Energy & Climate Change15 National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy and the Environment

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January 26-29, 2015

www.EnergyandClimateChange.orgwww.EnergyEducationSummit.org

Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Washington, D.C. National Airport

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Featured Speakers

Ellen WilliamsDirector, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Naoko IshiiCEO, Global Environment

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Amory LovinsCofounder, Chairman and Chief Scientist,

Rocky Mountain Institute

Ambassador Laurence Tubiana*

Special Representative

for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference

Gov. Bill Richardson

Former Secretary, U.S. Department

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Jennifer Granholm Former Governor

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Gina McCarthy*Administrator,

U.S. Environmental Protection

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Theodore Roosevelt IV

Chairman, Barclays Clean Tech Initiative

National Energy Education SummitSpecial Preconference Event

Additional Notable Speakers• Emily Alberola, European Climate Policy, CDC Climate, France• Holly Bamford, Conservation and Management, NOAA • Sudeshna G. Banerjee, World Bank • Ann Bartuska, Research, Education, and Economics (REE), USDA• Patricia Beneke, UNEP RONA• Robert Dixon, Siemens Infrastructure & Cities• Barbara Esker, Fundamental Aeronautics Program, NASA • Bryan Garcia, Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority, CT• Fiji George, Strategic Solutions, Southwestern Energy • William Hohenstein, Global Climate Change Program Office, USDA• Sivan Kartha, Stockholm Environment Institute• Jennifer Layke, Institute for Buildings Efficiency, Johnson Controls• Steve Leffin, Global Sustainability, UPS • JoAnn Lighty, National Science Foundation (NSF)• Jiang Lin, China Strategy and Analysis, Energy Foundation• Alexander MacDonald, NOAA • Ellen Morris, Sustainable Energy Solutions and Columbia University• World Nieh, USDA Forest Service • Mark Radka, Energy Branch, UN Environment Programe• Lydija Sekaric, Solar Energy Technology Office, DOE • Scott Sklar, George Washington University & CATIE• Matt Swibel, Lockheed Martin• Jasmina Vujic, University of California, Berkeley • Matthieu Wemaere, Aix-en-Provence Institute, France• Greg Wilson, National Center for Photovoltaics, NREL• Paul Young, U.S. Geologic Survey• Ka Ho YU, Energy Analyst of China Business News Institute, China • Ethan Zindler, Bloomberg New Energy Finance ...and 200+ more

Opening: Gov. Bill Richardson, former U.S. Secretary of Energy and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

Plenary 1: The Big ChallengesModerator: Richard Harris, Science Correspondent, National Public Radio• Jennifer Granholm, Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of California,

Berkeley; Former Governor of Michigan• Dymphna van der Lans, CEO, Clinton Climate Initiative, The Clinton Foundation• Veerabhadran Ramanathan, UNESCO Professor of Climate and Policy, TERI

University, India; Professor, University of California, San Diego• Mohinder Gulati, Chief Operating Officer, United Nations Sustainable Energy for All

Initiative

Plenary 2: Decarbonizing the Energy SupplyModerator: Chris Joyce, Science Correspondent, National Public Radio• Dan Arvizu, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory• Mark Jacobson, Director, Atmosphere/Energy Program, Stanford University• Ellen Williams, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency –Energy• Julio Friedmann, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Clean Coal, U.S. Department of Energy• Cheryl Roberto, Associate Vice President for Clean Energy, Environmental Defense Fund

Plenary 3: Smart Energy Use: Transforming our Relationship to EnergyModerator: Elizabeth Shogren, Environmental Journalist• Robert Pratt, Chairman & CEO, Greener U• Kathleen Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, U.S.

Department of Energy• Nihar Patel, Vice President, North American Business Strategy, Toyota Motor Sales Inc.• Richard Caperton, Director of National Policy and Partnerships, OPower

Symposia A: • Preparing for COP 21• U.S.-China Nongovernmental Climate Change Partnerships That Work • Natural Gas: How Much Better Than Coal?• The Future of Bio: Beyond Ethanol• EPA Clean Power Plan Part I: Status and Strategy• Integrating Clean Energy across Scales: Buildings-to-Nations• Green Buildings• Coastal Energy Resiliency• UN’s Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiative: Focus on Energy Efficiency • Financing Low Carbon Energy through Green Revolving Funds • Facilitating Understanding: Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Change

Education in a Range of Sectors • Low and Net-Zero Carbon Campuses

Symposia B:• Engaging U.S. and Chinese Businesses, Media and Publics in a Meaningful Dialogue

on Climate Change • Carbon Capture and Storage - The Future of Coal • Geothermal Energy• EPA Clean Power Plan Part II: Opportunities and Obstacles• Smart Grid, Micro-Grids and Information Technology• Wood: The Real Green Building Material• Population and Energy Growth beyond 2030: Can Renewable Energy Meet the

