Committees
The Professionals behind BBEST 2024
Chairs
Glaucia Mendes Souza
University of São Paulo and FAPESP BIOEN
Brazil
Dina Bacovsky
BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies
Austria
Heitor Cantarella
Agronomic Institute of Campinas, IAC
Brazil
General Secretaries
Raffaella Rossetto
Agronomic Institute of Campinas and FAPESP BIOEN
Brazil
Andrea Rossi
IEA Bioenergy
Italy
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
State University of Campinas
Brazil
Treasurers
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
State University of Campinas
Brazil
Heitor Cantarella
Agronomic Institute of Campinas, IAC
Brazil
International Advisory Board
| Aida Lorenzo de Juarez | Guatemala Renewable Fuels Association | Guatemala |
| Alessandro Gardmann | Abiogas | Brazil |
| Annette Cowie | NSW Department of Primary Industries | Agriculture | Australia |
| Antonio Cesar Salibe | UDOP | Brazil |
| Birger Kerckow | FNR (Agency for Renewable Resources) | Germany |
| Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz | Elsevier/Unicamp | UK/Brazil |
| Christian Rakos | World Bioenergy Association | Sweden/Austria |
| David Chiaramonti | Politecnico di Torino | Italy |
| Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais | Head of Biorefineries & Natural Resources Division– NBR/CNPEM | Brazil |
| Francisco Emilio Baccaro Nigro | University of São Paulo | Brazil |
| Gerard J. Ostheimer | CEM Biofuture Campaign | USA |
| Gonçalo Pereira | Unicamp | Brazil |
| Jack Saddler | University of British Columbia | Canada |
| James J. Spaeth | U.S. Department of Energy | USA |
| José Goldemberg | University of São Paulo | Brazil |
| Júlio Romano Meneghini | University of São Paulo | Brazil |
| Kees Kwant | Netherlands Enterprise Agency | The Netherlands |
| Laís de Souza Garcia | Divisão de Energia Renovável/ Renewable Energy Division Ministério das Relações Exteriores | Brazil |
| Luisa Cifarelli | Università di Bologna | Italy |
| Luuk Van Der Wielen | University of Limerick | Ireland |
| Marcelo Khaled Poppe | Center for Strategic Studies and Management | Brazil |
| Márcia J. Rossini Mutton | Unesp-FCAV | Brazil |
| Márcio de Castro Silva-Filho | University of São Paulo | Brazil |
| Maria Michela Morese | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Italy |
| Marie-Anne Van Sluys | University of São Paulo | Brazil |
| Patricia Osseweijer | Technical University Delft | The Netherlands |
| Plínio Nastari | DATAGRO | Brazil |
| Rocio A. Diaz Chavez | Imperial College | UK |
| Sindelia Azzoni | Shell |
Program Committee
| Glaucia Mendes Souza (President) | University of São Paulo | Brazil |
| Luc Pelkmans (President) | IEA Bioenergy | Belgium |
| Carlos Eduardo Cerri | University of São Paulo | Brazil |
| Clayton Barcelos Zabeu | Inst. Mauá de Tecnologia | Brazil |
| Göran Berndes | Chalmers Univ of Technology | Sweden |
| Heitor Cantarella | Agronomical Institute of Campinas | Brazil |
| Jorge da Silva | Texas A&M | USA |
| Keith L Kline | Oak Ridge National Lab | USA |
| Luis Cassinelli | Fapesp | Brazil |
| Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira | Unifei | Brazil |
| Marcelo Melo Ramalho Moreira | Agroicone | Brazil |
| Marcelo Menossi Teixeira | Unicamp | Brazil |
| Maria das Graças de Almeida Felipe | University of São Paulo | Brazil |
| Rubens Maciel Filho | Unicamp | Brazil |
| Solange Mussatto | Technical University of Denmark | Denmark |
| Telma Teixeira Franco | Unicamp | Brazil |
| Tomas Ekbom | Swedish Bioenergy Association (SVEBIO) | Sweden |
Local Committee
| Raffaella Rossetto (President) | Agronomical Institute of Campinas | Brazil |
| Luiziana Ferreira da Silva (President) | University of São Paulo | Brazil |
| Adriano Mariano | Unicamp | Brazil |
| Alcides Lopes Leão | Unesp-FCA, Botucatu | Brazil |
| Bruna de Souza Moraes | Unicamp | Brazil |
| Daniella Biscaro Pedrolli | Unesp-FCF, Araraquara | Brazil |
| Everlon Cid Ricobelo | Unesp-FCAV, Jaboticabal | Brazil |
| Jaime Finguerut | Instituto de Tecnologia Canavieira | Brazil |
| Jean Felipe Leal Silva | Unicamp | Brazil |
| João Luís Nunes Carvalho | LNBR/Cnpem | Brazil |
| Luciana Rossini | Agronomical Institute of Campinas | Brazil |
| Luiz Gustavo Antonio Souza | Universidade Federal Fluminense | Brazil |
| Maurício Roberto Cherubin | University of São Paulo | Brazil |
| Monalisa Sampaio Carneiro | Federal University of São Carlos | Brazil |
| Roberto Alves de Oliveira | Unesp-FCAV, Jaboticabal | Brazil |
| Valéria de Carvalho Santos Ebinuma | Unesp-FCF, Araraquara | Brazil |
| Walter Maccheroni Junior | Usina São Martinho | Brazil |