Wednesday, April 7th.
DAY 1 OF EVENT
5:30pm-7:30pm: Meet & Greet Cocktail at the Intercontinental Hotel in Escazu.
Be prepared to network with Jatropha Attendees from all over the World. You will not want to miss this unique event in Costa Rica! Meet new faces and speak of your Jatropha Experiences and gear up for the conference to come!
Thursday, April 8th.
DAY 2 OF EVENT
INTERCONTINTAL HOTEL ESCAZU
8:00-9:00am: CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
COFFEE AND BAGELS SERVED
9:00am-9:15am: “Introduction to Jatropha Harvest Experience Costa Rica 2010. “Lance Harrell- Science Coorespondent for The Costa Rica News; Director of Science and Information for UBA; MC for Event
9:15am-9:30am: SPEAKER TBA
9:30am-9:45am: Alonso Acuna, Ministry of Agriculture - Governmental Policies and Regulations
9:45am-10:30am:Daniel Herrera, Earth University - Intensive Farming.
10:30am-11:15pm:Lizz Johnson, CABI - Environmental Impact
11:15am-12:00: Ellen Kamhi - The Jatropha Healthing Potential
12:00pm-12:30pm: Q & A.
12:30 pm-1:30pm: LUNCH BREAK
1:30 pm-2:30pm: Ed Acosta, Co-Founder of Costa Rica Seed Company
2:30pm- 2:45: Coffee Break
2:45pm-3:30pm: Merrill Atwater Eisenhower, Fox Energy - Transportation
3:30pm-4:15pm: Scott Korthuis, Oxbo Corp - Jatropha Mechanized Harvesting Technology
4:15pm-5:00pm: Micheal Klein, Chief Development Officer, United Biofuels of America - Sustainable Development
5:00pm-5:30pm: Q & A
5:30pm-5:40pm: "Closing Comments" Lance Harrell, MC for Event
7:00pm-9:00pm: Fox Energy Netvent - Intercontinental - INVITE ONLY
Friday, April 9th.
DAY 3 OF EVENT
“The Harvest Experience at Costa Rica Seed Company Farm,Tarcoles, Central Pacific“
7:15am: Bus departures from Intercontinental Hotel.
8:00am-9:00am:Arrive at the Plantation at Tarcoles. - Ed Acosta
9:00am-10:45am: Horse ride and/or Hike to River, tour of Plantation - Ed Acosta
11:00-12:00pm: LUNCH AT THE FARM
12:00pm-1:00pm: Awarding of Participation Certificates
1:00pm-2:00pm Latex Demonstration
2:00pm-2:30pm: Oil Extraction Demonstration
Bus to Hotel Intercontinental
6:00pm-8:00pm: Dinner and Networking Event - Intercontinental Hotel
Saturday, April 10th.
9:00am -10:30am: UBA BREAKFAST -The UBA Breakfast is an invite only round table for individuals, developers, farming groups, investors, and governmental representatives interested in particpateing in UBA’s ambitious Million Gallon Challenge.
*Still awaiting confirmation from some of the above speakers.
