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Kent Swisher
President & CEO
North American Renderers Association (NARA)
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Kent Swisher
President & CEO
North American Renderers Association (NARA)
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Leanne Sobel
Partner-in-Charge, Motor Fuel Tax
Weaver
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Leanne Sobel
Partner-in-Charge, Motor Fuel Tax
Weaver
Leanne Sobel has over 15 years of experience in tax matters. Her career focus includes federal and state tax and trade matters associated with trading crude oil and refined petroleum products. Her experience includes advising clients on matters relating to importing crude oil, petroleum products and biofuels into the United States, as well as trade preference programs, Foreign Trade Zone issues and issues resulting from the Jones Act rules regarding coastwise trade. As partner, Leanne advises clients on U.S. trade and foreign policy, such as issues related to obtaining export licenses from the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, compliance with the foreign assets control programs applicable to U.S. persons, extraterritorial sanctions laws and antiboycott laws. Leanne’s area of focus includes advisory and consulting on federal and state excise taxes, including federal and state registrations, federal and state motor fuel excise taxes and environmental fees, federal biofuel tax credits as well as taxes and fees due on importation, including oil spill fees. Leanne is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), the New York State Bar (NYSB) and the District of Columbia Bar (DCB). She graduated with honors from the University of Oxford with a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in jurisprudence.
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Ryan Standard
Managing Editor Americas
Fastmarkets
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Ryan Standard
Managing Editor Americas
Fastmarkets
Ryan Standard earned a degree in English literature and history from Monmouth College, while maintaining a parallel track in economics. With a background in logistics and sales, he joined The Jacobsen in 2007 as an analyst and the editor of the Animal Fats and Feed Bulletins, and contributor to the Biodiesel Bulletin. He has built a solid, reliable network of sources to inform his industry analysis.
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Tore Alden
Director, Forecasting
Fastmarkets
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Tore Alden
Director, Forecasting
Fastmarkets
Tore Alden began his career as an analyst for the Agricultural Marketing group at Smith Barney more than 20 years ago. When the group left to form the International Agribusiness Group (IAG), he directed the firm’s fundamental research reports covering the markets for grains, oilseeds and coffee, amongst others. Before joining Fastmarkets, Tore covered the oilseed complex and supported consulting projects in the biofuel industry for Informa Economics. At Fastmarkets as a senior analyst, Tore has worked on consulting projects for international refining companies that included a 20-year forecast of the impact of growing biofuel demand on feedstocks. Tore has been a speaker at industry conferences for the last ten years.
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Tim Worledge
Editorial Director
Fastmarkets
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Tim Worledge
Editorial Director
Fastmarkets
A former director at S&P Global Platts, Tim led the agriculture reporting team that was instrumental in the development of the Black Sea swaps market and has been at the forefront of price reporting for 10 years. He was also responsible for Platts’ benchmark biofuels assessments, including global ethanol benchmarks. Before moving into agriculture, Tim was an oil market pricing expert focusing on the European refined product markets.
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Bob Lane
Senior Price Reporter
Fastmarkets
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Bob Lane
Senior Price Reporter
Fastmarkets
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David Becker
Director, Risk Solutions Products & Strategy
Fastmarkets
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David Becker
Director, Risk Solutions Products & Strategy
Fastmarkets
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Tom Hughes
Strategic Market Editor, Agriculture
Fastmarkets
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Tom Hughes
Strategic Market Editor, Agriculture
Fastmarkets