7:30 - 8:00 Registration

8:00 - 8:15 Welcome and Conference Overview

8:15 - 12:00 Morning Sessions
The Current Energy Crisis and the Economics Behind Finding Viable Solutions
•  Dr. John Engdahl, Bradley University
•  Dr. Robert Scott, Bradley University

Midwest Nuclear Power as a National Model
•  Bill Von Hoene, Executive Vice President, Exelon Corporation

Midwest Coal as a Critical Player in Meeeting Future Energy Demands
•  Bill Hoback, Bureau Chief, Office of Coal Develpment, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Midwest Bio-Fuels Turn Crops Into Energy
•  Mark Matlock, Senior Vice President, Archer Daniels Midland

Midwest Wind Energy and Solar Light the Way
•  Allen Grosboll, Senior Policy Advocate and Co-Legislative Director, Environmental Law and Policy Center

Caterpillar's Global Corporate Sustainability Initiatives
•  John Amdall, Director of Research and Technology, Caterpillar, Inc.

Creative Energy Solutions from Central Illinois
•  Firefly Energy, Mil Olvan, Senior Vice President
•  EcoThermics, Merle Rocke, Chairman and CEO
•  New Energy Crops, Mike Cotta, Research Leader, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research

12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon
Charting a New Energy Course for America's Future
•  William Richards, 25 x 25 Steering Committee Co-Chair, former U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, Corn and Soybean Producer

1:30 - 4:00 Afternoon Sessions
Panel discussion: Fuel vs Food Costs
•  William Richards, 25 x 25 Steering Committee Co-Chair
•  David Woodruff, Sernior Director of Governmental Relations, Archer Daniels Midland
•  Additional speakers will be invited

The Recommendations of the National Commission on Energy Policy
•  David Conover, Esq., Counsel to the Bipartisan Policy Center

Panel Discussion: Public Policy Changes Needed for National Energy Strategy
•  Ray LaHood, Congressman
•  Bill Hoback, Bureau Chief, Office of Coal Development
•  Allen Grosboll, Environmental Law and Policy Center
•  David Conover, Bipartisan Policy Center

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