Demand?• Carbon Markets: Lessons from Around the World• Academic Investment and Divestment• Facilitating Community Engagement• Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community

Keynote: Gina McCarthy, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency*

Tuesday, January 27, 2015Keynote: Paul Krugman, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Princeton University*Keynote: Adnan Z. Amin, Director General. International Renewable Energy Agency*

Plenary 4: Finance and MarketsModerator: H. Jeffrey Leonard, President Global Environment Fund• Theodore Roosevelt IV, Chairman, Barclays Clean Tech Initiative• Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board*• Naoko Ishii, CEO, Global Environment Facility• Adele Morris, Policy Director, Climate and Energy Economics Project, Brookings

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Symposia C: • Historic Contributions: The “Common But Differentiated Responsibility” Challenge • Scaling Solar Energy: “The Terrawatt Challenge” • Designing Landscapes • Nuclear Energy as a Non-Carbon Energy Option• Social Cost of Carbon• Utilities in 2050: Which Possible Futures are Likely and Desirable?• Enabling Climate-Smart Energy Use with Real-Time Information• Local & Regional Energy Resiliency• Electrifying Transportation• Public Sector Roles in Increasing Private Sector Finance for Clean Energy Access • Water-Energy Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities• Carbon Pricing, Coalition Building, and International Action Toward COP21• From Climate and Energy Literacy to Impact• Innovative University-Community Partnerships: Collaboration for Climate Action• “Reframing” Energy for the 21st Century

Workshops:• Historical climate responsibility: preparing for COP21• Fostering Effective U.S.-China Non-Governmental Climate Change Partnerships• Advancing Solar Energy – Beyond Sunshot• Growing the Future “Bioeconomy”: Breaking through bottlenecks• Nuclear Energy: Technologies for 2025 and 2050; Advancing Nuclear Energy Options• Harnessing the Hidden Efficiency• Reinventing Utilities: Planning for the Utilities that We Want and Need• Environmental Dashboard• Environmentally Sensitive Electricity• Strategies to Advance Low Carbon Transportation• The Water-Energy Nexus: Collaboration for Increased Impact• The Water-Energy-Climate Nexus: New Strategies• Carbon Pricing, Coalition Building, and International Action Toward COP 21• Advancing Community Action• Higher Education, Energy and Climate• Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community• Campuses as Living Laboratories?• Earth Observations Informing Energy Management Decision Making• World Energy• Integrated Science: Economy, Energy and Environment • Decisions, Information, Data and Systems: Putting it All Together

Evening Presentation & ReceptionIntroductions by Tom Tidwell, Chief, U.S. Forest Service

Lifetime Achievement Award:Stephen Hubbell, Distinguished Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture: Amory Lovins, Co-founder, Chairman & Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute

Reception

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The Summit will engage energy educators at all levels and students to build, improve, and expand energy education and serve the needs of diverse populations of students and citizens.

The Summit will be:• An opportunity for educators to gather with leaders from business, government

and civil society to raise the profile and expand the effectiveness of energy education.

• A forum to share best practices and develop new partnerships. A platform to catalyze new initiatives and partnerships in energy education.

• An arena to address issues at both the classroom level (content, curriculum and pedagogy) and at the programmatic level.

National Energy Education SummitMonday, January 26, 2015

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Pre-Conference Event

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Keynote: John Holdren, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy*Keynote: Franklin “Lynn” Orr, Under Secretary of Science, U.S. Department of Energy*

Plenary 5: Sustainable Energy for AllModerator: Juliet Eilperin, White House Correspondent, The Washington Post• Jacob Scherr, Director of Global Strategy and Advocacy, Natural Resources Defense

Council• Richenda Van Leeuwen, Executive Director, Energy and Climate, Energy Access

Initative, United Nations Foundation• Iqbal Qadir, Founder and Director Emeritus, Legatum Center, Massachusetts Institute

of Technology

Plenary 6: The Road to ParisModerator: Suzanne Goldberg, US Environmental Correspondent, The Guardian*Keynote: Ambassador Laurence Tubiana, Special Representative for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, France*

• Nigel Purvis, CEO, Climate Advisers• Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres• Bob Orr, former Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic

Planning, United Nations• Jean-Louis Bianco, Special Advisor of the Minister of Environment, France*• Ambassador Laurence Tubiana, Special Representative for the 2015 Paris Climate

Conference, France*

Buffet Lunch(* INVITED)