Jose Alvarez, senior vice president
     Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

Carrie Castille, associate commissioner
     Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry

Michael Comb, general manager
     Louisiana Sugar Cane Cooperative, Inc

Arthur Cooper, executive director
     Louisiana Emerging Technology Center

Robert H. Crosby III, president
     Crosby Land and Resources

Andrew Held, director of Feedstock Development
     Virent Energy Systems, Inc

Klein W. Kirby, chief executive officer
     A Wilbert’s Sons, LLC

Dick Myers, public affairs manager
     Boise Packaging and Newsprint

Jack Oswald, chief executive officer
     SynGest Inc.

Ben Russo, director
     Cleco Power LLC

Stephen Savoie, factory manager
     Lula-Westfield LLC

Kelsey Short, director
     Louisiana Economic Development

Spencer Swayze, senior manager of Business Development
     Ceres, Inc.

Jackie Theriot, secretary/treasurer
     Louisiana Farm Bureau

Tommy Thibodeaux, general manager
     Cajun Sugar Cooperative

Charles A. “Buck” Vandersteen, executive director
     Louisiana Forestry Association