Sir Bob Geldof to keynote World Biofuels Markets; will describe African development vision

In Belgium, World Biofuels Markets announced that Sir Bob Geldof will be keynote speaker at the 2009 World Biofuels Markets, laying out a vision for African economic development and freedom including a vision for the global biofuels community.  “Biofuels has received far more than its fair share of negative press,” said Nadim Chaudhry, Managing Director of Green Power Conferences, “and yet there is tremendous potential for a sustainable biofuels industry to help Africa on the road to clean energy independence without impacting upon food production”.

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