todd Alexander Partner Chadbourne & Parke, LLP

Dean Bain President Prime South

Denny DeVos Senior Vice President, Agribusiness Ag Country Farm Services

Chris Groobey Partner Baker & McKenzie, LLP

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

Pete Moss Vice President of Marketing Frazier Barnes & Associates