BBEST & IEA Bioenergy
Conference

2024

Bioenergy and bioproducts:
Accelerating the transition
towards sustainability

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October 22nd to 24th, 2024
São Paulo – Brazil

The BBEST – IEA Bioenergy 2024 Conference will take place in São Paulo, the capital city of the São Paulo state, Brazil, from October 22nd to 24th, 2024.

Organized by the Bioenergy Research Program (BIOEN/FAPESP), the International Energy Agency Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Program, and the Bioenergy Society (SBE), the BBEST – IEA Bioenergy 2024 Conference will bring important topics such as responsible land use, agricultural productivity, resilient multifunctional landscapes, harvesting technology, logistics and scale, development of biorefineries and emerging advanced bioproducts and materials, bioelectricity, biofuels for air, sea and road transport, waste use for bioenergy production and strategies for the circular carbon economy.

After four successful editions in 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020/2021, BBEST – IEA Bioenergy 2024 Conference intends to bring together the main researchers, scientists, students, and professionals interested in the topic of bioenergy.

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Chairs

Glaucia Mendes SouzaUniversity of São Paulo and FAPESP BIOENBrazil
Dina BacovskyBioenergy and Sustainable Technologies, BESTAustria
Heitor CantarellaAgronomical Institute of CampinasBrazil

General secretaries

Raffaella RossettoAgronomical Institute of Campinas and FAPESP BIOENBrazil
Andrea RossiIEA BioenergyItaly
Rafael Vasconcelos RibeiroUniversity of CampinasBrazil

Treasurers

Rafael Vasconcelos RibeiroUniversity of CampinasBrazil
Heitor CantarellaAgronomical Institute of CampinasBrazil

International Advisory Board

Aida Lorenzo de JuarezGuatemala Renewable Fuels AssociationGuatemala
Alessandro GardmannAbiogasBrazil
Annette CowieNSW Department of Primary Industries | AgricultureAustralia
Antonio Cesar SalibeUDOPBrazil
Birger KerckowFNR (Agency for Renewable Resources)Germany
Carlos Henrique de Brito CruzElsevier/UnicampUK/Brazil
Christian RakosWorld Bioenergy AssociationSweden/Austria
David ChiaramontiPolitecnico di TorinoItaly
Edvaldo Rodrigo de MoraisHead of Biorefineries & Natural Resources Division– NBR/CNPEMBrazil
Francisco Emilio Baccaro NigroUniversity of São PauloBrazil
Gerard J. OstheimerCEM Biofuture CampaignUSA
Gonçalo PereiraUnicampBrazil
Jack SaddlerUniversity of British ColumbiaCanada
James J. SpaethU.S. Department of EnergyUSA
José GoldembergUniversity of São PauloBrazil
Júlio Romano MeneghiniUniversity of São PauloBrazil
Kees KwantNetherlands Enterprise AgencyThe Netherlands
Laís de Souza GarciaDivisão de Energia Renovável/ Renewable Energy Division Ministério das Relações ExterioresBrazil
Luisa CifarelliUniversità di BolognaItaly
Luuk Van Der WielenUniversity of LimerickIreland
Marcelo Khaled PoppeCenter for Strategic Studies and ManagementBrazil
Márcia J. Rossini MuttonUnesp-FCAVBrazil
Márcio de Castro Silva-FilhoUniversity of São PauloBrazil
Maria Michela MoreseFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Italy
Marie-Anne Van SluysUniversity of São PauloBrazil
Patricia OsseweijerTechnical University DelftThe Netherlands
Plínio NastariDATAGROBrazil
Rocio A. Diaz ChavezImperial CollegeUK
Sindelia AzzoniShell

Program Committee

Glaucia Mendes SouzaUniversity of São PauloBrazil
Luc PelkmansIEA BioenergyBelgium
Carlos Eduardo CerriUniversity of São PauloBrazil
Clayton Barcelos ZabeuInst. Mauá de TecnologiaBrazil
Göran BerndesChalmers Univ of TechnologySweden
Heitor CantarellaAgronomical Institute of CampinasBrazil
Jorge da SilvaTexas A&MUSA
Keith L KlineOak Ridge National LabUSA
Luis CassinelliFapespBrazil
Luiz Augusto Horta NogueiraUnifeiBrazil
Marcelo Melo Ramalho MoreiraAgroiconeBrazil
Marcelo Menossi TeixeiraUnicampBrazil
Maria das Graças de Almeida FelipeUniversity of São PauloBrazil
Rubens Maciel FilhoUnicampBrazil
Solange MussattoTechnical University of DenmarkDenmark
Telma Teixeira FrancoUnicampBrazil

Local Committee

Raffaella RossettoAgronomical Institute of CampinasBrazil
Luiziana Ferreira da SilvaUniversity of São PauloBrazil
Adriano MarianoUnicampBrazil
Alcides Lopes LeãoUnesp-FCA, BotucatuBrazil
Bruna de Souza MoraesUnicampBrazil
Daniella Biscaro PedrolliUnesp-FCF, AraraquaraBrazil
Everlon Cid RicobeloUnesp-FCAV, JaboticabalBrazil
Jaime FinguerutInstituto de Tecnologia CanavieiraBrazil
Jean Leal Felipe da SilvaUnicampBrazil
João Luís Nunes CarvalhoLNBR/CnpemBrazil
Luciana RossiniAgronomical Institute of CampinasBrazil
Luiz Gustavo Antonio SouzaUniversidade Federal FluminenseBrazil
Maurício Roberto CherubinUniversity of São PauloBrazil
Monalisa Sampaio CarneiroFederal University of São CarlosBrazil
Roberto Alves de OliveiraUnesp-FCAV, JaboticabalBrazil
Valéria de Carvalho Santos EbinumaUnesp-FCF, AraraquaraBrazil
Walter Maccheroni JuniorUsina São MartinhoBrazil